For further information or to send nominations and supporting documents for any of these awards, please contact ECS:
Award Name
c/o The Electrochemical Society
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Pennington, NJ 08534 USA
E-mail: awards@electrochem.org
Telephone: (609) 737-1902
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Electronic submission of nomination materials is preferred.
Edward Goodrich Acheson Award |
Rules | Nomination Form Established in 1928 for distinguished contributions to the advancement of any of the objects, purposes or activities of The Electrochemical Society. Presented: fall meeting of even-numbered years Contents: gold medal, wall plaque, and prize of $10,000, Society Life membership, and a complimentary meeting registration Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: Winter of even-numbered years Nomination deadline: October 1 in odd-numbered years Past Acheson Award recipients
Vittorio de Nora Award |
Rules | Nomination Form (formerly the Electrochemical Science and Technology Award from 1974-1976; and the Vittoria de Nora Diamond Shamrock Award from 1978-1990) Established in 1971 for contributions to the field of electrochemical engineering and technology. Presented: spring meeting of even-numbered years Contents: gold medal, wall plaque, prize of $7,500, Society Life membership, and a complimentary meeting registration Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: Summer of even-numbered years Nomination deadline: April 15 in odd-numbered years Past de Nora Award recipients
Fellow of The Electrochemical Society |
Rules | PDF Nomination Form| MS Word Nomination Form Established in 1989 for advanced individual technological contributions in the field of electrochemical and solid-state science and technology; and active membership and involvement in the affairs of The Electrochemical Society. Presented: annually at the fall meeting Contents: scroll, lapel pin, and announcement in a Society publication Call for nominations: Summer of every year Nomination deadline: February 1 List of ECS Fellows
Norman Hackerman Young Author Awards |
Rules Established in 1928 for the two best papers published in the ECS Journals (Journal of The Electrochemical Society for a topic in the field of electrochemical science and technology; and one in ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology for a topic in solid-state science and technology. (This award incorporates the Turner Book Prize; list of past recipients.) Presented: annually at the fall meeting Contents: scroll, prize of $1,500 per paper (divided equally among eligible authors), and travel assistance up to $1,000 per paper to enable winner(s) to attend the meeting where the award is presented. Lecture: none required Begin Call for nominations: no call for nominations appears Past Young Author Award recipients
Honorary Membership |
Rules | Nomination Form Established in 1919 for outstanding contributions to The Electrochemical Society. Presented: at ECS Awards and Recognition Session if a suitable candidate is found Contents: scroll, Society Life membership, and exemption of meeting registration fees Lecture: none required Begin Call for nominations: no call for nominations appears List of Honorary Members
Leadership Circle Awards | Rules Established in 2002 for loyal support of ECS as demonstrated through the Corporate Membership Program. Presented: During the year an organization reaches a milestone year, upon payment of institutional membership dues Contents: Commemorative award and Society recognition (website, Interface, announcement) and presentation if representative present) at the Plenary Session of an ECS biannual meeting Past Leadership Circle Award recipients
Henry B. Linford Award for
Distinguished Teaching |
Rules | Nomination Form Established in 1981 for excellence in teaching in subject areas of interest to the Society. Presented: spring meeting of even-numbered years Contents: silver medal, wall plaque, prize of $2,500, Society Life membership, and a complimentary meeting registration Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: Summer of even-numbered years Nomination deadline: April 15 in odd-numbered years Past Linford Award recipients
Gordon E. Moore Medal for
Outstanding Achievement in
Solid State Science and Technology
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Rules | Nomination Form
(formerly the Solid State Science and Technology Award, 1971-2005) Established in 1971 for distinguished contributions to the field of solid state science. Presented: spring meeting in odd-numbered years Contents: Silver medal, wall plaque, prize of $7,500, Society Life membership, and a complimentary meeting registration Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: Summer of odd-numbered years Nomination deadline: April 15 in even-numbered years Past Solid State Science and Technology Award recipients
ECS Outstanding Student Chapter Award | Rules | Nomination Form
