Sep 24 2014
Princeton University researchers Robert Cava, Loren Pfeiffer and Mansour Shayegan are among 12 scientists nationwide to be named Moore Materials Synthesis Investigators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in Palo Alto, California.
The program is part of the Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS) initiative, which has awarded a total of $20.6 million over five years to enable investigators to "dedicate substantial effort to discovery-driven research, such as investigative synthesis of new types of quantum materials."
Cava, the Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry, Pfeiffer, a senior research scholar in electrical engineering, and Shayegan, a professor of electrical engineering, will receive $1.9 million each over the next five years.
About the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation believes in bold ideas that create enduring impact in the areas of science, environmental conservation and patient care. Intel co-founder Gordon and his wife Betty established the foundation to create positive change around the world and at home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Science looks for opportunities to transform — or even create — entire fields by investing in early-stage research, emerging fields and top research scientists.