Manuel Cardona
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Manuel Cardona Castro is a physicist
. According to the ISI Citations web database, Cardona is one of the eighth most cited physicist since 1970. He specializes in solid state physics.
Cardona was awarded a fellowship to work as a graduate student at Harvard University
starting in 1956. At Harvard he began investigations of the dielectric properties of semiconductors, in particular germanium and silicon. With this work as a thesis he received a PhD in Applied Physics at Harvard. From 1959 till 1961 he continued similar work on III-V semiconductors at the RCA Laboratories in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1961 he moved to the RCA Labs in Princeton, NJ, where he continued work on the optical properties of semiconductors and started investigations of the microwave properties of superconductors. In 1964 he became member of the Physics Faculty of Brown University
(Providence, RI). In 1971 he moved to Stuttgart, Germany as a founding director of the then-recently created Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
. Concomitantly he became scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, where he became emeritus 1n 2000.
(and other optical spectroscopies) as applied to semiconductor
microstructure
s, materials with tailor-made isotopic compositions, and high T-c superconductors, particularly investigations of electronic and vibronic excitations in the normal and superconducting state.
from 2002 to 2005.
Some of his works include:
with his wife Inge Cardona (née Hecht). They both hold American, German and Spanish citizenship. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
. According to the ISI Citations web database, Cardona is one of the eighth most cited physicist since 1970. He specializes in solid state physics.
Academic career
After obtaining a Masters in physics in 1955 from University of BarcelonaUniversity of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
Cardona was awarded a fellowship to work as a graduate student at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
starting in 1956. At Harvard he began investigations of the dielectric properties of semiconductors, in particular germanium and silicon. With this work as a thesis he received a PhD in Applied Physics at Harvard. From 1959 till 1961 he continued similar work on III-V semiconductors at the RCA Laboratories in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1961 he moved to the RCA Labs in Princeton, NJ, where he continued work on the optical properties of semiconductors and started investigations of the microwave properties of superconductors. In 1964 he became member of the Physics Faculty of Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
(Providence, RI). In 1971 he moved to Stuttgart, Germany as a founding director of the then-recently created Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
The Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research is part of the Max Planck Society which operates 80 research facilities in Germany. It is a research institute located in Büsnau which is part of Stuttgart, Germany....
. Concomitantly he became scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, where he became emeritus 1n 2000.
Interests
Cardona's main interests have been in the fields Raman ScatteringRaman scattering
Raman scattering or the Raman effect is the inelastic scattering of a photon. It was discovered by Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan in liquids, and by Grigory Landsberg and Leonid Mandelstam in crystals....
(and other optical spectroscopies) as applied to semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
microstructure
Microstructure
Microstructure is defined as the structure of a prepared surface or thin foil of material as revealed by a microscope above 25× magnification...
s, materials with tailor-made isotopic compositions, and high T-c superconductors, particularly investigations of electronic and vibronic excitations in the normal and superconducting state.
Distinctions and Honors
Besides receiving over at least 61 awards Dr Cardona has eleven hononary doctorates to date. Some notable honors include:- 1964 American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
, Fellow - 1982 Narcís Monturiol Medal, Government of Catalonia
- 1984 Frank Isakson Prize, American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
- 1984 Fellow, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
- 1984 Corresponding Member, Royal Academy of Sciences of Barcelona
- 1987 Member, National Academy of Sciences of the USA
- 1987 Grand Cross of Alfonso X el Sabio, Spain
- 1988 "Principe de Asturias" Prize, named after the Crown Prince of Spain
- 1991 Member, Academia EuropaeaAcademia EuropaeaAcademia Europæa is a European non-governmental scientific academy founded in 1988. Its members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals....
- 1994 Max Planck Research Prize, shared with E.E.Haller, Berkeley
- 1995 Corresponding Member, Royal Academy of Sciences, Spain
- 1997 John Wheatley Prize, American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
- 2009 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
- 2011 Bernadsky Gold Medal, Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine
Publications
Cardona has authored over 1,270 scientific publications in international journals, ten monographs on solid state physics and co-authored a textbook on semiconductors. Since 1972, Cardona has served on the Board of Editors of at least seven journals, including being the Editor-in-Chief of Solid State CommunicationsSolid State Communications
Solid State Communications is scientific journal publishished by Elsevier since 1962, specialised in short papers on significant developments in the condensed matter science....
from 2002 to 2005.
Some of his works include:
- Manuel Cardona: Modulation Spectroscopy, Academic Press 1969. Lib of Congress 55-12299
- Manuel Cardona, Gernot Günterodt and Roberto Merlin: Light Scattering in Solids I-IX (nine volumes) Springer Verlag; ISBN 3-540-11513-7
- Pere Bonnin: Manuel Cardona i Castro, Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca, Barcelona 1998 ISBN 84-89570-19-3
- Peter Y. Yu and Manuel Cardona, Fundamentals of semiconductors, 4 editions 1996-2000,ISBN 978-3-642-00709-5
Personal life
At present he lives in StuttgartStuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
with his wife Inge Cardona (née Hecht). They both hold American, German and Spanish citizenship. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.