Dr. John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with its 2012 Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies.
The medal honors Goodenough and two other researchers for their contributions to the development of the lithium-ion battery, a technology that is used worldwide for cellphones, wireless devices, power tools, laptops, tablets and electric and hybrid vehicles.
Recipients were selected on the basis of their technology's benefits to the general public, degree of improvement in performance metrics, innovative design of the technology, development and application of engineering techniques, and the contribution on technical professions.
Goodenough, who holds the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, joined the university's Cockrell School of Engineering in 1986 and has continued his research on iconic conducting solids and electrochemical devices. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the French Academy of Sciences and a Foreign Member of the British Royal Society. His honors include the Japan Prize and the Enrico Fermi Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The trio received the award June 30 at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Boston, Mass.
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