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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dear undergrad students,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Dean of the School of Science has received an invitation for MIT students to attend the Naval Academy Science and Engineering conference November 5-7 in Annapolis,
Maryland. The conference title is Genetics: Understanding and Addressing today’s challenges. Details and information are below. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The School of Science will be able to invite four students and departments will submit the names of students. If you are interested, please send your statement
of interest to me,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:stonej@mit.edu" title="mailto:stonej@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">stonej@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">,
by Monday, September 25th.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Please also let me know by Wednesday, September 20 if this conference is of interest to you and if you are planning to submit a statement of interest to attend.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">******</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">From:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Cody
Brownell <</span><a href="mailto:brownell@usna.edu" title="mailto:brownell@usna.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">brownell@usna.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">><br>
<b>Subject:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>2023 Naval Academy Science & Engineering Conference</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We are writing to invite up to <b>four undergraduate students</b> from MIT to attend the </span><a href="https://www.usna.edu/NASEC/index.php" target="_blank" title="https://www.usna.edu/NASEC/index.php"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">12th
Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> (NASEC), to be held 5-7 November 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. This year's conference, titled <b>Genetics: Understanding
and Addressing Today's Challenges</b>, is organized around the themes of genetic technologies, use of genetic data, and genetics in public health. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">There is <b>no registration cost</b> for the conference, and NASEC can additionally offer no-cost lodging and select meals to confirmed attendees for the duration
of the event. Please see below for more details.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Sincerely, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The NASEC Team: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Reza Malek-Madani, Dean of Research </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Cody Brownell, Professor of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Zoe Sooter, MIDN USN </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:NASEC@usna.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:NASEC@usna.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">NASEC@usna.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">---------- <b>CONFERENCE DETAILS </b>----------</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A main objective of NASEC is to bring together undergraduate students from a wide variety of institutions of higher education to foster discussions about STEM
and the challenges our nation faces in solving critical technical issues. Keynote speakers from academia, government, and industry will present their perspectives on the main topics of the conference to the attendees. In addition to the speakers and panelists,
the conference will consist of hands-on work and small-group discussion, student organized and directed, on a relevant subtopic. A final presentation prepared by the student groups and delivered on the final day of NASEC constitutes the main deliverable of
this conference. More information is available at the NASEC website, </span><a href="https://www.usna.edu/AcResearch/NASEC/index.php" target="_blank" title="https://www.usna.edu/AcResearch/NASEC/index.php"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">https://www.usna.edu/NASEC/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">In addition to the activities above, NASEC hosts a <b>student poster session</b> to allow students involved in research or design projects an opportunity to talk
about their work with faculty and peers. While we do not require attendees to present a poster, this has been a highlight of the conference over the last few years and we encourage participation. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">There is no registration cost and the Naval Academy will not collect any funds from participants. USNA will offer lodging in a local hotel (shared rooms for students),
bus transportation between the hotel and the Academy, and most meals and refreshments during NASEC 2023. The student attendees (and/or their home institutions) will be responsible for the transportation arrangements and costs for the students to get to the
conference hotel by 11:00am on Sunday, 5 November and to return home on Tuesday evening, 7 November (the conference ends by 2:00pm on Tuesday).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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