205th Meeting - San Antonio, Texas

May 9-13, 2004

San Antonio Marriot Rivercenter

Welcome

Welcome to San Antonio – a city that captures the spirit of Texas and will be the site of the 205^th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society. San Antonio has retained its sense of history and tradition, and has always been known as a crossroads and a meeting place. This marks the Society’s second visit to San Antonio ; we are pleased to venture to this city again. This major international conference will be held at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, located in downtown San Antonio on the famous Riverwalk, and will include 41 topical symposia consisting of 943 technical presentations.  

You are invited to participate not only in the technical program, but also in the other social events planned for the meeting. Prior to the Sunday Evening Get-Together, plan to attend the latest in our series of Sunday general topics,”Transistors and Integrated Circuits for the Rest of Us,” this one presented by Howard Huff of Sematech. Don’t miss the opening plenary session on Monday morning, featuring Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University . Join us on Wednesday to honor Richard C. Alkire of the University of Illinois , the 2004 Vittorio de Nora Award winner at the Honors and Awards Session. Later on Wednesday evening, all meeting registrants are cordially invited to attend the Vittorio de Nora Award reception held in Dr. Alkire’s honor. As always, you will also have the opportunity to visit the Technical Exhibit, which opens in conjunction with the Monday Evening Mixer and General Student Poster Session on Monday evening, continues with the General Society Poster Session on Tuesday evening, and runs through Wednesday afternoon. We hope that you will join us in San Antonio , TX , and take part in the 205^th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society.

Hotel Reservation Information

Rising majestically above the famed Riverwalk, the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter embodies this unique culture, providing a delightful experience for every guest. The San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter is located downtown and within walking distance to restaurants and shops on Riverwalk, and the Alamo . Because the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter is the headquarters hotel, we are financially responsible for all of the meeting space used at this hotel. The amount charged for the meeting space is dependent upon the total number of guestrooms reserved using our special convention rates during the dates of the meeting. Therefore we encourage you to stay at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter where your stay will be most enjoyable.

 Guest room reservations for the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter can be made online at the Marriott Rivercenter web page or by calling the reservations department toll free at 1.800.228.9290 or 210.223.1000, fax: 210.223.6239. The deadline for reservations is April 6, 2004 . Reservations received after the deadline will be accepted only on a space available basis. Be sure to mention that you are planning to attend the 205^th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, in order to obtain our special reduced convention rates. The special convention rates are:

$159 single or double

$179 triple

$199 quadruple

$475-$1625 suites

Airline Reservation Information/Ground Transportation

The San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter is located approximately 9 miles driving distance from the airport. SA Trans is a city shuttle service that runs to and from the airport between the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. Tickets are $9 one way or $16 round trip and run at 10 and 40 minutes after each hour between the hours of 06:00 and 23:00 , seven days a week, and can be picked up outside the baggage claim of the airport. Reservations are recommended, and the Marriott Rivercenter is the first stop from the airport, and the first pick up returning to the airport. For more information or reservations, call SA Trans at 210.281.9900. In addition, taxi service is also available and will cost approximately $20 each way from the hotel to the airport.

We have arranged a special discount with American Airlines and their international oneworld partners, for attendees of the 205^th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, to be held May 9-13, 2004 . American Airlines is offering discounts of 5-10% off published fares. An additional 5% discount is offered to those who make a reservation at least 30 days prior to departure. To take advantage of these special discounts within the U.S. , please contact American Airlines Meeting Services Desk at 1.800.433.7022; please mention STARfile number 1954AJ to secure the best possible rate for the conference. International attendees flying on an American Airlines oneworld partner such as Aer Lingus, British Airways, Finnair, Lan Chile , Cathay Pacific, Iberia , or Qantas Airlines should contact their local agents with STARfile number 1954AJ to receive the special meeting discount fares.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Sunday, May 9, 2004

Transistors and Integrated Circuits for the Rest of Us

This series of Sunday evening talks provides an opportunity to learn more about other areas of electrochemical and solid-state research within The Electrochemical Society, as well as to meet colleagues and other members. This evening’s talk, entitled “Transistors to Integrated Circuits: Origins, Status and Future Trends”, will be delivered by Dr. Howard Huff of SEMATECH, from 18:30–19:30 in Salons M and G, Level 3 of the Hotel.

