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'''Manuel Cardona Castro''' (b. 7 September, 1936,<ref name=isi /> (or 1934<ref name=ae>{{cite web|title=Manuel Cardona - Curriculum vitae#|url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Cardona_Manuel/CV|publisher=[[Academy of Europe]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> [[Barcelona, Spain]]<ref name=isi />) is a [[physicist]]. According to the ISI Citations web database, Cardona is one of the eighth most cited physicist since 1970.<ref name=isi /><ref name=ae />
'''Manuel Cardona Castro''' (b. 7 October, 1934, [[Barcelona, Spain]]) is a [[physicist]].


==Academic career==
==Academic career==


After obtaining a Masters in physics in 1955 from [[University of Barcelona]] 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]].<ref>http://www.fkf.mpg.de/en/fr_departments.html</ref> Concomitantly he became scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, where he became emeritus 1n 2000.
After obtaining a Masters in physics in 1955 from [[University of Barcelona]] Cardona was awarded a fellowship to work as a graduate student at [[Harvard University]] starting in 1956.<ref name=award1 /> 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.<ref name=award1 /> 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).<ref name=award1 /> In 1971 he moved to Stuttgart, Germany as a founding director of the then-recently created [[Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research]].<ref name=max>{{cite web|title=Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research: Departments|url=http://www.fkf.mpg.de/en/fr_departments.html|publisher=[[Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> Concomitantly he became scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, where he became emeritus 1n 2000.<ref name=max />


== Interests ==
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Distinctions and honors


Cardona's main interests have been in the fields [[Raman Scattering]] (and other optical spectroscopies) as applied to [[semiconductor microstructure]]s,<ref name=isi>{{cite web|title=Highly Cited Researcher Cardona, Manuel|url=http://hcr3.webofknowledge.com/author.cgi?&link1=Search&link2=Search%20Results&AuthLastName=%22Cardona%22&AuthFirstName=%22Manuel%22&AuthMiddleName=&AuthMailnstName=&CountryID=-1&DisciplineID=20&id=313|publisher=Thomson ISI|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> materials with tailor-made isotopic compositions, and high T-c [[superconductor]]s, particularly investigations of electronic and vibronic excitations in the normal and superconducting state.<ref name=award1 />
♦ 1962 RCA Laboratories Prize ♦ 1964 American Physical Society, Fellow ♦ 1969 Guggenheim Fellowship ♦ 1965-1968 A.D. Sloan Fellow ♦ 1969-1970 Guggenheim Fellow ♦ 1982 Narcís Monturiol Medal, Government of Catalonia ♦ 1984 Frank Isakson Prize, American Physical Society ♦ 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(1) ♦ 1988 J.M.M. von Kronland Medal, Czech Spectroscopic Society ♦ 1991 Member, Academia Europaea ♦ 1992 Medaglia Teresiana, University of Pavia, Italy ♦ 1993 Italgas Prize for Research in Science and Technology, Turin, Italy ♦ 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 Society ♦ 1999 E. Mach Honorary Medal, Czech Academy of Sciences ♦ 2000 Charter Member, ISI highly cited researchers database (http://isihighlycited.com) ♦ 2001 Sir Nevil Mott Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, London ♦ 2001 Fellow, Institute of Physics, London ♦ 2003 Honorary Member,Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia ♦ 2004 Mateucci Medal, Italian National Academy of Sciences 2008 Foreign Member Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome ♦ 2008 Gold Medal Alessandro Volta, University of Pavia ♦ 2009 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada ♦ 2011 Bernadsky Gold Medal, Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine ♦ 1985-2010 eleven honorary doctorates.


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==Distinctions and Honors==
Publications of and about Manuel Cardona


Besides receiving over at least 61 awards <ref name=ae /> Dr Cardona has eleven hononary doctorates to date. Some notable honors include:<ref name=ae />
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♦ 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


* 1964 [[American Physical Society]], Fellow
♦ 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 ♦ 0ver 1300 scientific articles in various international journals
* 1982 Narcís Monturiol Medal, Government of Catalonia
* 1984 Frank Isakson Prize, [[American Physical Society]]<ref name=award2>{{cite web|title=1984 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Manuel&last_nm=Cardona&year=1984|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref>
* 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 Europaea
* 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 Society]]<ref name=award1>{{cite web|title=1997 John Wheatley Award Recipient|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Manuel&last_nm=Cardona&year=1997|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}
* 2000 Charter Member, ISI highly cited researchers database (http://isihighlycited.com)
* 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.<ref name=ae /> Since 1972, Cardona has served on the Board of Editors of at least seven journals,<ref name=ae /> including being the Editor-in-Chief of ''[[Solid State Communications]]'' from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=ae />

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 ==
== Personal life ==


At present he lives in [[Stuttgart]] with his wife Inge Cardona (née Hecht). They both hold American, German and Spanish citizenship. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren
At present he lives in [[Stuttgart]] with his wife Inge Cardona (née Hecht).<ref name=ae /> They both hold American, German and Spanish citizenship. They have 3 children<ref name=ae /> and 7 grandchildren.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
1. http://www.fundacionprincipede asturias.org/premios/1988manuel-cardona/

Revision as of 19:44, 22 September 2011

Manuel Cardona Castro (b. 7 September, 1936,[1] (or 1934[2] Barcelona, Spain[1]) is a physicist. According to the ISI Citations web database, Cardona is one of the eighth most cited physicist since 1970.[1][2]

Academic career

After obtaining a Masters in physics in 1955 from University of Barcelona Cardona was awarded a fellowship to work as a graduate student at Harvard University starting in 1956.[3] 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.[3] 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).[3] In 1971 he moved to Stuttgart, Germany as a founding director of the then-recently created Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.[4] Concomitantly he became scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, where he became emeritus 1n 2000.[4]

Interests

Cardona's main interests have been in the fields Raman Scattering (and other optical spectroscopies) as applied to semiconductor microstructures,[1] materials with tailor-made isotopic compositions, and high T-c superconductors, particularly investigations of electronic and vibronic excitations in the normal and superconducting state.[3]

Distinctions and Honors

Besides receiving over at least 61 awards [2] Dr Cardona has eleven hononary doctorates to date. Some notable honors include:[2]

  • 1964 American Physical Society, Fellow
  • 1982 Narcís Monturiol Medal, Government of Catalonia
  • 1984 Frank Isakson Prize, American Physical Society[5]
  • 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 Europaea
  • 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 Society<ref name=award1>"1997 John Wheatley Award Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  • 2000 Charter Member, ISI highly cited researchers database (http://isihighlycited.com)
  • 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.[2] Since 1972, Cardona has served on the Board of Editors of at least seven journals,[2] including being the Editor-in-Chief of Solid State Communications from 2002 to 2005.[2]

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 Stuttgart with his wife Inge Cardona (née Hecht).[2] They both hold American, German and Spanish citizenship. They have 3 children[2] and 7 grandchildren.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Highly Cited Researcher Cardona, Manuel". Thomson ISI. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Manuel Cardona - Curriculum vitae#". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference award1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research: Departments". Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ "1984 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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