Stępień Lab

People

Marcin Stępień

Professor, Group leader

Portrait of Marcin Stępień.

Prof. Marcin Stępień

ORCID 0000-0002-4670-8093

Marcin develops synthetic approaches to functional π-conjugated molecules, particularly heterocyclic nanographenes, curved aromatic systems, and stable open-shell compounds. His research combines organic synthesis, spectroscopy, crystallography, and computational chemistry to determine how molecular shape, symmetry, aromaticity, and redox state govern optical, magnetic, and supramolecular properties. His contributions to functional aromatic chemistry were recognized with the 2023 Foundation for Polish Science Prize.

Contact data

Affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław

Address: F. Joliot-Curie 14, Wrocław, PL

Office: 2.032

Phone: +48 71 375 7019

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

  1. 1999MSc in chemistry, University of Wrocław
  2. 2003PhD in chemistry, University of Wrocław
  3. 2010Habilitation, University of Wrocław
  4. 2017Professor title, President of the Republic of Poland

Recognition

  1. 2000Znatowicz award, Polish Chemical Society
  2. 2003FNP START scholarship, Foundation for Polish Science
  3. 2004Ph.D. dissertation award, Ministry of Education
  4. 2008Team research award, Ministry of Education
  5. 2008Young researcher scholarship, Ministry of Education
  6. 2010W. Kołos scientific award, Polish Academy of Sciences
  7. 2010Polityka Weekly “Zostańcie z nami” award
  8. 2011Habilitation award, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
  9. 2018Research excellence award, Ministry of Science
  10. 2018Liebig Lectureship, GDCh
  11. 2019Zasshikai Lectureship, University of Tokyo
  12. 2020Maria Skłodowska-Curie Prize, Polish Academy of Sciences
  13. 2023Foundation for Polish Science Prize

Roles

Faculty of Chemistry · Department of Organic Chemistry

  1. 2003–2015Research associate
  2. 2015–2019Associate professor
  3. since 2019Full professor
  4. since 2021Department head

Faculty of Chemistry

  1. since 2015Research group leader
  2. 2016–2020Vice-dean for research
  3. 2020–2024Chair of the Scientific Council
Polish Academy of Sciences

Academy of Young Scholars

  1. 2012–2017Member

Institute of Organic Chemistry

  1. 2019–2023Scientific Advisory Board member
  1. since 2025Corresponding Member
European Symposium on Organic Chemistry

International Scientific Committee

  1. since 2023Representative for Central Europe
  2. 2025–2027President-elect

Talks and presentations

22 August 2027 – 26 August 2027 · upcoming

ECHC 2027
31st European Conference on Heterocycles in Chemistry

Praha

Invited lecture

Upcoming invited lecture

Marcin Stępień

14 August 2026 – 16 August 2026 · upcoming

Conjugated Molecular Materials for a Transformative Future

Tianjin

Host: Nankai University

Invited lecture · 15 August 2026

Upcoming invited lecture

Marcin Stępień

7 August 2026 – 9 August 2026 · upcoming

Transformative Futures of Conjugated Molecules

Beijing

Host: CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory on New Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Keynote lecture · August 2026

Upcoming talk

Marcin Stępień