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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">In case you might be interested! All students considering applying to PhD programs are eligible to apply to this program as long as you can make all of the virtual
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C">Dr. Kurtis A. Williams (he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352">Professor and Department Head</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352;text-transform:uppercase">P: 903.886.5488</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jessica Yiqi Pan <jessypan@stanford.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 6, 2026 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kurtis Williams <Kurtis.Williams@etamu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Invitation for prospective PhD applicants for the Stanford Physics PIE Program
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">**External Email**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">I invite you to encourage students interested in graduate school from underrepresented backgrounds and identities in
physics to participate in a <b>three-day virtual event, sponsored by the Stanford Physics Department. The program will be held October 22-24, 2026 </b>and will prioritize students who are applying for graduate programs in physics this fall.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Stanford Physics, Identity, and Equity (PIE) program <b>seeks to encourage and enable students who may face barriers
in the graduate school application process.</b> This program will provide information on the PhD application process, the graduate experience and research at Stanford, along with the opportunity to interact directly with Stanford faculty, postdocs, and graduate
students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The application for the program is due by Tuesday October 13, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> and
is intended to be simple and accessible to enable the broadest participation. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1VGzmhewASwCW1uJtzbCOtGiXBniyOU3o_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=iChQuC17Qn3vIoviwtt2dL1TeMtp0GP-MUCFPQcYTuI&m=DnR-pyGvY5U9hEWzNYsB7-TMQRqrCD_oOJ8roP2pZoTwj4w_BvEFsW9Uwlg18-tW&s=vZA2bSlarKECef1dQY0lqHUpqqCYvbf8KTZq1ueao7I&e=" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o2YiR31RAP8r5oUVpXgVtWV06t39gBq9/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99;background:white">Here
is a flyer</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> for this program, which also includes
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSe9mOKl1MDi7fuQ8yd4WuJYo7waSjvj3irpF-5Fif6NKS5qJqhQ_viewform-3Fusp-3Dsharing-26ouid-3D100282194678149456147&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=iChQuC17Qn3vIoviwtt2dL1TeMtp0GP-MUCFPQcYTuI&m=DnR-pyGvY5U9hEWzNYsB7-TMQRqrCD_oOJ8roP2pZoTwj4w_BvEFsW9Uwlg18-tW&s=KW75Xta0-xyVeYWKsyTLe1ZQfdxGVKk7HeYMRAaGSOQ&e="><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">the
application</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> and
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_1dXssmyyPV4yDOnUeFaimNIQwFy8hDf-2Df_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=iChQuC17Qn3vIoviwtt2dL1TeMtp0GP-MUCFPQcYTuI&m=DnR-pyGvY5U9hEWzNYsB7-TMQRqrCD_oOJ8roP2pZoTwj4w_BvEFsW9Uwlg18-tW&s=NdAedz1-2eu8aS0aT2f86vNWoIUTTzUakY0LMXw_lf0&e="><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">further
information</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">. Please circulate to students who are considering applying to graduate programs this fall. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jessica Pan
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Ph.D. candidate in Applied Physics</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">Kivelson group</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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