➀ Prof. Dr. Andrés Fabián Lasagni has been elected as a member of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Lasertechnik (WLT), recognizing his pioneering work in laser-based manufacturing and sustainable technologies. ➁ Lasagni is a professor at the Technical University of Dresden and the director of the Center for Applied Micro-Photonics at Fraunhofer IWS. ➂ His research focuses on developing functionalized surfaces using laser-based methods and creating optical devices for high-throughput laser structuring.