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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear Faculty Colleagues,</span></div>
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There are several competitions including the one I had you on the Chevron Competition (see my email of Jan 11).</p>
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I wanted to make sure you are aware of these opportunities and participate in them as appropriate. Here they are. Pl contact me or the person indicated in the note.</p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rice Business Plan Competition</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The RBPC showcases the best university startups from across the U.S. and around the world, while providing graduate student entrepreneurs the unparalleled experience of pitching their startups to investors and learning what it
takes to build and launch a successful business. RBPC alumni have gone on to raise more than $4.6 billion in funding! Apply to compete at the RBPC on April 4-6, 2024.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;">Application deadline: January 31, 2024</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Details, Eligibility and Application at: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rbpc.rice.edu/__;!!LkSTlj0I!GwMNsEZ3tORupWf8936dFg4UEqztr1rM7-GE3Z4Dm7GYC9ATXF9jg22w81fNA9GU7Kflf2NlXwJimHXi2Q$" id="OWA67211cc5-1a7b-93ed-c779-91eb9c911bf0" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
https://rbpc.rice.edu/</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dept of Energy’s EnergyTech University Prize – Rice hosts virtual Regional Qualifier on Feb. 28, 2024</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Collegiate students and faculty interested in energy and entrepreneurship are invited to participate in the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) 2024! This is a $400,000 collegiate competition challenging student teams
to develop and present a business plan that leverages National Laboratory-developed or other emerging energy technologies developed by students, faculty, or industry.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: red;">Application deadline: February 1, 2024</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Details, Registration and Application: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.herox.com/EnergyTechUP__;!!BuQPrrmRaQ!mJUsTgY58WUQibNNamz9HlqTXoPqHOmeGju0WDmtQb_ct7By5O3kfwCOtm7zvttcY54O-D3O46-XIcvf9kgkZ3tu0XhB93ZTLlQy$" id="OWA29dac9ab-31a4-4d3c-4972-edfb31c76052" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
https://www.herox.com/EnergyTechUP</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">UH students can contact me at <a href="mailto:csantamaria@rice.edu" id="OWAa685b465-77d7-9870-61c1-66031bf67f60" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
csantamaria@rice.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:rbpc@rice.edu" id="OWA864f4bbc-9fa4-f0ba-3c5a-d1946383e0aa" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
rbpc@rice.edu</a> with questions.</span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> <b>Spread the Word! - TEX-E Prize Applications Open</b></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are thrilled to kick off another year of the TEX-E Prize! Applications for students are now open,
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ricemba.wufoo.com/forms/m1wlozfq09cdan0/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOBexuJqxQ$" id="OWA6fc72700-a3a2-0701-1ca5-66d6495160b7" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
here</a>. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;">We hope you can help us spread the word among students on your respective campuses. Also, if you have any suggestions as to how to best get the word
out with the greatest reach please let me know!</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><u>How You Can Help:</u></b></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Promotion:</b> Share information about the TEX-E Prize through your university's communication channels, newsletters, and relevant platforms. We
have resources on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/company/tex-e/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOAS1eAkCA$" id="OWA7c3dac47-bb3a-ca13-a7be-09585504c03a" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
TEX-E’s</a> linkedIn, the Rice Alliance <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/company/rice-alliance-for-technology-and-entrepreneurship/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOCne2dong$" id="OWA5b6ad631-17c8-1631-9673-cfc96f9412c6" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
LinkedIn</a>/<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/alliance.rice.edu/energyventureday__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOCKihzAaw$" id="OWA8d51bfc9-ebd4-4cae-0536-d4d59d7b8336" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">website</a> and
Greentown’s <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/company/greentown-labs/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOCQSgQ8dw$" id="OWA9928ad35-452d-da60-6418-7ff59c39779a" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
LinkedIn</a>/<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/greentownlabs.com/tex-e-prize/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOBohg-EYA$" id="OWAf416f55d-8183-70f4-1eaf-d1be341a1a20" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">website</a>. </span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Encouragement:</b> Encourage students with a passion for climate and clean energy to explore this opportunity.</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><u>Key Details:</u></b></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Prize Pool: $50,000</b></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Eligibility Criteria:</b> Students leading ventures focusing on climate and/or clean energy, with ownership or appropriate permission for intellectual
property. (More eligibility info on the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/greentownlabs.com/tex-e-prize/__;!!LkSTlj0I!Fyj4u1OJn2Zoc03x6R4UbOivDXme663m1nIwidJN93JsDVuYASEM2t_pCn-qljcBtzW7odMGW6i2ZbgxIuqlWOBohg-EYA$" id="OWA0c7cd616-f480-7816-6213-ebf5371ba571" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
website</a>) </span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Application Deadline:</b> Feb. 9th </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><b>Julia Johansson,
</b>Chief of Staff, TEX-E</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><a href="mailto:jjohansson@greentownlabs.com" id="OWA05c704c8-d650-90fe-c586-f9aff1e1a65b" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">jjohansson@greentownlabs.com</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><b>S.(Radha) Radhakrishnan</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt;"><b>Managing Director,</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt;"><b>UH Energy, </b>
</span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>Chancellor/President’s Division</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt;"><b>Professor of Practice Retired</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt;"><b>Bauer College of Business</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 9pt;"><b>University of Houston</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><b>Cell: +1 713 773 4274</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><b>Email :
</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue;"><b><a href="mailto:sradha.uh@gmail.com" id="OWAaf38aee6-4ea0-373a-c9aa-ca79966a21d4" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">sradha.uh@gmail.com</a></b></span></p>
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