Burning for Science-A Woman in a Technical Field

KATHARINA KOHSE-HÖINGHAUS was born in Germany's industrial Ruhr area in 1951. Science fascinated her early onthis never changed and propelled her life into a stellar academic career. After studying chemistry, she cut her own path from atmospheric chemistry to combustion science.

Constantly she created new trails between physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering to explore combustion, pollutant emissions, and new analytical techniques.

Challenges like a dual-career family and raising funds for cross-border science led to many out-of-the-box initiatives, including science education for kids and students.

Katharina is famous for never running out of fuel: She became the first female President of the International Combustion Society and of Germany's Bunsen Society, served on numerous boards and received many awards. Her trailblazing life for women in STEM worldwide is remarkable and her engaging story will be enjoyed by all!

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19791994 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Stuttgart Seit 1994 Professorin für Physikalische Chemie an der Universität Bielefeld

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Die autobiographische Reihe "Lebenswerke in der Chemie" gibt Einblicke in das Leben und Denken herausragender Forscher im Spiegel der Zeit. Welche Rolle spielt in der chemischen Spitzenforschung die ununterbrochene Folge von Hypothese, Experiment und Interpretation, welche Rolle spielen die Impulse von Mentoren, Mitarbeitern und Studenten oder auch die von Konkurrenten? Erfolgreiche Wissenschaftler beschreiben authentisch und persönlich, wie Neues in den Naturwissenschaften entsteht.

Herausgegeben vom Beirat der Fachgruppe Geschichte der Chemie in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh).

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Contenu

Why I Wrote This Book
1.1 The scientific life
1.2 The networking life
1.3 The mentoring life
1.4 Three lifes and three core subjects

2 Curiosity and How One Step Led to Another
2.1 The starting point
2.2 From atmospheric reactions to combustion
2.3 From combustion physics to engineering
2.4 From combustion reactors to laser spectroscopy
2.5 From familiar to uncertain territory
2.6 Returning to physical chemistry
2.7 From table-top experiments to synchrotrons
2.8 From flames to materials
2.9 From methods to perspectives

3 Networks, Organizations, and Participation
3.1 Research and funding
3.2 Academic governance, participation, and science-based advice
3.3 Conferences, networks, and scientific discourse
3.4 Professional societies and leadership
3.5 Combustion chemistry in different environments

4 Sharing the Passion for Science
4.1 Science for schools
4.2 Motivation for students: unusual insights into current research
4.3 Encouraging careers in science

5 Looking Back

Appendix
Words of thanks
Vita
Chemistree
Holographs
Documents
Publications
Glossary
Links
Image sources
Index