April 30 is voting deadline  The ECS Energy Technology Division election is now open with two excellent candidates—Ertan Agar and Gang Wu—for the volunteer position of ETD Treasurer. Their biographies and candidacy statements follow. We urge all ECS Energy Technology members to take part in this important election! Voting is open through April 30. Voting instructions and the link to the electronic voting proxy are at the end of the page.

Toby Bond Senior Scientist Canadian Light Source Date: April 23, 2025 Time: 1300-1400h ET

Battery Division M. Stanley Whittingham Mid-Career Award  Tuesday, May 20 | 1700h Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511F Battery Manufacturing: From Digital Models to the Metaverse by Alejandro Franco Alejandro Franco is a Full Professor at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne and Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France. He leads the Theory Open Platform of the ALISTORE European Research Institute and coordinates the Erasmus+ i-MESC International Master Program (Interdisciplinarity in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion)….
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Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science & Technology Wednesday, May 21 | 1320h Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513C Progress in Oxide Semiconductors and Oxide TFTs by Hideo Hosono Hideo Hosono is Honorary and Institute Professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology or Tokyo Tech) and a Distinguished Fellow at the National Institute for Materials Science. His research focuses on the creation of novel functional materials based on his…
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Register for Elham Sahraei’s April 7 seminar  The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Detecting Internal Short Circuit in Li-ion Cells with Sahraei Failure Model” on April 7, presented by Elham Sahraei, Professor and Director of the Electric Vehicle Safety Lab, Temple University, at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Pre-registration required by Sunday, April 6, 2025

Thank You to the SOFC-XIX Meeting Exhibitors! SOFC exhibitors showcase some of industry’s greatest innovations, including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss this opportunity for face-to-face time with industry experts. Location The 19th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XIX) takes place at The Brewery Conference Centre in  Stockholm, Sweden. Exhibit Hours Tuesday, July 15, 2025 0800-1300h Exhibitor move in 1200-1400h Poster move in 1700-2000h Exhibit Hall open &…
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Philip Minnmann Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen hte GmbH Germany Johannes Schubert Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Germany Date: March 26, 2025 Time: 1300-1400h ET

Register for William Mays’ March 12 seminar  The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Design Characteristics of High-Power Vs. High Energy Batteries” presented by William Mays, BASF Battery Materials Technical Account Manager, on March 12 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Shaun Alia Senior Scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory Date: February 26, 2025 Time: 1000-1100h ET

Professor Doron Aurbach, trailblazer in electrochemistry, materials science, and surface chemistry, has had an impressive decade-long tenure as Technical Editor of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) in the Battery and Energy Storage topical interest area. An active and valued member and leader of the Society, ECS Battery Division, and ECS Israel Section, he joined ECS in 1983 and is now a Life Member. His exciting career has significantly influenced energy storage and conversion technologies and he has played…
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