We are pleased to announce that Prof. Fernando D. Stefani has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of Light: Science & Applications (LSA), one of the world’s leading journals in optics and photonics. Published by Nature Portfolio, LSA is a peer‑reviewed, open‑access journal covering all aspects of optics, photonics, and light‑based technologies. Since its launch in 2012, LSA has become a flagship journal in the field, with a top‑tier impact factor exceeding 20 and a strong focus on cutting‑edge research across fundamental and applied optics.

Prof. Stefani is currently Director of the Center for Bionanoscience Research (CIBION, CONICET), Principal Investigator at CONICET, and Full Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). His research lies at the intersection of nanophotonics, single‑molecule spectroscopy, and super‑resolution fluorescence microscopy, with internationally recognized contributions to optical nanoscopy, plasmonics, and nanoscale light–matter interactions

Throughout his career, Prof. Stefani has held research and leadership positions in prestigious institutions in Germany and Spain, including Max Planck Institutes, ICFO (Barcelona), and LMU Munich, and has led a Max Planck Partner Group in collaboration with Nobel laureate Stefan W. Hell. His work has been recognized with numerous distinctions, including the Houssay Prize, the Georg Foster Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and his recent incorporation into the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Argentina.