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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As part of an effort to address
current challenges facing plasma physics, a number of us who were involved with
the NSF 2020 Plasma Decadal have drafted a letter advocating for the support of
plasma physics, which will be shared shortly with Congress and other federal
decision makers. We would like the space and solar plasma physics community
(who were represented in drafting the letter) to be part of this advocacy. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">My purpose in writing is to ask you to
post the letter and email link below that is requesting signatures of support from
the space and solar physics communities. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Many thanks for considering this.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All the best,<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Subject: Plasma Science and Engineering – Position
Paper</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleague,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">With impending
challenges to federal support of plasma science and engineering (PSE), we ask
for your support in promoting the value of PSE research and development to
federal decision makers. The position paper <i>Plasma Science and
Engineering: A Foundational Asset For National and Economic Security </i>describes
the benefits of federal support of PSE. We ask you to be a signatory of
the position paper that will be used in advocating for PSE. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Link to the position
paper and sign-on: <a href="https://forms.gle/Ajw7DF71SawwUMnz6" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Link</span></a><span style="color:blue"> </span><span style="color:black"> ( </span><a href="https://forms.gle/Ajw7DF71SawwUMnz6" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://forms.gle/Ajw7DF71SawwUMnz6</span></a> ) <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We encourage you to
use the position paper (1 and 2 page versions are available at the link) in
your own advocacy, and in working with your institution's government affairs
offices.<span></span></span></p>
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