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 on-this 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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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