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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Hello PLS Faculty, </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ABBS this fall term is providing an opportunity to present research programs to the rotating students in their ABBS 696 Forum class. Each participating
unit will be allotted a few time slots for faculty to present their research during this course. There are a few ABBS students this year that have indicated they are interested in the PLS graduate program. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">I am writing to identify PLS faculty interested in participating. The ‘immediate goal is to introduce the students to faculty who 1. Have funding to support
a student 2. Do not typically receive many ABBS rotation students.’ </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">PLS can nominate 1-3 faculty to be considered by the EC ABBS committee. Please email me by
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Wed Aug 3<sup>rd</sup> 5pm</span> if you would like to be nominated. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Thanks. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">Monica A. Schmidt PhD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">BIO5 Institute<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">1657 E.Helen St.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">Tucson, AZ 85721-0240<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">Tel: (520) 626-1643<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#003760">Email: monicaschmidt@email.arizona.edu<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#44546A">http://cals.arizona.edu/research/schmidt/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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