2011 – 2021

My early academic path was shaped first and foremost by the pursuit of some sense of job security — chemistry, my long-time favorite school-subject seemed like the safest choice at the time…

Very quickly, I started focusing my interest on biomedical nanotechnology and started to investigate topics I had previously only dreamed of as a child and teenager.

It certainly was a fun ride.

2018 – 2021

Over time, the urgency to address structural inequities and global crises pushed me toward more and more political engagement and science communication.
Through initiatives like Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD), a Democracy Fellowship with Humanity in Action, and co-founding the podcast Two Blacks and a Jew, I learned about political organization and advocacy.

2021 – 2022

Next, I wanted to combine my political consciousness and passion with my scientific background.
As a Mercator Fellow for International Affairs, I explored how colonial legacies continue shaping the natural sciences.

In work placements in Germany, Ghana, and Cuba, I explored what decolonizing science can look like in different contexts. One highlight was that I got to work on a virtual exhibition on the literary life of Kwame Nkrumah with the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) while in Accra, Ghana.

Another highlight followed shortly after in September 2022, when I co-organized and hosted a session at the Science Summit at the UN General Assembly entitled Towards Decolonized Science: Global Policy Dialogue. Together with 7 colleagues from around the world – Samia Chasi, Chuckie Calsado, Jorge Moreno Soto, James Poskett, Aline Marcele Ghilardi, Ocean Mercier, Caleb Mandikonza – we discussed what decolonizing science means and how to move towards that goal.

2023

Theory and labwork are fine and all but what is a researcher who never gets their hands dirty?

In 2023, I dedicated some months to learn about permaculture and improve my Spanish skills while working on two farms – Finca Sin Fronteras (No Borders Farm) in Colombia, and Igloo Kokolo in Mexico.

2023 – 2025

After coming back to Germany, I continued my involvement around the topic of decolonizing science by participating in conferences, giving workshops, and launching the website https://decolonizescience.org/ as a repository for information around the topic.

Professionally, my focus moved more towards science education and communication again.

Most recently, I was the project lead for TüftelLab’s Quantum Career project. My job was co-developing the project strategy and content. We developed playful and interactive educational content on everything quantum – from workshops and games on quantum phenomena, technology to teacher trainings. Together with Goethe Institutes in five European cities, we also curated programs like the Karriere Quantum Camps. A mobile exhibition – Quantenzirkus – started touring in March 2025.

2025 onwards

I’m still passionate about using science as a tool for social transformation and doing my part in transforming the way we teach, do, and think about science.
Let us make these complex topics more just, inclusive, and imaginative!

While I work as a freelancer giving workshops and tutoring from time to time, my main focus is currently on rounding out my profile. On the one hand, this means deepening my data analysis and machine learning skills – on the other, this means completing my training as a systems thinker and learning about organizational transformation.
Something new along these lines is already in the works. Stay tuned 🙂

In the meantime – if you think, I might fit your project and you need a data analyst and/or chemist on the team, you can contact me here.