The 2001 Japan Prize

• Field:
  Science and Technology of Environment Conscious Materials
• Achievement:
  Discovery of environmentally benign electrode materials for high energy density rechargeable lithium batteries
• Lecture:
  Interventions

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

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

Title

• Professor, University of Texas

Major Publications and Scientific Papers

• 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).
• 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).
• 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)
• 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).
• 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).