Dr. Loraine Torres-Castro

Physicist Dr. Loraine Torres-Castro, Battery Safety Lead at Sandia National Laboratories, is serving as the lead organizer for the A01—New Approaches and Advances in Electrochemical Energy Systems Symposium at the 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle, WA, this spring.  

In a recent interview with ECS staff, Dr. Torres-Castro shared insights into the rewards and complexities of symposium leadership, encouraging colleagues to pursue similar roles. She is part of a dynamic new organizing team—which includes Dr. Yuliya Preger (Sandia National Laboratories) and Prof. Golareh (Goli) Jalilvand (University of South Carolina)—that has introduced a collaborative leadership model. Under this arrangement, the leads rotate each meeting: Dr. Preger led the 248th Meeting symposium, while Prof. Jalilvand is slated to lead it at the 250th. 

Learn more about symposium organizing and Dr. Torres-Castro.

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249th ECS Meeting

A big thank you to everyone who scheduled a symposium for the 249th ECS Meeting! Your participation and cooperation made what could have been a heavy lift feel light.

The full meeting schedule is currently under review by the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Subcommittee (ISTS). You will be contacted if any changes are needed for your symposium. We are on track to send acceptance letters on February 16.

Preliminary Visa Letters of Invitation are now available. We want as many authors as possible to join us in person in Seattle. Please encourage authors residing outside the US to request a preliminary visa letter ASAP so they can begin the visa application process early. Requests can be submitted via the Visa Letter Request form. (more…)

Thanks for your commitment of time, energy, and expertise to ECS Meetings. As a Symposium Organizer, here are some important dates for your 2026 ECS Meeting planning.

249th ECS Meeting
Seattle, WA, US
May 24–28, 2026

  • Scheduling begins Friday, January 9, 2026. Keep an eye out for a Scheduling Instructions email with detailed directions on how to create your meeting schedule.
  • Meeting schedules are due Monday, January 19, 2026.

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From left to right: Andrew Murphy, Amanda Warfield, Yongbeom Kwon, and Nilesh Nilesh. (Photo by PaulSakuma.com)

Congratulations to Yongbeom Kwon, Nilesh Nilesh, Amanda Warfield, and Andrew Murphy, winners of the 248th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. Over 90 posters were submitted to the competition. Compliments to all the Z01 participants for their excellent work! (more…)

March 16-18, 2026 | ITESO

Join leading researchers from across the Americas to address pressing environmental and economic challenges through electrochemical innovations at the inaugural Pan-American Conference on Electrochemistry for Sustainability (PACES) 2026! The electrochemical community gathers from March 16-18, 2026, at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), in Guadalajara, México. The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is sponsoring the conference, along with the Sociedad Mexicana de Electroquímica (SMEQ), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), and ECS Mexico Section.

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Photo by © ECS/Todd Buchanan 2025

The Electrochemical Society (ECS) was thrilled to welcome members from around the world to the Member Reception Celebrating 12 Million Downloads at the 247th ECS Meeting in beautiful Montréal, Canada. Held at the Palais des congrès, this special gathering was a chance to recognize the collective impact of ECS members while celebrating a major milestone—12 million downloads of ECS content worldwide! (more…)

(From left to right:) Samaneh Salek, Elisa Silva, and Elizabeth McDonnell. Photo by © ECS/Todd Buchanan 2025.

Congratulations to Samaneh Salek, Elisa Silva, and Elizabeth McDonnell, winners of the 247th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. More than 80 posters were submitted! Join us in celebrating all of the Z01 participants’ excellent work. (more…)

ECS President Colm O’Dwyer addresses the 2024 ASBM

ECS President Colm O’Dwyer addresses the 2024 ASBM

ECS Members are invited to the Annual Society Business Meeting and Luncheon (ASBM) on Tuesday, May 20, at 1200h EDT, onsite at the 247th ECS Meeting in Montréal, Canada.

Join us for a plated lunch and listen as the Society’s senior leaders review the successes and challenges of 2024 and review exciting plans for the coming year! This is a ticketed event, so be sure to obtain your ticket online or on-site at Customer Service in Registration.

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May 20 | 1730-1900h | ECS Booth

Planning to attend the 247th ECS Meeting in Montréal, Canada? Make sure to stop by the ECS Booth for a special opportunity to connect directly with editors behind ECS’s leading electrochemistry and solid state science journals. Join us on Tuesday, May 20, from 1730-1900h EDT for our Meet the Editors event, hosted in the ECS Exhibit Hall.

This casual, drop-in session brings together members of the ECS Joint Journal Editorial Board to chat with attendees about publishing, peer review, journal scope, and more. Whether you’re submitting your first manuscript, reviewing for ECS journals, or simply curious about the editorial process, this is your chance to gain insight, ask questions, and make connections within the ECS publishing community.

Event date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Event time: 1730-1900h EDT
Event location:
Room 517BCD ECS Booth 207 

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Meeting attendees showcase their talents

Noel Buckley, "It Could Be Verse I"

Noel Buckley at “It Could be Verse I” in Gothenburg, Sweden

“It Could be Verse” is back! The evening of international poetry and performance debuted at the 244th ECS Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, to great acclaim. Join us for this fun, informal, amateur event at the 247th ECS Meeting this spring in Montréal, Canada.

The session showcases ECS members’ and attendees’ wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Participants are invited to recite or read a poem, sing, play music or simply listen. We highly encourage participants without prior experience in poetry reading or recitation to join us. (more…)

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