December 18, 2020, is the new abstract submission deadline for the 239th ECS Meeting and 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) which runs from May 30-June 3, 2021. Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research to thousands of colleagues from across the globe! (more…)
Each year, the ECS Corrosion Division recognizes outstanding academic achievements in corrosion science and/or engineering through the Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award. Congratulations to the 2020 Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award winner, Chao (Gilbert) Liu of the Shell Technology Center. (more…)
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Focus Issue on Photovoltaics for the 21st Century II
The ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology is publishing a special collection of invited and innovative papers which were presented at the 30th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-30) & Global Photovoltaic Conference 2020 (GPVC 2020). (more…)
Deadline: December 6, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted research, but may also prove to be a catalyst for positive change. Kudos, an award winning, cloud-based platform, through which researchers can accelerate and broaden the positive impact of their research in the world, is leading a study to understand how researchers have been affected, with a view to helping publishers, libraries, societies, and others provide researchers with better support and services.
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ECS encourages its institutional members to renew their memberships before the end of 2020 to ensure that their benefits and community support continue uninterrupted.
When you renew, you can adjust your package to meet your 2021 goals and objectives. The benefits menu includes:
Congratulations to Aicheng Chen, the 2020 Canada Section R. C. Jacobsen Award recipient!
Dr. Aicheng Chen is Professor of Chemistry, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electrochemistry and Nanoscience, and Director of the Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) at the University of Guelph, Canada. He received his MSc from Xiamen University, China, under the supervision of Prof. S.-G. Sun, and his PhD from the University of Guelph in 1998 under the direction of Prof. J. Lipkowski. After working in the chemical industry as Research Scientist and Electrochemical Specialist for four years, Chen joined Lakehead University, Canada, as Assistant Professor in 2002. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in 2006, and Professor in 2010. He received a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Senior Fellowship in 2006 to work with Prof. B. Ohtani at Hokkaido University, Japan. During his 2008 sabbatical, Dr. Chen worked with Prof. R. Compton as a visiting scholar at Oxford University, England. He joined the University of Guelph in 2017. (more…)
It’s hard to think about summer in the depths of winter and the pandemic, but summer will be here before you know it! The summer months are a great time to further your career. You may be eligible for an ECS Summer Fellowship which supports graduate students during the months of June through September who pursue work in a field of interest to The Electrochemical Society. (more…)
The ECS Summer Fellowship Program assists students during the summer months of June through September to pursue work in a field of interest to ECS. The 2020 fellowship recipients are:
“Towards Quantifying Ion Kinetics at Confined Nanointerfaces using Electrochemical Fluctuation Methods”
Andrew Pendergast (more…)
The ECS Colin Garfield Fink Summer Fellowship assists a postdoctoral scientist or engineer to pursue research from June through August. The fellowship includes $5,000 and recognition in the ECS Blog and Interface. It is named in honor of Colin G. Fink, ECS president from 1917-1918.
To qualify for the fellowship, applicants must be a current postdoc and a Society member in good standing.
Apply now (more…)
Jie Xiao
Photo credit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
On November 11, 2020, Jie Xiao, Laboratory Fellow and Group Leader of the Battery Materials & System Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar & Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Arkansas, presented “Electrochemistry in Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries” via a live webinar presentation hosted by The Electrochemical Society.
Xiao’s talk covered the electrochemistry underlying Li metal dendrite growth; pouch cell level understanding of Li dendrites and their implications in cell performance; and bridged the scientific gap between academic research and industry needs.
View Dr. Xiao’s webinar presentation
Note: Registration is required to view the webinar. (more…)
