When ECS President Yue Kuo and ECS Executive Director and CEO Christopher Jannuzzi found themselves in California for the International Battery Association 2019 (IBA 2019) Meeting in San Diego, they knew they had to make one more stop before their trip came to an end. They had heard of an ECS Student Chapter at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) known widely for their active membership, offering a hub for nearly 20 members to gather each week to present…
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Do you have an opinion you’d like to share? Do you have a story to share about what open access means to you? Or maybe you’ve published a paper with ECS and would like a platform to introduce your work and express the motives behind it? Whatever the case … We want to hear from you! We’re accepting guest post submissions. Get creative and send your idea to Marketing@electrochem.org. Contributing posts may be featured in ECS newsletters and posted on all…
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Dennis Corrigan’s connection to the ECS community came quite naturally. He had been an ECS member since the 1970s, and when he moved to Detroit to work at General Motors Research Laboratories in 1979, he was naturally inclined to become involved with the ECS Detroit Section. “We had a very large Electrochemistry Department at GM Research Labs of over 60 people and most were active members of the Detroit section. They didn’t have to twist my arm too much to…
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Register today! Topic Close-up #12 Symposium A05: Lithium Ion Batteries Symposium focus: Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the technology of choice for rapidly growing markets of wearables, portable electronics, drones, and electric vehicles. This symposium is a forum for discussion on both fundamental and applied aspects of rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Specific areas to be covered include but are not limited to: (1) advanced anode design, characterization, and performance; (2) advanced cathode design, characterization and performance; (3) advanced electrolyte formulations; (4)…
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Register today! Topic Close-up #10 Symposium A07: Solid State Batteries Symposium focus: Batteries employing solid-electrolytes have the potential to significantly improve the safety and performance electrochemical energy storage, by replacing the flammable liquid electrolytes currently employed in Li-ion batteries. In recent years, there has been an explosion of research into new solid electrolyte chemistries, including ceramics, polymers, and composites. However, there are several critical challenges that remain, including interfacial compatibility with electrodes, coupled chemical-electrochemical-mechanical phenomena at solid-solid interfaces, degradation under…
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Register today! Topic Close-up #4 Symposium A06: Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries Symposium focus: The beyond Li-ion battery symposium is designed to be an international platform for worldwide researchers to discuss recent progresses on the development of 1) Li-air batteries, 2) Li-sulfur batteries, 3) Na-based batteries, 4) Multivalent batteries, 5) Aqueous organic flow batteries for electric vehicles, unmanned aircrafts or grid-scale energy storage applications and 6) innovative chemistries and materials for exploring the battery science and technology.

Thank you to the 235th ECS Meeting Symposium Sponsors! Silver Arbin Instruments A01: Battery and Energy Technology Joint General Session Photon, Etc. B02 – Carbon Nanostructures in Medicine and Biology Sumitomo Electric A03: Large Scale Energy Storage 10 Thermal Hazard Technology A06: Battery Safety and Failure Modes Bronze Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Catalytic Science and Engineering, University of Delaware I06: An Invited Symposium on Advances and Perspectives on Modern Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells – In Honor...
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The ECS Society Awards will be presented during this meeting at the Plenary Session. The Allen J. Bard Award in Electrochemical Science will be presented to Héctor D. Abruña, Cornell University, and the Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology Award will go to David Lockwood, National Research Council of Canada. Allen J. Bard Award in Electrochemical Science Monday, May 27 | 1000h Houston Ballroom B (SCC) Energy Conversion and Storage: Novel Materials and…
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