Karoline works at a place where progress is created. This has been true since she wrote her doctoral thesis at CERN, as part of the research team that proved the existence of the Higgs particle.
"After that I wanted to focus on advancing and innovating products," she says. And that's exactly what she did - by turning her attention to the automation of production and measuring processes for the world's most precise mirrors. She is the interface between colleagues working in Production and those working with highly complex measuring machines.
She and her team make sure that the high-tech mirrors used in EUV lithography are manufactured in the first place, and can then be used to produce microchips. The resulting new chip generation raises the bar in digitalization.
Karoline heads up the Automation department for Production and Measuring Processes at the ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment. She also campaigns for greater diversity and has joined networks committed to helping more women assume leadership positions.