Professor Doron Aurbach, trailblazer in electrochemistry, materials science, and surface chemistry, has had an impressive decade-long tenure as Technical Editor of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) in the Battery and Energy Storage topical interest area. An active and valued member and leader of the Society, ECS Battery Division, and ECS Israel Section, he joined ECS in 1983 and is now a Life Member. His exciting career has significantly influenced energy storage and conversion technologies and he has played a pivotal role in shaping the journal’s direction in the battery space.

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Register for January 30 seminar presented by Nicholas A. Kotov

The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Composites from Aramid Nanofibers for Batteries” presented by Nicholas A. Kotov (University of Michigan) on January 31 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

Dr. Kotov is the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has appointments in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science and engineering, macromolecular science and engineering, and the Biointerfaces Institute. 

Register now

Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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It’s time for ECS’s annual officer elections which shape our organization’s leadership for the coming year. We will elect a new President and Third Vice President, each integral to the Society’s continued growth and success.

Voting opens on January 15. We encourage all ECS members to participate in choosing our next leaders. Your vote is essential in determining the Society’s future direction. Best of luck to all the candidates, and thank you to our members for making their voices heard!

Below you can read each candidate’s biography and candidacy statement, followed by voting instructions.

Candidate for President | Candidates for third Vice President

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Hydro-Québec’s Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage is a world-class innovation hub in the field of battery materials for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, both stationary and mobile.

The Center’s efforts focus on advanced lithium-ion batteries and solid state batteries. Its know-how, impressive intellectual property portfolio, and leading-edge facilities draw interest from around the world and make it an essential partner for major industry players involved in the development of tomorrow’s battery materials and technologies.

The Center of Excellence is reinventing energy for the electrified world of the future through its research on a number of fronts: battery materials, electrodes, electrochemical cells, modules, and battery packs. Our aim is to develop ultra-high-performance battery technologies and storage systems that will accelerate transportation electrification and make it possible to bring more renewables onto power grids, on a global scale. If we want to leave a viable planet to future generations, the time to act is now.

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The ECS Georgia Section recognized the 2024 ECS Georgia Section Outstanding Student Achievement Award winner, Kelsey Anne Cavallaro of the Georgia Institute of Technology, at its fall meeting on November 20, 2024.

Learn more about the award and review the list of past recipients on the award page. (more…)

Yuzhang Li (University of California, Los Angeles) receives the 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Award.

Submissions now accepted from Europe

The Electrochemical Society (ECS), in collaboration with the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), is excited to announce the continued growth of the prestigious ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship and opening of 2025-2026 award year submissions. For the first time, along with candidates from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the fellowship will accept applications from Europe.

The fellowship program is a partnership between The Electrochemical Society and the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) R&D division that explores future technology. Through this program, ECS and Toyota promote innovative and unconventional green energy technologies born from electrochemical research and encourage young professionals and scholars to pursue battery and fuel cell research. (more…)