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Dashnor Beqiri

    • About Me:

      I live with my parents in Warwick. I’m a solid-state chemistry researcher by day, and I am the men’s handball captain and an intermediate salsa dancer by night! I love chicken nuggets, Pokemon ands swimming!

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      • I’ve played handball for 15 years now at a national level (somewhat)
      • I used to be a Ballroom and Latin dancer, but now I do salsa instead
      • I’m a MASSIVE gamer and use it to destress after a long day

    • My pronouns are:

      he/him

    • My Work:

      I look at structures whose vibrations mean that they get smaller on heating for renewable battery applications

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      I look at transverse vibrations (perpendicular to a line of atoms) by the way of  the tilting of octahedra which contract my layered structures. These vibrations also lower the thermal conductivity (how well a structure conducts heat). Please ask questions, I’m more than happy to talk to you about this!

      Figure showing how vibrations perpendicular to the line of atoms cause the structure to contract

    • My Typical Day:

      I wake up at half past 7 and usually have some eggs or some cereal. I get to work at about 10am where I do a mix of labwork and analysis. Then I have lunch with the research group (or my handball/salsa friends) and then get back to work! I go home at 6pm usually, but this varies depending on if I have salsa dancing or not

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I want to find a way of engaging the public with more niche scientific research that isn’t really talked about, i.e. phenomena rarely seen of talked about by anyone outside of a STEM background. The research done by groups nowadays is extremely significant for a variety of reasons and people should know it exists and what it’s there for!

    My CV

    • Education:

      Carshalton Boys Sports College – Year 7-11

      Glenthorne High School – Sixth Form

      University of Kent – Undergratuate and Masters

      University of Warwick (currently here) – PhD research

    • Qualifications:

      I have 14 GCSEs

      I have 4 A levels

      I have   BSc (hons) in Chemistry

      I have an MRes in Chemistry as well

    • Work History:

      I worked ay Dominos Pizza for a good while, free Pizza felt good!

    • Employer:

      Warwick University

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        handball-coaching, salsa-dancing chemist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        I wanted to be a medical doctor

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Yes! I was too talkative and didn't sit still

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        I'd want to be a professional dancer! (salsa or Latin)

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        These change a lot but singer - Bruno Mars and Band - Little Mix

        What's your favourite food?

        Chicken Nuggets

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        That sausage dogs were the only dos in the world, that my experiments all worked, and that my analysis all made sense!

        Tell us a joke.

        A neutron walked into a bar and the barman said for you no charge!

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