Sunday Evening Get-Together

An informal Get-Together will be held in Salons H and I on Level 3 of the Hotel at 19:30 – 21:30 .

Monday, May 10, 2004

Hot Topic Breakfast – “The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance”

ECS will provide meeting attendees a new opportunity to network, and have a roundtable discussion about an important topic in the field on Monday, May 10^th at 07:00 , in Conference Room 7, Level 3 of the Hotel. A continental breakfast will be served. Dr. Jerry Woodall, the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Electrical Engineering at Yale University , and recent recipient of the National Medal of Technology, will facilitate the discussion. Dr. Woodall will bring an interesting perspective to the discussion as a past IBM Fellow and current Professor at Yale University .

Space is limited, so pre-registration and tickets are required to attend this session.

Plenary Lecture

Sponsored by 3M

Dr. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University will present The Electrochemical Society Plenary Lecture entitled, "Combinatorial Materials Science Applied to Battery and Fuel Cell Problems" from 08:30 – 09:30 in Salons H and I, Level 3 of the Hotel.

Monday Evening Mixer and Technical Exhibit

Along with the grand opening of the Technical Exhibit, an informal gathering will be held in Salons E and F, Level 3 of the Hotel from 18:00 – 19:30 . Beer, soft drinks, and snacks will be served on a complimentary basis. The General Society Student Poster Session will be held as a part of the Monday Evening Mixer. Formal presentations and judging of the posters will begin at 18:00 (students may start setting up their presentations in the exhibit hall at 14:00 ). All General Society Student Poster Session participants are encouraged to attend the Wednesday morning Honors and Awards session where the winners will be announced and given an award plaque (award check to be mailed after the meeting). The Technical Exhibit will feature instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software of interest to meeting attendees. All meeting registrants are invited to attend.

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Annual Society Luncheon and Business Meeting

At 12:15 , the Annual Society Luncheon and Business Meeting will be held in Salon D, Ballroom Level at the Marriott Riverwalk (across the street from the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel). At this annual business luncheon, the President, Secretary, and the Treasurer will give brief reports on the current state of the Society. All members and meeting attendees are invited to participate in this Annual Meeting. Tickets are $24.00 in advance and $28.00 onsite.

Technical Exhibit and Evening Poster Session

The Technical Exhibit will be held in Salons E and F, Level 3 of the Hotel from 09:00 – 14:00 and 18:00 – 20:00 , the Technical Exhibit will again be open in conjunction with a general poster session covering several technical symposia and 120 posters. Posters will be located in the Exhibit Hall (Salons E and F, Level 3) in the Hotel. The Technical Session coffee break is scheduled at 09:40 in the Exhibit Hall to allow meeting attendees additional time to browse through the exhibits. This exhibit will feature instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software of interest to attendees.

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Honors and Award Session

The Honors and Awards Session will begin at 08:30 in Salon H, Level 3 of the hotel. At this session, Rickard C. Alkire of the University of Illinois will be presented with the 2004 Vittorio de Nora Award; there will be recognition of other Divisional and the A1 Student Poster Session award winners as well. The Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching will be given to Ronald Latanision of MIT.  

2004 Vittorio de Nora Award Reception

The 2004 Vittorio de Nora Award Medal will be awarded to Richard C. Alkire of the University of Illinois . Dr. Alkire will give his award address during the Honors and Awards Session on Wednesday morning, in Salon H, Level 3 of the Hotel. All meeting registrants are invited to attend the 2004 Vittorio de Nora Award Reception that will be held later Wednesday evening in honor of Dr. Alkire, at 18:00-18:45 in Salons C and D on Level 3 of the Hotel.

Organic & Biological Electrochemistry

Manuel M. Baizer Award Reception

At 16:45–19:30 a reception will be held in Conference Rooms 13 and 14, Level 3 of the Hotel, in honor of both winners, Dennis Evans of the University of Arizona , and Masao Tokuda of Hokkaido University . Participants of the Manuel M. Baizer Symposium are invited to attend.

Technical Exhibit

The Technical Exhibit will be held in Salons E and F, Level 3 of the Hotel from 09:00-14:00 . Technical Session coffee breaks are scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 09:40 in Salons E and F to allow meeting attendees additional time to browse through the exhibits. This exhibit will feature instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software of interest to attendees.  

