She organised a three-year program called "Light Up Your Life," which introduced girls to science projects and career options. Denz founded the Minster Experimental Laboratory (MExLAb), through which she took part in science programs in schools as well as a research oriented school lab. In 2011 Denz planned a university-wide MExLab, MExLab Experie, MINT being the German equivalent of the acronym STEM. She organised the German Physical Society German Conference on Physics in 2009. In 2010, she was made Vice Rector for International and Young Academics. Denz is an editor for "Physik Journal", "Annalen der Physik" and "Advanced Optical Materials". In 2012, the selected her as the Professor of the Year. In 2015 Denz was awarded for the Lise-Meitner-Lecture in Berlin. She serves on the board of the German Society for Applied Optics. She is a Fellow of The Optical Society and European Optical Society. Her publications include;  Denz is married with two sons.