Laureates


Dr. John B. Goodenough Profile

Office Position
Texas Material Institute, University of Texas
Academic Degrees
1943 B.A. Yale University, Connecticut
1952 Ph. D. (Physics) University of Chicago, Illinois
Professional Career
1951-1952 Research Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1952-1976 Group Leader & Res. Physicist, Lincoln Laboratory, M.I.T.
1976-1986 Prof. & Head Inorg. Chem. Lab., University of Oxford, Eng.
1986-Present Professor, University of Texas
Major Awards and Honors Received
  1. Mizushima, K., Jones, P. C., Wiseman, P. J., and Goodenough, J. B., "LixCoO2 (0 < x < 1): A New Cathode Material for Batteries of High Energy Density," Materials Research Bulletin 15, 783-799 (1980).
  2. Thomas, M. G. S. R, Bruce, P. G., and Goodenough, J. B., "Lithium Mobility in the Layered Oxide Li(1-x)CoO2," Solid State Ionics, 17 (1), 13-19 (1985).
  3. Thackeray, M. M., David, W. I. F., Bruce, P. G., and Goodenough, J. B., "Lithium Insertion Into Manganese Spinels," Materials Research Bulletin 18, 461-472 (1983)
  4. Padhi, A. K., Nanjundaswamy, K. S., and Goodenough, J. B., "Phospho-olivines as Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries," Journal Electrochemical Society 144, 1188-1194 (1997).
  5. Padhi, A. K., Nanjundaswamy, K. S., Masquelier, C., and Goodenough, J. B., "Mapping of Transition-Metal Redox Couples in Phosphates with NASICON Structure by Lithium Intercalation," Journal Electrochemical Society 144, 2581-2586 (1997).
Major Awards and Honors Received
1967 Honorary Degree, Doctor, University of Bordearux
1976 Centenary Lecturer, Royal Society of Chemistry
1980 Solid State Chemistry Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry
1989 Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society
1996 University of Pennsylvania Medal for Distinguished Achievement
1997 John Bordeen Award, Mining, Metallurgy, & Materials Society
1999 Olin Palladium Award, The Electrochemical Society
Membership in Academic Institutions and Societies
  • Fellow, American Physical Society
  • American Association for Advancement of Science
  • American Chemical Society
  • L'Academie des Sciences de L'Institut de France
  • National Academy of Engineering
  • Royal Society of Chemistry
  • The Physical Society of Japan
  • Foreign Associate, Indian Academy of Science

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