ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Deadline Extended
Posted on April 30, 2026 by Genevieve Goldy
Proposals due on May 22, 2026
Are you advancing research in green energy technologies? There’s still time to apply for the ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship as the proposal deadline has been extended to May 22, 2026.
Offered through a collaboration between The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Research Institute of North America, this highly regarded fellowship provides a minimum of $50,000 to support innovative work in areas such as batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen, and other sustainable energy solutions. The program is open to applicants based in Canada, Europe, Mexico, and the United States.
ECS Detroit Section Hosts “Driving Electric Vehicle Battery Design with Atomistic Modeling”
Posted on April 22, 2026 by Maggie Hohenadel
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Dr. Jeff Lowe, General Motors
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Driving Electric Vehicle Battery Design with Atomistic Modeling” with Dr. Jeff Lowe of General Motors (GM) on May 12 at Nissan Technical Centre North America.
Register now
Title: “Driving Electric Vehicle Battery Design with Atomistic Modeling”
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Schedule: 1800h Posters and Dinner | 1900h Speakers
Location: Nissan Technical Center North America,
39001 Sunrise Dr., Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331 (more…)
Focus Issue on Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage III
Posted on March 27, 2026 by Beth Schademann
The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the Heterogeneous Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage 4 symposium held at the 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle, WA, from May 24–28, 2026.
Heterogeneous functional materials (HeteroFoaMs) are pervasive in electrochemical devices. These devices consist of multiple materials combined at multiple scales (from atomic to macro) that actively interact during their functional history in a manner that controls their collective performance as a system at the global level. The principal motivation for this focus issue is to provide a place to publish the science that controls emergent properties in heterogeneous functional materials as a foundation for design of functional material devices with performance not bound by constituent properties. (more…)
ECS Detroit Section Hosts “Advancing Battery Technologies: Scientific and Industrial Perspectives”
Posted on March 25, 2026 by Maggie HohenadelThe ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Advancing Battery Technologies: Scientific and Industrial Perspectives” with Prof. Ping Liu (University of California San Diego) and Dr. Yong Seok Kim (Samsung SDI) on April 15 at Nissan Technical Centre North America.
ECS Detroit Section Hosts “Smart Metals for Next-Gen Batteries: How Porous 3D Current Collectors Redefine Cell Design for a New Era of Performance and Cost”
Posted on March 10, 2026 by Maggie Hohenadel
Boaz Mamo, Addionics
The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Smart Metals for Next-Gen Batteries: How Porous 3D Current Collectors Redefine Cell Design for a New Era of Performance and Cost” presented by Boaz Mamo (Addionics) on April 7 at Mercedes-Benz R&D North America.
Register now
Title: “Smart Metals for Next-Gen Batteries: How Porous 3D Current Collectors Redefine Cell Design for a New Era of Performance and Cost”
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Schedule: 1800h Posters and Dinner | 1900h Speakers
Location: Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, 35555 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (more…)
ECS Webinar Q&A: “Physics-based battery model parametrization from impedance data”
Posted on February 9, 2026 by Maggie Hohenadel
Noël Hallemans
Noël Hallemans
University of Oxford
Date: January 21, 2026
Time: 1000–1100h ET
The Electrochemical Society hosted “Physics-based battery model parametrization from impedance data,” a live webinar by Noël Hallemans (University of Oxford), on January 21, 2026. A live Question and Answer session followed. Answers to some of the questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.
Replay WebinarLoraine Torres-Castro on Lead Organizing A01—New Approaches and Advances in Electrochemical Energy Systems
Posted on February 4, 2026 by Frances Chaves
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.
ECS Webinar: “Fuel Cell Catalyst Requirements for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications”
Posted on February 3, 2026 by Maggie Hohenadel
Prof. Nagappan Ramaswamy
Prof. Nagappan Ramaswamy
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Date: February 18, 2026
Time: 1000-1100h ET
Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDV) powered by hydrogen-based Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells offer a cleaner alternative to the diesel-powered internal combustions engine vehicles for decarbonization of long-haul transportation sectors. The development path of sub-components for HDV fuel cell applications is guided by the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis of the truck. TCO analysis suggests that the cost of the hydrogen fuel consumed over the lifetime of the HDV is more dominant due to the operation of the trucks for longer mileage (~a million miles) than the fuel cell stack Capital Expense (CapEx). Commercial HDV applications consume more H2 fuel and demand higher durability and hence the TCO of the vehicle is largely related to the fuel cell efficiency and durability of catalysts. This article is written to bridge the gap between the industrial requirements and academic activity for advanced cathode catalysts with an emphasis on durability. From a materials perspective, the underlying nature of the carbon support, Pt-alloy crystal structure, stability of the alloying element, cathode ionomer volume fraction, and catalyst-ionomer interface play a critical role in improving performance and durability. We provide our perspective on four major approaches, namely, mesoporous carbon supports, ordered PtCo intermetallic alloys, thrifting ionomer volume fraction, and shell-protection strategies that are currently being pursued. While each approach has its merits and demerits, their key developmental needs for the future are highlighted.
New Research Explores Dry Room Compatibility of Chloride Solid State Electrolytes
Posted on January 30, 2026 by Adrian Plummer
All-solid-state batteries are widely viewed as a next-generation solution for safer and higher energy storage. But translating promising materials from the lab to large-scale manufacturing depends on more than performance alone—it also requires compatibility with real-world production environments.
A new open-access article in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society examines how chloride-based solid-state electrolytes behave when exposed to dry room conditions commonly used in battery manufacturing. The study focuses on practical considerations that matter for scalability, offering valuable insight into how these materials respond outside ideal laboratory settings. (more…)
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