Photo by © ECS/Todd Buchanan 2025
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) was thrilled to welcome members from around the world to the Member Reception Celebrating 12 Million Downloads at the 247th ECS Meeting in beautiful Montréal, Canada. Held at the Palais des congrès, this special gathering was a chance to recognize the collective impact of ECS members while celebrating a major milestone—12 million downloads of ECS content worldwide! (more…)
Don’t miss the compelling ECS Interface feature spotlighting Dr. Rohan Akolkar, Editor-in-Chief of ECS Advances, and members of the ECS Advances Editorial Board.
In this insightful article, Dr. Akolkar shares his vision for the journal and the future of open access publishing at ECS. As we recently reported, ECS Advances is now officially indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in both Electrochemistry and Materials Science. Learn more about the journal and plans to further expand the journal’s growing impact and commitment to excellence.
(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…)
Spotlight on Maria Kelly, Rachel A. Wnuk, Recep Kaş, Glenn Teeter, Melissa E. Kreider, and Wilson A. Smith for their Editor’s Choice article published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) titled “Rapid Deactivation Convolutes Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Selectivity Measurements on Gold Rotating Ring Disk Electrodes.” The corresponding author of this work is Maria Kelly, an ECS Student member at University of Colorado Boulder, affiliated with the ECS Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division. Maria works in the lab of Wilson T. Smith, Principal Investigator of UC Boulder’s Electrobuffs Team.
The Electrochemical Society hosted Kyle C. Smith’s live webinar, “Intercalation-Based Desalination and Carbon Capture for Water and Climate Sustainability” on May 7, 2025. A live Question and Answer (Q&A) session followed. Dr. Smith’s written answers to questions not addressed during the broadcast are below. Learn more about the speaker and his topic here.
Note: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.
The Electrochemical Society hosted Dr. Toby Bond’s webinar, “The Complex and Spatially Heterogeneous Nature of Degradation in Heavily Cycled Li-ion Cells,” on April 23, 2025. A live Question and Answer (Q&A) session followed. Dr. Bond’s written answers to some questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.
Note: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.
More information about Dr. Bond and the webinar abstract are here.
In celebration of its ninth annual Free the Science Week (April 6-14, 2025), The Electrochemical Society (ECS) again took down the paywall to the entire ECS Digital Library. For the duration of the week, readers had unrestricted access to almost 440,000 articles and abstracts, producing swells in ECS page visits and content usage that attest to the enduring relevance and value of the open access initiative. Downloads from the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES), ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS), ECS Meeting Abstracts, ECS Interface, and ECS Transactions (ECST) jumped from 281,260 in 2024 to 518,132 in 2025—an 84 percent increase!
ECS President Colm O’Dwyer addresses the 2024 ASBM
ECS Members are invited to the Annual Society Business Meeting and Luncheon (ASBM) on Tuesday, May 20, at 1200h EDT, onsite at the 247th ECS Meeting in Montréal, Canada.
Join us for a plated lunch and listen as the Society’s senior leaders review the successes and challenges of 2024 and review exciting plans for the coming year! This is a ticketed event, so be sure to obtain your ticket online or on-site at Customer Service in Registration.
On April 30, 2025, The Electrochemical Society (ECS) joined other scientific organizations in signing a letter to US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging funding in the FY26 federal budget of the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) at the same level as in the FY25 budget, to ensure that its important work continues. ECS recognizes the vital role the EMA plays in providing essential scientific research, data, and tools that are crucial for the health of the environment, the well-being of the public, and the sustainable management of natural resources.
The EMA is considered the biological research arm of the U.S. Department of Interior and provides science to help the US achieve sustainable management and conservation of biological resources. The letter expressed EMA’s importance and support for its critical work, including:
Dr. Kent Zheng
Dr. Kent Zheng, Assistant Professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, is making significant strides in electrochemical research and editorial leadership. Since joining UT Austin in early 2024, he has been at the forefront of developing sustainable battery technologies, focusing on lithium-free systems utilizing zinc and aluminum, and exploring iron-based materials with water-based electrolytes to promote environmental sustainability.
In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Zheng serves as an Associate Editor for The Electrochemical Society (ECS) journal ECS Advances, where he contributes to shaping the future of electrochemical science publishing. His editorial insights and vision for the journal were recently highlighted in an interview with the ECS Advances editorial team. (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2.F05251IF) (more…)
