Congratulations to Sho Fujita of Queen’s University, Canada, recipient of the 2022 ECS Canada Section Student Award! For over 20 years, the section has recognized promising young engineers and scientists in the field of electrochemical power sources with this award. To qualify, students must be pursuing PhDs at Canadian universities in any area of science or engineering in which electrochemical science and technology and/or solid state science and technology is the central consideration. A Canadian university faculty member nominates them.

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Support your colleagues, students, and fellow scientists and engineers’ noteworthy contributions by nominating them for an ECS award! They deserve to be recognized for their hard work and accomplishments.

Follow the links below for further details on these honors and awards. (more…)

2022 EPD Award winner, Dr. Eddy Simoen (IMEC and Ghent University, Belgium)

You are invited to nominate qualified candidate(s) for the ECS Electronics and Photonics Division Award.

The award was established in 1969 to encourage excellence in electronics research and outstanding technical contributions to the field of electronics science. The award recognizes authors who have made noteworthy scientific contributions and enhanced the scientific stature of the Society by the presentation of well-received papers in ECS journals and at Society meetings.

The 2023 award recipient is recognized at the 243rd ECS Meeting in Boston, MA, in May 2023, and presents their award talk there. Explore the full award details on the ECS website prior to completing the electronic application.

The award consists of a scroll; US $1,500 prize; and either ECS lifetime membership or up to US $1,000 for non-reimbursed travel expenses to the conference. Award winners join a long list of distinguished recipients including the most recent, Eddy Simoen.

The winner of the first ECS Pacific Northwest Section Electrochemistry Student Award has been named: Mitchell Kaiser of the University of Washington. Join us in congratulating him! Kaiser will receive the award at this summer’s ECS Pacific Northwest Section meeting.

The section established the award in 2021 to recognize promising young engineers and scientists pursuing PhDs in electrochemical engineering and applied electrochemistry, and to encourage recipients to continue careers in these fields. The winner receives a US $1,000 prize. Visit the award page for the full award description. (more…)

241st ECS Meeting, May 31 @ 1200h

This year’s Annual Society Business Meeting and Luncheon (ASBM) takes place at 1200h PDT, Tuesday, May 31, onsite at the 241st ECS Meeting in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada. Check the online program for the room location.

Attend the ASBM—happening in person for the first time since 2019—to enjoy a plated lunch with your ECS friends and colleagues. Hear the Society’s senior leaders review 2021 successes and challenges, and plans for the coming year! (more…)

The ECS 2022 Society Officers Election took place from January 15 through March 15. Thank you to all members who participated by voting.

The results are in! We are happy to announce the new officers:

ECS President

 
Turgut Gür
Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

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Congratulations to award recipient Youngjin Ham

The ECS Korea Section Student Award was established in 2005 to recognize a Korean university PhD student’s academic accomplishments in any area of science or engineering in which electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology is the central consideration. The winner receives a US $500 prize. Dr. Ham joins a distinguished list of ECS Korea Section Student Award winners.

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Note these April and June deadlines

Apply now or nominate someone you know for an ECS award or travel grant. Award recipients join an elite group of past Society, division, and section winners. Click on the links below for further details.

ECS uses an electronic portal for all applications. Here are some tips for the best results. Questions or concerns? Send a message as we are here to help. (more…)