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Hector FellowsHector Fellows
Excellence in Different Disciplines
Hector Fellows teach and research at different universities and research institutions across Germany. They represent several disciplines and fields in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, informatics, psychology and medicine. Their research areas reach from the investigation of cell mechanisms to the exploration of the galaxy. In addition to the Hector Science Award, they have been awarded with several other national and international research prizes. Besides, they hold important posts and offices in central associations and societies of their discipline.
Please select a discipline in the circle to view Hector Fellows in that department.
Hector Fellow Portraits
Excellent cutting-edge research

Katrin Amunts
Medicine & Brain ResearchHector Fellow since 2021

Ralf Bartenschlager
Medicine & BiologyHector Fellow since 2016

Immanuel Bloch
PhysicsHector Fellow since 2012

Antje Boetius
BiologyHector Fellow since 2013

Patrick Cramer
Chemistry & BiologyHector Fellow since 2020

Stefanie Dehnen
ChemistryHector Fellow since 2024

Thomas Elbert
PsychologyHector Fellow since 2009

Magdalena Götz
Medicine & BiologyHector Fellow since 2023

Eva Grebel
PhysicsHector Fellow since 2014

Peter Gumbsch
EngineeringHector Fellow since 2008

Christian Haass
MedicineHector Fellow since 2022

A. Stephen K. Hashmi
ChemistryHector Fellow since 2010

Peter Hegemann
Biology, Chemistry & MedicineHector Fellow since 2015

Manfred Kappes
Chemistry & PhysicsHector Fellow since 2009

Christoph Klein
Medicine & BiologyHector Fellow since 2013

Thomas Lengauer
Informatics & BiologyHector Fellow since 2014

Karl Leo
PhysicsHector Fellow since 2013

Jürg Leuthold
Physics & EngineeringHector Fellow since 2010

Axel Meyer
BiologyHector Fellow since 2011

Klaus-Robert Müller
Informatics, Mathematics & PhysicsHector Fellow since 2023

Franz Nestmann
EngineeringHector Fellow since 2009

Nikolaus Pfanner
Biology & ChemistryHector Fellow since 2011

Brigitte Röder
Psychology & MedicineHector Fellow since 2017

Bernhard Schölkopf
Informatics, Physics & MathematicsHector Fellow since 2018

Jens Timmer
Physics, Mathematics & BiologyHector Fellow since 2010

Matthias H. Tschöp
MedicineHector Fellow since 2024

Hilbert von Löhneysen
PhysicsHector Fellow since 2011

Martin Wegener
Physics & EngineeringHector Fellow since 2008

Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Physics & ChemistryHector Fellow since 2019

Anna Wienhard
MathematicsHector Fellow since 2022

Günter M. Ziegler
MathematicsHector Fellow since 2012

Eberhart Zrenner
Medicine, Biology & EngineeringHector Fellow since 2012
Former Hector Fellows

Doris Wedlich
BiologyHector Fellow 2008–2020