The John B. Goodenough Award is run biennially by the
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...
and awards contributions to the field of
materials chemistry.
The prize winner, chosen by the Materials Chemistry Division Awards Committee, receives a monetary reward, a medal, a certificate and completes a UK lecture tour.
Award history
The award, which was originally referred to as the
Materials Chemistry Forum Lifetime Award, was set up in 2008. It was named after the materials scientist
John Bannister Goodenough, who has made significant contributions to the development of the first
random access memory
Random-access memory (RAM; ) is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working Data (computing), data and machine code. A Random access, random-access memory device allows data items to b ...
and in the field of
Li-ion rechargeable batteries.
Previous winners
* 2009: from the
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...
"for contributions for research into the use of polymers in materials chemistry"
*2011:
Andrew Holmes from the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...
for research into polymeric materials for optoelectronics and light harvesting.
*2013: from the
University of Sheffield
, mottoeng = To discover the causes of things
, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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"for significant work into structure-composition-property relationships in oxide-based materials"
*2015: Professor
William I. F. David of the ISIS Facility and
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
, "for his development of new theoretical and experimental approaches to powder diffraction and his contributions to the understanding of structure-property relationships in important solid-state materials".
*2017: Professor of the
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
, "for his distinguished contributions to the science of disordered materials when applied to chalcogenide glasses and phase-change materials for industry".
*2019:
Clare Grey
Dame Clare Philomena Grey is Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Grey uses nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study and optimize ...
of the University of Cambridge for "pioneering and innovative uses of magnetic resonance methods to study structure and dynamics in electrochemical devices".
See also
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List of chemistry awards
This list of chemistry awards is an index to articles about notable awards for chemistry. It includes awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry and awards by other organizations.
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References
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Awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry