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<span style="background-color: white;">Dear Cullen College Faculty, Staff, and Students,</span></div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">You are invited to the Spring 2024 NAE Grand Challenges Summit & Create@UH Showcase</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">.
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Gather with other Cullen College members and partners</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> across and beyond
campus to celebrate faculty research and student work. It will be a great way to conclude the semester.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, April 30<sup>th</sup>, 10am-12pm</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Agenda: </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>10-11am</b> Student poster session and voting for the “Audience Choice Award”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>11am</b> National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Keynote, Dr. Sharma, Interim Dean</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>11:30am</b> Student scholar talks</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>11:45am</b> Announcement of poster session “Audience Choice Award” and closing</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); background-color: yellow;"><b>If you plan to attend, please RSVP here:
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: yellow;"><b><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.microsoft.com/r/y3F7rxD0VT__;!!LkSTlj0I!Cjap2lCUMByslKVEms6DInKp5koPwg9Hw0SCmce6Cycq3lKpuaROquNEynB9BCWH8kMaC-HkYECmi1CsOFYbVaeVFe8$" id="OWA486a81b2-248b-877c-1935-36f29fd87e6d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.microsoft.com/r/y3F7rxD0VT" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://forms.microsoft.com/r/y3F7rxD0VT</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); background-color: yellow;"><b>,
so we can have a nametag printed for you. (if your schedule frees up last minute, please join us!)</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Student poster session sign-up:
</b>If you have a capstone project or other project you’d like to showcase during the poster session, please sign up here<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.microsoft.com/r/XHXC6WiS7n__;!!LkSTlj0I!Cjap2lCUMByslKVEms6DInKp5koPwg9Hw0SCmce6Cycq3lKpuaROquNEynB9BCWH8kMaC-HkYECmi1CsOFYb9CXPLwY$" id="OWA0c590cfd-1bed-4a00-0dc0-a5ad5fc442da" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.microsoft.com/r/XHXC6WiS7n" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 215); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://forms.microsoft.com/r/XHXC6WiS7n</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> (<b>deadline,
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"><b>April 25<sup>nd</sup></b></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">)
<i>Note:</i> Specific details about the poster session are described in the sign-up form.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If you have any questions, please reach out to
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:jkovach2@Central.UH.EDU" id="OWAAM759612BBE89D6544A7A5236D845A0355" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">@Kovach,
Jami</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> and
</span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:amlando2@Central.UH.EDU" id="OWAAM9ADAFF9BBAD3DF4A9282219B19C3F00F" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">@Landon,
Alexandra M</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Aptos Display", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">.</span></p>
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