Nominations deadline: March 15, 2021

This year, the ECS Battery Division is accepting nominations for five awards. Winners of these awards will be recognized at the 240th ECS meeting in Orlando, Florida, from October 10-14, 2021.

Battery Division Early Career Award sponsored by Neware Technology Limited

The award was established in 2020 to encourage excellence among early career professionals in battery and fuel cell research and to recognize and support the development of talent and future leaders among early career professionals in battery and fuel cell science and technology. The winner receives a framed certificate; $2,000 US; and complimentary registration at the designated meeting. Up to $2,000 US is available for travel expenses to attend the Society meeting where the award is presented. (more…)

The following guest post is by Morgan Frey, Marketing Lead, Ereztech LLC

Logistics may not be top-of-mind when thinking about electrochemical and solid state manufacturing processes, but one failed shipment can throw an entire production schedule off target. Specialty chemicals, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) precursors for the manufacture of thin films, are considered hazardous materials (hazmat) and therefore require special care and preparation for transportation. (more…)

ECS is proud to present Dr. Reza Javaherdashti via free webinar on February 10, 2021, at 1000h ET.

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion: Tips, Myths, Skills

Dr. Reza Javaherdashti  
General Manager
Eninco Engineering B.V.
Netherlands

Date: February 10, 2021

Time: 1000h ET (more…)

Cummins Inc. announced that Hydrogenics Corporation is transitioning to the Cummins brand and will now be known as Cummins Inc. In September 2019, Cummins closed on the acquisition of Hydrogenics, a fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider. Hydrogenics has been an ECS Institutional Member since 2019. (more…)

With today’s publication of “IV Congreso Colombiano de Electroquímica (IVCCEQ2020),” ECS Transactions celebrates its 100th volume. Available online through the ECS Digital Library, Volume 100, Issue 1, features 11 exclusive papers from the congress. The issue also is available for purchase as an instantly downloadable electronic (PDF) edition through the ECS Online Store. Questions? Contact ECST@electrochem.org for more information.

The ECS Pacific Northwest Section proudly presents Dr. David Reed and Dr. Wei Wang via free digital webinar on January 28, 2021, at 1100h PT. Pre-registration is required; ECS membership is not a pre-requisite for participation.

R&D Efforts in Energy Storage Technologies for the Grid at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Date: January 28, 2021

Time: 1100h PT / 1400h ET (more…)

Carolyn Graverson’s First Semester at Grad School

As part of our check-in with the COVID-19 series interviewees, we thought a student’s point of view would be interesting. When we spoke with Carolyn Graverson last spring, she was completing her senior year at Lewis University and preparing to pursue graduate studies in chemistry at Rice University. She was home from Rice when we spoke.

Still not your usual year

Carolyn’s first semester courses were “blended.” Two were fully online; others combined in-person and digital learning. As she worked in a lab and as a TA, Carolyn had high priority status to get weekly COVID-19 tests. These, plus mandatory indoor and outdoor mask-wearing, and students pledging to stay safe and isolate, made it comfortable for Carolyn to be on campus. She attended different groups’ virtual meetings and visited their labs in person to choose her research focus. As there were fewer in-person meetings, it wasn’t the same as pre-pandemic. Nonetheless, Carolyn is happy with her decision to join the Matthew R. Jones Lab, focusing on nanoparticle assembly and ligand design. (more…)