Lighting and display technology represents an incredible opportunity for making a tangible and meaningful difference in manylives around the globe, and ECS and its Luminescence and Display Materials Division have long been active in this technical area. In the current issue of Interface, three feature articles and a Chalkboard column (the Basics of Lighting) present a snapshot of some of the key technical issues. The issue also presents highlights from the ECS meeting in Vienna, including a look at the latest IE&EE Division Outreach Program, where students participated in a fuel cell car competition. In Society News, Jerry Woodall gave an appreciation of Norman Hackerman, and the issue covered the presentation of the U.S. National Medal of Technology to ECS Vice-President Esther Takeuchi.
From the President
What's New
Winds of Change—
ECS President Paul Natishan reflected on “how the winds of change have sent the Society all over the world, with meetings in Cancun, Canada, France, the Pacific Rim, the many satellite meetings that ECS sponsors around the globe, and now our first meeting in Vienna.” He wrote about the changes to our meetings, our publications, and about increased vigilance in our practices as a nonprofit organization. He said, “The success of the Society, in part, has been our ability to weather all these changes, while still providing successful meetings and publications that disseminate electrochemical and solid-state science and engineering.”
The winds of change now are requiring other course adjustments that will insure the integrity and continued success of the Society. Recent decisions by the Board of Directors in Vienna have ushered in several changes of interest to all our constituents. The Board approved a revised mission statement which now reads:
The mission of the Society is to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemistry, solid-state science, and allied subjects. To encourage research, discussion, critical assessment, and dissemination of knowledge in these fields, the Society holds meetings, publishes scientific papers, fosters training and education of scientists and engineers, and cooperates with other organizations to promote science and technology in the public interest.
No directional or strategic changes were proposed, a clear indication that our founding mission remains strong and true.”
Don’t forget to vote! Every January, ECS members choose new officers. The election process is Web-based and fast. If we have an e-mail address for you, you’ll receive a message with a link to the online voting. If we don’t have your e-mail, you’ll receive a paper ballot.
Nominations are sought for the 2011 New Electrochemical Technology (NET) Award of the ECS IE&EE Division. The award promotes high-quality applied electrochemical research and recognizes the role of teams in developing ideas into commercial technology. The deadline for the receipt of nominations is May 1. More information, including the nomination form, is available from the Chair of the IE&EE Division.
Student News—The Lahore-Pakistan, Kerala-India, and Grand Valley State University (USA) are the newest Student Chapters to present exciting programs. Students from all over the world presented in the Student Poster Session in Vienna, where a number of prizes were awarded. The 2009 ECS Summer Fellowship winners reported on their work in the latest issue of Interface.
Websites of Note and Tech Highlights are regular features of Interface. In each issue, Tech Highlights contains summaries of about a half a dozen articles published in ECS journals. Click anywhere in a summary and you’ll be linked to the full-text version of the article for free reading.
