Background
Hell, Stefan W. was born on December 23, 1962 in Arad, Romania.
Hell, Stefan W. was born on December 23, 1962 in Arad, Romania.
Degree in Physics, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1990.
Postdoctoral researcher European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 1991—1993. Principal investigator Laser Microscopy Group, University Turku, Finland. Instructor physics University Heidelberg, 1996—2003, professor physics, since 2003.
Head Max-Planck Junior Group Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany, 1997—2002, director, since 2002, head department nano-biophotonics, since 2002. Head high resolution optical microscopy division DKFZ Heidelberg, since 2003. Honorary physics professor University Gottingen, since 2004.
Board director Laser Laboratory Gottingen, since 2003. Board trustees X-Lab, since 2007. Member of International Society on Optics Within Life Science (secretary since 2005), Max Planck Society (biomedical and chemical physical technical section since 2002), European Neuroscience Institute (associate), Goettingen Academy of Sciences (associate).
Married Anna K. Vocke. Children: Sebastian, Jonathan.