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Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
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Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems
This month, Hélène Meadows shares her experience as a risk analyst at the European Investment Bank (EIB). Her journey in Physics began at the University of Luxembourg, where she earned a PhD in physics in 2014.
Long before she joined EIB, Hélène was fascinated by the beauty of physics. “Physics is a beautiful world based on logic,” she says. “I can use many of the skills I learned during my studies to solve very different problems.” Today, those skills are helping her tackle some of the planet’s biggest challenges.
Her role involves turning complex, hypothetical situations into scenarios that can be calculated, blending mathematics, coding, and analytical thinking. She spends a lot of time working with numbers and using them to predict how things will evolve in the future.
With her work, Hélène is making a real impact in Europe and beyond, and that sense of purpose is exactly what drives her every day.
‟ “You’ll meet people with an excellent analytical mindset and a lot of curiosity. If you want to learn across disciplines and better understand the world, be proud to study physics. You’ll love it!”
Risk Analyst at EIB
As part of the GirlsinSciTech campaign, each month, a new testimonial video of our panelists will be released. Follow the initiative to learn more about their inspiring stories, and together, let’s motivate more girls to get into STEM!
Next video will be released on World Engineers Day on 15 September 2025. Maries-Louise Uwizeye is Chargée d’études at the Administration de la gestion de l’eau. She graduated with a PhD in Engineering in 2022.