Robert Cava
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Robert Cava | |
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.jpg) Cava in 2016 | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75)[1] |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Solid-state chemistry[2] |
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| Thesis | A study of the mobile ions in several binary fast ion conductors (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bernhardt J. Wuensch[3] |
| Doctoral students | Leslie Schoop[4] |
| Other notable students | Hemamala Karunadasa |
| Website | chemistry |
Robert Joseph Cava (born 1951)[1] is a solid-state chemist at Princeton University where he holds the title Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry.[5] 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. As of 2016[update] his research investigates topological insulators, semimetals, superconductors, frustrated magnets and thermoelectrics.[2][6][7][8]
Cava was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Materials Science and Engineering in 1974 followed by a PhD in ceramics in 1978.[6] His PhD was supervised by Bernhardt J. Wuensch[3] and investigated the electrical mobility of ions in fast ion conductors.[9][10][11]
