Benjamin Dawson, PhD

Chief Technical Officer at NIQS Technology Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Leeds Area, UK
Languages
  • English -

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Experience

    • Chief Technical Officer
      • Sep 2020 - Present
    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • Co-Owner
      • Feb 2020 - Present
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Researcher PHD Student
      • Sep 2018 - Aug 2023

      Diabetes (or more formally, Diabetes mellitus) currently affects roughly 422 million people worldwide with 1.5 million deaths reported in 2012. Despite its prevalence, current treatments are limited to frequent glucose monitoring and dietary regulation with tightly controlled amounts of insulin to be admitted throughout the day. This means that the more frequently blood glucose is measured, the better it can be managed. Unfortunately, one of the best ways to measure glucose levels is through direct blood testing, which when performed multiple times a day is a painful and inconvenient method of ensuring blood glucose and insulin regulation. Reportedly, this has thwarted many sufferers of Diabetes from more closely monitoring their blood glucose, putting them at a greater risk of Diabetes related illnesses. Currently, commercially available non-invasive glucose sensors are only minimally-invasive, meaning they enter the skin but don't cause any bleeding by rupturing a blood vessel. From here they typically measure glucose levels in the interstitial (in between the cells) fluid with a probe that eventually needs to be replaced. The sensor being developed at Leeds is completely non-invasive, as it will be able to measure glucose levels outside the body without piercing the skin. The aim of this project is to develop an optical sensor that can non-invasively measure the concentration of glucose with light, in a way that requires and aids the development of a new way of looking at the nature of light and its fundamental building block: the photon. Show less

    • Student
      • Sep 2013 - Jul 2018
    • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • Gas Billing Administator
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

      Placement year as part of my degree at Leeds University. Working in the finance sector of the company, dealing with customer requests and calculating customer gas consumption for accurate billing. Dealing with customer requirements accurately and consistently. Having to email and talk to customers directly over the phone and help them with any query they have. Complex data analysis, having to diagnose a technical fault remotely through pure data. Reliably and accurately perform complex billing tasks under a tight schedule. Having to stick to a set schedule each month for a variety of task each month, making sure every task has been completed to a high degree of accuracy. High level of spreadsheet analysis and use of other office functions. Deep and thorough understanding of the UK gas and electricity sectors and how a complex series of networks link up to form them, as well as being able explain complex industry specific ideas to unsavvy customers Coordination of different companies specialising in different areas in order to achieve one goal. Show less

Education

  • University of Leeds
    Theoretical Physics (MPhys), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
    2013 - 2018
  • Greenhead College
    2011 - 2013

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