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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Karl Hess,
3 University of Illinois Professor and resident of Champaign,
4 has been recognized for his excellent scientific
5 contributions by being elected to the National Academy of
6 Sciences; and
7 WHEREAS, Professor Hess holds the Swanlund Endowed Chair
8 in Electrical and Computer Engineering; he is also a
9 professor with the Center for Advanced Study and a research
10 scientist with the National Center for Supercomputing
11 Applications at the University of Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, Professor Hess' research involves semi-conductor
13 physics, computational electronics, and super computing
14 applications; he received his doctorate degree from the
15 University of Vienna; and
16 WHEREAS, Professor Hess has made major contributions
17 throughout his career to high field transport in
18 semi-conductors; he has proven to be a leader in his field of
19 electrical engineering; he has also been elected to the
20 National Academy of Engineering; and
21 WHEREAS, Professor Hess was among the select group to
22 propose the founding of the Beckman Institute at the
23 University of Illinois; and
24 WHEREAS, Professor Hess has earned the esteem of the
25 science community he serves and the respect of his
26 colleagues; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-
28 THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 congratulate Professor Hess on the recognition of his
30 important scientific contributions and his election to the
31 National Academy of Sciences; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Professor Karl Hess as a token of our respect
3 and esteem.