#  Kang-Kuen Ni receives Brown Investigator Award 

 





April 22, 2026

 

 

   ![Kang-Kuen Ni with two students in her lab.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6476/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-04/kkn-quantum_leap.jpg?itok=YRWS2tZR) 

 

Kang-Kuen Ni, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, has been named to the 2026 class of Brown Investigators, a cohort of midcareer faculty recognized for bold, curiosity-driven research in physics and chemistry. Each investigator will receive significant, flexible funding over five years to pursue high-risk, high-reward basic science.

To read the full article, please go to the [*Gazette* story](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/kang-kuen-ni-receives-brown-investigator-award/).