Recipient Robert F. Davis
“John Bardeen cast a large shadow of excellence over the materials science and physics communities in terms of his considerable intelligence and his creation of new knowledge. I am pleased that TMS has chosen to recognize his genius with the John Bardeen Award. I am very honored to both be the recipient of this award for 2009 and to join the list of distinguished persons who received this award in prior years.”

Biography:
Robert F. Davis, a J. Bertucci Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received the award for outstanding and creative contributions to science and technology of silicon carbide and group III nitrides. He received a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California-Berkeley. He has received numerous honors including the Alcoa Distinguished Research Award and the Alexander Holladay Medal for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Outreach, and was named the National Collegiate Inventor of the Year in 1999.