Kevin Eberman
The ECS Twin Cities Section invites you to its annual symposium at Hamline University. Join us for student poster presentations, an invited technical talk, and a light meal to fuel your mind and body.
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Anderson Center 112, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
Registration is free. To help prepare for the event, please RSVP here by Sunday, October 12. (more…)
Wonhyeong Kim
Wonhyeong Kim of the University of Arizona is among the more than 20 society and division award winners being recognized at the 248th ECS Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA from October 12-16, 2025. This award recognizes promising graduate students for conducting outstanding research in the field of sensors.
Wonhyeong was selected for his outstanding contributions to the development of molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors and advancements in wearable electrochemical sensor technologies. His award talk, Development of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP)-Based Sensors for the Sensitive and Selective Detection of Analytes, will be presented on Monday, October 13. You can view his award talk abstract and learn more about Wonhyeong here. (more…)
Jijo Christudasjustus
Congratulations to the Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award recipient, Jijo Christudasjustus of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory! Dr. Christudasjustus is recognized for studies in passive film structure, corrosion initiation, propagation, and repassivation mechanisms in corrosion-resistant aluminum alloys using scanning transmission electron microscopy.
He presents his award lecture, “Corrosion Mechanisms and Passive Film Evolution in Nanostructured Al Alloys with Far-from-Equilibrium Compositions,” on October 14, 2025, at the 248th ECS Meeting in Chicago, IL, US. Don’t miss it! (more…)
Interest in silicon carbide (SiC) materials continues to grow—as witnessed by Alain E. Kaloyeros’ and Barry Arkles’ open access article in the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS). The Electrochemical Society (ECS) proudly celebrates “Silicon Carbide Thin Film Technologies: Recent Advances in Processing, Properties, and Applications – Part I Thermal and Plasma CVD,” which has consistently ranked among the Top Read articles across the ECS journals platform.
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Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) and The Electrochemical Society Interface each won 2025 Apex Awards in the category of Magazines, Journals & Tabloids – Electronic, which includes web and PDF magazines. “This award is a testament to the excellence, talent, dedication, and tireless passion of our team—our writers, editors, and designers—and our readers who continue to inspire everything we do. Together they make our magazines continuing forces for positive change in the world,” said Adrian Plummer, Senior Director of Publications, The Electrochemical Society (ECS).
APEX awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the entry’s success in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence. The prestigious awards recognize the Society’s efforts to uphold the highest standards of quality, integrity, and excellence across its family of journals.
“We’re humbled by this honor and proud of our team’s commitment to publishing world-class research that shapes a more sustainable future. This recognition motivates us to provide a platform for future leaders and to keep advancing science for the benefit of all humanity,” stated Christopher Jannuzzi, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, ECS. (more…)
Need a decision-making framework for matching sensing chemistry and form factor to mission-critical performance requirements? In their timely ECS Sensors Plus article, “Review—Aspects of Electrochemical Gas Sensor Technologies,” Luke Saunders and Benjamin R. Horrocks map the state of the art across electrochemical gas sensing—distilling fundamentals, surveying device architectures, and pinpointing the materials and design choices that most strongly influence real-world performance.
The latest Editors’ Choice article in ECS Advances takes on one of the most pressing challenges in electrochemical energy research: advancing sustainable, high-performance materials for fuel cells. In “Can Hydrocarbon-Based MEAs Close the Performance Gap to State-of-the-Art Perfluorosulfonic Acid-Based MEAs for PEM Fuel Cells?,” Konstantin A. Weber, Carla S. Harzer, Elias Bindl, Kilian Stengl, and Hubert A. Gasteiger present a breakthrough approach that could reshape the future of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs).
The research introduces a wet hot-pressing method that enables the fabrication of high-performance hydrocarbon (HC)-based MEAs—an important fluorine-free alternative to conventional perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA)-based ionomers. Historically, HC-based systems struggled to match the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and durability of PFSA-based MEAs, largely due to catalyst poisoning and incompatibilities in processing. (more…)
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is proud to announce the appointment of three distinguished scholars as Technical Editors for the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS). Each brings deep expertise in their respective fields, strengthening JSS’s editorial leadership and furthering its mission to publish world-class research in solid state science and technology.
Dr. Travis Anderson
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, US
Topical Interest Area: Electronic Materials and Processing
Dr. Anderson’s research and teaching focus on electronic materials and processing innovations that are advancing the next generation of semiconductor and electronic technologies. His leadership will guide JSS authors and readers through cutting-edge developments in this critical area.
The Oregon Center for Electrochemistry (OCE) and ECS Pacific Northwest Section invite you to their third annual joint conference on September 25-26, 2025.
This free event at the University of Oregon welcomes researchers, students, and industry professionals for presentations by leaders in the field. Talks by award winners recognize excellence within the Pacific Northwest. A dedicated poster session also takes place. Refreshments and meals are provided. Register now for this opportunity to learn, network, and explore advancements in electrochemistry. (more…)
September 15–19, 2025Every September, Peer Review Week offers an opportunity to highlight the essential role that peer review plays in advancing scholarly communication. As ECS celebrates Peer Review Week 2025 (September 15–19, 2025), we proudly recognize the dedicated individuals whose careful, insightful, and timely reviews sustain the integrity and quality of the ECS family of journals.
For the 2024–2025 program year, ECS editorial leadership selected 39 outstanding reviewers for recognition as Top ECS Reviewers. Each of these individuals was chosen from among thousands of active reviewers across our journals, representing the very best of their topical interest areas. Their efforts ensure that more than 3,500 annual submissions are reviewed with rigor, fairness, and respect for scientific integrity. (more…)
