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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Air Force Fiscal Year 2013 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">URL:  <a href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=174233&amp;mode=VIEW" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=174233&amp;amp;mode=VIEW</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p></span><div><br></div>-- <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><p> 
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