It is my privilege to enthusiastically recommend Harshita Masand for an internship in Canada

through the MITACS Research Internship program. I know Harshita because she worked in my
lab for one summer on a research project. I gave her some background reading at our first
meeting. By the time of our second meeting she had read what I had given her and prepared a
four-page project description. This level of effort is typical of a good student who joins my lab.

During her time in my lab, Harshita demonstrated a good work ethic and interpersonal skills.
We outlined a scope of work to be completed, and she successfully completed that work in the
time required. She put in extra hours as necessary in order to meet specific deadlines. I teamed
her up with another student to work on the project. She seemed to work well with the other
student, and I found her very personable. Harshita put in sufficient work to be a co-author on the
final report. She was awarded the ‘Undergraduate Research award’ for her substantial
contribution to the project.

I have no doubts as to Harshita’s very strong desire to participate and excel within your offering.
I have observed her skills at networking with her peers and her professionalism in the laboratory
setting. These will serve her well in being an immediate productive asset throughout her
internship

I strongly feel Harshita would make a dynamic contribution to your program. She would be an
excellent representative of the best that IIT Bombay has to offer.

Sincerely,

Dr. Rajiv O. Dusane

P.K.Kelkar Chair Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay,India