Cherie Kagan, the Stephen J. Angello Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, has received the 2024-2025 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, which recognizes “fundamental contributions to colloidal nanocrystal materials and their use in electronic and optical devices.”

The Heilmeier Award honors a Penn Engineering faculty member whose work is scientifically meritorious and has high technological impact and visibility. It is named for the late George H. Heilmeier, a Penn Engineering alumnus and member of the school’s Board of Advisors, whose technological contributions include the development of liquid crystal displays and whose honors include the National Medal of Science and the Kyoto Prize.

Dr. Kagan, who also holds secondary appointments in the department of materials science and engineering in Penn Engineering and in chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences, is widely known for her groundbreaking research on the synthesis, assembly, and properties of nanostructured materials and in their integration in devices with applications in electronics, photonics, and sensing.

Dr. Kagan will deliver the 2024-2025 Heilmeier Lecture at Penn Engineering during the spring 2025 semester.