Sanjar Dana

KBR Engineering Work Experience                                                                                                   July 2025

Was introduced to 7 different disciplines of engineering over 5 days (mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, piping, communication, energy). Designed and prototyped using CAD, a feasible plate heat exchanger system for a milk pasteurisation facility to an audience of engineers and the CEO - won first prize for best presentation and best solution. Worked with senior engineers in activities, solving energy problems, rerouting pipelines and analysing load distribution when considering what the best material was for a new project.

Imperial College London shadowing placement                                                                              May 2025

Shadowed an Imperial college london PhD student for a day learning about the use of neutrino detection to detect the existence of dark matter in the universe (using pions, kaons and other bosons and the way they behave in space). Attended a seminar where new engineering processes were being implemented at CERN to increase collision rates (high energy neutrino magnetisers).

Spectris Engineering Firm Work Experience                                                                            August 2025

Participated in an online session with Malvern Panalytical where we were shown different facilities and learnt how niche, technical machines were used by specialists to perform specialist tests for their companies.

• Engineering Scholars Club

Discussed, researched and wrote a paper on designing a vehicle capable of driving on lava, considering different materials and their advantages, cost, and design (peer reviewed).

• V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Prototype

Researched how the Osprey works technically and used Imperial’s facilities and skills I gained from the Imperial Maker Challenge, I learned, planned, 3D modelled and prototyped a working V-22 Osprey tiltrotor system at their biweekly maker graduate sessions.

• ECS Biomedical Engineering Programme

Designed a possible EMG-integrated drone technology called ‘Mydrones’, allowing for rapid medical aid in emergencies.

• UNIQ Oxford Engineering Programme

Learnt how to design and programme drones using a custom IDE and successfully programmed one to flip and do technical manoeuvres. Advanced past the given task and managed to code a controller system so the drone could be moved using keyboard inputs as commands.

Designed, made and tested a metal beam to see how long its integrity held under load. Analysed load distribution and the benefits of different configurations in CAD - decided on an I-beam which was the strongest among the group.

• Sports: School Volleyball & Badminton, centre-back for school football squad.
• Arts: Drawing, Flute (since 15), Wooden Sculptures (e.g. ship & blimp models).
• Coding: Intermediate C# and Java.

• Duke Of Edinburgh Gold September 2024 - June 2026
• Imperial Maker Challenge September 2024 - January 2025

Placed 2nd in this 3 month intensive engineering programme.

• UK Maths Challenge October 2024

Achieved Gold and was 3rd best in the year group.

• Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge January 2023

Voted best speaker in my school and got to the finals to represent Ealing Borough.