After a long awaited return to in-person meetings this spring, ECS is thrilled to host the 242nd ECS Meeting in Atlanta! If you missed the opportunity to submit your abstract, it is not too late to participate.

Deadline: September 23, 2022

The late presentation submission site is now open. (more…)

2021 Annual ReportECS announces the release of Persevering and Progressing: the 2021 Annual Report of The Electrochemical Society.

“From finding ways to convene and connect our community despite remote operations, to launching new initiatives vital to our future success, minimizing the financial losses caused by COVID’s impact on meetings, and significantly increasing the Society’s net assets, this annual report documents in detail what a truly remarkable year 2021 was for ECS in many critical ways,” said Eric Wachsman, ECS President, 2021-2022 term.

Spotlight on 2021

Welcome to the successes and challenges of 2021! ECS confronted the challenges of the second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic and continued to move science forward by: (more…)

The ECS Detroit Section held its 2022 Officer Election from May 13-June 3, 2022. Thank you to all ECS members who supported their regional community by voting, and to the new officers for serving their section.

The new officers’ terms of office are for two years or until their successors have been qualified. Their terms begin at 0800h ET on January 1 of the calendar year following the election.

Please join us in congratulating our new ECS officers and wishing them well in their new endeavor! (more…)

The ECS National Capital Section Officer Election took place from April 22–May 13, 2022. Thank you to the ECS Members who voted, and to the new officers for serving their section.

The results are in!

We are happy to announce the new ECS National Capital Section Officers: (more…)

The ECS Twin Cities Section held its 2022 Officer Election in March. Thank you to everyone who voted in the election; and thank you to the new officers for serving their section.

Announcing the new ECS Twin Cities Section officers
  • Chair: Victoria Gelling, Sherwin-Williams
  • Vice Chair: Vincent Chevrier, Partner, Cyclikal; CTO, Trion
  • Secretary: Peter Zhang, Medtronic
  • Treasurer: Hui Ye, Medtronic
  • Members-at-Large:
    • Bill Howard, ECS Emeritus Member
    • Lifeng Dong, Hamline University
    • Alan Shi, Medtronic
    • Delenn Fingerlow, Sherwin-Williams

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The Electrochemical Society continues to welcome new student chapters into our supportive, global community. On June 2, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the chartering of four new student chapters; the Society now has 117 student chapters around the world.

New chapters

Join us in welcoming these institutions into our ECS Student Chapter program:

Lambton College, Canada

Northeastern Thailand Student Chapter, Thailand

RV College of Engineering, India

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S. (more…)

ECS University of Waterloo Student Chapter is 2022 Chapter of Excellence

The Society established the Outstanding Student Chapter Award in 2012 to recognize distinguished ECS Student Chapters that demonstrate active participation in the Society’s technical activities; establish community and outreach activities in the areas of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education; and create and maintain a robust membership base.

2022 ECS Outstanding Student Chapter

The ECS Purdue University Student Chapter, founded in May 2019, won the 2022 Outstanding Student Chapter for its dedication and commitment to the advancement of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education. (more…)

This post serves as notice that the Executive Committee and Members at Large of the ECS Nanocarbons Division have proposed amendments to their division bylaws. Per the ECS Nanocarbons Division’s existing bylaws, amendments must be passed by favorable vote of two-thirds of those replying within two (2) months to a ballot sent to all members of the ECS Nanocarbons Division. If approved by the division, the proposed changes advance to the ECS Board of Directors for final approval.

The ballot will be sent via email to ECS Nanocarbons Division members on Thursday, June 23, 2022. (more…)

Dustin McLarty
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University (WSU)

Date: June 28, 2022
Time: 1000–1100h PT
Price: 
There is no cost to register for this event. Registration is required.
Registration: Participants must preregister through ECS My Account. Don’t have one? It’s easy to createvisit Create an Account now.

The webinar is open to the public; ECS membership is not required.

This webinar discusses tradeoffs in high-pressure steam electrolysis, and describes testing novel materials and manufacturing for solid oxide electrolyzers. (more…)

(From left to right) Alexander McLeod, University of British Columbia, and Lena Viviane Buehre, Leibniz Universität Hannover, shared 2nd Prize; and 1st Prize winner Raunaq Bagchi, University of Toronto.

Students submitted nearly 100 posters to the 241st ECS Meeting Z01 General Student Poster Session. Judges reviewed the digital presentations and chose the following for awards. Congratulations to the winners! Please take a moment to celebrate the authors’ excellent work.

Z01 – General Student Poster Session awards

1st Prize – $1,500 Cash

Raunaq Bagchi, University of Toronto
Z01-2279 – “Effect of Surface Chemistry and Morphology on Polyluminol-Carbon Redox Active Composites
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