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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="color: rgb(31, 78, 121); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Colleagues:</span><br>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">As you are aware, the College of Engineering selects a Best Dissertation for the PhD students graduating in Summer and Fall and one for those graduating in Spring.&nbsp; Each department
 selects the best departmental dissertation awardee.&nbsp; The College committee consisting of a member from each department/program selects the final winner.&nbsp; This Fall, we had
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">seven</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> outstanding dissertations submitted for competition.&nbsp; Each of these nominees had published papers in high impact
 factor journals and won many awards and were part of the patents that are being filed by the University.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung Sim</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> who finished his PhD in
</span><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Materials Science and</span></b><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> Engineering</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> under
 the guidance of <b>Dr. Cunjiang Yu</b> last Summer is the winner of Best Dissertation Award.&nbsp; The title of his dissertation is,
</span><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Materials and Manufacture of Soft and Curvilinear Electronics</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Dr. Sim published a dozen papers, half of them as first authors, based on his research at the University of Houston.&nbsp; Four additional papers are currently under review.&nbsp; He
 also published 19 other papers based on his research work done prior to coming to UH.</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">&nbsp; Congratulations to
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> and
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">his</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> major professor.&nbsp; The Best dissertation award carries $1,000 cash prize and a plaque.&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> will be recognized at the Engineering Co</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">mmencement</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">
 on </span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D">December 13</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">, 2018.</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">Suresh Khator</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Suresh K. Khator, Ph.D., P.E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phone: 713-743-4205</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Associate Dean, College of Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax: 713-743-4214</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor of Industrial Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Email:
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<span style="color:#0563C1">skhator@uh.edu</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">E421 Engineering Building 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<span style="color:#0563C1">www.ie.uh.edu/faculty/khator</span></a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Houston, TX 77204-4008</span></p>
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