Mid-America Section Ernest B. Yeager Electrochemistry Award

Nomination period: March 15 – June 15, even years
Presented: Mid-America Section meeting

The Ernest B. Yeager Electrochemistry Award of the Mid-American Section of The Electrochemical Society is awarded once every two years (in even years) to an individual in recognition of significant contributions to the advancement of electrochemistry in the Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky region of the United States. This award was previously offered by the ECS Cleveland Section, now merged into the Mid-America Section.

Eligibility criteria

The candidate:

• Is an ECS Mid-America Section member;
• Their contributions may have been made while working in the U.S. or Canada;
• Is not required to be a Canadian or U.S. citizen.

The nominee should fulfill one or more of the following criteria:

• Made a significant contribution to fundamental electrochemical science and engineering and other relevant research areas;
• Had a distinguished career as an educator or researcher.

Nomination guidelines

Candidates may be self-nominated or nominated by others.

A complete nomination packet includes:

• A completed electronic nomination application;
• Applicant’s curriculum vitae listing publications and work experience;
• Brief outline of accomplished research and contributions to ECS’s and the ECS Mid-American Section’s activities;
• Two (2) letters of recommendation.

Members of the Mid-America Section Ernest B. Yeager Electrochemistry Award Committee may not submit nominations or letters of support during their terms of service on the committee.

Award

The award consists of:

• Award certificate;
• USD $1,000.

About Ernest B. Yeager

Ernest B. Yeager (1924-2002) dedicated 50 years to advancing the field of electrochemical science and mentoring and advising students at Case Western University (CWRU), where he single-handedly established an electrochemical science and technology powerhouse. He and his students are credited with the initial development of the sodium amalgam-oxygen fuel cell. In addition to many published articles, Prof. Yeager was Editor of The Electrochemical Society Monograph, Electrode Processes.

After receiving his PhD in Physical Chemistry (1946) from CWRU, he joined the faculty as an Instructor in the Chemistry Department, then Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Department Chair, Director of the Ultrasonics Research Laboratory, and Chair of the Frontiers in Chemistry series. Prof. Yeager was Director of the Case Center for Electrochemical Sciences (1976-1991), which was renamed the Ernest B. Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences in his honor in 1994. An active Society member from 1949 on, Prof. Yeager served as ECS Theoretical Division Chair (1955-1957), ECS Cleveland Section Chair (1954-1955), and ECS President (1965). He became an Honorary Member in 1977 and received the 1980 ECS Edward Goodrich Acheson Award and the 1992 ECS Vittorio de Nora Award.

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