Catia Santos joined DIAL as Principal Technician in Electronics on the SMDH project. She has worked at the University of Cambridge since 2018, first joining through the apprenticeship scheme to complete an Advanced Apprenticeship in Electronics with placements in the Electronics Development Group and the Bulk Superconductivity Group. Previous to this, Catia worked in the catering industry while completing a BSc Degree in Mathematics and Physics with the Open University.