Senate Resolution 1002 Summary

• Recognizes Arizona's scientific community for its historical and contemporary contributions to the state, citing achievements from Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto to A.E. Douglass's pioneering work in dendrochronology.

• Notes approximately 100,000 scientists and engineers were working in Arizona as of 2017, contributing to biomedical research, clinical research, archaeology, infrastructure development, and water conservation innovation.

• Acknowledges that Arizona's scientific community fuels economic growth through innovation, with the technology sector adding over 4,000 jobs in 2017.

• Recognizes the direct and indirect benefits that scientific work provides to Arizona's citizens through improved health, prosperity, safety, and quality of life.

• Passed unanimously by the Senate on February 5, 2019.