Gwawr Ifan

Gwawr Ifan Bangor University Welsh Crucible 2017 Gwawr graduated with a BMus from Bangor University in 2007 and went on to complete a PhD focussing on music in relation to health and well-being in Wales. She has worked as a music…

Gareth Hall

Gareth Hall Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2017 Gareth obtained his degree in psychology in 2002 and, while working full-time, completed his PhD in Social Psychology with Glamorgan University, now University of South Wales. Gareth took on a full-time lectureship at…

Sarah Gerson

Sarah Gerson Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2017 Sarah obtained her BS degree in psychology at Illinois State University and went on to complete a Masters and PhD at the University of Maryland. She left the USA to do a postdoc…

Anouschka Foltz

Anouschka Foltz University of Graz (formerly Bangor University) Welsh Crucible 2017 Anouschka obtained her MA degree in English Language, Ancient History and Media Studies at Mannheim University in Germany. As part of her studies, she spent a year abroad teaching university-level…

Daryl Beggs

Daryl Beggs Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2017 Daryl is a Lecturer in the School of Physics & Astronomy at Cardiff University. His research is focused on using compound semiconductors in the fabrication of photonic integrated circuits – man-made structures that…

Dimitra Fimi

Dimitra Fimi University of Glasgow (formerly Cardiff Metropolitan University) Welsh Crucible 2017 Dimitra gained her BA degree at the University of Athens, Greece, and went on to complete her MA and PhD at Cardiff University. She is now Senior Lecturer…

Jamie Duckers

Jamie Duckers University Hospital Llandough Welsh Crucible 2017 Jamie qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2000 and completed postgraduate medical jobs around Wales before being appointed as Consultant Physician in 2009 at University Hospital Llandough, where he…

Chris Cunningham

Chris Cunningham Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2017 Chris received his BS degree in Biology from Belmont Abbey College, received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Utah, and did his post-doctoral research at the University of Georgia. Currently, he…

Davide Crivelli

Davide Crivelli Diamond Light Source (formerly Cardiff University) Welsh Crucible 2017 Davide obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and moved to Cardiff to work as a research associate in structural health monitoring. He is now…

Esyin Chew

Esyin Chew Cardiff Metropolitan University Welsh Crucible 2017 Esyin is an interdisciplinary academic with a doctoral degree in IT and Education. She is a creative academic developing humanoid robot and mobile programs for seamless assessment and feedback. Specialising in educational…