Robert Pohl
Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus
Research
Experimental investigations on lattice and heat transport in crystalline and amorphous solids; crystal growth; cryogenic techniques; problems involving energy
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1999
- Fellow, International Thermal Conductivity Conferences, 1989
- Fellow, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1988
- Oliver E. Buckley Prize, 1985
- Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1980-81
- Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 1973-74
Educational Background
- Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus, Cornell University, 2000-present
- Visiting appointments at University of Aachen, University of Stuttgart, University of Munich, University of Konstanz, University of Regensburg, University of Canterbury, Tongji University; Nuclear Research Center, Julich, Germany
- Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1968-2000
- Associate Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1963-68
- Assistant Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 1960-63
- Research Associate, Physics, Cornell University, 1958-60
- Research Associate, Erlangen University, 1957-58
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany, 1957
- M.S., Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany, 1955
- B.A., Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany, 1951
