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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Willingham, Lisa [<a href="mailto:l-willingham@tamu.edu" target="_blank">mailto:l-willingham@tamu.edu</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 08, 2012 8:45 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Texas A&M Launches Institute for Advanced Study<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#953735">The following email is sent on behalf of Dr. John L. Junkins, Director, Texas A&M University Institute of Advanced Study.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dear National Academy Colleague:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">I call to your attention the formation of the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://tias.tamu.edu/" target="_blank">Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> (TIAS) as <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">described in the attached press release. TIAS represents an important structural change for the University <u></u><u></u></span></p><p>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">and is unique among public universities. TIAS is designed to provide exceptional sabbatical appointment </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">opportunities for senior colleagues who are interested in collaborating with the Texas A&M Faculty on </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">research and advanced studies. In residence appointments with durations of three to twelve months will </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">be the usual and preferred pattern. Funds are in place to support salaries and travel for ten TIAS Faculty </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Fellows/yr, as well as to support fellowships for twenty PhD graduate students/yr to pursue research of </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">interest to the TIAS Faculty Fellows and their faculty collaborators. The scope of the institute is broad, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Fellows can be nominated by any of the ten Colleges of the University.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The first class of ten TIAS Faculty Fellows will initiate their in-residence appointments during the academic <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">year beginning September, 2012. The TIAS Faculty Fellows are nominated by an Electorate of Texas A&M <br>faculty consisting of 70 distinguished professors holding national/international recognitions such as national <br>
academy membership, Nobel Prize</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Wolf Prize, Fields Medal, and/or analogous distinctions representing <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">the social sciences, humanities, public policy, architecture, and other disciplines. The decisions on selections <br>will be made annually by an Advisory Board elected by the Electorate. The funding is in place for a five year <br>
startup of TIAS. A capital campaign will secure a substantial endowment to stabilize TIAS following the five <br>year startup and enable appointment of about 25 TIAS Faculty Fellows per year thereafter. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">I have been appointed the founding Director of TIAS and I chair the Advisory Board. I may soon have <br>
occasion to have discussions with you with regard to TIAS</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">and the Fellow selection process. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">I invite you to visit our web site at </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://tias.tamu.edu/" target="_blank">http://tias.tamu.edu/</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> and I also encourage you to circulate the attached </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">press release as you feel appropriate. I would be pleased to respond to any questions with regard to TIAS.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">With best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">John L. Junkins<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#632423">John L. Junkins, PhD, PE, NAE<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#632423">Director, Texas A&M University Institute of Advance Study (TIAS)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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