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Robert J. Cava is a renowned chemist and materials scientist who synthesizes and studies new inorganic solids with interesting properties. He has received many awards and honors, including the Linus Pauling Award, the MRS Medal, and election to the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society.
Robert Joseph Cava (born 1951) [4] 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.
- 1951 (age 71–72)
- Solid-state chemistry
Robert J. Cava is a Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University. He is a leader in solid state chemistry and nanotechnology, and has won many awards and honors for his research and teaching.
Professor Robert J. Cava. Download CV (PDF) Excellence in Teaching Award. “Following training in materials science and engineering, Prof. Cava received a Ph.D. in ceramics from MIT in 1978…” see more.
The Cava lab studies the properties of non-molecular solids, such as topological insulators, dirac semimetals, superconductors, frustrated magnets, and thermoelectrics. Learn about their discoveries, methods, and applications in this web page.
A topological Dirac insulator in a quantum spin Hall phase. D Hsieh, D Qian, L Wray, Y Xia, YS Hor, RJ Cava, MZ Hasan. Nature 452 (7190), 970-974. , 2008. 4321. 2008. Observation of a large-gap topological-insulator class with a single Dirac cone on the surface. Y Xia, D Qian, D Hsieh, L Wray, A Pal, H Lin, A Bansil, D Grauer, YS Hor, ...
Professor Robert J. Cava Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Tel: (609) 258-0016 Fax: (609) 258-6746 E-mail: rcava@princeton.edu: Resume Fall 2002 Excellence in Teaching Award
