It was something of a coincidence that she was in the hall on that November day. "Most chemists look for jobs in the chemical industry," she explained. She had already conducted a lot of research in college, and was inspired to create something new. "But in college, most of your research is weighted toward the basics. Your research rarely turns into a finished product; many good things end up in a drawer somewhere." While working on her doctorate, she realized that she wanted to use her knowledge in a targeted way and help create products. And as luck would have it, she happened to meet a university acquaintance who had recently started working at ZEISS and described working there in exactly the same way. "I suddenly understood that there are exciting jobs for chemists in technology companies as well." She found and applied for a job at ZEISS that she thought would challenge her, got the job, and began working as a research assistant in the Contamination and Adhesives unit in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment.