Science communication
Dr. Josiane Meier
Project manager
We came across Franziska and her impressive work in science, science communication and diversity in our search for mentors who could assist young researchers in becoming active Wikipedians during weekend-long hackathons that took place in the context of our project “Hack the Wiki Gap – Innovative Frauen sichtbar machen” (“Hack the Wiki Gap – making innovative women visible”. The task at hand was to support the participants in identifying women who were missing in Wikipedia, in ensuring that the women qualify as relevant, in researching robust information about the women and in authoring encyclopedic articles about them by using the Wikipedia interface (visual and source code editors). Franziska was a mentor and team member at two of these intense workshops – and what a mentor and team member she was! She was already very engaged and foresightful in her preparation for the workshops – and this continued seamlessly during the workshops and throughout the follow-up. During the workshops, Franziska exhibited superb mentoring skills, consistently supporting our participants in their diverse and individual work processes with deep kindness, patience, skill and efficiency. She proved herself as a great problem solver and creative mentor who consistently offered innovative solutions and went above and beyond to assist our participants in overcoming the challenges they faced. Through her professional and kind communication, she fostered a positive and collaborative work and learning environment – and was always quick to see ways in which she could contribute to the success of the workshops as a whole, even beyond her role as a mentor. In all dimensions of her work, Franziska demonstrated a strong commitment to the project’s success and remained interested even after the workshops were concluded. With her proven skills in communication and problem-solving as well as her reliability and empathetic nature, I have no doubt that Franziska is exceptionally well-suited for roles involving project leadership or team management. Her dedication to our diversity project was instrumental to its success, and I have no doubt she will excel in any position she pursues in the future. It would be a pleasure to work with her again! – Josiane Meier
Dr. Vira Iefremova
Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
In July 2020, Franziska invited me as a guest speaker at her unique SciComm formate “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” (which can be roughly translated from German as a conversation about science over a coffee). It is quite usual for a lot of Germans to go for a coffee with friends and family on Sunday afternoon, and have a relaxed time together exchanging the latest news. And Franziska made a perfect combination of usual Sunday coffee time and SciComm, where talking about complex scientific matters becomes an easy-going and pleasant exchange over a coffee. Typically, this event would have been held at the Natural History Museum Berlin (Museum für Naturkunde), but due to restrictions connected to the ongoing pandemic, the event was transferred to the online platform. Both Franziska and the Museum prepared perfectly for the event and equipped with delicious coffee and a cake I was thrilled to share my experience in science and my ongoing research. Franziska’s passion for science and a strong belief that science is for everyone make this format especially appealing for a broader audience. I enjoyed it to the fullest both as a speaker and as an attendee of other events from the “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” series. I strongly recommend participating! – Vira Iefremova
Anna Taranko
Doctoral candidate at Charité/
German Rheumatism Research Centre and chairperson of Nutrition Network Potsdam
In May 2020 Franziska invited me to an interview in her amazing SciComm event series ‘Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft’ (which can be translated as coffee party with science).
A German coffee party is always something relaxed, in a comfy and personal atmosphere and of course Franziska wanted to keep this atmosphere when transferring from an on-site to the digital event. Without further ado, she invited me over to stream the interview from her couch in a personal setting. Both, Franziska and the Natural History Museum Berlin (Museum für Naturkunde), organized everything perfectly for the event. Supported by her lovely home-made cake and a wonderful hot cup of tea (I’m sorry – even though it is a coffee party, I still prefer tea over coffee), I answered all her questions how I became a scientist and gave my talk about my research area. She is very passionate and committed to science communication and me as well as the audience can feel that. It makes her Kaffeeklatsch to a very special event where she invites speakers from different scientific research areas. I highly recommend participating – as speaker and/or as member of the audience. – Anna Taranko
Dr. Tristan (Bunn) MacLean
Director of Operations for Canada’s Permafrost Partnership Network & Outreach Officer at Science Borealis
I met Franziska in late 2020 when I started supervising her as Outreach Manager for Science Borealis. With Science Borealis we provide exposure, platforms and training to help science communicators share stories about Canadian science.
