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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%'>ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%'>THURSDAY APRIL 7, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Location: Science Building, Campus<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>Time: 12:00 to 5:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-variant:small-caps'>All submitted abstracts will be considered for awards<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'>Two Undergraduate Awards (Oral Presentation)</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'>Two Graduate Awards (Oral Presentation)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'>One Faculty Award (Oral Presentation)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'>One Undergraduate Award (Poster Presentation)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:maroon'>One Graduate Award (Poster Presentation)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#CC00CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:blue'>FIRST AUTHORS <u>SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS BY THE DEADLINE</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:blue'>WILL RECEIVE A FREE TICKET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:blue'>FOR THE AWARDS DINNER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%'>Please encourage your students and colleagues to participate in this symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%'>Abstract should be e-mailed to any one of the following by March 31<sup>st</sup>:</span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:150%'>A. R. Chourasia (<span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:Anil_Chourasia@tamu-commerce.edu"><span style='color:black'>Anil_Chourasia@tamu-commerce.edu</span></a></span>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:150%'>Jim Heitholt (Jim_Heitholt@tamu-commerce.edu)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u>Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>Anil Chourasia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>Jim Heitholt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><i>Please open the attached file for further information and preparation for posters and oral presentations</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>**********************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> A. R. Chourasia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Professor of Physics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Department of Physics & Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Commerce, Texas 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Office: 903-886-5485<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Lab.: 903-886-5491<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Fax: 903-886-5480<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>**********************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>