ECS Satellite Conferences ECS Satellite Conferences are exciting events that bring together scientists from all over the world at key locations to discuss the most recent research and innovations on special topics and scientific initiatives. 2019 Electrochemical Conference on Energy and the Environment: Bioelectrochemistry and Energy Storage (ECEE 2019) July 21-26, 2019 | Glasgow, Scotland 2015 ECS Conference on Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage with SOFC–XIV July 26-31, 2015 | Glasgow, Scotland 2014 ECEE 2014: Electrochemical Conference on Energy &…
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Solving global energy needs With population growth and industrialization, global energy needs continue to grow as well. Economic, political, and environmental issues are largely dictated by energy needs. The fifth international ECS Electrochemical Energy Summit (E2S) is designed to foster an exchange between leading policy makers and energy experts about society needs and technological energy solutions. (MORE: Watch videos of the presentations.) The E2S program focused around solar critical issues and renewable energy. It was held on Monday, October 12...
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Benefactor Partners BioLogic, Knoxville, TN, US Duracell US Operations, Inc., Bethel, CT, US Gamry Instruments, Warminster, PA, US PalmSens BV, Houten, Netherlands Pine Research Instrumentation, Durham, NC, US Scribner, LLC, Southern Pines, NC, US Patron Partners easyXAFS, LLC, Renton, WA, US Energizer Battery, Westlake, OH, US Faraday Technology, Inc., Clayton, OH, US GE Aerospace Research, Niskayuna, NY, US   Hydro-Québec, Varennes, QC, Canada Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA, US Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), Ann Arbor, MI,...
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The deadline for nominations for the Edward Goodrich Acheson Award has been extended to March 1, 2016. The Edward Goodrich Acheson Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious ECS honors, was established in 1928 for distinguished contributions to the advancement of any of the objects, purposes or activities of The Electrochemical Society. Read the nomination rules. The recipient shall be a longstanding member of and established volunteer leader within ECS.  He or she will also be distinguished for contributions…
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When we think of energy, often large-scale grid storage or sleek, highly-efficient lithium ion batteries that power most of our electronics are the first things that come to mind. However, for applications such as biomedical or environmental monitoring devices, there could be an alternative way to harness energy without the use of pricy technology. Researchers have discovered the through harnessing the energy crated by small motions, a small but unlimited power supply could be generated. With electrochemical principals as the…
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ECS President | 1908-1909 Edward Goodrich Acheson, a charter member and President of the Society (1908-1909), was born in Washington, PA, on March 9, 1856. From the age of 30 to 70, he received 69 patents on devices, techniques, and compositions of matter in the fields of mechanics, electricity, electrochemistry, and colloid chemistry. His father’s death required Acheson to start work at the age of 16 to help support his family. He held various railroad jobs, performing scientific work and…
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Many ECS divisions and sections offer travel grants to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and young professionals & faculty presenting papers at ECS biannual meetings. Applications must be received no later than submission deadlines listed below. Divisions/Sections may have additional application requirements. Please review the additional requirements for each division/section prior to filling out the online application. Important note: Applicants may only apply for a travel grant from one division. The following divisions & sections currently offer travel grants: Student...
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ECS President | 1974-1975 David Agustas Vermilyea was born on October 11, 1923 in Troy, New York. He entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1940. He spent three years in the U.S. Army during 1943-1946, including eighteen months in the European Theater of Operations. He returned to Rensselaer and received a B.S. in Metallurgy in 1947. He worked for one year as a plant metallurgist at the Belle, West Virginia plant of E.I. duPont de Nemours Co. Inc. In 1948 he…
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ECS President | 1978-1979 ECS Secretary | 1968-1974 Dennis Robert Turner was born in London, England on January 13, 1920. He received a B.A. degree from Lake Forest College in 1942. From 1942 to 1945, he worked at Westinghouse Research Labs on R&D of Radar components. He invented a method of electropolishing silver using an anodic pulsing technique. This work led to the development of the Periodic Reverse (PR) current plating process. After WWII, Dr. Turner entered graduate school at…
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ECS President | 1984-1985 ECS Secretary | 1974-1980 Paul Chambers Milner was born in Washington, D.C. on August 23, 1931. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Haverford College in 1952 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Princeton University in 1954 and 1956. He was a General Electric Co. Fellow at Princeton in 1954-1955. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he joined Bell Laboratories as a Member of Technical Staff in 1957. He carried out studies on…
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