Theresa Sichler
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My name is Theresa Sichler and I am a PhD student at BAM, Thermochemical Residues Treatment and Resource Recovery division. I studied environmental science and technology at TU Berlin and during the studies my scientific focus was water pollution control and environmental microbiology.
To be honest, I was looking for work very broadly after graduation and got into research more or less by accident. It was a fantastic coincidence. In BAM I am working on nutrient recovery from sewage sludge and waste topics. When new waste samples arrive, it's like Christmas for me. I've always been a curious person and have enjoyed digging deep into topics that particularly interest me. What I love most about my work as a scientist is the versatility. Science is not only measurement and evaluation. We get in contact with many different stakeholder in science, politics and economy. Science means making results and data accessible and understandable for everyone – both in numbers and in pictures. As a scientist, you can train your communication skills, technical skills, writing skills and even creativity – which will help you set up new experiments and visualize results. I believe that many women and girls already have this versatility and are more hesitant because of a lack of knowledge in a particular area. Dare to join in! You don't have to enter a topic as an expert.
My tip for women and girls in science: Stay curious and don’t hesitate to discover new fields – it is always important to look beyond your horizon.
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