The Electrochemical Society is proud to announce the Society’s distinguished members recognized as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers. The prestigious list, published by the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1 percent by citations for their field and year of publication, demonstrating significant research influence among their peers.

The total number of highly cited researchers in 2021 was 6,602, which includes 2,828 for cross-field performance and 3,774 in specific fields. According to Clarivate, Highly Cited Researchers are one in 1,000 of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists.

Research by the following ECS members is shaping scientific discourse today and into the future. (more…)

In a candidate-driven market, candidates—not companies—have the upper hand. Hiring in a candidate-driven market is tough. As an employer, you are constantly competing for the right talent. To ensure that you’re spending your recruiting dollars on the right resources, use The Electrochemical Society Career Center. It’s the best source to look for highly-qualified professionals in your industry.

With The Electrochemical Society Career Center’s pay-per-use Resume Bank, you search through anonymous resumes before you pay anything. Browse and contact candidates for free. Pay only when the candidate accepts your invite. (more…)

Members are the ROI at ECS

ECS empowers researchers at the forefront of discovery

Marm Dixit was a grad student at the 236th ECS Meeting in Atlanta, GA. John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino had just won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing lithium ion batteries.

“A couple of my friends and I were getting coffee. Stan (Whittingham) was in line in front of us. So for the 15 minutes, till we got our coffee, we discussed batteries with the Nobel laureate. That’s pretty damn awesome and really fascinating,” said Marm who is now Weinberg Distinguished Staff Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (more…)

ECS members benefit from engagement

Carolyn Graverson, graduate student, Rice University

Carolyn Graverson, graduate student, Rice University

“What’s cool about ECS meetings is that it’s all about the science. It doesn’t matter where you come from or who’s presenting. Meeting participants always recognize quality and respect you for your work,” says Carolyn Graverson, graduate student, Rice University.

ECS members are all winners! We promise our members to:

  • Welcome and value your contributions;
  • Open doors for you to leave your mark on science;
  • Recognize your achievements at ECS meetings and through opportunities for honors, awards, and publications;
  • Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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ECS Statement on Ukraine

The Executive Committee of The Electrochemical Society wishes to express our collective shock and dismay at the appalling actions unfolding in Ukraine. Although the Society’s mission is not political, we feel compelled to share this statement because what we have seen is a humanitarian tragedy, launched without provocation or regard to the needless suffering the invasion of sovereign Ukraine has caused.

ECS will not sponsor or otherwise financially support events and institutions operating within the Russian Federation until such time that they have withdrawn their forces and made restoration, to the extent possible, for the damage inflicted on the Ukrainian people. (more…)

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Save the date: Sunday, April 3 – Sunday, April 10

When the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience paywall comes down on April 3, it’s your opportunity to access over 165,000 scientific journal and magazine articles and meeting abstracts at no costFree the Science Week 2022 is the sixth year that the Society puts into action its long-term vision of providing access to all in order to accelerate the advancement of scientific research. (more…)

New Jobs: Sent Straight to Your Inbox

Are you having trouble finding the time to search through all of the available positions listed on The Electrochemical Society Career Center? Make sure you don’t miss that perfect opportunity. Create job alerts to receive notifications for positions that match your criteria—sent straight to your inbox.

How it works: (more…)

ECS Membership = Connection

Benefit from connecting with your community

“I became a member of ECS because it lets me connect to people beyond the confines of my lab or even my campus or this region,” says Tanner Hamann from the University of Maryland.

ECS membership connects you to the electrochemical community: (more…)

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It’s time to start thinking about your hiring needs for 2022. The search for quality candidates is easy with the features available on The Electrochemical Society Career Center

Here are three steps to connect with candidates in 2022: 

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ECS Seeks Meetings Program Specialist

Reports to: Director of Meetings
Classification: Full-Time Exempt

Major function

Responsible for the development, organization, and planning of technical program content for ECS meetings (biannual, satellite, and other sponsored events). Provides a high -level of customer service (including technical support) to division leadership, symposium organizers, and meeting authors. (more…)

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