(Replaced the Gwendolyn Wood Section Excellence Award) Established in 2012, this award recognizes an outstanding ECS Student Chapter Presented: annually, at the ECS Fall meeting Contents: Up to three winners will be selected. One Outstanding Student Chapter will be selected with the winner receiving $1,000, and recognition with a plaque and chapter group photo in Interface. One or two additional Student Chapters may be selected as runners-up, and designated as Chapters of Excellence. Recognition certificates will be mailed to the Chapters of Excellence. Lecture: the presentation of posters/papers at ECS bi-annual meeting is required. Call for nominations: August of every year Nomination deadline: March 31 Past ECS Outstanding Student Chapter Award Recipients
Olin Palladium Award |
Rules | Nomination Form (the Palladium Medal Award from 1951-1977) Established in 1950 for distinguished contributions to the field of electrochemical or corrosion science. Presented: fall meeting of odd-numbered years Contents: palladium medal, wall plaque, prize of $7,500, Society Life membership, and a complimentary meeting registration Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: Winter of odd-numbered years Nomination deadline: October 1 in even-numbered years Past Olin Palladium Award recipients
General ECS Student Poster Session Awards | Rules Established in 1993 to acknowledge the quality and thoroughness of the candidate's work, originality and independence of the candidate's contributions, significance and timeliness of research results and depth of understanding of the research topic and its relationship to the fields of interest to ECS. Awards: one in electrochemical science and technology and one in solid-state science and technology Presented: annually at both the spring and fall meetings Contents: certificates and check for $250 Lecture: only the presentation of a poster is required Begin Call for nominations: coincides/part of the biannual meeting Call for Papers Past Poster Session Award recipients
ECS Summer Fellowships | Rules Beginning in 1928, these awards have been established over the years to assist students during the summer months in the pursuit of work in the field of interest to The Electrochemical Society. Awards: 1. Edward G. Weston (1928), 2. Colin Garfield Fink (1961), 3. Joseph W. Richards (1959), 4. F. M. Becket (1956), 5. H.H. Uhlig (2008) Presented: annually, but are not given at a meeting Contents: certificates, and a fellowship amount decided by Board of Directors to be divided among recipients (currently $5,000 for each award) Lecture: verbal presentation not required. However, the submission of a summer research summary report is required for publication in Winter Interface. Begin Call for nominations: summer of every year. Nomination deadline: January 15 of every year
Past Summer Fellowship Recipients
Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award | Rules | Nomination Form Established in 2003 to recognize outstanding scientific and/or engineering work in fundamental or applied electrochemistry or solid-state science and technology by a young scientist or engineer. Presented: fall meeting of even-numbered years Contents: scroll, prize of $5,000, ECS Life Membership, complimentary meeting registration, and travel assistance to the meeting of the award presentation (up to $1,000) Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: winter of even-numbers years Nomination deadline: October 1 of odd-numbered years Past Tobias Award recipients
Carl Wagner Memorial Award |
Rules | Nomination Form Established in 1980 to recognize a mid-career achievement and excellence in research areas of interest of the Society, and significant contributions in the teaching or guidance of students or colleagues in education, industry, or government. Presented: fall meeting of odd-numbered years Contents: scroll, sterling silver medal, Society Life membership, complimentary meeting registration, and travel assistance to the meeting of award presentation (up to $1,000) Lecture: ECS Awards Address Symposium Begin Call for nominations: winter of odd-numbered years Nomination deadline: October 1 in even-numbered years Past Carl Wagner Award recipients
Masayuki Dokiya Symposium Fund Grants | Rules Established in 2004 for assisting young attendees for travel to symposia of interest to the late Masayuki Dokiya. Sponsored by: Mrs. Yukiko Dokiya and family Presented: biannual meetings through 2013 Contents: travel assistance up to $600.00 Lecture: none required Call for nominations: six months prior to the meeting’s advanced registration deadline Nomination deadline: two months prior to meeting’s advanced registration deadline
Oronzio de Nora Industrial Electrochemistry Fellowship Sponsored by the Oronzio de Nora Foundation, this Fellowship was awarded from 2003 to 2010 to assist a postdoctoral scientist or engineer in the research of the field of industrial electrochemistry. Past Oronzio de Nora Award recipients
Gwendolyn B. Wood Section Excellence Award Established in 1974 to honor sections whose level of activity serves to strengthen the Society and to encourage and reward good management and operations of Sections. In 2012, the award was retired and reestablished as the Outstanding ECS Student Chapter Award to recognize an outstanding ECS Student Chapter annually. Past Gwendolyn Wood Award recipients
