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THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1,000,000 AWARDED TO JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

 For Immediate Release                  Contact: Stephanie Booker

 September 7, 2011                                        601-866-9003

Congressman Thompson ANNOUNCES $999,130  Awarded to Jackson State University

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $999,130 to Jackson State University.

The project, entitled JSU: RISE: Research Infrastructure and Student Development through the Chemical Design of Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes," is under the direction of Ashton Hamme.

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