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<p class="MsoNormal">Shib Nath Pattadar, a PhD student at The Ohio State University, is conducting an aquaponics survey as part of his dissertation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This survey is being conducted to explore the present trend of aquaponics farming in Ohio as a part of academic research in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University. We are circulating this survey to
individuals in Ohio who have some sort of relationship with aquaponics (farmers, hobbyists, educators, etc.) to learn more about the attitude and experience of Ohioans with regard to aquaponics. The survey protocol has been approved by The Ohio State University Institutional
Review Board (2021E0151). <b>Your participation is voluntary.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can take the survey using the following link: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
<a href="https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_79Ts00rUNszcaq2?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current">https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_79Ts00rUNszcaq2?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your attention, and for your assistance in furthering this young man’s studies at The Ohio State University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Bradford Sherman</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Program Assistant</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences</span><br>
<span style="color:black;background:white">111 Research Building, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH 45661</span><br>
<span style="color:black;background:white">740-289-5296 Office</span><br>
<a href="mailto:sherman.1473@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">sherman.1473@osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> / </span><a href="http://southcenters.osu.edu/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">southcenters.osu.edu</span></a><br>
<span style="color:black;background:white">Pronouns: he/him/his</span><br>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Buckeyes consider the environment before printing.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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