Coffee Breaks

Monday, 09:30-10:00 Grand Ballroom Prefunction, Level 3

Tuesday, 09:40-10:00 Salons E and F, Level 3

Wednesday, 09:40-10:00 Salons E and F, Level 3

Thursday, 09:40-10:00 Grand Ballroom Prefunction, Level 3

Technical Session Co-Chair Orientation

All technical session co-chairs will be contacted via email with important instructions on conducting their technical session prior to the meeting. Please check in with the ECS Headquarters Staff in Conference Room 15 on Level 3 of the hotel the day of your session to receive information on the cancelled papers for the day and to pick up attendance sheets. We ask that you complete and return the attendance sheets to ECS headquarters to help us with future symposium planning. Instructions for running your session and attendance sheets will be sent via e-mail in advance of the meeting, and will also be available in the ECS headquarters office in Conference Room 15 on Level 3 of the Hotel throughout the week.

Information for Speakers and Audio Visual

All presentations (oral and poster) must be in English. LCD and overhead projectors will be available for oral presentations. Authors will be required to bring their own laptop computers for presentation, and we suggest that presenting authors verify laptop/projector compatibility in the speaker ready room at the meeting. Poster presentations will be displayed in English, on a board approximately 4 ft by 8 ft (1.22 m by 2.45 m), corresponding to their abstract number and day of presentation in the final program. Speakers requiring special equipment must make written request to ECS headquarters prior to the meeting and appropriate arrangements will be made at the expense of the author.

Poster Sessions  

For those authors presenting posters, please arrive approximately two hours in advance of the start of your session to begin setting up your poster displays. Please do not begin setting up your poster until all the poster boards have been numbered. Plan your display to fit on one upright panel approximately 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. Present displayed information from left to right, starting at the top left of the panel. The paper title, number, names, and affiliations of all authors MUST be at the top of the display. The recommended print size for the title is approximately 1 to 2" (2.5 cm to 5 cm) high. Authors should minimize written text but use it when necessary to emphasize essential data and/or to stimulate discussion. Posters must be written in English. All illustrations, drawings, charts, pictures, graphs, figures, and written text should be large enough to allow easy reading from a distance of 5' (1.5 m). Matted and finished photographs are recommended to enhance visibility. Pins, tape, and/or thumbtacks will be supplied at the meeting. Commercial advertisements or publicity will NOT be permitted in poster presentations. Authors violating this regulation will be asked to remove their presentations immediately. Authors are responsible for setting up their displays, for being present during the entire scheduled poster session, and for removing their displays at the conclusion of the poster session. No posters will be displayed without author participation. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED. Authors are responsible for the security of their displays and all items of value. ECS will not assume any responsibility for lost, stolen, or broken articles. Additional information or special requirements should be addressed to the individual symposium organizers prior to the meeting.

Speaker-Ready Room

A Speaker Ready Room will be available Sunday through Thursday located in Conference Room 19 on Level 3 of the hotel. This room is available to allow speakers the opportunity to preview and prepare for their presentations. We highly recommend that speakers verify their laptop’s compatibility with the sample LCD projector that will be located in this room, prior to their presentation. Additionally, there will be audiovisual technician tables located at stations outside the meeting rooms for your assistance.

Speaker Indemnification

The ideas and opinions expressed in the technical sessions, conferences, and any handout materials provided are those of the presenter. They are not those of The Electrochemical Society, nor can any endorsement by ECS be claimed.

Discussion

No recording will be made of the oral discussions. Those contributing to the discussion of a paper and desiring their remarks to be published should send the discussion to the Director of Publications, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 65 South Main Street , Pennington , New Jersey 08534‑2839, USA . The discussion will then be referred to the author for a reply. Publication of the discussion and the comments of the author(s) depend on the publication of the paper in the Journal. Written discussion of a published paper should be submitted within two months following publication of the article.

Note

Photographing of presentations will NOT be permitted unless specifically allowed by the speaker. PHOTO FLASH AND PHOTO FLOODS ARE PROHIBITED. TAPE RECORDINGS, EXCEPT ON BEHALF OF ECS , ARE PROHIBITED. Anyone taking unauthorized photographs will be asked to leave the session.

