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<p class="MsoNormal">TACC is certainly more diverse than much of the high tech world, but I don’t think we hold a candle to the Village People! I have looked around, but I can’t find their offices. I’m definitely going to lean on Dan to hire them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Rathje, Ellen M <e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, June 9, 2023 at 12:36 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Scott J. Brandenberg <sjbrandenberg@g.ucla.edu>, Kumar, Krishna <krishnak@utexas.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>usecase@designsafe-ci.org <usecase@designsafe-ci.org>, Nathan Franklin <nfranklin@tacc.utexas.edu>, Craig Jansen <cjansen@tacc.utexas.edu>, Freeze, Joshua <jfreeze@tacc.utexas.edu>, Garrett Edmonds <gedmonds@tacc.utexas.edu>, Lisa Garbrecht <lgarbrecht@tacc.utexas.edu>,
Yang, Yiwen <yy7573@austin.utexas.edu>, Salvador Tijerina <stijerina@tacc.utexas.edu>, Hedda Prochaska <hedda@tacc.utexas.edu>, Charlie Dey <charlie@tacc.utexas.edu>, Rosalia Gomez <ragomez@tacc.utexas.edu>, Edgar Garza <egarza@tacc.utexas.edu>, Jorge Salazar
<jorge@tacc.utexas.edu>, Sarah Gray <sgray@tacc.utexas.edu>, Jake Rosenberg <jrosenberg@tacc.utexas.edu>, Vanessa Gonzalez <vgonzalez@tacc.utexas.edu>, Netscher, Francis D <fnetscher@tacc.utexas.edu>, Fields, Alexander C <afields@tacc.utexas.edu>, Wesley Bomar
<wbomar@tacc.utexas.edu>, Lindsey Susan D (sl26924) <slindsey@tacc.utexas.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Usecase] DesignSafe Site Visit Outcome<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Really Scott?!?! Village people?!? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Scott J. Brandenberg <sjbrandenberg@g.ucla.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 9, 2023 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kumar, Krishna <krishnak@utexas.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Rathje, Ellen M <e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu>; usecase@designsafe-ci.org <usecase@designsafe-ci.org>; Nathan Franklin <nfranklin@tacc.utexas.edu>; Craig Jansen <cjansen@tacc.utexas.edu>; Freeze, Joshua <jfreeze@tacc.utexas.edu>; Garrett Edmonds <gedmonds@tacc.utexas.edu>;
Stephanie Baker <snbaker@tacc.utexas.edu>; Lisa Garbrecht <lgarbrecht@tacc.utexas.edu>; Yang, Yiwen <yy7573@austin.utexas.edu>; Salvador Tijerina <stijerina@tacc.utexas.edu>; Hedda Prochaska <hedda@tacc.utexas.edu>; Charlie Dey <charlie@tacc.utexas.edu>; Rosalia
Gomez <ragomez@tacc.utexas.edu>; Edgar Garza <egarza@tacc.utexas.edu>; Jorge Salazar <jorge@tacc.utexas.edu>; Sarah Gray <sgray@tacc.utexas.edu>; Jake Rosenberg <jrosenberg@tacc.utexas.edu>; Vanessa Gonzalez <vgonzalez@tacc.utexas.edu>; Netscher, Francis D
<fnetscher@tacc.utexas.edu>; Fields, Alexander C <afields@tacc.utexas.edu>; Wesley Bomar <wbomar@tacc.utexas.edu>; Lindsey Susan D (sl26924) <slindsey@tacc.utexas.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Usecase] DesignSafe Site Visit Outcome</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congrats Ellen and fellow village people! I'm glad we won. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Scott J. Brandenberg </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B">| Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 8:16 AM Kumar, Krishna <<a href="mailto:krishnak@utexas.edu">krishnak@utexas.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Congratulations everyone! So happy and proud to be part of the DesignSafe village
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Usecase <<a href="mailto:usecase-bounces@designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">usecase-bounces@designsafe-ci.org</a>> on behalf of Rathje, Ellen M <<a href="mailto:e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu" target="_blank">e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, June 9, 2023 at 9:11 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:usecase@designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">usecase@designsafe-ci.org</a> <<a href="mailto:usecase@designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">usecase@designsafe-ci.org</a>>, Nathan Franklin <<a href="mailto:nfranklin@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">nfranklin@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Craig Jansen <<a href="mailto:cjansen@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">cjansen@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Freeze, Joshua <<a href="mailto:jfreeze@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">jfreeze@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Garrett Edmonds <<a href="mailto:gedmonds@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">gedmonds@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Stephanie Baker <<a href="mailto:snbaker@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">snbaker@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Lisa Garbrecht <<a href="mailto:lgarbrecht@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">lgarbrecht@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Yang, Yiwen <<a href="mailto:yy7573@austin.utexas.edu" target="_blank">yy7573@austin.utexas.edu</a>>,
Salvador Tijerina <<a href="mailto:stijerina@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">stijerina@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Hedda Prochaska <<a href="mailto:hedda@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">hedda@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Charlie Dey <<a href="mailto:charlie@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">charlie@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Rosalia Gomez <<a href="mailto:ragomez@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">ragomez@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Edgar Garza <<a href="mailto:egarza@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">egarza@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Jorge Salazar <<a href="mailto:jorge@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">jorge@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Sarah Gray <<a href="mailto:sgray@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">sgray@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Jake Rosenberg <<a href="mailto:jrosenberg@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">jrosenberg@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Vanessa Gonzalez <<a href="mailto:vgonzalez@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">vgonzalez@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Netscher, Francis D <<a href="mailto:fnetscher@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">fnetscher@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Fields, Alexander C <<a href="mailto:afields@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">afields@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>, Wesley Bomar <<a href="mailto:wbomar@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">wbomar@tacc.utexas.edu</a>>,
Lindsey Susan D (sl26924) <<a href="mailto:slindsey@tacc.utexas.edu" target="_blank">slindsey@tacc.utexas.edu</a>><br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear all:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am happy to report that we have had another successful DesignSafe site visit, with the panel highly recommending our continued support. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The site visit team complemented us on many aspects of our work this year, including the CoreTrustSeal certification of the Data Depot, our commitment to maintaining a state-of-the-art facility,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I know that I am the lucky one who gets to stand up in front of NSF and present our accomplishments, but this is
<span class="xm6795636563585386236contentpasted0"><span style="background:white">absolutely </span></span>a team effort and I appreciate all that you are doing to make it a success. As they say, "it takes a village" and we really have a great village!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">_________________________________________ </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><b><span style="color:black">Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Professor </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Director, <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">DesignSafe</span></a> Cyberinfrastructure for Natural Hazards Research </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">University of Texas at Austin </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="color:black">Phone: 512-232-3683 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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