<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>les Staley</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:44 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Jeffrey Epstein</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>FW: Warmest congratulations to Dr. Alexa Staley on her successful defense</td></tr></table>

Alexa and I know you much of a role you had in arriving at this very big day. The counsel you have given Alexa over the years has been a gift of great friendship.

Thanks my friend.

From: Alexa Nitzan Staley Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:22 PM To: les Staley; Mom; Sophia Staley Subject: Fwd: Warmest congratulations to Dr. Alexa Staley on her successful defense

Alexa

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From: Randy Date: August 13, 2015 at 2:49:33 PM EDT To: Subject: Warmest congratulations to Dr. Alexa Staley on her successful defense

Dear Colleagues,

Warmest congratulations to

*Alexa Staley*

on the successful defense of her dissertation

"Locking the advanced LIGO gravitational wave detector: with a focus on the arm length stabilization technique."

Dissertation Sponsor and Advisor: Professor Szabi Marka

August 13, 2015

Randy Torres
Senior Administrative Manager
Department of Physics
Columbia University