Goodenough said at the time he planned for his share of the Nobel Prize reward to go toward UT Austin.
Goodenough received numerous national and international honors, including the Japan Prize, the Enrico Fermi Award and the National Medal of Science. “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,” said his friend and colleague Ram Manthiram, professor at UT's Cockrell School of Engineering.