Gerardine Botte, President of The Electrochemical Society, presided over the Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the 245th ECS Meeting in San Francisco, CA, US. Highlights of the meeting included: (more…)

The 2024 Battery Safety Workshop takes place at the University of South Carolina from Aug 5-6, 2024. Since 2022, this annual workshop has provided an informative and inclusive forum to discuss state-of-the-art research progress in the battery safety area. Attendees include scientists, researchers, and engineers in academia and industry to inspire collaborative and synergic efforts toward solving battery safety issues. 

The Electrochemical Society is a proud sponsor of the workshop. 

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Congratulations to the spring ECS award winners. Through Society Awards, Division Awards, Student Awards, and Section Awards, the Society’s Honors & Awards Program commemorates outstanding technical achievements in electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and recognizes exceptional service to the Society.

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Samuel Lawton
Senior Scientist
Exponent

Date: July 17, 2024
Time: 1000–1100h ET

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Pennington, NJ – The Electrochemical Society (ECS) congratulates the recipients of the 2024 Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship and ECS Summer Fellowships: Dr. Maha Yusuf of Princeton University received the Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship; Raul A. Marquez of the University of Texas at Austin received the Edward G. Weston Fellowship; Courtney J. Weber of University of South Carolina received the Joseph W. Richards Fellowship; Po-Wei Huang of the Georgia Institute of Technology received the F. M. Becket Fellowship; and Ridwan Ayinla from Mississippi State University received the H. H. Uhlig Fellowship. (more…)

Eleven new student chapters in Canada, China, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, UK, and US were chartered at the ECS Board of Directors May 30 meeting, bringing the total number of chapters around the world to 147! 

Join us in welcoming the new chapters into our supportive, global community. (more…)

The ECS Board of Directors chartered a new ECS section in Thailand at their May 30, 2024, meeting. With the addition of the ECS Thailand Section, the Society now hosts over 25 region-specific sections providing opportunities for regional scientists and engineers to connect with researchers and participate in various events.

The ECS Thailand Section is the only designated entity in Thailand supporting electrochemical professionals and students. With the expansion of renewable energy, sustainability, and interest in the field of electrochemistry and solid state science, the section is eager to recruit members, support this growing community, and promote ECS activities. (more…)

Left to right: Zhengke Tu, Fadi Khoury, and Carol-Lynn Gee (Photo by PaulSakuma.com Photography)

Congratulations to Fadi Khoury, Zhengke Tu, and Carol-Lynn Gee, winners of the 245th ECS Meeting Z01 General Student Poster Session Awards. Over 200 posters were submitted! Please take a moment to celebrate all the Z01 participants’ excellent work! (more…)

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Reed M. Wittman
Senior Member, Technical Staff
Energy Storage Technology and Systems Group
Sandia National Laboratories

Yuliya Preger
Principal Member, Technical Staff
Energy Storage Technology and Systems Group
Sandia National Laboratories

Date: June 12, 2024
Time: 1000–1100h ET

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