<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b><span>Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) - NSF 11-564*</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span>The
primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which
advances in research and education could not occur without international
collaboration. This PIRE competition will focus exclusively on the
NSF-wide investment area of Science, Engineering, and Education for
Sustainability (SEES).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span>URL: <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b><span>*Please
Note: This is a limited submission program. Documentation (Project
Summary, Biographical Sketch, and Current and Pending Support) should be
submitted to the Dean, Chair and DOR by the internal due date of August
15, 2011. VP/Deans consideration period will be August 16 - 22, 2011.
Notification will be sent to all candidates on August 23, 2011. </span></b></p><span> </span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>
University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><br><p><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(95, 73, 122)"><img src="cid:image002.gif@01CB5B03.0A709150" alt="Logo" height="43" width="250"></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:rgb(95, 73, 122)"></span></p>
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