Marcin Stępień (PhD 2003, habilitation 2010, titular professorship 2017) works at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław (UWr), Poland. His team studies the synthesis, properties, and theory of π-conjugated systems, including nanographene analogues, curved aromatics, and open-shell organics, with a focus on aromaticity-driven functions. In 2023, his contributions to the field were recognized with the Foundation for Polish Science Prize.