Anamaria Leonescu
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Romanian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Japanese Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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NSPCC Child protection
NSPCCMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Royal Society of Chemistry Affiliate Membership
Royal Society of ChemistryNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
The Complete Pandas Bootcamp2022: Data Science with Python
UdemyNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Boothcamp
UdemySep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Python
Code First GirlsJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Quantum Computing
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Neural Networks
LinkedInFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Green Impact Environmental Auditor
IEMAFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Learn Python
SnakifyJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Machine Learning with Python: Foundations
LinkedInDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
SPERO Entrepreneurship for Doctoral School
UCL Innovation & EnterpriseDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Entrepreneurship: Finding and Testing Your Business Idea
LinkedInSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Business Analysis Foundations
LinkedInAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Entrepreneurship Foundations
LinkedInAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Leadership Fundamentals
LinkedInAug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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IvyPrep Consulting
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Singapore
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Admissions Consultant
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Freelance
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London Area, United Kingdom
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Chemistry Tutor
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Oct 2022 - Present
Preparing students from the UK and overseas for Oxbridge admission exams, personal statement editing, interview coaching, competitions. For more information: https://linktr.ee/AnaLeonescu Preparing students from the UK and overseas for Oxbridge admission exams, personal statement editing, interview coaching, competitions. For more information: https://linktr.ee/AnaLeonescu
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UCL
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
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Oct 2021 - Present
-responsible for demonstrating undergraduate organic synthesis labs, helping students with their experiments, using my previously acquired knowledge to motivate them throughout their studies, as well as logistics and administrative tasks. -marking assessments for organic synthesis and physical chemistry -tutorial lead for undergraduate first year inorganic, organic and physical chemistry modules (10 students/ group) -workshop assistant for undergraduate first year inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry modules (25 students/ group) Show less
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Orbital Materials
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United Kingdom
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Computational chemistry researcher
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Jul 2023 - Oct 2023
Early-stage tech startup - < 1 year old, < 15 people team. Developed a data pipeline for materials design, used further to finetune on the OM foundation model. Early-stage tech startup - < 1 year old, < 15 people team. Developed a data pipeline for materials design, used further to finetune on the OM foundation model.
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Leading Education
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United Kingdom
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Tutor and Admissions Consultant
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Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
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MyMentor
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Academic Consultant
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Jun 2020 - Apr 2022
mentoring students for admission to University in the UK mentoring students for admission to University in the UK
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CAMbassadors
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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Education And Outreach Coordinator
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2021
• organised outreach events at the University of Cambridge: Open Days, Summer Schools, workshops as part of the University-wide CAMbassadors outreach scheme; • mentored high-school students about university admissions, spoke to groups (100-150 people) about choosing degrees in STEM (both students and parents); • promoted to a Senior CAMbassador position (Oct 2019), as recognition of my work and enthusiasm about outreach; additional tasks include organizing recruitment and training events; • helped run the first Cambridge Virtual Open Days via the Access App Show less
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Cambridge University Environmental Consulting Society
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Careers officer
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Sep 2020 - Apr 2021
-organised termly online panel talks with representatives from the Environment and Sustainability sectors; -currently working with the Sponsorship team to liaise with more partners, from both the Academia and the industry. -organised termly online panel talks with representatives from the Environment and Sustainability sectors; -currently working with the Sponsorship team to liaise with more partners, from both the Academia and the industry.
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UniAdmissions: The World's First Oxbridge Prep School
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Tutor and Admissions Consultant
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Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
• organized tutorials for prospective students, selected and marked entry exams, wrote mock exams (currently being published under the UniAdmissions coordination); • tutor for Oxbridge Admission assessments in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics • organized tutorials for prospective students, selected and marked entry exams, wrote mock exams (currently being published under the UniAdmissions coordination); • tutor for Oxbridge Admission assessments in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics
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NaturLoop
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Switzerland
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Research Student
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Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
I had the opportunity to work remotely for a young Swiss start-up, where I: • reviewed different types of adhesives (geopolymers, bio-based, ionic liquids), as well as their trend for economic growth; • suggested research strategies for the company’s vision; • attended group meetings and extensively discussed my findings with a member of the R&D team I had the opportunity to work remotely for a young Swiss start-up, where I: • reviewed different types of adhesives (geopolymers, bio-based, ionic liquids), as well as their trend for economic growth; • suggested research strategies for the company’s vision; • attended group meetings and extensively discussed my findings with a member of the R&D team
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University of Bucharest
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Romania
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Summer Research Student
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Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
Studentship in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Prof. Marcu’s group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Romania • worked along a PhD student to Synthesise mixed oxides of variable compositions of s, p, d and f-block metals; • Measured their oxidative ability against several gaseous mixtures and analyzed the data obtained. Studentship in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Prof. Marcu’s group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Romania • worked along a PhD student to Synthesise mixed oxides of variable compositions of s, p, d and f-block metals; • Measured their oxidative ability against several gaseous mixtures and analyzed the data obtained.
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Research Student
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Prof. Hunter’s Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom • supervised and trained to use state-of-the-art synthesis and characterization laboratory techniques, (inert atmosphere, NMR, IR and LC/MS); • worked independently for the second part of the project (5 weeks); • synthesized four monomers for template-coupling reactions aiming to trace the fundamental aspects of chemical evolution; • produced a detailed report and presented my work to the group at the end of the project; • postdoc used my results to help screen potential compounds for their own research. Show less
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University of Bucharest
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Romania
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Summer Research Student
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Summer Research Project, Dr. Matache’s group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Romania • synthesized novel diazines by oxidative cyclisation processes, characterized them using NMR, UV and fluorescence spectra; • results currently used as part of a PhD thesis in Bio-organic Chemistry. Summer Research Project, Dr. Matache’s group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Romania • synthesized novel diazines by oxidative cyclisation processes, characterized them using NMR, UV and fluorescence spectra; • results currently used as part of a PhD thesis in Bio-organic Chemistry.
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Education
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UCL
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Supramolecular Chemistry -
University of Cambridge
Master's degree, Chemistry -
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Natural Sciences -
Colegiul National Sfantul Sava Bucuresti
Romanian Baccalaureate, High School