Richard D. Robinson (engineer)

Robinson grew up in Indianapolis and discovered science and engineering through a National Science Foundation program in eighth grade.{{cite web|title=Engineering takes diversity of its faculty to heart: Why Cornell has become 'a better place to go' for many young professors|url=https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/SUMMER11/cover.html|publisher=Ezra - Cornell's Quarterly Magazine|accessdate=10 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers - Rich Robinson: Nanoscientist|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/secret-life-of-scientists-rich-robinson-nanoscientist/|publisher=Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)|accessdate=10 March 2019}}

Robinson obtained his BS and MS in mechanical engineering at Tufts University and his PhD in Applied Physics 2004 at Columbia University.

Richard Robinson joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley as a Lawrence Chemist Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry and Materials Science in the group of Paul Alivisatos, 2004-2008. In July 2008, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University as an assistant professor.

In 2016, Robinson spent time at the Institute of Chemistry at Hebrew University on a Fulbright Scholarship.{{cite web|title=Israel is the go-to place for nanotech research|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-is-the-go-to-place-for-nanotech-research/|publisher=The Times of Israel|accessdate=3 March 2019}}

Robinson works on size-, shape-, composition-, and surface-controlled nanoparticle synthesis, and nanoparticle assembly, and nanoparticle assembly for electronic and catalytic applications.{{cite web|title=Harnessing the Properties of Nanoparticles|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ2D-3M0mFE|publisher=Cornell Engineering - YouTube|accessdate=14 March 2019}}

Robinson's work was featured in the Cornell Chronicle,{{cite web|title=Tiny tool measures heat at the nanoscale|url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/02/tiny-tool-measures-heat-nanoscale|publisher=Cornell Chronicle|accessdate=3 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=New technique simplifies creation of nanoparticle 'magic-sized clusters'|url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/03/new-technique-simplifies-creation-nanoparticle-magic-sized-clusters|publisher=Cornell Chronicle|accessdate=10 May 2019}} Physics Today,{{cite journal|title=Shrinking phonon spectrometry|journal=Physics Today|doi=10.1063/PT.5.7037|year=2014}}{{cite journal|title=Phonon spectrometry goes nanoscale|journal=Physics Today|volume=67|issue=2|pages=16–17|doi=10.1063/PT.3.2262|year=2014|last1=Smart|first1=Ashley G.|bibcode=2014PhT....67b..16S}} and R&D.{{cite web|title=Nontoxic nanosheets could turn waste heat into power|url=https://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/04/nontoxic-nanosheets-could-turn-waste-heat-power|publisher=R&D|accessdate=3 March 2019|date=2012-04-13}} In addition, Robinson has received many awards and distinctions for his research, such as the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award, Fulbright Scholar, and the R&D 100 Award for his work on nanocrystal solar cells.{{Cite web|date=2015-05-29|title=Richard D. Robinson|url=https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/richard-d-robinson|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Cornell Research|language=en}}

As of Spring 2024, his publications have received 11,418 citations, and his h-index is 36.{{cite web|title=Richard D. Robinson, Cornell University|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vrZeBFcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate}}

Robinson received an NSF CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award in 2012.

• {{cite web|url=https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/richard-douglas-robinson|title=Richard Douglas Robinson - Cornell Engineering|access-date=2020-05-09}}
• {{cite web|url=https://therobinsongroup.org|title=Robinson Group - Nanoscale Energy Research|access-date=2020-05-09}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/advancedSearchResult?PIFirstName=Richard&PILastName=Robinson&IncludeCoPI=true&PIOrganization=Cornell+University&BooleanElement=All&BooleanRef=All&ActiveAwards=true&ExpiredAwards=true|title=NSF Award Search: Advanced Search Results - Richard Robinson, Cornell University|publisher=National Science Foundation|access-date=2020-05-09}}

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