Employment Services

There will be a special bulletin board in the registration area for employment posters. Companies desiring to recruit employees are requested to place their announcements on this special board. Please note that these announcements should be no larger than 8 ½" by 11".

In addition, Room 529, Level 5 in the hotel will be available as an Employment Interview Room from 08:00-17:00 Monday through Thursday during the meeting week. This room will be open all day for representatives from those companies or institutions that would like to interview prospective applicants for their use in interviewing and screening prospective applicants during the meeting.

ADA Accessibility

Special accommodations for disabled attendees will be handled on an individual basis provided that adequate notice is given to the ECS headquarters office.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS  

Sunday, May 9

14:00 Electronics Division Subcommittee on Silicon Dioxide/Silicon Interface, Conference Room 1, Level 3

15:00 Physical Electrochemistry Division Symposium Planning Committee, Conference Room 2, Level 3

15:00 Electronics Division Subcommittee on Compound Semiconductors, Conference Room 3, Level 3

15:00 Electronics Division Subcommittee on ULSI Science & Technology, Conference Room 4, Level 3

16:00 Interface Advisory Board, Conference Room 1, Level 3

17:00 Fellow Nominating Subcommittee, Conference Room 2, Level 3

17:30 Electronics Division Technical Program Planning Subcommittee, Conference Room 3, Level 3

18:30 Dielectric Science and Technology Division Governing Body/Long-Range Planning Committee,

          Conference Room 5, Level 3

18:30 Council of Sections, Conference Room 7, Level 3

19:00 Electronics Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 3, Level 3

19:00 Fullerenes Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 2, Level 3

20:00 Luminescence and Display Materials Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 4, Level 3

20:30 Sensor Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 2, Level 3

Monday, May 10

07:00 Industrial Electrolysis & Electrochemical Engineering Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 10,

Level 3

07:00 Dielectric Science & Technology Division Symposium Planning Committee, Conference Room 5,

Level 3

07:00 High Temperature Materials Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 6, Level 3

07:00 Physical Electrochemistry Division Executive Committee, Room 544, Level 5

09:30 Ad Hoc Gift Acceptance Committee, Room 514, Level 5

10:00 Olin Palladium Award Subcommittee, Room 530, Level 5

10:00 Wagner Award Subcommittee, Conference Room 11, Level 3

10:00 Honorary Membership Subcommittee, Room 544, Level 5

10:30 Education Committee, Room 514, Level 5

12:15 Electrodeposition Division Symposium Planning Committee, Conference Room 10, Level 3

13:30 Society Meeting Committee, Room 514, Level 5

15:00 New Technology Subcommittee, Conference Room 6, Level 3

15:00 Corporate Membership Committee, Room 544, Level 5

15:00 Letters Advisory Board, Conference Room 10, Level 3

16:00 Nanotechnology Subcommittee, Conference Room 6, Level 3

16:00 Honors & Awards Committee, Room 514, Level 5

17:00 Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 6,

 Level 3

19:00 Energy Technology Division Executive Committee, Conference Room 5, Level 3

Tuesday, May 11

07:30 Ad Hoc Long Range Planning Subcommittee on ECS Sections, Conference Room 6, Level 3

07:30 Symposium Subcommittee, Conference Room 5, Level 3

07:30 Council of Past Presidents Breakfast, Conference Room 10, Level 3

09:00 Publication Committee, Conference Room 9, Level 3

10:00 Individual Membership Committee/Division/Section Representatives, Conference Room 5, Level 3

13:30 Technical Affairs Committee, Conference Room 5, Level 3

15:30 Finance Committee, Conference Room 6, Level 3

16:00 JES/ESL Editorial Board Meeting, Conference Room 9, Level 3

18:00 Ad Hoc Development Committee, Conference Room 5, Level 3

Wednesday, May 12

07:00 Ad Hoc Long Range Planning Subcommittee on Student Participation, Conference Room 5, Level 3

10:00 Ways & Means Committee, Room 514, Level 5

10:00 Ad Hoc Long Range Planning Subcommittee on Symposia Planning and Proceedings Volumes

Conference Room 5, Level 3

12:00 Financial Policy Advisory Committee, Conference Room 16, Level 3

Thursday, May 13

09:00 Board of Directors’ Meeting, Salon D, Level 3

Symposium and Session Organizers

A1- General Society Student Poster Session
S. Seal and K. Gulati

A2- Nanotechnology
W.A. van Schalkwijk, P. Kamat, and W. Schindler 

B1- High Performance Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Batteries
J. Prakash, K. Zaghib, G. Sandi, and E. Takeuchi

