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Archival as AuthorPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectJohn B. Goodenough
Dates
July 25, 1922 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Goodenough, John B.
Additional Forms of Names
Goodenough, J. B. (John B.)
Goodenough, John Bannister
Biography
Abstract
John B. Goodenough is Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Professor of Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin (1986-present). Other institutional affiliations include Oxford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include lithium ion batteries and ferrimagnetism.
Important Dates
July 25, 1922Birth, Jena (Germany).
1943Obtained AB, Yale University, New Haven (Conn.).
1951Obtained MS, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1951 – 1952Research Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
1952Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1952 – 1976Research Physicist and Group Leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1965 – 1968Member, Executive Committee, Division of Solid State Physics, American Physical Society.
1974 – 1976Member, Solid State Science Panel and Committee, National Research Council.
1975 – 1977Member, National Materials Advisory Board.
1976 – 1986Professor of Chemistry and Director, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford (England).
1983Visiting Raman Professor, Indian Institute of Science.
1986 – presentVirginia H. Cockrell Centennial Professor of Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Austin (Tex.).
1989 – 1990Member, Presidential Commission on Superconductivity.
2009Awarded Enrico Fermi Award, United States Department of Energy.
2011Member, National Medal of Science.
2012Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at University of Chicago in solid state physics.
Colleagues
Benedek, George Bernard, 1928-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Biondi, Manfred Anthony, 1924-
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Edwards, David F. (David Franklin)
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Holstein, Theodore David, 1915-1985
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Stanley, H. Eugene (Harry Eugene), 1941-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Webb, M. B. (Maurice Barnett), 1926-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Institutions
Major Positions
Cockrell School of Engineering
Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Visiting Raman Professor.
Lincoln Laboratory
Research Physicist and Group Leader.
University of Oxford. Department of Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry and Director, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Research Engineer.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Member, Executive Committee, Division of Solid State Physics.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
National Materials Advisory Board (U.S.)
Member.
National Research Council (U.S.)
Member, Solid State Science Panel and Committee.
United States. Department of Energy
Received 2009 Enrico Fermi Award.
United States. National Commission on Superconductivity
Member.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Obtained MS (1951) and PhD in Physics (1952).
Yale University. Department of Mathematics
Obtained AB (1943).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Interview of John B. Goodenough, March 2001, by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and Arne Hessenbruch.
Institute Archives
California Institute of Technology
1201 East California Blvd. (Mail Code 015A-74), Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Published Resources
Author
Magnetism and the chemical bond.
Subject
ETS15 Fireside Chat: Dr. John B. Goodenough on energy, storage, and life [video recording]
John Goodenough - 2011 National Medal of Science [video recording]