Heike Riel
Heike E. Riel | |
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| Born | 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Nanotechnologist, Researcher |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Contributions to OLED display technology, nanoscale electronics |
Heike E. Riel (b. 1971) is a distinguished nanotechnologist known for her contributions to the advancement of OLED display technology. She currently serves as Director of IoT Technology and AI Solutions and oversees the Physical Sciences Department at IBM Research – Zurich. Her specialization encompasses molecular electronics and nanoscale semiconductor devices.
Education and career
Riel obtained her physics diploma from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, earned her doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in 2003 at the University of Bayreuth, and later completed an MBA at Henley Business School, part of the University of Reading, in 2011.
Following an internship at HP Labs in California, she began her tenure with IBM Research in 1998.
Recognition
In 2013, Riel was honored with the title of IBM Fellow. She became a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences in 2015, the same year she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Lund University.
The American Physical Society recognized her in 2017 with the David Adler Lectureship Award for her groundbreaking work on nanoscale electronics, particularly involving semiconducting nanowires and organic materials for next-generation devices. In 2020, she was named an APS Fellow in acknowledgment of her significant contributions to material science and device innovation related to nanoscale electronics and OLED display technologies.