Franziska has been so instrumental in reviving our Facebook and designing profiles for all our members – giving our brand a real face. She’s been so positive and proactive, it’s had a noticeable effect on everyone, making us feel like a real team even though we’re spread out all over Canada and the world. Everywhere she goes she makes a difference, and you can see the energy and passion she has in all the initiatives she is involved in, like founding “Science Communication Café (Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft)” and volunteering with other science communication formats. – Tristan MacLean
Dr. Helena Hartman
Social Neuroscientist
Department for Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology of the University of Vienna
Franziska Sattler invited me to and hosted “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” in an online format. Very early on, I felt that she had great sense of organization, informed me about the most important points for the event as a speaker and answered all of my questions immediately. I was specifically impressed that she thoroughly informed herself about my research and prepared multiple questions that made the event to something really valuable and special for everyone. Not only did she manage everything perfectly on the administrative end together with the team of the museum, but she also created a warm and friendly atmosphere during the event itself, where it felt more like a casual chat with friends. Her (and my) enthusiasm also transferred to the audience, who asked multiple questions and was very engaged. Lastly, I want to highlight her great sense of social media promotion of such events. I would 100% recommend hiring Franziska to plan, organize and host events about science communication (or any related outreach format), especially because she, as a scientist, is able to understand and relate to both sides (host and speaker). – Helena Hartmann
Dr. Laura Veldenz
Aerospace engineer/
Pint of Science Germany National Team
I’ve been working together with Franzi since 2017, we both volunteer to make Pint of Science Germany happen. Before I joined she has done a brilliant job in organising events in Berlin, for which feedback has been excellent. When I joined, she stepped up to take the responsibility to fill the national social media accounts with life. It’s a very important aspect in making our organisation visible and she has achieved a high increase in followers (from almost none to over 1000 followers in 2 years). she responds to occasional negative, and sometimes unreasonable feedback very professionally. As the organisation is growing she took additional responsibility to teach and advise the central team and other city teams on how to engage with the public through social media most efficiently. I have enjoyed working with her tremendously, she is well organised, communicates excellently and manages her tasks very efficiently. Pint of Science Germany would not be the same without her! – Laura Veldenz
Dr. Viktoria Korzhova
Neuroscientist/
Science Communicator Pint of Science Germany, 15×4 Munich
I know Franziska for a few years already due to her Twitter account and our common interest in science communication. In 2018 we also got to work together on the Pint of Science festival, as Franziska was a city coordinator of the events in Berlin, while as was part of the Germany national team. She did a great job organizing everything in a very short time from securing the location and finding speakers to advertising the events (making great use of social media!), and all of that made Pint of Science events in Berlin a great success. From my personal interaction with Franziska, I would also like to mention that she is a very open-minded person with a great passion for science communication and outreach. I hope that we get to work on the next issues of Pint of Science together with her as long as she is in Berlin. – Viktoria Korzhova
Dr. Linn Voß
Scientist and science slammer, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
I got to know Franzi as the moderator of her scicomm-project “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft”. She invited me to present there in November 2019 and I was blown away by the experience. I presented at science slams before and was very curious about the experience of talking about science in the Museum für Naturkunde (Museum of Natural Science). It was such a cozy and nice way to get people involved in science. She created a family friendly atmosphere, where pass-byers could just stop for a chat or stay for the whole thing. Really would recommend her and the project she created and am grateful to have been part of this. – Linn Voß
Lisa Budzinski
Doctoral researcher in the field of microbiota and immunology
I got the opportunity to work with Franziska in August 2020 in her science communication platform “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft”. Even the format was affected also by the social distancing regulations, Franziska managed to transfer the cozy and private atmosphere of Kaffeeklatsch to a digital format. Franziska ensures very good science communication by close contact and support for the scientist while the preparation of the Kaffeeklatsch, clear organization and coordination as well as her friendly, open personality. It was a pleasure to work with Franziska and also eye-opening to see how science can be communicated broadly in high quality. – Lisa Budzinski
