Topic Close-up #14 Symposium A02: Lithium Ion Batteries Extended Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: December 17, 2021

Topic Close-up #12 Symposium E02 – Nucleation and Growth: Measurements, Processes, and Materials Extended Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: December 17, 2021

Nomination period: October 15 - January 15, annually Presented: ECS fall meeting, annually The ECS Energy Technology Division established the Walter van Schalkwijk Award in Sustainable Energy Technology in 2021 to recognize and reward research scientists, academicians, and entrepreneurs who make innovative and transformative contributions to sustainable energy technologies (devices, materials, and/or processes). These technologies include lean manufacturing, responsible consumption, alternative energy, waste management, and/or reuse/recycling which contribute to sustainability goals such as pollution prevention, resource conservation, and waste reduction/minimization....
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Prof. Jennifer L. M. Rupp FRSC Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany CTO, TUM International Energy Thomas Lord Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Date: December 1, 2021 Time: 1300h ET Sponsors: Hiden Analytical, Royal Society of Chemistry, Instron, Metrohm

Call for Papers The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the 240th ECS Meeting symposium on Electrochemical Separations and Sustainability 4. Electrochemical separations can recover or harvest value products at high purity and efficiency, as well as contribute technologies for environmental management and cleanup. These innovative processes become extremely meaningful when integrated with sustainable resources and renewable energy. The current focus issue intends to address fundamental topics as well as modern applications of electrochemical…
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory appointed Y. Shirley Meng to be Chief Scientist at the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) with a joint appointment as a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago. She assumes the position in January 2022. Dr. Meng joined ECS as a graduate student in 2007 and calls the Society her “professional home.” She is on the Society’s Board of Directors and serves as Chair…
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Ten speakers on November 19, 2021 The ECS San Francisco Section presents the inaugural Young Investigator Lectures Series. The COVID-19 pandemic has impaired travel and in-person conferences, negatively impacting early career researchers in the scientific field. The section’s series creates opportunities for senior graduate students and postdocs to highlight their research in virtual short lectures. The inaugural series showcases 10 speakers from California universities. The ECS San Francisco Section organized the lecture series. Speakers are selected by the Young Investigator…
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The Development of Ultra-Thin Highly Conductive Glass Separators for Next Generation Solid-State Batteries The ECS New England Section presents a free webinar on October 26, 2021, with Dr. Steve Visco (CEO & CTO, PolyPlus Battery Company) during the section’s regular Zoom meeting. The talk is co-hosted with the Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy (NUCRET).  Speaker: Steve Visco PolyPlus Battery Company Date: October 26, 2021 Schedule 1830h ET                    Check in, Social 1835-1915h ET           Talk by Dr. Steve Visco 1915h ET                   …
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The Society congratulates Eric D. Wachsman, President of The Electrochemical Society, for his recent appointment as Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland (UMD), where he is Director of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute and Crentz Centennial Chair in Energy Research, with appointments in the Departments of Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. The formal title of Distinguished University Professor, the highest appointment UMD bestows on a tenured faculty member, is accompanied by an annual honorarium…
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The newly formed ECS Pacific Northwest Section is happy to announce that Dr. Wei Wang, Director of the Energy Storage Materials Initiative at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is the first recipient of the section’s Electrochemistry Research Award Sponsored by Gamry Instruments.   The award was established to recognize excellence in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology research by an independent scientist or engineer working in Washington, Oregon or Idaho. Wei Wang Dr. Wei Wang is Director of the Energy Storage…
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