NaWuReT Colloquium: From PhD Student to Assistant Professor – Early Career Chemical Engineers in Academia

The Nachwuchs Reaktionstechnik (NaWuReT) are early-career scientists from the ProcessNet Division Reaction Engineering. In autumn 2021, they organized an online colloquium with international early-career scientists from the chemical engineering community. Five guests were invited to give a scientific talk and provide insights into their career paths. The guests gave advice and emphasized the main challenges and opportunities during their early careers. Crucial points are networking, guidance, mentoring, as well as funding acquisition and the personal work-life balance.