She always wanted to become a physicist and conduct world-class research. And she made it: Tanja Mehlstäubler from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is now one of the leading international researchers in the field of precision laser spectroscopy and ion traps for atomic clocks and quantum computers. Her steep path led her via a German and an American physics degree to PTB, where she habilitated and now heads a department with 30 people. Women in leading positions in so-called STEM subjects such as physics are still in the minority, as the annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February reminds us.
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