Medal Named in Honor of Rogers, Huang

The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University recently launched a unique annual award for best collaborative research paper in honor of professors Yonggang Huang and John Rogers. 

Rogers and Huang are both former Fellows of the Hagler Institute who remain involved with the institute.  The Rogers/Huang collaboration is among the world’s most successful teams in scientific scholarship, having produced seven book chapters and 398 journal articles since 2005, including nine articles in Nature and 15 in Science.

Dr. Rogers is a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and Dr. Huang is a member of the National Academies of Science and Engineering.

Rogers and Huang have received awards and recognition for their collaborative work from numerous organizations including American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Guggenheim Foundation, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Society of Engineering Sciences.  In addition, Rogers has received recognitions from American Association for Advances in Functional Materials, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Physical Society, Franklin Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Lemelson-MIT Prize, MacArthur Foundation, Materials Research Society, National Academy of Medicine, the Order of Lincoln, Sigma Xi, and Western Society of Engineers. At the same time, Huang has been recognized by Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Italy), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany), American Society of Civil Engineers, International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Royal Society (London), and Royal Society of Canada.

Rogers and Huang will manage the review process for the award and provide the Hagler Institute with the names of the winning authors. The Hagler Institute will award $10,000, allocated equally among co-authors, and each co-author will receive a Rogers/Huang Medal. Depending on schedules and Hagler Institute resources, the Hagler Institute may arrange a seminar with Rogers and/or Huang and the winning authors.

More information about the award criteria can be found here.