By: Neal Dawson-Elli, Seong Beom Lee, Manan Pathak, Kishalay Mitra, and Venkat R. Subramanian This article refers to a recently published open access paper in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, “Data Science Approaches for Electrochemical Engineers: An Introduction through Surrogate Model Development for Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Data science is often hailed as the fourth paradigm of science. As the computing power available to researchers increases, data science techniques become more and more relevant to a larger group of scientists. A…
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In order to increase the driving range of electric vehicles, researchers across the globe are working to develop lithium-ion batteries with higher energy storage. Now, scientists at Chungnam National University and Kumoh National Institute of Technology in Korea are taking a step toward that goal with their development of the first high-voltage cathode binder for higher energy Li-ion batteries. Today’s Li-ion batteries are limited to charge to 4.2V due to the electrochemical instability of the liquid electrolyte and cathode-electrolyte interface,…
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Join us as ECS and SMEQ comes together for the AiMES 2018 International Meeting at the Moon Palace in Cancun, Mexico from September 30 to October 4, 2018! AiMES 2018, a joint international meeting between ECS and SMEQ, will bring together scientists, engineers, and researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories to share results and discuss issues on related topics through a variety of formats such as; oral presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, tutorial sessions, short courses, professional development workshops,…
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This article was originally published in the winter 2017 issue of Interface. Tech Highlights was prepared by David Enos and Mike Kelly of Sandia National Laboratories, Colm Glynn and David McNulty of University College Cork, Ireland, Zenghe Liu of Verily Life Science, and Donald Pile of Rolled-Ribbon Battery Company. Each article highlighted here is available free online. Mechanical Pre-Lithiation of Silicon Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries Low Initial Coulombic Efficiency (ICE) continues to be a significant issue for the practical…
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Don’t discount the honorable mention! Each year, the ECS San Francisco Section recognizes a deserving undergraduate student from a college or university in Northern California though the San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award. The award was established in 1994 to assist a deserving student to pursue a career in the physical sciences or engineering. The award was created to honor Daniel Cubicciotti, a distinguished researcher in his own right. Recipients receive an etched metal plaque and $2,000 prize. In…
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Over 1,840 articles were published in ECS journals in 2017, ranging from battery technology to materials science. Among those articles, “The Development and Future of Lithium Ion Batteries” by ECS member of 48 years, George E. Blomgren, stood out as the most downloaded paper of the year, with over 25,000 downloads in total. The open access paper was published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) and has held the number one top download spot for the majority of…
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The following is a roundup of the most watched videos on ECS’s YouTube channel in 2017. 1. Your donation can Free the Science ECS’s Free the Science initiative aims to move toward a future that embraces open science. Learn how you can help support this long-term vision for transformative change in the traditional models of communicating scholarly research.

ECS Transactions 80(10) “Selected Proceedings from the 232nd ECS Meeting: National Harbor, MD – Fall 2017,” has just been published. This issue contains a total of 149 papers from the following National Harbor symposia: A01 – Battery and Energy Technology Joint General Session A02 – Battery Characterization: Symposium in Honor of Frank McLarnon A03 – Battery Student Slam 2 A04 – Li-Ion Batteries A05 – Battery Materials: Beyond Li-Ion A06 – Advanced Manufacturing Methods for Energy Storage Devices B01 – Carbon…
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The following is a roundup of the most downloaded episodes of the ECS Podcast in 2017. 1. Steven Chu talks climate and energy Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel Laureate, Steven Chu, delivered the ECS Lecture at the year’s 232nd ECS Lecture. Before he gave the talk, he sat down with ECS Executive Director Roque Calvo for an episode of the ECS Podcast. “I think as a scientist, you have to be optimistic because usually what you’re doing is…
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ECS members M. Stanley Whittingham and Yury Gogotsi will be panelists at the upcoming “Electrical Energy Storage Technologies That Enable the Future” symposium, hosted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation. The event will take place on January 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. Read the full program below. Moderator Daryl Boudreaux, Principal, Boudreaux & Associates Panelists M. Stanley Whittingham, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, SUNY Binghamton Yury Gogotsi, Distinguished University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University