 He was a visiting fellow at the center for nanoscience and technology (CNST) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a visiting professor at University of Maryland, College Park from fall 2015 to spring 2016.Some of Giessibl's experimental and simulated images inspired the offset print editions "Erster Blick" (2000)  and "Graphit" (2004) by visual artist Gerhard Richter.Franz Giessibl is married and has two sons.