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Dear DesignSafe team:</div>
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We just got out of the wrap up meeting with our NSF Site Visit team, and again it went very well. We were highly recommended for continuation with only minor issues to be addressed. </div>
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The continued success of our project is a testament to the collaborative effort between the TACC staff and the natural hazards researchers funded on the project. The dedication we all have to enabling research through cyberinfrastructure is amazing, and I
truly believe we are making a difference. But the best is Yet to Come.</div>
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Have a great weekend!</div>
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Ellen</div>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px">Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE </span></b></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering </span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">Director,<span> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; color:rgb(5,99,193)">DesignSafe</span></span><span style="margin:0px"></span></a><span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>Cyberinfrastructure
for Natural Hazards Research </span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">University of Texas at Austin </span></span></p>
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