Robert Cava | |
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.jpg) Cava in 2016 | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75)[4] |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Fields | Solid-state chemistry[1] |
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| Thesis | A study of the mobile ions in several binary fast ion conductors (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bernhardt J. Wuensch[2] |
| Doctoral students | Leslie Schoop[3] |
| Other notable students | Hemamala Karunadasa |
| Website | chemistry |
Robert Joseph Cava (born 1951)[4] is a solid-state chemist atPrinceton University where he holds the titleRussell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry.[5] Previously, Professor Cava worked as a staff scientist atBell labs from 1979–1996, where earned the title of Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. As of 2016[update] his research investigatestopological insulators,semimetals,superconductors,frustrated magnets andthermoelectrics.[1][6][7][8]
Cava was educated at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he was awardedBachelor of Science andMaster of Science degrees inMaterials Science andEngineering in 1974 followed by aPhD inceramics in 1978.[6] His PhD was supervised by Bernhardt J. Wuensch[2] and investigated theelectrical mobility ofions infast ion conductors.[9][10][11]
In his career, he has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers, 36 of them inNature and 8 of them inScience.[12] These papers have been cited over 30,000 times,[12] including his seminal work on Ba2YCu3O9−δ (YBCO), which has been cited almost 1500 times.[13] He holds 15 patents.[citation needed]
His former doctoral students includeLeslie Schoop.[3]
In recognition of his contributions, he was elected in 1988 a fellow of theAmerican Institute of Physics[14] and aFellow of the American Physical Society.[15] He was elected in 2001 aMember of the National Academy of Sciences[16] who specifically acknowledged his mastery of the ternary and quaternary oxides that produced materials possessinghigh-temperature superconductivity.
In 1996 Cava received theBernd T. Matthias Prize for new superconducting materials. He received in 2011 theHumboldt Prize and in 2012 theLinus Pauling Award. In 2014 he received a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from theGdańsk University of Technology. Cava also won the 2021David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics.[17] In addition to research, Cava's ability to connect with students while teaching has earned him several teaching awards, including the Fall 2002 Excellence in Teaching Award fromPrinceton University.[6]
He was elected aForeign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2016.[18]
His biography at theGdańsk University of Technology describes him as aNew Yorker, dedicated supporter of theNew York Yankees, passionate astronomer andamateur brewer.[4]
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