Robert Cava

Robert Cava
Robert Cava
	Cava in 2016
Born	1951 (age 73–74)
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards	Linus Pauling Award (2012); James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (2012); Humboldt Prize (2011); John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (2005); Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2001);
	Scientific career
Fields	Solid-state chemistry
Institutions	Princeton University; Bell Labs;
Thesis	A study of the mobile ions in several binary fast ion conductors (1978)
Doctoral advisor	Bernhardt J. Wuensch
Doctoral students	Leslie Schoop
Other notable students	Hemamala Karunadasa
Website	chemistry.princeton.edu/faculty/cava

Robert Joseph Cava (born 1951) is a solid-state chemist at Princeton University where he holds the title Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry. 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 his research investigates topological insulators, semimetals, superconductors, frustrated magnets and thermoelectrics.