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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Ronald H. Carty will retire June 30, 2008, as 
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head of the Illinois Clean Coal Institute, located in 
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Carterville, after serving 11 years at ICCI and distinguishing 
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himself as one of the leading scientific and technical 
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authorities in the United States in terms of clean coal 
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technology; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Carty joined the Illinois Clean Coal Institute 
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(ICCI) in 1997 and became its Director in 1999; the Institute, 
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the technical arm of the Illinois Office of Coal Development, 
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is responsible for direction of the Coal Research and 
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Development Program under the Department of Commerce and 
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Economic Opportunity; under Dr. Carty's leadership ICCI and 
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DCEO have conducted perhaps the most significant 
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State-sponsored coal research program in the nation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Carty has spent move than 30 years in research 
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and development; he is a  native of coal country in eastern 
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Kentucky and received his Bachelor's of science degree from the 
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University of Cincinnati and his Master's and doctoral degrees 
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in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky; after 
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doing post-doctoral work, Dr. Carty began his professional 
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career in coal research at the University of Kentucky Center Of 
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Applied Energy Research (formerly known as the Institute for 
 


 






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Mining and Minerals Research); among his projects at the 
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University of Kentucky, Dr. Carty helped to develop projects in 
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multi-fuel and fluidized-bed combustion systems as well as 
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production of hydrogen through the Institute for Mining and 
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Minerals Research thermochemical water splitting; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Prior to his tenure at ICCI, Dr. Carty worked for 
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16 years at the Institute of Gas Technology in Des Plaines, 
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leaving with the position of Assistant Director of Process 
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Research; at IGT, he directed research for thermal gasification 
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of biomass, coal liquefaction, coal tar upgrading, and sulfur 
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removal from coal char; he also was involved with projects 
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related to sulfur sorbents, as well as the development of an 
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advanced mild gasification process for coal that produces solid 
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and liquid co-products; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He also managed research on mineral matter 
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behavior in coal gasification, high-temperature gas cleaning, 
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and direct flux solar reactor applications;

Illinois' success 
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in achieving a position of national prominence in the fields 
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related to coal development and clean coal research are a 
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direct result of the initiative, innovation, and leadership Dr. 
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Carty has provided; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At the close of his career, he and his staff at 
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ICCI contributed in numerous and significant ways to the effort 
 


 






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that resulted in Illinois being selected in December 2007 to 
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host the $1.8 billion FutureGen project, designed to be the 
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first near-zero emissions electric power facility anywhere in 
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the world; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Carty will be recognized for his work at a 
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reception to be held on June 9, 2008 at the Rend Lake Resort at 
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Wayne Fitzgerald State Park; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Carty and wish him the best as he retires; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Ronald Carty as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.