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Plaster89 Posted 10 years ago
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Motivation letter for engineering PhD

Hello all I am new in forum, this is my first post. I would like to kindly ask You for check and give me some hints of my motivation letter for PhD at Eindhoven TU. That is not normal PhD studies, it is strongly connected to chemical industry sector. Thank You in advance for any help! Cheers!

Motivational letter

15 December 2016

Dear Sir / Madam

I am writing to apply for Professional Engineering Doctorate position at the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry department, Eindhoven University of Technology.

In 2013 I received my Master of Science degree in Industrial and engineering chemistry, process engineering specialization with top grades, placing me in top 3 in my year. At present I am working as a Design engineer at XXX in Poland, where I became fascinated in chemical and pharmaceutical plant design.

During my engineering studies I learned a lot about green process engineering among heavy chemical industry. In 2012 my story with multicultural meetings was started by BIOCEN 2012, what was performed in Tampere, Finland, where I used to be a leader of one multicultural team, performing assessment about alternative energy resources from cellulose. We achieve second place in competition. Turning back to Poland I decided to perform my Master thesis in mathematical modeling of reactors, so I started to learn programming in freeware software (SciLAB). Finally in 2013 I ended all courses with GPA 4.84/5 and final grade 5 with honors.

In 2014 I used to be a student also at Economy University, where I was selected as an Erasmus exchange student at University of Applied sciences in Vienna, at Quantitative asset and risk management studies. I strengthen my theoretical knowledge on mathematical and qualitative way of business management, and combine it with my engineering experience. Moreover I met people from all over the Europe and world with different cultures and backgrounds. I found this experience personally and professionally rewarding because, comparing our outlook for the future, I have a deeper understanding about business, and finally engineering in economical way. Finally it take me to defense the thesis in Finance and Accounting in Katowice.

Going to more designing subject, espcially connected with nautre, as 3 studies I was selected for Environmental engineering, with specialization of Sanitary Engineering. I decided to go for that studies, because of strong cooperation with civil and sanitary engineers, that I need to understand for proper design. As a process engineer, I need to take other point of view, and understand that not only chemistry is among as. Living creatures are extremely helpful for sewage water treatment for instance. That faculty gives me better understanding of biological processes in chemistry world.

Fortunately during my chemical engineering studies I have met professor XXX , with whom I cooperating till present day. We started with publications of his and mine work about reverse flow reactors, especially focusing on the theoretical mechanism within, and trying to describe that in mathematical way. I am learning a lot of mathematical modeling as well as numerical method that helps in solving of sets of differential equations. During meetings and work I sharpened my critical thinking and programming activities.

Despite my education, I am constantly working as professional engineer. Starting in 2014 in XXX Poland, I develop myself as a junior mechanical engineer, but not just at the desk, but also on the site where I manage small parts of projects (central vacuuming installations) and setting goal of mine to do it the best I can. Within group I also cooperate with chemical technology division, to properly interpret ATEX directive, and estimate hazardous and explosion areas. That work give me a very good insight of building process as well as safety design of apparatus, and its nearby space.

In next year I changed work to workshop design, to get knowledge about design and technological design of chemical, diary and pharma industry apparatus. I used to be responsible for all process, starting from the design, under proper conditions (given by customer) , through welding and manufacturing technology, till the notified body certification and customer audit. Together with other engineers, we develop API (Advanced Production Integration) and Lean development for improve of the production activities and time management, starting from design apparatus automations. During that extensive year I understood that designing is that what I would like to do. That experience gives me a lot of knowledge about chemical process industry and apparatus production, pathway of certifications, finally imagination and understanding form idea to start-up of process.

My present work is within XX in Gliwice, where my position is Design Engineer in Piping Department. Mainly I constantly optimize plant layout with my more experienced colleges that gives me a lot of crucial ideas, and good manner of chemical plant design. I am involved in two confidential projects, that one is focusing on advanced manufacturing and life and biosciences to batch producing of light pharmaceuticals, and second is constant production of therapeutics that are used for chemotherapy in cancer treatment. Despite designing of industrial plants, I was selected for being power user, and future Discipline Application Specialist (DAS) in area of Autodesk products, where I mainly setting up and automate all project activities at workforce.

I have carefully assessed my options about the future too. The advancements within chemical industry made in the fields of designing and process development in particular attracted my attention, making me curious about the new avenues opening up in chemical industry. Nowadays people need a solutions for day to day problems, which were solved by scientist with cooperation with engineers that are turn science from religion to facts. Most countries and large companies around the globe have already started doing massive investments in dedicated research and I am positive this will boost the labour market, soon there will be a need for new, young engineers to lead us into this new era of chemistry and product development. When this happens, I want to be a part of this industrial revolution.

This is why I think a Professional Engineering Doctorate in Product and Process Development at Eindhoven University of Technology would be the right choice for me now and an excellent boost in building a future career as a industrial designer. I feel a highly analytical yet creative mind like mine, joined with my natural tendency for thinking outside the box, would be perfectly suited for finding solutions for arising challenges in engineering wat, and I am also confident that studying and working with similar people from all over the world under the guidance of top scholars would inspire me to develop myself both personally and professionally.

In 10-15 years from now, I imagine myself working at the project as manager and also, conducting technical supervision on the advanced manufacturing processes with other people with the same passion of mine.

Thank you for considering my application for given position.

Your faithfully

XX
  

Top answer

Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to apply for a professional engineering doctorate position at the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Department, Eindhoven University of Technology. In 2013, I received my Master of Science degree in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Engineering Specialization, and I came third in my year. At present, I am working as a design engineer at *** in Poland, mainly in chemical and pharmaceutical plant design.

  • Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to apply for a professional engineering doctorate position at the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Department, Eindhoven University of Technology.
  • In 2013, I received my Master of Science degree in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Engineering Specialization, and I came third in my year.
  • At present, I am working as a design engineer at *** in Poland, mainly in chemical and pharmaceutical plant design.
  • During my engineering studies, I learned a lot about green process engineering in the heavy chemicals industry.
  • In 2012, I attended BIOCEN in Tampere, Finland, where I was a leader of one multicultural team, performing assessments of alternative-energy sources from cellulose.
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Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to apply for a professional engineering doctorate position at the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Department, Eindhoven University of Technology.

In 2013, I received my Master of Science degree in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Engineering Specialization, and I came third in my year. At present, I am working as a design engineer at **

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