(From left to right): Julia Gierlach, Daimler Truck AG; Natalie Herkendaal, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS); Margaux Laurella, INRS.
Congratulations to Natalie Herkendaal, Julia Gierlach, and Margaux Laurella, winners of the 250th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. Also, congratulations to all of the Z01 participants’ excellent work!
Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards
1st Prize – $1,500
Natalie Herkendaal, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Z01—2449 “From Slurry to SEI: The Multiscale Impact of PAA Neutralization In Silicon-Rich Electrodes”
2nd Prize – $1,000
Julia Gierlach, Daimler Truck
Z01—2673 “Electrode Notching for Olivine‑Based Li‑Ion Batteries: Edge Effects and Performance from Coin to Pouch Cells”
3rd Prize – $500
Margaux Laurella, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Z01—2468 “Identifying the Origins of Capacity Limitation In Layered Oxide Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries”
General Student Poster Session Judges
The Society thanks the ECS members who served as reviewers for the 250th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session.
In-person judges
Scott Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University
Thiagarajan Soundappan, Navajo Technical University
Alice Suroviec, Berry College
Virtual judges
Marius Engler, Technische Universität Ilmenau
Teruhisa Horita, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Vivek Kamat, Vanderbilt University
Mahendra Sunkara, University of Louisville
Alice Suroviec, Berry College
Eiji Tada, Institute of Science Tokyo
Maureen Tang, Drexel University
ECS thanks Dr. Alice Suroviec for serving as the Z01—General Student Poster Awards symposium organizer.
General Student Poster Sessions
Z01—General Student Poster Sessions are a forum for graduate and undergraduate students to present research results of general interest to the Society. The purpose is to foster and support work in electrochemical and solid state science and technology and stimulate active student interest and participation in ECS.
Be sure to visit the poster session at the 251st ECS Meeting in Washington, DC US, from October 25–29, 2026.