The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a society with a mission to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all,” has named a class of Fellows since 1874. Cherie is being recognized as a 2025 Fellow in […]
Category: Honors and Awards
Congratulations to Cherie on Signing the Academy’s Book of Members during her Induction!
On Oct. 11, 2025, Cherie joined the 2025 Class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’s Induction Ceremony to become an official member.
Congratulations to Jonah on Winning Best Poster in IMOD!
Jonah presented a poster of his work on improving device properties by a controllable atomic layer deposition process at the 2025 IMOD Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA.
Congratulations to Akhila for being awarded a grant by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy!
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy awards grants to support research in energy and climate research. Akhila won a grant for her proposal on Optical Leaf Sensors for her work in IoT4Ag. (More information here)
Congratulations to Gary for receiving the 2025 Award for Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Research!
Every year, the Chemistry Department at Penn highlights four individuals who excelled in chemistry research. Gary is being recognized for excellent chemistry research in the Physical Chemistry division.
Congratuations to Cherie on her Induction to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
Since 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has honored excellence and convened leaders from across disciplines and divides to examine new ideas, address issues of importance, and work together “to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous […]
Meeting Nobel Laureate Moungi Bawendi
It was an honor to meet and interact with Nobel Laureate Moungi Bawendi during his visit to Penn Engineering for the 2025 Harold Berger Award. Moungi was the PhD advisor to both Cherie Kagan and Chris Murray during their time at MIT.
Congratulations to Cherie on receiving the 2024-25 Heilmeier Award!
The Heilmeier Award honors a Penn Engineering faculty member whose work is scientifically meritorious and has high technological impact and visibility. Cherie Kagan, Stephen J. Angello Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), has been named the recipient of the 2024-25 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for […]
Congratulations to Tony for winning the Fall 2024 Ruth Marcus Kanter College Alumni Society of Undergraduate Research Grant!
Tony received a research grant through the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) to work on Post-Assembly C-ALD Graded Shelling of Quantum Dots for Optoelectronic Applications within this lab.
Congratuations to Cherie for being named a 2025 Fellow in the IEEE!
IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. Cherie is being recognized for her contributions in colloidal nanocrystals and their integration in optical and […]