On August 12, 2020, Venkat Viswanathan, Faculty Fellow at the Wilson E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, presented his talk on “Autonomous Discovery of Battery Electrolytes with Robotic Experimentation and Machine Learning” via a live webinar presentation.

Dr. Viswanathan’s talk covered the importance of robotic experimentation, machine learning guided design of experiments, and the frontier of remote experimentation.

View Dr. Viswanathan’s webinar presentation, here.

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Following the talk, attendees were given the opportunity to ask Dr. Viswanathan questions in a Q&A session, available below. (more…)

Nomination Deadline: October 1, 2020

The ECS Olin Palladium Award was established in 1950 to recognize distinguished contributions to the field of electrochemical or corrosion science. Past recipients of the ECS Olin Palladium Award are among the most distinguished leaders of the electrochemistry field, including 2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureate, John Goodenough.

The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding of all types of electrochemical and corrosion phenomena and processes. The recipient does not need to be a member of The Electrochemical Society. There are no restrictions or reservations regarding age, sex, race, citizenship, or place of origin or residence. (more…)

New Deadline: September 23, 2020

The nomination deadline for the ECS Energy & Technology Division Awards has been extended to September 23, 2020. Take advantage of this extension to submit your nominations today!

The Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award sponsored by Bio-Logic was established in 2012 to recognize and reward promising young engineers and scientists in fields pertaining to this division. (more…)

Chris Beasley and Gamry step up to today’s challenges

Chris Beasley is upbeat about the future while recognizing the challenges of the present. He is Marketing Manager in Electrochemistry at Gamry Instruments where he has worked for 10 years. Gamry Instruments designs and builds precision electrochemical instrumentation and accessories. Chris received his BS magna cum laude in Chemistry from Kutztown University in 2000 and completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. 

Gamry is an ECS Institutional Member at the Benefactor Level. Chris serves on the ECS Sponsorship Committee. (more…)

StorageX International Symposium

An Online Series on Energy Storage

Sponsored by Stanford’s StorageX Initiative

Join Stanford StorageX for an interactive symposium series on the latest advances and breakthrough research in energy storage. (more…)

ECS is proud to present Chad D. Vecitis via webinar on August 26, 2020, at 1:00 pm ET.

Removal and Inactivation of Bacterial and Viral Species with an Electrochemical CNT Filter

Presenter: Chad D. Vecitis
CTO and Co-Founder of Nth Cycle
Date: August 26, 2020
Time: 1-2 pm ET (more…)

Jean-Michel Savéant, Emeritus Professor at Université de Paris, France, and former Research Director at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), passed away on August 16th, 2020, at the age of 86. He was a giant of electrochemistry, combining a strong personality with extreme rigor and elegance in his work, deep creativity, and a communicative enthusiasm for ceaselessly exploring the frontiers of knowledge and chemical sciences.

Savéant’s scientific career is the story of the founding and development of molecular electrochemistry. He pioneered and developed most aspects of the field, from instrumentation to theoretical aspects and practical applications. (more…)

Volume one of this focus issue is a collection of papers accepted to the International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) which has been postponed to 2021. The deadline to submit papers for volume one has been extended to September 18, 2020.

Volume one of this focus issue is accepting papers covering topics related to the planned symposia from IMCS, which includes: (more…)

Marca Doeff finds opportunities in tough times

Marca Doeff, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), is also Deputy Division Director of LBNL Energy Storage and Distributed Resources. During the shut-in, she works at her dining room table with a view of San Francisco Bay. She describes San Francisco without traffic, developing coping skills, and new research funding opportunities. A former chair of the ECS Battery Division, she is now Secretary of the ECS Board.

The pause that refreshes

“I used to commute to my office every day and complained constantly about the terrible Bay Area traffic. Now I only go in once a week to check on things and make sure nothing’s blown up. It’s ironic because there’s no traffic! I work almost exclusively from home and commute from the bedroom to the dining room. Working from home is not all it’s cracked up to be. I miss my routine and contact with my colleagues and post-docs. Although I meet and speak with people regularly through Zoom and other platforms, it’s not the same as face-to-face—but it is better than complete isolation. (more…)