[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 467-468]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF SANDRA FABER

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 22, 2013

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sandra Faber, a 
University of California, Santa Cruz Professor, who has been selected 
by the White House to receive the National Medal of Science for her 
inspiring contributions to the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. 
Sandra is not only an exceptional and passionate educator; she is an 
innovative and dedicated scientist.
  Sandra is an observational astronomer who specializes in research on 
cosmology and galaxy formation. She has co-authored nearly 250 
scientific papers, which have been cited over 37,000 times. Sandra is 
currently leading the CANDELS project, the largest project in the 
history of the Hubble Space Telescope. Her team is making revolutionary 
discoveries on cosmic evolution and is working to give scientists a 
view of galaxy formation nearly back to the Big Bang.
  A member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of 
Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society, Sandra has 
received many additional awards and honors for her scientific 
achievements. In 2009, she received the Franklin Institute's Bower 
Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. In the past year, she was 
recognized with two lifetime achievement awards, the Bruce Medal of the 
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the Russell Prize of the 
American Astronomical Society.
  Sandra is thrilled to be one of 12 recipients of the National Medal 
of Science and wants to express her gratitude to the University of 
Santa Cruz and University of California Observatories. She recognizes 
that without the collaboration of her fellow scientists and the

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world class equipment provided by these institutions, her amazing 
contributions would not have been possible.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to rise today to honor Sandra Faber for 
her outstanding commitment and dedication to higher education and the 
scientific community.

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