John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering
John Goodenough, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s National Academy of Science.
The society elected Goodenough for his pioneering contributions to solid-state science and technology. Goodenough identified and developed the oxide material now used worldwide for high-energy-density rechargeable lithium batteries, ubiquitous in today’s portable electronic devices.
Goodenough has been an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States since 1976, and is a recipient of the 2001 Japan Prize, the annual $1 million award honoring contributors to the progress of science and technology and the advancement of world peace and prosperity.