Nazir Kherani, Professor at the University of Toronto jointly appointed in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has made sustained contributions in the fields of tritium science and technology, silicon solar photovoltaics, and photonic crystal - device integrations. Specifically, these include innovative tritiated semiconductor materials and devices, record setting heterojunction silicon materials and solar cells, and photonic crystal studies. Dr. Kherani's achievements have been recognized through numerous awards including the Early Researcher Award, the Ontario Research Foundation - Research Excellence Award, and the Professional Engineers' Engineering Medal in Research and Development.