Julia Lorenz
Scientific Researcher
I presented my work at the “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” in October 2019. The experience was excellent. Everyone involved, and I particularly enjoyed it. Franziska guided me thoroughly in advance through the procedure. She provided me with a template for the presentation and an introduction text. I knew directly how to 130proceed and what to expect during the event. Her transparency underlines that Franziska is a person who sets herself a goal and strategically implements it to success. – Julia Lorenz
Marta Alirangues Núñez
PhD Student at Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
I had the pleasure to be invited in October 2020 to her science communication platform “Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft” in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and it was an amazing experience. She accompanied me during all the preparation, was ready to answer my questions and to give me tips and feedback. Overall, it was very well planned and organized. During the event, I felt like I was just chatting with a friend, she has that effect, making it easy and comfortable. Despite the circumstances because of which the event had to be online, she made it feel easy and cosy. Every event follows a different topic, keeping us always interested and learning. – Marta Alirangues Núñez
Dr. Anna Henschel
Project Manager at Wissenschaft im Dialog
Franziska Sattler is one of the most hard-working and engaged individuals that I have encountered in the world of professional science communication. While we initially connected online, I was quickly invited by Franziska to join the organising team of Soapbox Science, a group of early career researchers in Berlin that empower women to communicate science in the public sphere: literally getting on a soapbox to explain their research to a general audience – the passersby that happen upon them. Both in her Soapbox Science work, and the many other initiatives she organises (like Pint of Science, or her own science communication format Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft/ the Science Communication Cafe), I have come to know Franziska as an incredibly well organised, warm-hearted and enthusiastic science communication professional. I hope we will continue to work together and collaborate in the future! – Dr. Anna Henschel
Dr. Diana Alatriste González
Biomedical Research Scientist
I had the chance to collaborate with Franziska as a guest speaker in her science communication format ‘Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft’ for the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, and it was a great experience. It was actually my first time participating in such a format, but Franzi’s experience and professionalism made it a really enjoyable experience, and something I look forward to do more often in the future. Prior to the event, the communication was always efficient and punctual. She made sure to outline the guidelines and requirements for my talk and to introduce me to other people involved in the project. I always felt supported byt her and the team and my concerns/questions were always properly addressed. On the actual day of the event, we met half an hour before to guarantee everything was running smoothly and it felt very comfortable. I even forgot I was talking in front of a big audience! I find Franziska’s format both important and necessary. Science tends to be seen as intimidating by the people outside the field, but having a platform such as this one, where we scientist are also challenged to talk about what we do in a way that is understood and relatable, is crucial. I look forward to our next collaboration and can definitely recommend collaborating with her! – Dr. Diana Alatriste González
Anna Theobaldt
Digital Marketing & Performance | Falling Walls Foundation
It was a pleasure to work with Franziska. When I contacted her she was nice, professional and quick at responding. Franziska reported live from the Falling Walls Science Summit and was always perfectly prepared with background information about the panelists and presentations. Thank you, Franziska, it would be great to work with you again! – Anna Theobaldt
Higher Education
Stephanie Kutschmann
Project Coordinator
Franziska is an ambitious, intelligent and extremely motivated young professional with considerable experience in the Higher Education Sector and working with international students. I have worked with Franziska on several projects at Freie Universität Berlin involving international students and could not have asked for a more fruitful and professional collaboration. I highly recommend Franziska and wish her all the best for her future. – Stephanie Kutschmann
Britt Tabea Hopp
Economist (former assistant)
