Photos and text by Galina Strukova and Gennady Strukov. In a response to a recent call for photos, Galina Strukova sent us some great shots of the microworld of palladium-nickle alloy. You’re looking at pictures of real objects of the palladium-nickel alloy, the size of the samples ranging from tens of micrometers to 1-2 millimeters. They are produced via self-organization of nano-sized (several nanometer in diameter) wires growing on porous membranes under the action of electric current pulses. The authors…
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Photos and text by E. Jennings Taylor. In a response to a recent call for photos, ECS Treasurer E. Jennings Taylor sent us some great shots of the innovative research coming out of Faraday Technology Inc. Here’s the first one: Regarding this photo, it is a superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavity made of niobium. These SRF cavities are used in particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), as well…
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Pennington, NJ – The Electrochemical Society (ECS) has named 13 members to the 2024 Class of ECS Fellows. The designation “Fellow of The Electrochemical Society” was established in 1989 for advanced individual technological contributions to the fields of electrochemistry and solid state science and technology, and for service to the Society. These members are recognized for scientific achievements, leadership, and active participation in ECS affairs. Each year, up to 15 renowned scientists and engineers are chosen by their peers for…
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Save the date: June 13, 2024 Students and postdoctoral researchers interested in careers in electrochemistry and solid state science are invited to the ECS Pacific Northwest Section’s  Industry & Careers Day. To promote careers in electrochemistry, this event connects participants with industry and national laboratory representatives. Presenters provide insights into their career experiences, skills valued in potential job candidates, and upcoming opportunities in the rapidly expanding electrochemical, solid state, and related technologies fields. Confirmed industry participants include Microsoft, Forge Nano…
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Register for Gerald Morrison’s March 27 seminar The ECS Detroit Section invites you to Gerald Morrison‘s in-person presentation, “Enabling Online EIS for Improved Battery Safety and Better Performance in Electric Vehicles” on March 27 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

Short Course at ECS meetings This ECS short course introduces low-temperature, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and water electrolyzer technologies to attendees who are new to hydrogen technologies. The course content is structured to accommodate newcomers to the field of electrochemical science and engineering. The courses starts by showing how PEM fuel cells and water electrolyzers contribute to decarbonization strategy roadmaps. The basic underlying principles for the technologies’ operation are discussed, as well similarities and differences between PEM fuel...
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Short Course at ECS meetings Battery technology is a broad field that continues to grow rapidly and has become an interdisciplinary topic of interest for many. This course provides a broad introduction to battery technology, useful for those developing new materials, performing full-cell lifetime/safety testing, or developing multi-cell “pack”-level systems (e.g., thermal management and BMS). A general, basic foundation of the relevant electrochemical theory, materials characterization methods, etc., is reviewed and the latest trends and advances in the field presented....
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Short Course at ECS meetings This course covers the fundamentals of the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process to be utilized for process design, integration methodology, yield improvement, and troubleshooting. The content is designed to make the course a complete overview of CMP technologies, starting with the history, extending into the fundamental concepts for process design and development sequence, and concluding with metrology and future trends. The course is aimed at engineers or students with introductory chemistry, physics, and mathematics backgrounds...
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Fundamental and Modern Technological Aspects of Electrodeposition for Material Processing This course is intended for chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers interested in gaining, understanding, and applying knowledge of fundamental and modern technological aspects of electrodeposition for material processing to a broad spectrum of electrodeposition needs. It is recommended that attendees have a graduate level background in these subjects. They will attain key principles and concepts elaborated in the monograph Pulse Plating (Eugen G. Leuze, Verlag KG, 2012) which can...
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Register for Stephen Burkhardt’s February 22 seminar Join the ECS Detroit Section for Stephen Burkhardt‘s presentation, “Building an EV Spec Li-S Battery from the Ground Up.”