ECS members benefit from engagement

Carolyn Graverson, graduate student, Rice University

“What’s cool about ECS meetings is that it’s all about the science. It doesn’t matter where you come from or who’s presenting. Meeting participants always recognize quality and respect you for your work,” says Carolyn Graverson, graduate student, Rice University.

ECS members are all winners! We promise our members to:

• Welcome and value your contributions;
• Open doors for you to leave your mark on science;
• Recognize your achievements at ECS meetings and through opportunities for honors, awards, and publications;
• Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Benefit from connecting with your community

“I became a member of ECS because it lets me connect to people beyond the confines of my lab or even my campus or this region,” says Tanner Hamann from the University of Maryland.

ECS membership connects you to the electrochemical community: (more…)

Three US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Programs are currently accepting applications for the summer 2022 term:

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
• Community College Internships (CCI)
• Visiting Faculty Program (VFP)

These programs give students the opportunity to conduct research and technical projects at national laboratories. Applications are due by January 12, 2022, at 1700h ET. (more…)

ECS University of Waterloo Student Chapter and ECS Purdue University Student Chapter are 2021 Chapters of Excellence

The Outstanding Student Chapter Award was established in 2012 to recognize distinguished ECS Student Chapters that demonstrate active participation in the Society’s technical activities; establish community and outreach activities in the areas of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education; and create and maintain a robust membership base.

2021 ECS Outstanding Student Chapter

ECS congratulates the 2021 Outstanding Student Chapter winner, the ECS Clarkson University Student Chapter, for their dedication and commitment to the advancement of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education. (more…)

The ECS Student Chapter program continues to expand as students around the world join ECS’s global community. On October 22, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the chartering of four new student chapters. The Society now has 113 student chapters around the world.

Join us in welcoming student chapters from the following institutions and countries:

       Austria Student Chapter, Austria

       Harvard University, US

       Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

       Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US (more…)

Students submitted 79 posters to the 240th ECS Meeting Z01 General Student Poster Session. Judges reviewed the digital presentations and chose the following for awards. Congratulations to the winners!

Please take a moment to celebrate the excellent work of the authors listed below.

Z01 – General Student Poster Session awards

1st Prize – $1,500 Cash

Sara Sheffels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Z01-1955 – “Proton Transport in Hydrated GdOx Measured with GdCo Magnetic Sensing Layer”
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Looking back and forward to the 240th ECS Meeting

On June 14, 78 graduate and undergraduate students from around the world received notification that their posters had been chosen for exhibition at the Z01 General Student Poster Session at the 240th ECS Meeting in Orlando, FL, from October 10-14, 2021. The poster session is a forum for students to present research results to ECS meeting attendees including the most active researchers in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology. Students choose to be part of the competition for cash awards recognizing the best poster presentations.

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