Professor Hell, who earned the Nobel Prize for developing high-resolution fluorescence microscopy, is one of 26 laureates of this most prestigious international award, with whoom Honeywell has been organising lectures at universities since 2006. The first took place at CTU. This year's visit was eleventh in the Czech Republic. Stefan Hell is the director of the Nanobiotonics Department at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. He is in charge of the Department of Optical Nanoscopy at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg as well. He is credited for conceptualizing, validating and application of the first functional fluorescence microscope concept that surpassed Abbe's diffraction limit of the lens's resolving capability. For these achievements and for their crucial importance for other science disciplines, Hell received a number of awards, including the prestigious Kavli Award in Nanoscience.
Honeywell Hometown Solutions promotes interest in STEM training in the Czech Republic and other projects. Teachers of mathematics and natural sciences at primary and secondary schools have the opportunity to take part in the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy and Honeywell Green Boot Camp in the United States every year. In addition, Honeywell, in collaboration with SAE International, annually announces a worldwide student competition called Student Automotive Design Challenge, in which student teams can design, test and build remote controlled cars.