The ECS Honors & Awards Program offers a robust array of awards and recognition for distinguished and outstanding technical achievements in electrochemical, solid state science and technology, for every stage career stage. Exceptional service to the Society is also honored. Recognition opportunities exist in Society, Division, Section and Student Award categories.

Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards. Visit the award webpages for eligibility criteria, nomination guidelines, and award prizes.

Josey McBrayer

Paul Kohl

Dongmei Dong

 

 

 

 

 

Check out our recent award winners! Click on their portraits to learn more about their award-winning work.

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The Electrochemical Society hosted Weiran Zheng’s live webinar, “Introducing Python for Electrochemistry Research,” on August 28, 2024. A live Question and Answer session followed. Dr. Zheng’s answers to questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.

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NOTE: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.

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The spotlight is on Sanjay Choudhary and Scott Cushing for “Reports From the Frontier: The Need for a Better Understanding of Passive Films” in Volume 33 of The Electrochemical Society Interface. In the recent article, Dr. Choudhary addresses the pressing need for a deeper comprehension of how alloy composition and microstructure influence the development and distribution of chemical heterogeneities and crystallographic defects within passive films.

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(L to r:) Aimy Bazylak, Katja Fröhlich, Kent Zheng, Michael Adachi, Olja Simoska, and Pietro Lopes

The ECS Publications team is thrilled to announce the approval of six pivotal motions, marking an exciting phase of growth and expertise for the Joint Journal Editorial Board. These appointments, set to commence in August 2024, include the addition of five new members and the re-appointment of a dedicated Associate Editor. This influx of talent underscores ECS’s commitment to advancing research and innovation in electrochemical and solid state science. (more…)

Register for September 26 seminar presented by Y. Shirley Meng

The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “All Solid-State Battery – A Status Update” presented by Y. Shirley Meng (University of Chicago) on September 26 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Dr. Meng is Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She serves as the Chief Scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) Argonne National Laboratory.

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Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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ECS Battery Division 2024 Election

September 30 is the deadline to cast votes

Voting is now open for the ECS Battery Division election. Along with candidates for officer positions and Members at Large, this year, two candidates—Neil Dasgupta and Rana Mohtadi—are running for the volunteer position of division treasurer. Their biographical sketches and statements follow.

We urge all ECS Battery Division members to take part in this important election! Voting instructions are below. (more…)

Pengyu Chen, Dongmei Dong, Harshini Mukundan, and Milad Navaei are candidates

Voting closes on September 30

The 2024 election for ECS Sensor Division officers and Members at Large takes place via electronic proxy from September 2 through September 29. We have a great slate with four candidates–Pengyu Chen, Dongmei Dong, Harshini Mukundan, and Milad Navaei–running for division Treasurer. Please read the candidates’ biographical sketches and statements below. Voting instructions follow. We urge all ECS Sensor Division members to take part in this important election! (more…)

What does it take to become a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society? To be eligible, one must be an ECS member, have made advanced individual technological contributions in electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and be actively involved in ECS affairs.

If you know an ECS member who meets these criteria, nominate them today! If you nominated a member last year who was not selected, know that nominations are good for two years. If the nominees’ ECS memberships are active, they are automatically reconsidered without a new nomination submission. (more…)

Ying Xia of the University of Washington is the 2024 ECS Pacific Northwest Section Electrochemistry Student Award Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific recipient. The award recognizes Ying’s outstanding contribution to understanding and controlling dynamic processes at the electrode-electrolyte interface in energy storage devices, exceptional cross-institutional collaborative leadership in electrochemistry, and dedication to community engagement through education and outreach. The award is presented at the Pacific Northwest Section meeting held during the Oregon Electrochemistry Conference from September 19-20, 2024, in Eugene, OR.

Learn more about the award and review the list of past recipients on the award page. (more…)

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Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 1000–1100h ET

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