Ana Ventura Barroso talks about her journey studying physics

Episode 3 of our new season of Science Chatter Hamburg podcast dives into the academic journey of Ana, a PhD student in particle physics at DESY. She talks about how she started loving physics by chance, her fascination for CERN and her eventual decision to work on one of the largest upgrades to the CMS experiment for her PhD project at DESY. She discusses the highs and lows of being a doctoral researcher, touching on her mental health journey and is hopeful for a future with more support for doctoral researchers. She hopes that by talking about her experiences, she can help people feel less alone, especially since the problems faced by doctoral researchers are often common to many.

For our Spanish speakers, stay tuned for a bonus episode with Ana and our host Michael in Spanish!

Ana is a PhD student from El Prat de Llobregat (a town next to Barcelona). She is currently doing her PhD in particle physics and loves talking about it and explaining physics to everyone who wants to listen. She is also a DESY and CERN guide and has done quite some outreach. In her free time she loves sports and plays football in Altona 93, in addition to bouldering and rock climbing whenever possible!