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Philippe Martinuzzi
Research Engineer in Mechanical Modelling
EDF Energy R&D UK Centre
Tel: +44 (0) 787 511 0712
E-mail: philippe.martinuzzi@edfenergy.com
The University of Manchester
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M13 9PL
Manchester
Letter of recommendation for Nicolas Gassilloud
To whom it may concern
Nicolas has asked me to write a letter of recommendation to support his application for a PhD position in École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
Nicolas has worked in my team for 6 months in 2015 as an intern. He was part of the EDF Energy R&D UK Centre and
developed a complex finite element model using Code_Aster (EDF R&D software) for our industrial partners. He has
shown his ability to rapidly integrate the team and work in an international environment. On a technical point of view, he
learnt how to use Code_Aster and programming python codes to automatize some processes. Highly motivated, he
proposed different strategies to set up the model and overcome some convergence issues that we were experiencing.
During this internship, Nicolas has also shown his ability to communicate with the developers in EDF R&D France in
order to best take advantage of the available features. More importantly, he presented the progress of his work to our
industrial partners with a high degree of professionalism.
I am confident that the technical skills of Nicolas, in addition to his remarkable soft skills, will be appreciated should he
join your team.
Please feel free to contact me for any further query you may have.
Philippe Martinuzzi