The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Driving the future of EVs: Battery Safety, Electrified Powertrain Efficiency, and Cooling System Innovation” on November 12 at the Nissan Technical Center North America.
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Abiram Krishan
Congratulations to Georgia Tech PhD student Abiram Krishan! The 2025 Georgia Section Outstanding Student Achievement Award recognizes his contributions to advancing knowledge of battery redox mechanisms via advanced x-ray characterization techniques.
Abiram Krishnan is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, advised by Dr. Faisal Alamgir. His research explores the role of anion redox in metal-oxide cathodes for lithium ion batteries. In particular, he investigates how anions influence the stability and energy density of these materials. (more…)
The Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) seeks nominations for a Technical Editor (TE) to lead the organic and bioelectrochemistry (OBE) topical interest area—one of the most innovative and rapidly evolving spaces in electrochemical science. The community is invited to help identify the next editorial leader to guide high-impact research, support scientific rigor, and shape the future of this important discipline. (more…)
ECS co-authored a letter to Congressional leadership expressing concerns regarding the August 7 Executive Order (EO), “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The letter was signed by more than 60 scientific societies.
“ECS is a non-partisan, non-political organization,” said Christopher Jannuzzi, ECS Executive Director & CEO. “However, we recognize the right and responsibility to engage when legislative or regulatory actions directly impact our mission, operations, or the communities we serve. Recent US legislation has raised significant concerns in our community and is negatively affecting our members. This letter exemplifies ECS’s commitment to upholding its mission and advocating responsibly on behalf of our members and the broader technical community.”
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ECS’s Online Battery Courses are designed to help you deepen your understanding of the science and technology powering the next generation of energy solutions—from electric vehicles to grid-scale storage and advanced materials research. (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…)
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…)
Ankit Verma
Ankit Verma
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date: October 29, 2025
Time: 1300–1400h ET
In celebration of International Open Access Week 2025 (October 20–26), The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is proud to reaffirm our longstanding commitment to open science and equitable access to knowledge. This year’s theme, “Who Owns Knowledge?”, invites the global research community to reflect on how scholarly information is shared, who can access it, and how collective progress depends on removing barriers to discovery.
In honor of Open Access Week, ECS will remove the paywall for all ECS subscription-based content across our journal portfolio for the open access week period. From October 20 through October 26, every reader, regardless of institutional affiliation or funding, will have free access to our full library of peer-reviewed research.
This initiative underscores our commitment to advancing science for the benefit of humanity, the mission that has guided ECS since 1902. Open science accelerates innovation, promotes collaboration across borders and disciplines, and ensures that every researcher, educator, and student can contribute to solving the world’s most pressing challenges from sustainable energy to clean water and beyond. (more…)
The Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) proudly celebrates the rapid success of the open access article “Understanding Lithium Deposition in Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Link between Impedance Results and Electrochemical Behavior.” In just a few short weeks since publication, this paper has risen to the top of JES’s Most Read Articles of 2025, capturing global attention for its clarity, rigor, and real-world relevance.
Lithium deposition, or plating, remains a major challenge in advancing lithium-ion batteries. When metallic lithium forms during fast charging or under non-ideal conditions, it can cause dendrites, capacity loss, and safety risks. This groundbreaking study offers fresh insight by directly linking impedance spectroscopy results to electrochemical deposition behavior, providing researchers with a predictive framework to better understand and control plating phenomena.
By connecting impedance signals with changes in morphology and capacity, the authors reveal when and how lithium deposition occurs. Their work identifies spectral features associated with plating onset, evolving interfacial kinetics, and irreversible capacity fade—insights that will guide the design of safer and more durable energy storage systems. (more…)
