Student chapters at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) and Khalifa University (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) were chartered at the October 17 ECS Board of Directors Meeting. (more…)
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2025 Outstanding Student Chapter Award and Student Chapters of Excellence
Posted on November 5, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
Congratulations to the ECS Case Western Reserve University Student Chapter, named the 2025 Outstanding Student Chapter. The ECS Lewis University and ECS University of Washington Student Chapter are the 2025 Student Chapters of Excellence.
The Outstanding Student Chapter Award was established in 2012 to recognize distinguished ECS Student Chapters that demonstrate active participation in the Society’s technical activities; establish community and outreach activities in the areas of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education; and create and maintain a robust membership base.
ECS is proud to support the ECS Student Chapters’ journeys to scientific knowledge via community, connection, and career building. (more…)
These ECS Awards, Fellowships, and Travel Grants are now accepting applications/nominations. Click on the award name for detailed information.
ECS uses an electronic portal for all applications. Here are tips for the best results. Questions or concerns? Send a message; the team is ready to help! (more…)
248th ECS Meeting: General Student Poster Session Award Winners
Posted on October 16, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
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…)
Seungju Yu and Xintong Yuan Win 2025 Battery Division Student Research Award
Posted on September 3, 2025 by Genevieve Goldy
Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America
Congratulations to Seungju Yu, Seoul National University, and Xintong Yuan, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025 ECS Battery Division Student Research Award recipients. The award, established in 1979 and sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America since 2018, recognizes promising young electrochemical power source engineers and scientists and encourage them to initiate or continue careers in the field.
Nominations for the 2026 ECS Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development open on October 15, 2025. Learn more! (more…)
Seven new student chapters in China, Lithuania, Mexico, and the US were chartered at the May 22, 2025, ECS Board of Directors Meeting. The total number of chapters in our supportive, global community is up to 161 with these new additions! (more…)
247th ECS Meeting: General Student Poster Session Award Winners
Posted on May 22, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
(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…)
Il Rok Choi and Thomas Colburn to Receive 2025 ECS San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Awards
Posted on April 2, 2025 by Genevieve Goldy
Join us in congratulating Stanford University students Il Rok Choi and Thomas Colburn, named to receive the 2025 ECS San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award. Choi is recognized for his contributions to high-rate lithium metal batteries using asymmetric fluorinated ether solvents that enable fast charge transfer kinetics and high power operation. The award acknowledges Colburn’s novel methods of manufacturing nanomaterials using solution combustion synthesis.
Learn more about the award and review the list of past recipients on the award page. (more…)
ECS Technische Universität München Student Chapter is the 2024 Outstanding Student Chapter. Two student chapters were also named 2024 Chapters of Excellence: ECS University of Michigan Student Chapter and ECS Universität Münster Student Chapter.
The Society established the Outstanding Student Chapter Award in 2012 to recognize distinguished ECS Student Chapters that demonstrate active participation in the Society’s technical activities; establish community and outreach activities in the areas of electrochemical and solid state science and engineering education; and create and maintain a robust membership base.
Congratulations to all three winners for their hard work. ECS is proud to support your journey to scientific knowledge via community, connection, and career building! (more…)
Kelsey A. Cavallaro Receives ECS Georgia Section Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Posted on December 3, 2024 by ECS Staff
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…)