![]() ![]() I really like being able to put my own ideas into practice in the lab, and enjoy conducting varied work with young people and various different groups. The pharmaceutical industry can use this method, for example, to control the biological activity of medical products using polymers of a defined size. The quality of the product depends on a controlled distribution of particles of different sizes. ![]() My project is part of a collaborative research centre. I concentrate on the development of preparative chromatographic processes for the separation of nanoparticles based on size, in particular for the chromatographic separation of nanoparticles and polymers. ‘In simple terms, my research is important for the medical and the pharmaceutical sectors as it focuses on how medicines work. Whilst studying, I worked for three and a half years at the Fraunhofer Development Centre for X-ray Technology, where I wrote my Bachelor‘s thesis, I completed a placement in breast cancer research in the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People‘s Republic of China, I studied more than one semester at Tokyo University in Japan, attended a summer school in Silicon Valley in California and wrote my Master’s thesis in Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich.’ My work as a doctoral candidate On the way to where I am today, I have gone through a lot of exciting stages and met great people who have inspired and supported me. ‘I am now completing my doctoral degree at the Chair of Thermal Process Technology at FAU. I couldn’t give her an answer and enrolled spontaneously just before the deadline.’ Lots of exciting stages on the way towards the doctoral degree I wasn’t sure at first, though, until my friend asked ‘why not?’. ![]() I also liked the interdisciplinary nature of the degree programme. I was fascinated by the idea of working on innovative ideas and helping improve people’s health. Intrigued, I started to look into possible degree programmes in this area and came across life science engineering. There, I met another girl doing the same thing who raved about medicine and engineering. I then decided to spend three months on a placement at a hospital before I started to study. After leaving school I really wanted to study art, which was my favourite subject at school and one of my main subjects at senior school. ‘A number of coincidences led to me taking a STEM subject. Originally, she had planned a career in art as she struggled with maths. Internships and study visits brought her around the globe and so it is no surprise that the 30-year-old engineer is looking for a postdoctoral position abroad after finishing her doctoral degree. Doctoral candidate Malvina Supper STEM instead of art – definitely the right decision!ĭoctoral candidate Malvina Supper works in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at FAU and is a far-travelled young researcher. The MINT experts also share aspects of their private lives. With their individual career paths, the female researchers in STEM subjects act as role models to encourage young female researchers to pursue an academic career, giving interesting insights into their careers to date. In our series of 22 reports, we present a panorama of female researchers from various qualification levels and academic positions, ranging from students to W3 professors. ![]()
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