This letter provides a recommendation for Mr. Anubhav Pandey's application for graduate studies. During a summer internship, Mr. Pandey worked under Professor Balasubramaniam analyzing phases in ceramic crucibles used for steelmaking. He worked diligently and was able to identify unique features, leading to a published paper. The professor found him to be hard working, eager to learn, and able to effectively communicate in English. He expresses confidence that Mr. Pandey would fare well in graduate studies and would be willing to guide him. The letter strongly recommends Mr. Pandey for admission with full scholarship.

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DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR 208016, INDIA
R. Balasubramaniam 19 December 2008
Professor
RECOMMENDATION LETTER
I am writing this letter of recommendation supporting Mr. Anubhav Pandey’s application for higher
studies in your department. I have known Mr. Pandey of Department of Metallurgical Engineering,
Punjab Engineering College, Deemed University, Chandigarh in the capacity as his research supervisor
during his internship at IIT Kanpur. He spent two and half months in my laboratory in the summer of
2007 working as a summer trainee.
During his summer training, he was actively involved in understanding the microstructure and phase
distribution in crucibles used for wootz steel making. He has analyzed the phases using X-ray
diffraction method and the distribution of phases using scanning electron microscopy. Mr. Anuphav
Pandy was able to show several unique features of these ceramic crucibles like reinforcement by
mullite and carbon fibres. He worked diligently on the project and I rate his performance as very
satisfactory. I found him to be a very hard working student. He was always eager to learn and apply
new concepts. I like his positive attitude towards learning. Based on the work performed by him, we
published a paper [“Analysis of Wootz Steel Crucibles from Northern Telangana,” R.
Balasubramaniam, Anubhav Pandey and S. Jaikishan, Indian Journal of History of Science, 42 (2007)
649-672.]. This is commendable.
As regards his character, he is a gentleman. He has good command over English and can effectively
communicate in that language.
Mr. Anubhav Pandey has expressed his desire to pursue a graduate degree in materials science and
engineering. He is a good learner and I am sure that he would fare very well in his graduate studies. I
do not have any hesitation in recommending him for admission with full scholarship. In this regard, I
must emphasize that I would not hesitate to take him under my guidance for graduate studies. I wish
him the very best and I am confident that he would acquire a leadership position in his profession.
R Balasubramaniam
[Ph. D. (1990) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY]
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