Esther Takeuchi

Takeuchi to Present ECS Lecture at 250th Meeting

Esther Takeuchi (SUNY Distinguished Professor and William and Jane Knapp Chair in Energy and the Environment at Stony Brook University and Chief Scientist and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Science Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory) will present the ECS Lecture—“Electrochemistry: A Keystone of the Energy Future”—at the 250th ECS Meeting Plenary Session. Her participation is especially fitting as ECS celebrates its 250th meeting since its founding in 1902. As she noted, “Scientific participation and scientific discovery is a marathon, not a sprint; you have to be in it for the long haul. I think that idea is very reflective of the Society and its members.”¹

Holding more than 150 patents and in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Prof. Takeuchi is best known for developing the lithium/silver vanadium oxide (Li/SVO) battery used in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), more than 150,000 of which are implanted annually in the United States.²  

An ECS member for over 40 years and Society President from 2011 to 2012, Prof. Takeuchi credits ECS with fostering connections across disciplines, sectors, and countries. In a conversation with ECS staff in June 2026, she discussed the themes of her ECS Lecture and the evolving role of electrochemistry in addressing global energy challenges. (more…)

249th ECS Meeting

THANK YOU to each of you for your hard work and dedication to the 249th ECS Meeting. We are sincerely grateful for the time, effort, and expertise you contributed to make it such a success.

250th ECS Meeting

Acceptance letters were sent, and the Online Program for the 250th ECS Meeting (October 25-29, 2026) was published on June 8. View the program here. As the meeting schedule has now been finalized and published, no further changes can be made.

Visa Letters  – Authors and attendees requiring a visa letter may request one here: https://www3.electrochem.org/jw/meetings/visa_mtg_form.jsp. (more…)

From left to right: Rebecca Willner, Marola Lenhard, and Leonhard Tannesia. (Photo by PaulSakuma.com)

Congratulations to Marola Lenhard, Leonhard Tannesia, and Rebecca Willner, winners of the 249th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. Please take a moment to celebrate all the Z01 participants’ excellent work!

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249th ECS Meeting

Success in Seattle!

Thank you, Organizers and Session Chairs, for a successful 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle. It was wonderful to connect and catch up. We hope you learned new things and met new people while sharing your work.

As we always say, Session Chairs are the engine of ECS meetings. You keep things running on time and in order. We appreciate your dedication of time and effort to your sessions. (more…)

Photo by © ECS/Todd Buchanan 2025

Get ready to connect, reflect, and look ahead! 

ECS members are warmly invited to the Annual Society Business Meeting and Luncheon (ASBM) on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 1200h PDT, hosted onsite in the Grand Ballroom A (2nd Floor, Sheraton Grand Seattle) at the 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

Step away from the technical sessions and join fellow members for a delicious plated lunch in an engaging setting. Hear directly from ECS leadership as they highlight the Society’s biggest accomplishments of 2025, tackle key challenges, and unveil exciting plans shaping the year ahead. It’s a unique opportunity to stay informed, celebrate progress, and be part of the conversation about ECS’s future. (more…)

249th Meeting ECS Lecturer Talks Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Joseph Wang | 249th ECS Plenary/ECS Lecturer

Joseph Wang (SAIC Endowed Chair, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Nanoegineering, Director of the Center of Wearable Sensors, and Co-Director, Center for Mobile-health Systems at the University of California San Diego) insists that his research has always focused simply on “solving problems.” Yet his work over the past 40 years has transformed the fields of wearable sensors, nanomachines, and medical diagnostics. He advanced field-based environmental monitoring and forensics by introducing “green” electrodes as non-toxic alternatives to mercury for detecting heavy metals, as well as remote submersible sensors for detecting explosives and gunshot residue. He is also expanding innovative technologies to detect, monitor, and treat disease and promote health—including minute rapidly moving catalytic nanorobots that deliver medication precisely where it is needed!

Dr. Wang is consistently ranked as one of the top engineers and top electrochemists in the world (190,000+ citations). One on one, he is charming—just ask the 800+ aspiring scientists who have graced his labs! Or learn more about his life and work in this interview leading up to his presenting the ECS Lecture, “Wearable Bioelectronic Platforms,” at the 249th ECS Meeting Plenary Session.

Read on and join us—and Joe—in Seattle, WA US, from May 24–28, 2026!

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