Professor John Goodenough is one of 12 eminent researchers to receive the highest honor bestowed by the United States government upon scientists, engineers and inventors.
President Barack Obama presented the 2011 National Medals of Science to recipients in a White House ceremony on Feb. 1, 2013.
Goodenough is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is known for identifying and developing critical materials now used worldwide in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
The University of Texas at Austin chemistry professor Allen Bard also received the National Medal of Science, making UT Austin the only institution with more than one medal recipient this year.
Watch the Awards Ceremony
Watch John Goodenough receive his medal from President Barack Obama at 15:18.
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