Binghamton University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Nobel laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been elected to the rank of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Those who’re chosen to obtain the distinguished title are chosen based mostly on their scientific or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its purposes. Members are elected by the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to obtain the lifetime honor.
Specifically, Whittingham is being honored for “discovering the underlying science of intercalation chemistry and its applications to the lithium-ion battery.”
“The importance of lithium-ion battery research cannot be understated, and I’m proud to have contributed to the advancement of such a pivotal technology over the past three decades,” Whittingham mentioned. “I am incredibly thankful for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, not only for this distinction, but for its work of promoting scientific progress to create a better world.”
Whittingham invented the primary lithium-ion battery in 1973 whereas working at Exxon Research and Engineering Co. and holds the unique patent on the idea of the usage of intercalation chemistry in high-power density. Lithium-ion batteries are actually the usual for the fashionable units we use every day – together with laptops, energy instruments, moveable electronics, and electrical autos.
He got here to Binghamton University after 16 years at Exxon and Schlumberger and continued his groundbreaking analysis, publishing tons of of articles in main journals and receiving 16 patents. Whittingham additionally helped set up the Materials Science and Engineering Program, and had held management positions on the American Chemical Society, the Electrochemical Society, and the Materials Research Society.
“I warmly congratulate Distinguished Professor Whittingham for his election as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,” mentioned President Anne D’Alleva. “This is a significant honor for Dr. Whittingham, who is most certainly worthy of recognition for his meritorious contributions to science. I am also deeply grateful for his contributions to the Binghamton University community in his many capacities as a researcher, teacher, mentor, and friend.”
Whittingham was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contribution to the analysis and improvement of the lithium-ion battery.
“Our congratulations to Distinguished Professor M. Stanley Whittingham as he adds AAAS Fellow to his long list of accolades,” SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. mentioned. ”Professor Whittingham is a pacesetter of lithium-ion battery innovation, which has spurred a rising business within the Southern Tier area, and for the State University of New York at Binghamton and the complete SUNY system, an enthusiastic researcher that conjures up college students to by no means surrender as they pursue their desires.”
Whittingham is the second AAAS Fellow at Binghamton University. Michael Little, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, was elected in 1980.