<p>Rising sun - thanks for your prompt reply. I was a second author on this publication. As regards to my work in industry, I actually work in Technology Development. A lot of the research is very similar to academia research - fundamental issues of polymers being looked at. My supervisor is also actually very academia oriented. I just think that someone like my VP who I might be able to squeeze out a recommendation letter, might be a name that some professors would recognize. (He has a PhD in BME from Georgia Tech. and he has been a co-author in the Handbook of BME among other things)</p>
<p>The reason I want to use my industry research to leverage my case is because it is probably the most germane of my CV towards the research areas that I am going to focus my application on.</p>