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THE ROGERS/HUANG MEDAL

The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study is proud to announce the John Rogers/Yonggang Huang Medal. This is an annual award for the best collaborative research paper by a Hagler Fellow with a Texas A&M student among the co-authors.

Dr. John Rogers and Dr. Yonggang Huang at the November 7, 2023 symposium on “The Art of Collaboration in Academic Research,” held at Texas A&M University. The symposium was organized by Dr. Rogers and Dr. Huang and supported by the Hagler Institute.

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 the history of 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 both received awards and recognitions 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, while 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.

Criteria for Participation

Eligibility

  1. Eligible research papers must have been completed no more than four years before the submission deadline. They may be previously published or not.
  2. A Texas A&M student and a current or former Hagler Fellow or Hagler Distinguished Lecturer must be among the co-authors.

Procedure

  1. By June 1 of each year, submit your collaborative research paper to Hagler Institute Assistant Director Blaine Buenger at btbuenger@tamu.edu. To be eligible for the upcoming award, research papers must have been completed on or after June 1, 2021 and be submitted to the Hagler Institute by June 1, 2025.
  2. Each Fellow can submit one or more papers in one or more years but cannot submit the same paper more than once.
  3. The paper can be in any field.
  4. Rogers and Huang will manage the review process and provide the Hagler Institute with the names of the winning authors by August 15.
  5. The Director of the Hagler Institute will announce the winning authors following the announcement of the new class of Fellows each September.

Award

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

Additional Information

For questions, contact Hagler Institute Associate Director Clifford Fry (cfry@tamu.edu, 979-458-5723) or Assistant Director Blaine Buenger (btbuenger@tamu.edu, 979-458-5913).