In May 2017 during the 231st ECS Meeting, we sat down with Eric Wachsman, director and William L. Crentz Centennial Chair in Energy Research at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center. The conversation is led by Rob Gerth, ECS’s director of marketing and communications. Wachsman is an expert in solid oxide fuel cells and other energy storage technologies. He’s the lead organizer of the 7th International Electrochemical Energy Summit, which will take place at the 232nd ECS Meeting in…
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Thank you to the 232nd ECS Meeting Exhibitors! The exhibitors in National Harbor, MD will showcase some of the greatest innovations in the industry including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain face to face time with industry experts. Location The Exhibit Hall will be located in the Prince George Exhibit Hall D & E. Exhibit Hours Tuesday, October 3, 2017 0800-1300h Exhibitor Move-In 1300-1600h Technical Exhibit...
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Brett Lucht is a professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island, where his research focuses on organic materials chemistry. Lucht’s research includes the development of novel electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries and other efforts to improve the performance of electrolytes for electric vehicles. Lucht has recently been named associate editor for the Journal of The Electrochemical Society. The Electrochemical Society: What do you hope to accomplish in your new role as associate editor? Brett Lucht: I hope to improve…
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In May 2017 during the 231st ECS Meeting, we sat down with 2016-2017 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship winner, Elizabeth Biddinger, to discuss green chemistry, sustainable engineering, and the future of transportation. The conversation was led by Amanda Staller, ECS’s web content specialist. Biddinger is an assistant professor at the City College of New York, part of the City University of New York system. There, she leads a research group that covers research areas ranging from electrocatalysis to ionic liquids….
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Around the world, the transportation sector is evolving. Globally, electric vehicle (EV) sales have more than doubled, showing a 72 percent increase in 2015, followed by 41 percent global increase in EV sales in 2016. Now, France is committing to a greener transportation sector by vowing to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040, further pledging to become a carbon neutral country by 2050. Currently, 95.2 percent of new car fleets in France are represented by gasoline…
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Nine new issues of ECS Transactions (ECST) have just been added to the ECS Online Store for pre-order. The following issues of ECST will be published from symposia held during the 232nd ECS Meeting in National Harbor, and will be available in limited quantities for pick-up at the meeting. Electronic (PDF) editions will be made available for purchase beginning September 22, 2017. To pre-order a CD/USB edition, please follow the links below: 1. Semiconductors, Dielectrics, and Metals for Nanoelectronics 15: In Memory of Samares…
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Event Information: Cubicciotti Award and honorable mention ceremony July 13, 2017 4:00 – 5:00 pm Tan Kah Kee Hall Building, Room 180, UC Berkeley Parking: Stadium parking garage, Hearst parking garage The ECS San Francisco Section, and a jury of representatives from Apple, Bosch, and QuantumScape have selected the 2017 winner and honorable mention recipients of the Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award. Each application was reviewed to select the candidates whose personal characteristics best reflected Dan Cubicciotti’s commitment to academic excellence,…
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Take the time to honor and support your friends and colleagues, be sure to add the division award winners’ talks to your calendar, they are scheduled in various symposia throughout the week. Division Awards Battery Division Technology Award Thursday, Oct. 5 | 1400h Maryland C Progress in High-Capacity Gradient Layered Li[NixCoyMnz]O2 Cathodes for Lithium-ion Batteries By Yang-Kook Sun Yang-Kook Sun is presently Professor of Energy Engineering at the Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. He received his PhD in chemical...
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Established in 1989 for advanced individual technological contributions in the fields of electrochemistry and solid state science and technology. These members are being recognized at the plenary session for scientific achievements, for leadership, and for active participation in the affairs of ECS. Each year, up to 15 renowned scientists and engineers are chosen by their peers for this honor. Join us in celebrating the 2017 class of the Fellows of the Electrochemical Society. Christian Amatore is a member of the...
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Synergistic Use of SOFCs in Data Centers and Other Embedded Energy Applications Wednesday, July 26 Atlantic Ballroom 1/2 All SOFC-XV participants are welcome to attend a special workshop on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 26 on SOFCs and their role in distributed power. The event will include talks by Microsoft, Cummins, University of California – Irvine, and Ceres Power on inherent synergies of SOFCs when embedded in data centers or other modular power applications. The talks will be followed by...
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