Bill Text: TX SR506 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Karen Uhlenbeck for receiving the 2019 Abel Prize.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-27 - Reported enrolled [SR506 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR506-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Karen Uhlenbeck, who has been honored with the 2019 | ||
| Abel Prize, one of the highest international awards in the field | ||
| of mathematics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Abel Prize recognizes contributions to the | ||
| field of mathematics that are of extraordinary depth and | ||
| influence; the prestigious award is administered by the | ||
| Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and presented annually | ||
| by the King of Norway; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen Uhlenbeck is a professor emerita of | ||
| mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin, where she | ||
| conducted research for more than 30 years; she currently serves | ||
| as a visiting senior research scholar at Princeton University and | ||
| as a visiting associate at the Institute for Advanced Study; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen's seminal research and pioneering | ||
| achievements are considered to be among the most important in the | ||
| field of mathematics, and her work has revolutionized geometric | ||
| analysis and led to fundamental advances at the intersection of | ||
| mathematics and physics; she is noted for her pioneering work in | ||
| geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, and | ||
| integrable systems, and her groundbreaking insights have | ||
| implications across a broad range of fascinating subjects, | ||
| including string theory and the geometry of space-time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen Uhlenbeck is a trailblazing leader in her | ||
| field and the first woman to be honored with an Abel Prize; she | ||
| has gained international acclaim for her transformative research | ||
| and for generously mentoring future generations of | ||
| mathematicians, and she is truly an inspiration to many; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Karen Uhlenbeck for her outstanding | ||
| contributions to the field of mathematics and extend to her | ||
| congratulations on her selection for the 2019 Abel Prize; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 27, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
