Wonhyeong Kim University of Arizona Date: September 30, 2026 Time: 1300–1400h ET  

A brief history of the first ECS Meeting The newly formed American Electrochemical Society (which would become The Electrochemical Society) held its first meeting  from April 3–5, 1902.* Earlier, Charles John Reed III, an independent electrochemistry consultant, had proposed creating a new electrochemistry section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). When ACS dragged its heels, Reed appealed to Joseph W. Richards, Professor of Metallurgy at Lehigh University, who agreed to become involved. Reed, Roberts, Carl Hering, E. F. Roeber, Samuel…
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The Electrochemical Society hosted the live webinar “Is LMFP the next big thing for EV batteries?,” by Gerard Bree (University of Warwick), on June 24, 2026. A live question and answer session followed. Answers to some questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.

Thank you to the 250th ECS Meeting Exhibitors! The exhibitors showcase some of industry’s greatest innovations, including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain face-to-face time with industry experts. Exhibitors B | E | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | P | R | S | U Literature Display Tables     BAS Inc. Booth 500 sales@als-japan.com 1-28-12 Mukojima 131-0033 Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan +81.3.3624.0331 https://www.als-japan.com/  …
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Battery Division M. Stanley Whittingham Mid-Career Award Tuesday, May 26 | 1700h Room 307, Seattle Convention Center – Arch Material Designs for Sustainable Aqueous Batteries by Yi-Chun Lu Yi-Chun Lu is Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her research focuses on advancing clean energy storage and conversion through fundamental insights and innovative material design. Her group investigates electrode and electrolyte design for high-energy metal-air and metal-sulfur batteries, redox-active components and solution chemistry for redox-flow batteries, high-voltage aqueous…
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Battery Division Early Career Award Wednesday, October 28 | 1500h Room 226, BMO Centre, Level 2 From Active Materials to Solid Electrolytes for Na-based Batteries by Matteo Bianchini Matteo Bianchini is Chair of Inorganic Active Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage at the Universität Bayreuth, part of the Bayerisches Zentrum für Batterietechnik (BayBatt), of which he is Vice Director. At BayBatt, his group investigates and develops electrode materials, synthetic methods, and analytical tools for the next generation of batteries. The current…
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Monday, October 26 | 0800h Room 223, BMO Centre, Level 2 Progress Towards Depth-Resolved Ultrasound for Multilayered Battery Diagnostics by Wesley Chang Wesley Chang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University. His research focuses on battery ultrasound. Prof. Chang completed his BS (2014) and MS (2016) in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, and PhD (2021) in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science under…
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Sponsored by UL Research Institutes (ULRI) on behalf of Electrochemical Safety Research Institute Nomination period: October 15–January 15, annual Presented: ECS Texas Section meeting The  Texas Section Electrochemistry Research Award was established in 2026 to recognize a scientist or engineer working in Texas in the field of electrochemical science and technology and/or solid state science. Eligibility criteria Member in good standing of The Electrochemical Society and ECS Texas Section. A scientist or engineer working in Texas in the field of...
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Takeuchi to Present ECS Lecture at 250th Meeting Esther Takeuchi (SUNY Distinguished Professor and William and Jane Knapp Chair in Energy and the Environment at Stony Brook University and Chief Scientist and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Science Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory) will present the ECS Lecture—“Electrochemistry: A Keystone of the Energy Future”—at the 250th ECS Meeting Plenary Session. Her participation is especially fitting as ECS celebrates its 250th meeting since its founding in 1902. As she noted, “Scientific participation…
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One of Nobel laureate Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham’s earliest memories of ECS (he’s been a member for more than 50 years!) dates back to receiving a Young Author Award: “…when I got a Young Author Award and went to the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, the reception was around the pool, and the Texas Rangers came on their horses. And that was amazing!”1, 2