Recommendation Letter

Dear Colleagues:

I am the dean of School of Science, Northern Jiaotong University and a member of ASPE (American Society for Precision Engineering). As Mr. Manuel Yin‘s teacher, I am glad to write this letter to support his application for admission into your university.

In December 1999, Mr. Yin was assigned to do experiments on the dynamic characteristics of micro-jet in our school. I was attracted by his diligence and seriousness at the first sight of him. For three months, he stayed in the lab almost day and night and participated in every test. His logic reasoning and talents for experiments impressed all of us.

Before the experiment was carried out, he designed several plans. After comparing them, he chose the best one. In the regular reports, he summarized the precedent work, analyzed the problems they were facing and raised his solutions. His work helped to improve performance of the micro-jet .

Mr. Yin‘s talent in language and ability of solving problems are worth mentioning, too. Since our equipment was imported from other countries, most of the operation instructions hadn‘t been translated into Chinese by that time. Mr. Yin translated these English materials in his spare time. Because of his familiarity with the materials and his solid foundation of engineering, he solved a lot of problems in the operation of the equipment. For his excellent performance, he was praised by the teachers.

Mr. Yin is an active young man. He was enthusiastic about mechanical designing competitions, extra-curriculum activities and lectures on the latest development in the mechanical engineering field. All these helped him to advance in his study.

Having been to UNCC(University of North Carolina at Charlotte) as a visiting scholar, I know that compared with the development of precision mechanics technology in the US, we still have a long way to go. I take great pleasure in supporting this promising young man to study in your university. His sound foundation, serious scientific attitude and practicality give me confidence that he will finish his study successfully. I will be very grateful if you can give due consideration to his application for admission into your university and grant him financial assistance.

Sincerely yours,

Dean of School of Science, Northern Jiaotong University
Member of International Society for Optical Engineering
Member of American Society for Precision Engineering
Professor and Director of PhD, Northern Jiaotong University