249th Meeting ECS Lecturer Talks Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Joseph Wang | 249th ECS Plenary/ECS Lecturer

Joseph Wang (SAIC Endowed Chair, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Nanoegineering, Director of the Center of Wearable Sensors, and Co-Director, Center for Mobile-health Systems at the University of California San Diego) insists that his research has always focused simply on “solving problems.” Yet his work over the past 40 years has transformed the fields of wearable sensors, nanomachines, and medical diagnostics. He advanced field-based environmental monitoring and forensics by introducing “green” electrodes as non-toxic alternatives to mercury for detecting heavy metals, as well as remote submersible sensors for detecting explosives and gunshot residue. He is also expanding innovative technologies to detect, monitor, and treat disease and promote health—including minute rapidly moving catalytic nanorobots that deliver medication precisely where it is needed!

Dr. Wang is consistently ranked as one of the top engineers and top electrochemists in the world (190,000+ citations). One on one, he is charming—just ask the 800+ aspiring scientists who have graced his labs! Or learn more about his life and work in this interview leading up to his presenting the ECS Lecture, “Wearable Bioelectronic Platforms,” at the 249th ECS Meeting Plenary Session.

Read on and join us—and Joe—in Seattle, WA US, from May 24–28, 2026!

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249th ECS Meeting, Seattle, WA US

Thank you to everyone who scheduled their symposium! Review the full Technical Program schedule here: 249th ECS Meeting (May 24–28, 2026).

Acceptance letters were emailed on February 13, 2026. Check with your invited speakers, students, and colleagues to ensure that they received theirs. Anyone who did not receive an acceptance letter should email abstracts@electrochem.org to request a copy or additional information.

Ensure your sessions run smoothly by assigning session chairs. Send your session chair lists to abstracts@electrochem.org to have them added to the Online Program. A list of symposium presenters serving as session chairs can be provided upon request.

Finally, make sure you REGISTER for the meeting!

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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…)