POLITECNICO DI MILANODIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA, MATERIALI E INGEGNERIA CHIMICA " GIULIO NATTA "DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY MATERIALS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING “GIULIO NATTA”

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Milano, June, 1, 2016

To whom it may concern

Reference letter for RANGANATH NAGARAJU

With this letter I give my full support to Ranganath Nagaraju for his application as a PhD Student at the University ofTwente in Netherlands.I met Mr Ranganath Nagaraju as a student of one of my lectures (“Micromechanics”, taught to students enrolled in theschool of Material Engineering at Politecnico di Milano). He soon showed himself as a talented and highly motivatedstudent. He followed my course as more than a diligent student exhibiting his strong will to learn new methods and newapproaches in different engineering fields.I had many meetings with him during the Academic Year during which he showed a substantial capability to organizehis work and to propose research activities in a proactive way. He his very intelligent in proposing smart solutions toengineering problems from different stand points, he is strong in theoretical approaches as well as in practicalengineering problems by putting the right emphasis on technology and cost-effective solutions.During my course he had the opportunity to study many different aspects of mechanics at the small scale with particularreference to experimental methods like micro and nanoindentation, micro-tensile testing as well as theoreticalapproaches to the mechanical behaviour of micro and nano-composite materials.His previous working experience was also a very good starting point for his education and his approach to the study ofengineering disciplines.

In conclusion I believe that on the basis of our standards Mr Ranganath Nagaraju’s capability are extremely good, so Iwould have no doubt in considering his application for the appointment.Best regardsPasquale Vena

Pasquale Vena, PhDPolitecnico di MilanoDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Giulio NattaLaboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics (LaBS)www.labsmech.polimi.itPiazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - 20133 Milano, ItalyTel: +39.02.2399.4236fax: +39.02.2399.4286mail: pasquale.vena@polimi.it