<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Roya Zandi</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:royaz@ucr.edu">royaz@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Cal-Bridge Fall Conference: PhD Open House Invitation Reminder & Update<br>To: Kevin Yang <<a href="mailto:kevin.yang008@email.ucr.edu">kevin.yang008@email.ucr.edu</a>>, Navaira Sherwani <<a href="mailto:navaira.sherwani@email.ucr.edu">navaira.sherwani@email.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi Nav and Kevin,<div><br></div><div>Do you think you or any other students would like to attend this open house? This is for recruitment.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Roya</div><div><br id="m_-4350784899666177965lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;line-break:after-white-space"><div><div><i>Roya Zandi</i></div><div><i>Professor of Physics</i></div><div><i>Director, Biophysics Graduate Program</i><i><br>University of California<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>Tel: (951) 827-2096</i></div></div></div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"Doctoral Program Director" <<a href="mailto:mailer@campusgroups.com" target="_blank">mailer@campusgroups.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Cal-Bridge Fall Conference: PhD Open House Invitation Reminder & Update</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">August 20, 2025 at 1:28:48 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:roya.zandi@ucr.edu" target="_blank">roya.zandi@ucr.edu</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"Doctoral Program Director" <<a href="mailto:doc-dir@calbridge.org" target="_blank">doc-dir@calbridge.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><img alt="" src="https://campusgroups.calbridge.org/read/3f4c8fda-7e04-11f0-aa5b-0affdf69d813.png"><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Dear UC colleagues,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We hope this message finds you well! We have an important update to bring to your attention. Please note that our PhD Open House will take place from 2:45pm-4:00pm (previous email communications had it listed from 2:00pm - 3:30pm) on October 4 at UC Irvine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Here is the current list of programs and departments that have signed up. You will be able to start setting up your table at 1:30pm. If your department/program isn't on the list yet, we hope you'll consider travelling to Irvine to represent it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<li role="presentation" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">UC San Diego Mathematics</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">As a reminder, over 100 diverse Cal-Bridge undergraduate scholars - juniors and seniors planning to apply to PhD programs - will be in attendance. These scholars, if they enroll in any UC PhD program, would join the Cal-Bridge Doctoral Program, which provides substantial support to Cal-Bridge UC doctoral scholars, which you can read about in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://campusgroups.calbridge.org/click?email_links_id=1934&member_id=11662939" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">this one-pager</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">. This support will include a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://campusgroups.calbridge.org/click?email_links_id=1935&member_id=11662939" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">$40,000 Cal-Bridge Fellowship</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> that the department can use to support their doctoral studies. To see our scholars at last year’s open house, take a look at this </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://campusgroups.calbridge.org/click?email_links_id=1936&member_id=11662939" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">4-minute video </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">from last year’s conference at UC Irvine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">There will be a research symposium that morning where these undergraduates will be presenting their summer research work. You are invited to attend this symposium, starting around 9:30am and lasting until lunchtime, to allow you to become familiar with the work and interests of these potential PhD applicants. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We think this is a great recruiting opportunity for your department and/or program. The Scholars in attendance will be required to apply to UC programs, and many are inclined to attend a UC program for their doctoral studies. We would hope that the cost to the department would be offset by the benefit of having access to a large, diverse population of highly qualified undergraduates (70% of Cal-Bridge scholars get into a PhD program with an average of over two offers per scholar accepted). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">If you would like to participate, please complete this </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://campusgroups.calbridge.org/click?email_links_id=1937&member_id=11662939" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">registration form</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> by</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> August 25th. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We require at least one faculty member to be present and we strongly encoura</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">ge you to send graduate students as well. If you are no longer in the role that our records show, we would be grateful if you would pass this invitation along to the relevant member of your department </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">and/or program</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">. Also, it would be helpful to provide this information to us so that we can update our records.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Details about the logistics and costs are provided below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Logistical Details:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<li style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">UC Irvine, Student Center, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:#202124"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">311 W Peltason Dr. Irvine, CA 92697 (outdoors under the canopies on the upper level) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Date: Saturday, October 4th, 2025</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 2:45pm - 4:00pm</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Each department will be provided the following: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">6 foot table with solid colored table cloth</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li role="presentation" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">4’x’6 free standing poster board</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Regarding costs:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">If you are not attending the conference, you are expected to pay for your own travel, lodging and accommodations. We can arrange a special rate at the conference hotel for a limited number of attendees, on a first come basis. There is a space on the registration form to indicate if you need a hotel room. We are happy to provide lunch on October 4th (and breakfast if you attend the research symposium), and you can indicate interest on the registration form.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Should you have any logistical questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Michelle DiPasquale, Events Manager at </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:events@calbridge.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1155cc"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">events@calbridge.org</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We hope your department and/or program will participate!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Best, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Bruce A. Schumm</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Director, Cal-Bridge Doctoral Program</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#212121"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal"><span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Darrell D.E. Long and Elaine N. Long Family Professor of Experimental Physics, UC Santa Cruz</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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