ECS leadership collections are journal volumes named through fundraising gifts. They commemorate the contributions and legacies of distinguished leaders throughout the Society’s history. ECS is grateful for the generosity of the donors who make these collections possible. 2018 – The Chung Chiun Liu Collection The content of the 2018 volume of JES is dedicated to Chung Chiun Liu, the Wallace R. Persons Professor of Sensor Technology & Control at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Liu has been an ECS member…
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Call for Papers ECS Journal of The Electrochemical Society  Focus Issue on Challenges in Novel Electrolytes, Organic Materials, and Innovative Chemistries for Batteries in Honor of Michel Armand This focus issue of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society is devoted to the novel electrolytes, organic materials, and innovative chemistries for batteries. This issue is inspired by the work of Michel Armand, Emeritus Researcher at French CNRS, and presently working at CIC-Energigune in Spain and at Deakin University in Australia. Michel…
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John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino, co-winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivered their Nobel Lectures at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 8. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognized the three scientists’ seminal contributions in the development of the Lithium-ion battery. Goodenough, Whittingham, and Yoshino are longtime members of The Electrochemical Society (ECS); Goodenough and Whittingham are ECS Fellows. The Nobel Foundation statutes require the Laureates to give lectures on a subject connected with the work…
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As John B. Goodenough looked on, his Nobel Lecture was delivered by Arumugam Manthiram at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on December 8, 2019. Both Goodenough and Manthiram are fellows of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). Nobel Laureates are required to give a lecture on a subject connected with the work for which they receive the award. Goodenough videotaped his lecture, “Designing Lithium-ion Battery Cathodes,” before December 8, then invited Manthiram to present it in Stockholm. Manthiram added explanations and comments…
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Join ECS San Francisco Section on December 12 for a presentation by Yijin Liu: An Integrated Multi-modal X-ray Microscopy for Energy Material Science Yijin Liu Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, CA When: Thursday, December 12, 2019 Time: 1700h Where: Sakura Bistro 388 9th Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Free participation; $35 flat fee for dinner  RSVP to sfsectionecs@gmail.com

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 31, 2020 ECS, in partnership with the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), requests proposals from young professors and scholars pursuing innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology for the ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for Projects in Green Energy Technology. Today’s automotive industry faces three environmental and energy issue challenges: finding a viable alternative energy source as a replacement for oil; reducing…
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Connections that count “It all started when a colleague from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab asked me if I’d be interested in serving in the ECS San Francisco Section,” said Marca Doeff, senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, recalling how she first came to ECS in the early 90’s. “… I knew it’d be a great way for me to introduce myself, make connections, and learn what was going on in the field.” “As a young scientist new to the...
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ECS is pleased to announce the winners of symposia-funded best presentation awards from the 236th ECS Meeting in Atlanta. Through the generous funding of individual symposium sponsors, several awards of this type are presented at every ECS meeting. You are invited to celebrate the excellent work of these authors: A05 – Lithium Ion Batteries – Best Poster Award Winners Thank you to Livent, Arbin Instruments, and Gamry Instruments, Inc. for their generous sponsorship of this symposium. Mahsa Ebrahiminia, University of…
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It’s more than electrochemistry; it’s a community As a PhD working on carbon materials for supercapacitors at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Daniel Arenas Esteban had the opportunity to travel to other universities to learn new techniques. On a visit to the University of Calgary (UC), he worked directly with the ECS University of Calgary Student Chapter. “I knew about ECS from its papers. Interacting with the UC chapter students definitely led me to become more involved with ECS. I...
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John W. Weidner of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Cincinnati received the 2019 Carl Wagner Memorial Award at the 236th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting. The award recognizes mid-career achievement, excellence in research areas of interest of the Society, and significant contributions in the teaching or guidance of students or colleagues in education, industry, or government. Weidner delivers “Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems” on Tuesday, 15 October, at 1140-1200 in Room 311. John W. Weidner…
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