C1- Corrosion General Session
R.G. Kelly

D1- Plasma Processing XV
G.S. Mathad, M. Engelhardt, D.W. Hess, H. Barankova, and L. Bardos

E1- Electrochemical Processing in ULSI and MEMS
H. Deligianni, S.T. Mayer, T.P. Moffat, and G.R. Stafford

F2- State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors XL
D.N. Buckley, P.C. Chang, R.F. Kopf, and K. Shiojima

G1- Advanced Short-Time Thermal Processing for Si-Based CMOS Devices II
M.C. Ozturk, E. Gusev, L.J. Chen, D.L. Kwong, P.J. Timans, G. Miner, and F. Roozeboom

H1- Narrow Bandgap Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Symposium II
M. Flatte, W.K. Chan, L.J. Chou

I1- Materials for Hydrogen Storage
C. Wei, G.A. Nazri, and J.P. Lemmon

J1- Micro and Portable Fuel Cells
S.R. Narayanan, R. Savinell, and J. Weidner

K1- Polymer Electrolyte and Polymer Nanocomposites
G. Sandi and J. Prakash

L1- Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion
J. Prakash and W. van Schalkwijk

M1- Research Overviews
R.B. Weisman and R. Taylor

M2- Electron Transfer and Its Applications
F.D’Souza and S. Fukuzumi

M3- Photoinduced Processes
D.M. Guldi and O. Ito

M4- Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Fullerenes
N. Martin and J.F. Nierengarten

M5- Nanotubes and DNA’s: Novel Materials and Molecular Devices
S. Subramoney, S.V. Rotkin, and W.A. van Schalkwijk

M6- Energetics and Structures
Z. Slanina and O.V. Boltalina

M7- Endofullerenes and Carbon Nanocapsules
H. Shinohara and T. Akasaka

M8- Solid-State Physics
Y. Iwasa, N. Manini, and P. Rudolf

M9- Fullerene-Based Materials for Medicine
T. Da Ros

M11- Porphyrins and Supramolecular Assemblies, M10 and M2 Joint Session
F. D’Souza, S. Fukuzumi, N. Solladie, K.M. Kadish, and D.M. Guldi

M12- M7 and M8 Joint Session
H. Shinohara, T. Akasaka, Y. Iwasa, N. Manini, and P. Rudolf

M13- Fullerenes Poster Session
P.V. Kamat and F. D’Souza

N1- Charge Transfer Processes in Semiconductor and Metal Nanostructures
T. Lian, K. Murakoshi, and G. Rumbles

O1- Fuel Processing for Fuel Cells
R. Borup, S. Adler, B. Barnett, and K. Zaghib

P1- Industrial Electrolysis and Electrochemical Engineering General Session
W. An and G. Pillay

Q1- Educational Needs and Approaches for Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering
R. Savinell, M. Orazem, J. Fenton, J. Weidner, and J. Van Zee

R1- Iontophoresis:  Application of Electrochemical Materials and Methods for Diagnostics and Therapeutics
A. Subramony and I. Taniguchi

S2- Biological Electrochemistry
I. Taniguchi and J.F. Rusling

S3- Sixth International M. Baizer Award Symposium on Organic Electrochemistry
P. Hapiot, J. Lessard, and I. Nishiguchi

T1- Physical Electrochemistry General Session
G. Brisard

T2- Advances in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) and Nanoscale Electrochemical Systems
C.G. Zoski, P.R. Unwin, and M.V. Mirkin

T3- Transport Complex Media
M. Majda

U1- Electrochemistry at Electrodes Modified with Organized Monolayer Assemblies
S. Creager, I. Fritsch, and D. Guldi

U2- Molecular Electronics
R. McCreery and D.M. Guldi

V1- International Symposium on Electrochemical Detection of Biomolecules
H. De Long, B. Horrocks, H.H. Thorp, and C.J. Bruckner-Lea

W1- Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems General Session
G. Hunter, P. Hesketh, and J.R. Stetter

X1- Sensors Based on Nanotechnology
J.W. Grate, T. Thundat, R.M. Crooks, J.R. Stetter, and J.Li