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Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Catherine Modica [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">cmodica@MIT.EDU</st1:PersonName>] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 14, 2009
5:16 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Nancy Savioli'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: RPI Physics REU</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3
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Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Bryk, Kristen M.
[mailto:BRYKK@rpi.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 14, 2009
1:26 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> physics@mit.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RPI Physics REU</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'>Dear Colleague, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>The Department
of Physics, Applied Physics &amp; Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI) is pleased to announce its NSF-funded Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) program for the summer of 2010.&nbsp; This will be the 19<sup>th</sup>
year that the program has been in place at <st1:place w:st="on">Rensselaer</st1:place>.&nbsp;
We are especially interested in seeking students of under-represented groups to
participate in this program.&nbsp; The following webpage contains more
information and a link to our online application form: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'><a
href="http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/undergraduate/research/reu.html">http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/undergraduate/research/reu.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'>Please
forward this notice to your faculty and students and post the following flyer
on your bulletin boards:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'><a href="http://rpi.edu/dept/phys/REU/RPI_REU.pdf">http://rpi.edu/dept/phys/REU/RPI_REU.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'>Should you have any questions, please don&#8217;t hesitate to
call or write.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'>Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%'>Sincerely yours, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Gwo-Ching
Wang, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Department of
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NSF REU
Program Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="mailto:wangg@rpi.edu">wangg@rpi.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>518-276-8387<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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