Raphaële J. Clément      Professor Materials Department University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.   Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 1300h ET Sponsors:  Hiden Analytical, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society Materials Letters, JEOL USA, Inc.  The development of next-generation solid state ion conductors hinges on an understanding of microscopic diffusion mechanisms and the identification of roadblocks along macroscopic diffusion pathways (e.g., intragrain defects and grain boundaries).

Ming Tang Associate Professor Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering Rice University, U.S. Date: July 28, 2021 Time: 1000h ET Sponsor: Hiden Analytical During battery (dis)charging, lithium (de)intercalation in electrodes is usually spatially non-uniform across multiple length scales. Such a phenomenon is a major impediment to battery performance and life as it causes energy under-utilization and induces over-(dis)charging, etc. While reaction heterogeneity is often attributed to mass transport limitation, this talk highlights the important roles of thermodynamic factors including elastic…
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Presenter: Dr. Daniel (Dan) T. Schwartz University of Washington Seattle, Washington, U.S. Date: April 8, 2021 Time: 1000h PT / 1300h ET This is the second in the ECS Pacific Northwest Section quarterly webinar series.

ECS and the ECS Pacific Northwest Section presented Prof. Xiulei “David” Ji’s webinar, “Aqueous Battery Chemistry: Considerations from a Reaction’s Perspective” on March 4, 2021. His answers to questions following the presentation are provided below. The webinar is now available for viewing. Xiulei “David” Ji is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Oregon State University, U.S. His research focuses on design principles of materials chemistry for electrochemical energy storage. Ji received a 2016 NSF CAREER Award and was a Web…
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Prof. Xiulie “David” Ji Associate Professor Oregon State University, U.S. Date: March 04, 2021 Time: 1000h PT / 1300h ET Presented by the ECS Pacific Northwest Section The design of storage batteries entails a holistic view. This webinar summarizes five dimensions of considerations for the design of storage battery chemistries from a chemical reaction’s point of view. Electrode materials and ion charge carriers are the reactants; electrolytes are the reaction medium; battery configurations describe the operation fashion of the reactors;…
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Nominations deadline: March 15, 2021 This year, the ECS Battery Division is accepting nominations for five awards. Winners of these awards will be recognized at the 240th ECS meeting in Orlando, Florida, from October 10-14, 2021. Battery Division Early Career Award sponsored by Neware Technology Limited The award was established in 2020 to encourage excellence among early career professionals in battery and fuel cell research and to recognize and support the development of talent and future leaders among early career…
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Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development The ECS Battery Division Student Research Award recognizes promising young engineers and scientists in the field of electrochemical power sources and encourages recipients to initiate or continue careers in the field. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development generously sponsors the award. Congratulations to the 2020 award winners, Matthias Künzel of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Julian Self of the University of California Berkeley.

ECS Battery Division Early Career Award Sponsored by Neware Technology Limited The ECS Honors and Awards Program and the ECS Battery Division are pleased to offer the new ECS Battery Division Early Career Award Sponsored by Neware Technology Limited. The Battery Division recently established this award to encourage excellence among early career researchers in battery and fuel cell research. The primary purpose is to recognize and support the development of talent and future leaders in the field. Neware Technology Limited…
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