1. 13th January, 2017
To Whom It May Concern,
Re: Timothy Mintargo
I have come to know Timothy Mintargo as a student in my Heat and Mass Transport class
and in my role as Head of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of
Melbourne.
Timothy has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science with a major in Chemical
Engineering. Entry into this degree is extremely competitive, accepting only Australian
students within the top 10 to 15% of the high school cohort and similarly skilled
international students. Timothy has performed well in this environment, reflecting his own
high level of academic ability.
The program that Timothy has completed has included significant chemical engineering
content, but also allowed him to take breadth subjects in commerce and environmental
science. I would particularly point out his excellent performance in the capstone subject of
the chemical engineering program ‘Process Engineering Case Studies’. This is an open
ended problem solving subject with a total of eleven assignments forming the assessment.
In many of these assignments, students must work in teams under significant time pressure.
Timothy’s strong results in this subject indicate that he has broad aptitude for analysis and
logical thinking beyond the confines of the engineering field. They also indicate that he
works well in a team.
It is readily apparent that Timothy has a strong passion for the environment and specifically
in renewable energy technologies. I think he is extremely well suited to the program in
Global Production Engineering for New Energy Technologies at TU Berlin and would
recommend that he be accepted.
Please contact me if you require further information.
Professor Sandra Kentish
Professor and Head of Department
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Level 3, Building 165
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
T: +61 3 8344 6682 M: 0412 940 800 E: sandraek@unimelb.edu.au