We are proud to congratulate our Cluster Principal Investigator Stefanie Dehnen, one of the recipients of the Hector Science Award. As a leading expert in inorganic chemistry and materials science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Prof. Dehnen’s pioneering research on cluster-based materials is revolutionizing energy storage, sustainable synthesis, and the understanding of chemical bonding. Her innovative approaches to quantum chemistry and sustainable materials are shaping the future of functional technologies. With this award, she joins the Hector Fellows Academy, which is renowned for promoting interdisciplinary research.