Robert Cava

Professor Robert J. Cava during the lecture at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Robert Joseph Cava is a solid-state chemist currently affiliated with Princeton University where he holds the title Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry.^[1]

Previously, Professor Cava worked as a staff scientist at Bell labs from 1979–1996, where earned the title of Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. His work focuses on high-temperature superconductors, thermoelectrics, and geometrically frustrated magnets.

In his career, he has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers, 36 of them in Nature and 8 of them in Science. These papers have been cited over 30,000 times, including his seminal work on Ba₂YCu₃O_9-δ (YBCO), which has been cited almost 1500 times.^[2] He holds 15 patents.

Professor Robert J. Cava during the ceremony of receiving the Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the Gdańsk University of Technology

Honors and awards

In recognition of his contributions to the fields, he was named fellow of the American Institute of Physics (1988)^[3] and elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2001).^[4] Acknowledging Cava's achievements, the National Academy of Science specifically pointed to his mastery of the ternary and quaternary oxides that produced materials possessing high-temperature superconductivity. In 1996 Cava received the Matthias Prize for new superconducting materials. In 2001 he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He received in 2011 the Humboldt Prize and in 2012 the Linus Pauling Award. In 2014 received Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Professor Robert J. Cava and rector of the Gdańsk University of Technology, Professor Henryk Krawczyk, during the ceremony of receiving the Doctor Honoris Causa degree

In 2016 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. ^[5]

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 from Princeton University.

References

1. CV in Princeton
2. Cava, Robert; et al. (20 April 1987). "Bulk superconductivity at 91 K in single-phase oxygen-deficient perovskite Ba2YCu3O9-δ". Phys. Rev. Lett. 58: 1676–1679. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.1676. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
3. "Robert Cava". Array of Contemporary American Physicists. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
4. "Cava, Robert J.". Member Directory. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
5. "Robert Cava biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 1 May 2016.