Fernando D. Stefani

Principal Researcher, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Full Professor in Experimental Physics, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences (FCEN), University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Director, Center for Bionanoscience Research (CIBION, CONICET)

born 19.11.1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 Materials Engineer. Instituto de Tecnología Prof. Jorge Sabato (IT) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004 PhD in Chemistry. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz – Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP), Mainz, Germany. Director: Prof. Dr. W. Knoll
2004 -2006 Postdoc at the MPIP. Director: Prof. Dr. W. Knoll
2006-2008 Research fellow at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain. Director: Prof. Dr. Niek van Hulst
2008-2009 Group leader at the Physics Department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Munich, Germany. Chair: Prof. Dr. Jochen Feldmann
2011-2016 Max-Planck Partner Group with Prof. Dr. Stefan W. Hell (MPI biophysikalische Chemie), Göttingen, Germany.
Since 2009 Researcher of the National Research Council (CONICET)
Since 2010 Associate Professor in Experimental Physics, Physics Department of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2012-2022 Deputy Director of the Center for Bionanoscience Research (CIBION, CONICET)
Since 2019 Full Professor in Experimental Physics, Physics Department of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Since 2022 Director of the Center for Bionanoscience Research (CIBION, CONICET)

2024 Incorporation to the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences – Argentina
2024 Distinction for Academic Excellence by the University of Buenos Aires – Argentina
2024 Frontiers of Science Award (team award) – China
2023 Konex Award in Nacoscience and Analytical Chemistry for the period 2012-2022 – Argentina
2018 Houssay Prize in Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy and Computation – Argentina
2018 Distinction for Academic Excellence by the University of Buenos Aires – Argentina
2017 Georg Foster Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Germany
2017 Innovar Award in the category Innovation at Universities – Argentina
2015 Award to Academic Excellence, University of Buenos Aires – Argentina
2015 Mercator Fellowship of the German Science Foundation (DFG) – Germany
2014 Award of the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences – Argentina
2014 Innovar 2014 Award in the category Applied Research – Argentina
2005 Otto Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck-Society – Germany