ECS President | 1989-1990 Elton James Cairns was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 1932. He received B.S. degrees (Summa Cum Lauda) in chemistry and in chemical engineering from the Michigan Technological University in 1955. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1959. Dr. Cairns joined the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, New York in 1959. He conducted research on ion-exchange membrane fuel cells, electrocatalysis, surface chemistry, the anodic oxidation of…
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ECS President | 1995-1996 Kathryn Rice Bullock was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on September 24, 1945. She received a B.A. in English with a chemistry minor from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1967. She became interested in electrochemistry while working as a Research technician on Ni/Zn batteries at Gates Company, Denver. She enrolled in Northwestern University for graduate work. In 1969, she was an Electrochemical Society Summer fellow and earned an M.S. in Chemistry. She became a National Institutes…
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ECS President | 2003-2004 Bruno Scrosati was born in Ortisei, Italy, in 1937, and passed on November 5, 2024. Renowned for his work in electrochemical energy conversion and storage, he was among the pioneers of ion battery technology particularly the “rocking chair” battery, published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (M. Lazzari, B. Scrosati, J. Electrochem. Soc. 1980, 127, 773-774). Dr. Scrosati received his PhD in Electrochemistry from the University of Rome. From 1964 to 1966, he was a…
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ECS President | 2011-2012 Esther S. Takeuchi is currently a distinguished professor at Stony Brook University and a chief scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. She previously held the rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo SUNY in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Chemistry. Her interests focus on materials, electrochemical power sources, and medical devices. She joined the University in 2007 after a 22-year career at Greatbatch, Inc., where she was involved in...
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Division awards are dedicated to recognition of work done in the trenches with an emphasis on accomplishments in the particular fields of Divisional interest. Please contact ECS for further information about any of these awards: E-mail: awards@electrochem.org Telephone: 609.737.1902, ext.124 Apply Now Battery Division Early Career Award sponsored by Neware Technology Limited Battery Division M. Stanley Whittingham Mid-Career Award Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award sponsored by MTI Corporation and the Jiang Family Foundation Battery Division Research Award Battery Division...
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ECS provides a number of fellowships and awards to help students become full-fledged professionals. Please contact ECS for further information about any of these awards: E-mail: awards@electrochem.org Telephone: 609.737.1902 Apply Now Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Canada Section Student Award Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award sponsored by BioLogic Georgia Section Outstanding Student Achievement Award General Student Poster Session Awards India Section S.K. Rangarajan Graduate Student Award Industrial...
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Nomination deadline: Nominations are not accepted. Presented: In the anniversary year that an institutional partner reaches a milestone level. The Society began recognizing long-term supporters with Leadership Circle Awards in the fall of 2002. The award honors and thanks our partners in electrochemistry and solid state science in the year that they reach a participation milestone level. Recipient qualifications Recipients are institutional partners in good standing honored for their loyal support. Award The award consists of: Commemorative plaque; Recognition on...
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Nomination period: October 15, odd years - January 15, even years Presented: Fall meeting, even years The Europe Section Alessandro Volta Medal was established in 1998 to recognize excellence in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology research. Eligibility criteria The recipient has made outstanding achievements in electrochemical science or solid state science and technology based on publications and/or technical contributions to these fields. Nomination guidelines Nominations shall be made by any member of the ECS Europe Section Executive Committee...
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Recognizing scientific achievement ECS distinguishes outstanding technical achievements in electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and recognizes exceptional service to the Society through the Honors & Awards Program. Recognition opportunities exist in the following categories: society awards, division awards, student awards, and section awards. There shall be no restrictions or reservations regarding age, sex, race, citizenship, or place of origin or residence. For further information about the ECS Honors & Awards Program, e-mail awards@electrochem.org or reach us by telephone...
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The Illinois Institute of Technology is one of ECS’s newest student chapters, and they held their first event on November 23, 2015. They received an excellent attendance rate of nearly one hundred students in addition to IIT faculty members and faculty from other near by institutions.  This event included the director of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS), Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain, who is also the deputy director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Dr. Chamberlain hosted…
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