Dr. Loraine Torres-Castro

Physicist Dr. Loraine Torres-Castro, Battery Safety Lead at Sandia National Laboratories, is serving as the lead organizer for the A01—New Approaches and Advances in Electrochemical Energy Systems Symposium at the 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle, WA, this spring.  

In a recent interview with ECS staff, Dr. Torres-Castro shared insights into the rewards and complexities of symposium leadership, encouraging colleagues to pursue similar roles. She is part of a dynamic new organizing team—which includes Dr. Yuliya Preger (Sandia National Laboratories) and Prof. Golareh (Goli) Jalilvand (University of South Carolina)—that has introduced a collaborative leadership model. Under this arrangement, the leads rotate each meeting: Dr. Preger led the 248th Meeting symposium, while Prof. Jalilvand is slated to lead it at the 250th. 

Learn more about symposium organizing and Dr. Torres-Castro.

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249th ECS Meeting

A big thank you to everyone who scheduled a symposium for the 249th ECS Meeting! Your participation and cooperation made what could have been a heavy lift feel light.

The full meeting schedule is currently under review by the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Subcommittee (ISTS). You will be contacted if any changes are needed for your symposium. We are on track to send acceptance letters on February 16.

Preliminary Visa Letters of Invitation are now available. We want as many authors as possible to join us in person in Seattle. Please encourage authors residing outside the US to request a preliminary visa letter ASAP so they can begin the visa application process early. Requests can be submitted via the Visa Letter Request form. (more…)