Enhance your PRiME 2016 experience by diving into one of five ECS short courses! Short courses Taught by academic and industry experts in intimate learning settings, short courses offer students and professionals alike the opportunity to greatly expand their knowledge and technical expertise. PRiME 2016 course offerings PRiME 2016 short courses will be held on Sunday, October 2, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016 ECS Summer Fellowships! Offered since 1928, the summer fellowship program is designed to assist students during the summer months, June through September, in the pursuit of work in a field of interest to the ECS. Fellowship Recipients Dr. Yelena Gorlin Technische Universität München Supervisor, Dr. Hubert A. Gasteiger Colin Garfield Fink Summer Fellowship* Soo Kim Northwestern University Advisor, Dr. Christopher M. Wolverton Edward G. Weston Summer Fellowship Charuksha T. Walgama Oklahoma State University Advisor,…
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The award will be given for the best paper published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) by a young author or co-authors for the volume year preceding the award. Nomination: The Young Author Awards selection committees look at all qualified papers published in the prior volume year to find candidates. Presented: Yearly Recipient qualifications The author or co-authors of the paper must be under 31 years of age at the date of receipt of the paper. Award The...
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With the transportation sectors of industrialized countries on the rise and greenhouse gas emissions at an all-time high, many scientists and engineers are searching for the next-generation of transportation. From hybrid to electric to hydrogen, alternative energy sources for vehicles are being explored and tested throughout the scientific community. Now, many are wondering which technology will win in the race between battery- and hydrogen-powered cars. A recent open access paper published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) explores…
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ECS Short Courses are all day instruction designed to provide students or the seasoned professional an in-depth education on a wide range of topics. Register online today! Five Short Courses will be offered on Sunday, October 11, 2015. These small classes, taught by industry leaders, are an excellent opportunity to receive personalized instruction, helping both novices and experts advance their technical expertise and knowledge. Short Course #1 Basic Impedance Spectroscopy Mark Orazem, Instructor This course is intended for chemists, physicists,…
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Over 2,395 people attended the 227th ECS Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, May 24-28, 2015. This was ECS’s first return visit to Chicago since 2007. Participants could choose among 45 symposia and over 2,300 presentations. Plenary Session ECS President Paul Kohl opened the meeting by providing an update on the new fellowship with Toyota Research Instituted of North America, and highlighting the Society’s continuing growth in the open access initiative. Attendees also got their first glimpse of the Official ECS Trading…
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The ECS Conference on Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage with SOFC-XIV convening in Glasgow, Scotland at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from July 26-31, 2015 is the first of a series of planned biennial conferences in Europe by ECS on electrochemical energy conversion/storage materials, concepts, and systems. We are creating a forum where scientists and engineers can come together and discuss fundamental advances and engineering innovations. Abstracts are due February 20, 2015 Find out more about submitting your abstract…
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