Today is International Women and Girls in Science Day #WomenInScience. Obviously, every day is #WomenInScienceDay, but today we would like to introduce you to a few of our female researchers. #Thread

Francesca Calegari, Lead Scientist and @unihh professor: "Science is key for understanding our world, for solving problems and improving everyday life. Science and scientists help humanity in facing the hardest challenges, for example climate change or the #COVID19 pandemic.”

Her message to her own 17-year-old-self – and all young women and girls: “Follow your passion for science, no matter what!" #WomenInScience #attosecondscience #FEL @lightsources

Ana Ventura Barroso is a PhD student for the @CMSExperiment at @CERN and at @DESY. "For me physics is fascinating because by studying it I can understand how the universe works.” #WomenInScience @particlenews

„Science can also make our daily lives easier and better, for example through the tools we develop for physics that can be applied to medicine – like accurately spotting tumors in the brain,” Ana says. #PhDLife @CMSExperiment @CERN #WomenInScience

Heshmat Noei is a chemist who studies catalysts and a group leader in DESY’s #Nanolab. “It’s the surprising, unexpected results that most fascinate me in the world of science,” she says.