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Burning for Science—a Woman in a Technical Field

Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Burning for Science—a Woman in a Technical Field
(Lives in Chemistry – Lebenswerke in der Chemie)
314 pp, 227 fig., hardcover, in slipcase, 39.80 €
ISBN 978-3-86225-137-7
_{(Will be released on January 2025)}
Autobiography of the professor of physical chemistry at the Bielefeld University, a dual-career between cross-border science and family.

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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

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Burning for Science—a Woman in a Technical Field

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