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John B Goodenough Award

The John B Goodenough Award is run biennially by the Royal Society of Chemistry 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 setup in 2008. It was named after the eminent Materials Scientist John Bannister Goodenough who has made significant contributions to the development of the first [random access memory] and in the field of Li-ion rechargeable batteries.

Previous winners
The first prize winner, in 2009, was David Sherrington from the University of Strathclyde. This prize was awarded for contributions for research into the use of polymers in materials chemistry.

The 2011 winner was Andrew Holmes from the University of Melbourne. Andrew Holmes won the award for contributions for polymeric materials.

The 2013 winner was Anthony West from the University of Sheffield.