ECS Pacific Northwest Section Officers are (from left to right) Chair Dr. Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Labs; Vice-Chair Prof. Corie Cobb, University of Washington; Secretary Dr. Yun Li, Microsoft Corporation; Treasurer Prof. Shannon Boettcher, University of Oregon.
The new ECS Pacific Northwest Section, chartered by the Society’s board on October 16, 2020, has planned an active program of events for 2021.
The section seeks to connect all interested parties from academia, industry, and government and bridge a scientific gap while providing networking opportunities that could lead to new developments—and help members advance their careers. The section serves all of the universities and national labs in Washington State, Idaho, and Oregon. Dr. Jie Xiao, ECS Fellow and Battery Division Secretary, took the lead in chartering the section and now serves as its chair. She believes the section will bolster the growth of the electrochemistry and solid state science fields in the Pacific Northwest.
ECS Pacific Northwest Section webinars
The section launched a series of webinars to share research progress, exchange information, and, more importantly, enhance collaborations among industry, universities, and national labs in the three states. A brief schedule below lists the speakers and the research topics to be presented. More detailed information will be provided closer to the event.
| Date | Name | Institution | Topic |
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February |
Kelsey Stoerxinger & David Ji |
Oregon State University |
Operando Surface Science in Electrochemical Systems/Materials for Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries |
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April 8, 2021 |
Daniel T. Schwartz
|
University of Washington |
Physics-based Electroanalytical Approaches for Understanding Whole Battery Cells |
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Early May |
Industrial Day |
Microsoft, Gamry, Boeing, Thermo Fisher Scientific, etc. |
Organizers: Corie Cobb (UW) and Shannon Boettcher (UO) |
|
June 10, 1000, PST |
Dong Ding |
Idaho National Laboratory |
Electrochemistry at Intermediate Temperatures: A Playground for Electrochemical Processing using Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells |
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July (quarterly) |
Shannon Boettcher |
University of Oregon |
Accelerating Water Dissociation in Bipolar Membranes and Electrocatalysts |
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September |
Bo Zhang |
University of Washington |
Single-Molecule Imaging of the Electrochemical Interface |
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October (quarterly) |
Michael Ware |
Boeing |
Aerospace Batteries |
Future plans
Moving forward, the section plans two events per year; quarterly seminars; and an industry day where attendees can look for electrochemistry jobs. There is no cost to join the ECS Pacific Northwest Section, however ECS membership in good standing is required.
Those who volunteered to support and contribute to the Pacific Northwest section are gratefully acknowledged.
Interested in becoming a member? Please contact the ECS Community Engagement Department at customerservice@electrochem.org.
