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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",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. Each department
selects the best departmental dissertation awardee. The College committee consisting of a member from each department/program selects the final winner. This Fall, we had
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">seven</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> outstanding dissertations submitted for competition. 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:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung Sim</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> who finished his PhD in
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Materials Science and</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> Engineering</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> under
the guidance of <b>Dr. Cunjiang Yu</b> last Summer is the winner of Best Dissertation Award. The title of his dissertation is,
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Materials and Manufacture of Soft and Curvilinear Electronics</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",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. Four additional papers are currently under review. He
also published 19 other papers based on his research work done prior to coming to UH.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> Congratulations to
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> and
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">his</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> major professor. The Best dissertation award carries $1,000 cash prize and a plaque.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kyoseung</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79"> will be recognized at the Engineering Co</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">mmencement</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">
on </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">December 13</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">, 2018.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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<p class="x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F4E79">Suresh Khator</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",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. Phone: 713-743-4205</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Associate Dean, College of Engineering Fax: 713-743-4214</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor of Industrial Engineering 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
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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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