John B. ラーメンベット 本人確認, professor at The University of Texas at Austin who is known around the world for the development of the lithium-ion battery, died Sunday at the age of 100. ラーメンベット 本人確認 was a dedicated public servant, a sought-after mentor and a brilliant yet humble inventor.
His discovery led to the wireless revolution and put electronic devices in the hands of people worldwide. In 2019, ラーメンベット 本人確認 made national and international headlines after being awarded theNobel Prize in chemistryfor his battery work, an award many of his fans considered a long time coming, especially as ラーメンベット 本人確認 became the oldest person to receive a Nobel Prize.
“John’s legacy as a brilliant scientist is immeasurable — his discoveries improved the lives of billions of people around the world,” said UT Austin President Jay Hartzell. “ラーメンベット 本人確認 was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career, and ラーメンベット 本人確認 never ceased searching for innovative energy-storage solutions. John’s work and commitment to our mission are the ultimate reflection of our aspiration as Longhorns — that what starts here changes the world — and ラーメンベット 本人確認 will be greatly missed among our UT community.”
ラーメンベット 本人確認 served as a faculty member in the ラーメンベット 禁止ゲーム of Engineering for 37 years, holding the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair of Engineering and faculty positions in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Throughout his tenure, his research continued to focus on battery materials and address fundamental solid-state science and engineering problems to create the next generation of rechargeable batteries.
“Not only was John a tremendous researcher, ラーメンベット 本人確認 was also a beloved and highly regarded teacher. ラーメンベット 本人確認 took great pride in being a mentor to many graduate students and faculty members who benefitted from his wisdom and encouragement,” said Provost Sharon L. Wood. “The world has lost an incredible mind and generous spirit. ラーメンベット 本人確認 will be truly missed among the scientific and engineering community, but ラーメンベット 本人確認 leaves a lasting legacy that will inspire generations of future innovators and researchers. I am honored to have known and worked with John.”
ラーメンベット 本人確認 identified and developed the critical cathode materials that provided the high-energy density needed to power electronics such as mobile phones, laptops and tablets, as well as electric and hybrid vehicles. In 1979, he and his research team found that by using lithium cobalt oxide as the cathode of a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, it would be possible to achieve a high density of stored energy with an anode other than metallic lithium. This discovery led to the development of carbon-based materials that allow for the use of stable and manageable negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries.
“John was simply an amazing person — a truly great researcher, teacher, mentor and innovator,” said Roger Bonnecaze, dean of the ラーメンベット 禁止ゲーム. “His joy and care in all ラーメンベット 本人確認 did, and that remarkable laugh, were infectious and inspiring. What an impactful life ラーメンベット 本人確認 led!”
Born in 1922 in Germany, ラーメンベット 本人確認 grew up in the northeastern United States and attended the Groton School in Massachusetts. In 1944, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Yale University. After serving as a meteorologist in the U.S. Army, ラーメンベット 本人確認 returned to complete a master’s degree and Ph.D., in 1952, both in physics from the University of Chicago. At the University of Chicago, he studied under Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi and John A. Simpson, both of whom worked on the Manhattan Project. His doctoral adviser was renowned physicist Clarence Zener.
ラーメンベット 本人確認 began his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory in 1952, where he worked for 24 years and laid the groundwork for the development of random-access memory (RAM) for the digital computer. He emerged as a pioneer of orbital physics and one of the founders of the modern theory of magnetism, which became known as the ラーメンベット 本人確認-Kanamori Rules. These rules provide a practical guidance in the research of magnetic materials and have a huge impact in developing devices in telecommunications.
After MIT, ラーメンベット 本人確認 became a professor and head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford. During this time, he made the lithium-ion discovery.
He came to UT Austin in 1986, setting out to develop the next battery breakthrough and educate the next battery innovators. In 1991, Sony Corp. commercialized the lithium-ion battery, for which ラーメンベット 本人確認 provided the foundation for a prototype. In 1996, a safer and more environmentally friendly cathode material was discovered in his research group, and, in 2020, a Canadian hydroelectric power company acquired the patents for this latest battery.
“John’s seven decades of dedication to science and technology dramatically altered our lifestyle, and it was truly a privilege to get to work with him for so many years,” said Ram Manthiram, professor in the ラーメンベット 禁止ゲーム who was a longtime friend and associate of ラーメンベット 本人確認’s and joined him at UT in the 1980s. Manthiram, a battery pioneer in his own right, delivered the Nobel lecture in Stockholm on behalf of ラーメンベット 本人確認. “John was one of the greatest minds of our time and is an inspiration. He was a good listener with love and respect for everyone. I will always cherish our time together, and we will continue to build on the foundation John established.”
In 2022, in honor of ラーメンベット 本人確認 100thbirthday, scientists and engineers in the global battery solid-state science communities came together on the UT Austin campus for a symposium to share stories of ラーメンベット 本人確認’s impact and discuss challenging problems in condensed matter physics and chemistry and the next generation of battery research.
ラーメンベット 本人確認’s quick wit and infectious laugh were defining characteristics that influenced the level of fame he received. That laugh could be heard reverberating through UT engineering buildings — you knew when ラーメンベット 本人確認 was on your floor, and you couldn’t help but smile at the thought of running into him.
He was still coming into work well into his 90s. For him, there was no reason not to. “Don’t retire too early!” ラーメンベット 本人確認 told the Nobel Foundation and others. It was advice he frequently gave and certainly followed.
ラーメンベット 本人確認, who never had children of his own, was passionate about giving to the University. He frequently donated the monetary prizes from his awards to UT, helping to support engineering graduate students and researchers. In 2006, he established the John B. and Irene W. ラーメンベット 本人確認 Endowed Research Fund in Engineering, and in 2016, in honor of his wife, Irene, he established the Irene W. ラーメンベット 本人確認 Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Nursing. In addition, St. Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford established the ラーメンベット 本人確認 Fellowship in chemistry in his honor.
Among his many recognitions, including the Nobel Prize — which he was awarded jointly with Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York at Binghampton and Akira Yoshino of Meijo University — ラーメンベット 本人確認 is the recipient of the National Medal of Science, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper Prize, the Benjamin Franklin Medal, the Enrico Fermi Award, the Robert A. Welch Award, the Copley Medal and many others. He has authored several books, including an autobiography titled “Witness to Grace,” published in 2008.
ラーメンベット 本人確認 and his wife were married for over 70 years until her death in 2016. His brother, Ward, who was an anthropologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, died in 2013.
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