ECS Battery Workforce Development Course This course is directed at professionals/students who have already earned an MS and/or PhD in a related technical field—ideally with an advanced graduate-level engineering background—whose goal is to develop skills to work in the expanding battery industry. Course format The course comprises instruction on the basic course material and training providing real-world experience and a robust assessment of student learning. Topics covered The course addresses electrochemical techniques and diagnostics for batteries including: Motivating Li-ion batteries,...
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PhaseTech Spectroscopy L01— Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry General Session   Jiang Family Foundation & MTI Corporation A04— Battery Material Scale-up and Manufacturing   National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) B01 – B09—Carbon Nanostructures and Devices   Envision Energy USA Nel Hydrogen The Chemours Company I01— Low Temperature Water Electrolysis (LT-WE) for H2 Production 2   San Diego State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry K01—Advances in Organic and Biological Electrochemistry: In Memory of Diane Smith      …
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Development Workshop Course at ECS Meetings This new course provides an introduction to US patent law and is directed towards researchers from academia, industry, and government entities. Course objectives To provide an appreciation of patent law and the patenting process; To enable effective interactions of the inventor/researcher with their patent counsel. The course provides a historical basis for the foundation of US patent law in the US constitution. The course covers the statutory definitions of an invention and distinguish between...
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We are pleased to announce the candidates for ECS Society Officers positions in the upcoming election. The early months of each year are an exciting time at ECS, when the officers’ election takes place from January through March. Elected officers constitute the organization’s executive committee and include the following positions: president, three vice presidents, secretary, and treasurer. This year, we vote for the new President, 3rd Vice President, and Secretary. Voting begins January 15. We encourage all ECS members to…
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Register for Dr. Yiyang Li’s January 25 seminar Join the ECS Detroit Section for Dr. Yiyang Li’s presentation, “Understanding Li-ion Batteries By (Dis) Charging One Particle at a Time,” on January 25, 2024.

You are invited to participate in “Solid State Batteries,” a free webinar cohosted by the Materials Research Society (MRS) and The Electrochemical Society. The webinar is presented in conjunction with the December 2023 issue of MRS Bulletin. Date: January 17, 2024 Time: 1200–1330h ET

We are pleased to announce the winners of 244th ECS Meeting symposia-funded best-presentation awards! Thanks to our individual symposium sponsors’ generous funding, best poster and presentation awards are presented at every meeting. Please take a moment to celebrate the excellent work of the following authors!

Topic Close-up #10 Symposium: M03—Sensors for Energy Production, Conversion, and Storage For more information on 245th ECS Meeting symposia, consult additional topic close-ups. Deadline for submitting abstracts: December 1, 2023

The following ECS Awards have nomination deadlines from December 2023 through February 2024. Click on the links below for further information. ECS uses an electronic portal for all applications. Review these tips for the best results. Questions or concerns? Contact us; we are here to help.

Join the ECS San Diego Student Chapter and the ECS San Francisco Section for Dr. John Muldoon’s November 17, 2023, presentation, “An Odyssey Through the Uncharted Waters of Post Lithium-Ion Batteries.”  Abstract Advanced energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries have enabled the development of ubiquitous portable electronic devices and are critical to the development and widespread adoption of practical electric vehicles. While lithium-ion batteries represent the most advanced energy storage technology currently available commercially, the desire for significant improvement…
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