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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">This is a call for nominations for the following Innovator Awards for the academic year 2018-2019. Please submit your
nominations to dean@egr.uh.edu by COB March 19, 2019. NOTE that only 1 nominee in each category will be accepted from each department.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Career Innovator Award: The highest innovator award accorded to a Cullen College of Engineering Full Professor, this award
symbolizes overall career excellence and contributions in innovation and entrepreneurship at UH.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Rising Innovator Award: Given to a Cullen College of Engineering Associate Professor, this award recognizes efforts in
innovation and entrepreneurship at UH.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Early Innovator Award: This award recognizes efforts by a Cullen College of Engineering Assistant Professor in innovation
at UH.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Young Innovator Award: Given to a Cullen College of Engineering student or postdoc, this award recognizes efforts in innovation
and entrepreneurship at UH.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Nomination and qualification requirements:</span></font></div>
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<li><span style="font-size:13px">Career Innovator Award</span><span style="font-size:13px">: </span><span style="font-size:13px">This award recognizes a track record of successful efforts by CCE faculty in innovation and entrepreneurship during their career
at UH. The nominee must be a full professor with a track record of mentorship of students and postdocs toward innovation and entrepreneurship. The nominee must have demonstrated activities related to technology transfer, commercialization and startups such
as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, NSF I-CORP, NASA iTech, etc. The amount of the award is $4000. </span><span style="font-size:13px">Nomination Package: (a) o</span><span style="font-size:13px">ne
letter of recommendation from the department chair, (b) t</span><span style="font-size:13px">wo letters of recommendation from Industry who have direct knowledge of the applicant’s experience with innovation and commercialization, (c) </span><span style="font-size:13px">CV.</span></li></ul>
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<li><span style="font-size:13px">Rising Innovator Award</span><span style="font-size:13px">: </span><span style="font-size:13px">This award recognizes efforts by CCE faculty in innovation and entrepreneurship at UH. The nominee must be a tenured associate professor
with a track record of mentorship of students and postdocs in innovation and entrepreneurship. The nominee must demonstrate innovation and efforts in transferring technology to practice. The amount of the award is $3000. </span><span style="font-size:13px">Nomination
Package: (a) o</span><span style="font-size:13px">ne letter of recommendation from the department chair, (b) o</span><span style="font-size:13px">ne letter of recommendation from Industry who have direct knowledge of the applicant’s experience with innovation
and commercialization, (c) </span><span style="font-size:13px">CV.</span></li></ul>
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<li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Early Innovator Award</span></font><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: </span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This award recognizes efforts
by the tenure-track CCE faculty in innovation at UH. The nominee must be an assistant professor in the tenure track for a minimum of 3 years with a record of mentorship of students in innovation. The amount of the award is $2000. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:13px">Nomination
Package: (a) o</span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ne letter of recommendation from the department chair (b) o</span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ne letter of recommendation from Industry, (c) </span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">CV.</span></li></ul>
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<li><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Young Innovator Award</span></font><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: </span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This award recognizes efforts
by students or postdocs in innovation and entrepreneurship at UH. The nominee must be a student or postdoc in the Cullen College of Engineering. The undergraduate student nominee should have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and for a graduate student a minimum of 3.4
GPA is required. The student or postdoc must demonstrate participation in innovation or entrepreneurship activities that has led to patents, licensing, or startups. The amount of the award is $1000. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:13px">Nomination
Package: (a) o</span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ne letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor or an instructor (b) o</span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ne letter of recommendation from
Industry, (c) </span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">CV, (d) u</span><span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">nofficial transcript.</span></li></ul>
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<li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none">If additional information is needed, the committee will contact the nominees.</span></li></ul>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">• Departments are restricted to 1 nominee in each category.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">• The Innovator Awards Committee shall make recommendations to the Dean.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">• No nominations will be accepted after the deadline of COB March 19, 2019.</span></font></div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Best Regards,</span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:14px"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Haleh </span></font></div>
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