John Rogers Elected a Royal Society of Canada Fellow
Rogers is one of 105 fellows elected to this year’s class
Northwestern Engineering’s John Rogers has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as part of the Class of 2026.
Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery, with appointments in the McCormick School of Engineering and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He also is founding director of the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics and the Querrey Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering for Advanced Medical Systems.
Rogers, one of 105 fellows elected to this year’s class, is a world leader in flexible, wearable electronics, and bioelectronic medicine. His interdisciplinary research combines expertise from nearly every traditional field of study in science and engineering, with outcomes that have changed the way people think about consumer and medical devices. Rogers is internationally renowned for developing methods for transforming brittle, rigid electronic systems into soft, flexible devices that bend, stretch, and twist with the human body.
“We are pleased to welcome the newest Fellows and College Members of the Royal Society of Canada. Their work spans breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and climate research, contributions in the arts and literature, leadership in reconciliation, and efforts to build a more inclusive future,” said Françoise Baylis, president of the Royal Society of Canada. “These individuals are shaping Canadian society through their scholarship, creativity, and impact—today and into the years ahead.”
The RSC said Rogers’ work has significantly impacted medical research and technology development in Canada, particularly in neonatal care. The society’s bylaws limit the election of foreign fellows to just four individuals each year across all fields.
Among Rogers’ many prior awards, he has received a MacArthur “genius grant,” a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Benjamin Franklin Medal, and the Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal. He’s also a member of The Royal Society, the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society.
Rogers is among the most highly cited engineers in the world.