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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In “The Lightsaber Battery,” author Richard Rogers asks if recent electric vehicle battery research makes a lightsaber battery possible. After reviewing Star Wars technology and the current state of battery technology, his conclusion is a conditional yes! However, the final stage of light saber development depends on a Kyber crystal which amplifies and channels the cosmic energy of the Force. Unfortunately, a crystal like that hasn’t been discovered in our universe yet. Star Wars fans and electric battery developers do…
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Christina Bock, president of the Board of The Electrochemical Society (ECS), congratulated John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino who today were jointly awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. “On behalf of the entire ECS community, I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to our esteemed members: John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino on being awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for the development of Lithium-ion batteries,’” said Bock. “This is fitting recognition…
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Christina Bock, president of the Board of The Electrochemical Society (ECS), congratulated John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino who today were jointly awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. “On behalf of the entire ECS community, I would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to our esteemed members: John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino on being awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for the development of Lithium-ion batteries,’” said Bock. “This is fitting recognition…
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