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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">On behalf of the faculty, I wish you all a happy, healthy, and productive 2023!
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The ChBE faculty members have unanimously decided to raise the basic graduate stipend for all ChBE
PhD students to <span class="ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(36,36,36); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14.6667px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">$33,200/yr effective January 16, 2023.</span></span></div>
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you for your hard work and dedication to excellence that makes our Department a great place to study and create knowledge.</span><br>
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Best regards,</div>
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Lakis</div>
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P.S. I look forward to seeing you at the students vs. faculty volleyball game later today (3:30 pm at the UH Rec Center), where I will have the honor to present a freshly minted trophy to the winning team!</div>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black">T.J. (Lakis) Mountziaris, Ph.D.</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black">William A. Brookshire Professor and Department Chair</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black; background-color:white">William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black; background-color:white">University of Houston</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black; background-color:white">Houston, TX, USA</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black; background-color:white">Email: tjmountz@central.uh.edu</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black; background-color:white">Cell: 716-812-8144</span></p>
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