I have worked as Franziska’s assistant since march 2020. In my time at Freie Universität Berlin, I have witnessed her excellent communication and diplomacy skills, especially in difficult cases, as well as her ability to work effectively across different cultures – of which we have quite many at the student mobility office. I believe that we work effectively as a team in a very results-oriented environment, but we always keep a very friendly and respectful work relationship. I always feel confident to ask questions and learn from her experience. Franziska has always encouraged me to take initiative and exercise resourcefulness and offered advice and support when I needed it. She has taught me how to coordinate and present talks for our international students (during Orientation Week for example) on topics like study planning, credit transfer and university policies, and shown me how to work closely with other academic advisors and faculty members. My work started during a pandemic, which made it very unusual and times more uncertain, but Franziska did her best to make me feel welcome in the team, teach me the right work guidelines and I have enjoyed working with her very much. – Britt Tabea Hopp
Roweida Bawab
MEPLI Fellow at HGSE | IB Biology teacher | ESS examiner
We’ve had the pleasure to have Franziska as a guest speaker, my students and I, and we were fascinated with her ability to engage and to describe the things she liked and done with such passion. I would definitely recommend Franziska to talk to high schoolers, she gets them excited to go into STEM majors, she sure knows how to bring out the fun in them. – Roweida Bawab
Anastasia Metelitsyna
Economist
(former assistant)
I had a pleasure to work under the guidance of Franziska in the International Office at the Free University, and after almost one year I’m still nostalgic. Franziska is very competent, supportive and has a keen eye for details. She always encouraged me to do my best in a very professional and friendly manner. When it comes to public presentations, her performance is outstanding. As one of our international students expressed it: “All presentations were good, but that one Franziska made was the best”. And it is so true. Among all the colleagues I’ve ever had, Franziska is definitely in the top-3. I am sure she will be very successful, whichever professional direction she chooses. – Anastasia Metelitsyna
Tanja Markovic
English and History Teacher
(former assistant)
It has been such a pleasure to work for Franziska over the past several months. I have felt welcomed and accepted at our office from the day one. She has been very supportive and patient with me while I was getting to grips with my new position. Whenever I had questions or concerns she responded right away. I admire her passion about science and her dedication to promoting women in STEM. It feels great to spend your working day with such a strong and positive young woman. I am convinced that any employee would be lucky to have Franziska as their boss. – Tanja Markovic
Giorgia Grassia
Marketing & Business Developer
(former assistant)
I had the pleasure to work with Franziska for the international office at the Freie Universität Berlin. From my working experience with Franziska I can say that she is extremely motivated, methodical and reliable. She constantly demonstrated a positive and serious attitude towards work. From my personal interactions with Franziska I can say she is very helpful and patient. She took the time to help me with personal favours, showing her generosity. I highly recommend Franzi and I think she would be a great asset to any organisation! – Giorgia Grassia
General
Dr. Carolina Doran
Former Team Lead at Soapbox Science Berlin
Franziska Sattler joined the Berlin Soapbox Science team and has been doing amazing work promoting both us and our initiatives in various social media channels. She is creative and talented and has an incredibly ability to convey information to mix audiences. During her time with Soapbox Science Berlin she has significantly increased our digital presence and reach of our work. It has been great to work with her and discuss together the many ways in which we can empower women in science. – Dr. Carolina Doran
Dr. Johanna Tiemann
Bioinformatics Post-doc at Københavns Universitet
Franziska is a highly efficient, reliable and quick witted woman. I’m grateful to be connected to her through our professional relationship in science, as well as our long lasting friendship. Since our university days, I have known her as highly organized, adaptive and able to transform criticism and feedback into a positive opportunity to learn something new. Franziska is both a great team player and a supportive supervisor, allowing for self-development without losing sight of the task. I wish her only the best for her future and I am looking forward to working on future projects together. – Johanna Tiemann
Amy Wiseman
Graphic Designer
I worked with Franziska to complete an illustration for her to use on her business card. She provided a clear concept of what she wanted whilst still allowing me artistic freedom. She was responsive and provided feedback quickly throughout the whole process and has fantastic English language skills. She also makes the effort to mention and link to me on social media etc. when possible, which is fantastic exposure for me. – Amy Wiseman