Interview with Mareike Meininger

From October 2024

After graduating from high school, Mareike Meininger initially wanted to study dentistry, but the required grade point average
was not achieved. With no alternative plan, she decided to do a voluntary year of social service (FSJ) and worked in a centre for blind and visually impaired children and young people. During this time, in which she enjoyed working with the children, she began to look for a suitable degree programme. Through careers fairs and the advice of a professor friend of her father's, she discovered materials science. The subject fascinated her, as it stood out in particular for the opportunity to develop socially relevant materials. Since May 2022, Mareike Meininger has been working as an application specialist and sales representative at Evident Europe GmbH, formerly part of the Olympus Corporation.