M Imayavaramban is applying for an overseas travel grant to attend a conference. His PhD supervisor, Dr. Pat Wheeler, wrote a reference letter in support of his application. Dr. Wheeler states that M Imayavaramban has been a very hardworking and dedicated PhD student for the past 12 months, making exceptional progress on his project focused on matrix converter design and control applications for aerospace. This progress includes having a paper accepted at a top IEEE conference in the research area. Dr. Wheeler fully supports M Imayavaramban's application for funding to attend this conference.

1. Our reference
Chile/pww/jr
Your reference
ITG-B7-199
Direct line/email
+44 (0) 115 951 5591
Pat.Wheeler@nottingham.ac.uk
22 March 2007
Dear Sir
OVERSEAS TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION: M IMAYAVARAMBAN
I am writing this reference as the PhD supervisor of M Imayavaramban. He
has been one of my PhD students for the last 12 months. His PhD project is
focussed on the investigating some of the challenging aspects of Matrix
Converter design and control, particularly focussed on aerospace
applications.
M Imayavaramban is a very hardworking and dedicated student who has
made exceptionally good progress during the first year of his PhD studies.
This progress is typified by the acceptance of his paper at one of the best
IEEE conferences in our research area. He has shown ability in both the
simulation and practical construction of power converters. This high level of
progress is unusual for a student during the first year of PhD in Power
Electronics. I have no hesitation in supporting his application for funding to
attend this conference.
I hope that you will give this application your full consideration.
Yours sincerely
Dr Pat Wheeler
Associate Professor in Power Electronic Systems
School of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Tel: +44 (0) 115 9515600
Fax: +44 (0) 115 9515616
www.eee.nottingham.ac.uk
Head of School
Professor Greg Asher