Stephan is a fifty-something father of two, an autodidactic hobby photographer and passionated drone pilot. He has spent the past 10+ years working as a Professor for Plant Physiology and Researcher Group Leader at the Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INA/CSIC) in Madrid, Spain. Stephan has a diploma in Biology and his work has been featured in Plant Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Plant, Cell and Environment, and Plant Molecular Biology.