Preprint-Reprint Permission Letter This letter assures that the undersigned co-authors hereby grant permission to (student's name) ________________________________________________________________ to use the article or preprint named below in his or her thesis or dissertation to meet the graduate degree requirements at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Permission is required only from coauthors who are graduate students at UAB. By granting this permission, the coauthors acknowledge their understanding (a) that the contribution of the student named above is sufficient to warrant inclusion of the article in that student's thesis or dissertation and (b) that the article listed below may not be used, AS A WHOLE, to form a portion of any other thesis or dissertation at UAB. The remaining portion of this letter may be altered to allow for varying title lengths and for varying numbers of coauthors, but the format should follow that shown below. This letter is available in electronic format at the Graduate School's web site (www.uab.edu/graduate). Article Title: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Coauthors Name (type) Signature Date ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________