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Antonios Banos

    • About Me:

      I live in Bristol. I am a post-doctoral research associate at the Physics school, University of Bristol. I love sports, especially basketball and cycling. I like travelling and live concerts. I also love animals!

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      I live in Bristol. I am a post-doctoral research associate at the Physics school, University of Bristol. I love sports, especially basketball and cycling. I like travelling and live concerts.

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      I undertook a PhD at the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics, University of Bristol, focused on mechanistic and kinetic studies of uranium corrosion in mixed H2O-H2 systems, meeting the requirement to develop a more detailed understanding of uranium corrosion in storage environments.

      From the uranium-hydrogen storage perspective, I have investigated the properties of uranium and other metals as a chemical storage mediums and investigated further the potential of producing and storing hydrogen within a nuclear facility using these metal candidates.

    • My Typical Day:

      I usually wake up and have breakfast at 8 a.m. I walk to work and start everyday at 9 a.m. My work involves experiments in the lab, reading of papers relevant to my research, data analysis and report writing. I have a break at 1 p.m. where I usually go for lunch with my colleagues and go back to work at 2 p.m. I go home at 5 p.m.

       

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      I usually wake up and have breakfast at 8 a.m. I walk to work and start everyday at 9 a.m. My work involves experiments in the lab, reading of papers relevant to my research, data analysis and report writing. I have a break at 1 p.m. where I usually go for lunch with my colleagues and go back to work at 2 p.m. I go home at 5 p.m.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I will use the money for an outreach event probably travel money or  fees for conference attendance.

    My CV

    • Education:

      PhD Physics Apr ‘13 – Nov ‘17
      Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics, University of Bristol, UK.

      Thesis title: “Investigation of uranium corrosion in mixed water-hydrogen environments”
      (submission – Jun ’17)

      Diploma – MEng Mechanical Engineering (5-year degree) Sep ’06 – Nov ‘11
      University of Western Macedonia, School of Engineering, Greece. (Grade: 1st honours).

       

    • Qualifications:

      Secondary School – Certificate qualification: Excellent

      Undergraduate studies – Certificate qualification: 2nd honours (> 10 % of class)

      Postgraduate studies (MSc) – Certificate qualification: 1st honours

      Postgraduate studies (PhD) – Certificate qualification: Pass (Minor corrections)

       

       

       

    • Work History:

      University of Bristol | Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics Sep ’17 – Current
      Research Associate

      University of Bristol | Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics Jan ’17 – Mar ‘17
      Research Assistant

      University of Bristol | Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics Mar ’13 – Sep ‘17
      Postgraduate student

      Private technical office | Corfu Sep ’12 – Mar ‘13
      Mechanical Engineer

      Hellenic Army | Greece
      Military service (mandatory | fulfilled) Nov ’11 – Jul ‘12

    • Current Job:

      Post-doctoral research associate (PDRA)

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        animal-loving, sportsman scientist

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        Engineer, Scientist

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        No

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Moderat

        What's your favourite food?

        Pasta

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

        Good health for me and my close people, Have maximum research impact, Permanency in Academia

        Tell us a joke.

        What did Jay-z call his girlfriend before getting married? - Feyonce!

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