Register for the May 20 event! Marca Doeff Senior Scientist Division Deputy Director of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division Member, Energy Storage Group Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Date Thursday, May 20, 2021

Energy Technology Division Research Award The Emerging Research Needs of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysis Cells By Bryan Pivovar Bryan Pivovar is Senior Research Fellow and Electrochemical Engineering and Materials Chemistry Group Manager in the Chemistry and Nanosciences Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he oversees NREL’s electrolysis and fuel cell and materials R&D. A pioneer in several areas of fuel cell development, he has taken on leadership roles and organized workshops in the areas of subfreezing effects,…
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The Electrochemical Society hosted Prof. Jenny Pringle’s live webinar, “The Development of New Ionic Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices” on April 21, 2021. Her answers to questions that followed the presentation are provided below. NOTE: Registration is required to view the webinar. Prof. Jenny Pringle works in the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University, Australia, as a chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) and the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre “StorEnergy.” She received…
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Elton Cairns on life before, during, and after COVID-19 To round out our series, The ECS Community Adapts and Advances, we checked in with Past ECS President Elton J. Cairns, who has been a member of the Society since 1961. Over his 60+ years with ECS, he was active in the Niagara-Mohawk Section; served on many Society and division committees; was Battery division editor; held all the offices of the Physical Electrochemistry division (Chairman, 1981-1983); organized Society meeting symposia; and was elected…
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Topic Close-up #9 Symposium E03 – Electrodeposition of Reactive Metals and Compounds 2 (No Water Allowed) Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: April 23, 2021  

The Journal of The Electrochemical Society invites submissions for a 2022 Focus Issue centered on energy storage research in China. Under the Paris Agreement, China committed to peak its CO2 emissions and to supply 20 percent of its energy demand using non-fossil sources by 2030. Energy storage technologies are required in order to promote renewable energy sources utilization and economic performance. China’s energy storage research develops rapidly, especially in the field of “beyond lithium-ion” technologies. This focus issue aims to…
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Topic Close-up #7 Symposium Z04 – Electrochemical Recovery, Recycling, and Sustainability of Critical and Value-Added Materials                                                                               Deadline for Submitting Abstracts: April 23, 2021

The ECS Detroit Section presents a free webinar on April 8 with Tobias Glossmann, Principal Systems Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, on “Batteries for the Future.” Glossmann’s presentation takes place during the section’s April meeting. No reservation is required to participate. Tobias Glossmann Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America Date: April 8, 2021 Schedule 1900-1915h EDT General Chapter Announcements and Introductions 1915-2015h EDT Presentation 2015-2030h EDT Closing Remarks Price: Free Access Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 946…
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For Immediate Release Pennington, NJ – The long-anticipated fourth edition of Electrochemical Systems by John Newman and Nitash P. Balsara is now available.* The fourth edition updates all of the chapters, adds content on lithium battery electrolyte characterization and polymer electrolytes, and includes a new chapter on impedance spectroscopy. Topics covered include electrochemical theories as they relate to the understanding of electrochemical systems; the foundations of thermodynamics; chemical kinetics; transport phenomena including the electrical potential and charged specials; and how…
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The ECS Interface spring 2021 issue is now available to read online. This issue marks the 30th volume of the quarterly publication and features the theme: Solid State Aspects of Energy Conversion. Paul A. Maggard, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University’s Department of Chemistry, is our guest editor. Rob Kelly, Interface Editor, would like to give you a first glimpse into our recent issue. Special Features Solid State Aspects of Energy Conversion by Paul A. Maggard In Search of the “Perfect” Inorganic…
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