Research Internship Recommendation
February xx, 20xx
Ms. Melanie-Claire Mallison
NNUN REU Program Coordinator
Cornell Nanofabrication Facility
M102 Knight Laboratory
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-5403
Dear Ms. Mallison,
I am writing in support of Mr. John Lerner’s application to participate in the NNUN Research
Experiences for Undergraduates program this summer.
Mr. Lerner is a student in Materials Science and Engineering at Mythic University. He is pursuing a joint
BS/MS degree in our Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering.
He possesses a perfect 4.0 GPA, and has shown significant aptitude in performing research in my group.
He is planning to use this research for his dissertation.
Among his accomplishments, last year Mr. Lerner was the sole recipient of our department’s research
fellowships for first-year students, and has selected a project in my group concerning the role of tin
doping on the structure, surface chemistry, and nano-indentation behavior of soda lime silica glass. He
began working alongside my graduate students in the fall term, and has been actively engaged in glass
batching, melting, fining, and surface preparation for subsequent analyses. He is continuing this research
this semester, focusing on examining the leaching and hydration behavior of the doped glasses. This work
will lead to an examination of the role of tin on hydrated layer formation and alteration of the surface
elastic properties as measured by nano-indentation techniques.
In addition to his academic and research performance, Mr. Lerner also interacts well with his colleagues.
He is an articulate, polite, informed, and motivated young man. He participates well in my bi-weekly
research group meetings, is always well prepared for our one-on-one meetings on his research progress,
and has an excellent vision of where he would like to go, academically, over the next few years. I think he
would be an excellent REU candidate, and I enthusiastically endorse his application.
Sincerely,
John Teacher
John Teacher
Professor and Chairman—Undergraduate Studies
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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