“What is the most ideal [solid-electrolyte interphase] SEI or interphase that would enable the next generation of the battery chemistries?” It was a question that had been lingering in the minds of Kang Xu, fellow of US Army Research Laboratory and team leader; Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland chemical and biomolecular engineering department professor, as well as one of the most cited researchers of 2018; and Ying Shirley Meng, University of California, San Diego nanoengineering professor, fellow of The Electrochemical…
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Dates and time subject to change. For a full listing of both social and technical events: click here Abbreviation Key SH = Sheraton Hotel SHS = Sheraton Hotel South Tower SCC = Sheraton Convention Center Registration Lone Star Preconvene (SCC) Saturday.................................................................. Sunday.................................................................... Monday................................................................... Tuesday................................................................... Wednesday.............................................................. Thursday................................................................. . . 1600-1900h 0700-1900h 0700-1900h 0700-1730h 0700-1600h 0700-1000h Opening Reception Sunday 1900-2100h Lone Star A3/A4 (SCC) Come get a taste for Dallas and help kick-off an exciting week! All attendees are welcome to attend...
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The following guest post is by Telpriore G. Tucker, PhD, founder of the ECS Valley of the Sun (Central Arizona) Student Chapter. In it, Tucker discusses his life and work, his experiences with the Society, and his continual efforts to promote the study of electrochemistry throughout the Valley of the Sun.  My name is Telpriore “Greg” Tucker. I’m a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Molecular Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ. I simply go by…
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Don’t Discount the Honorable Mention! The second 2018 San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award (Honorable Mention) Goes to Sara Renfrew!   Each year, the ECS San Francisco Section recognizes a deserving undergraduate student from a college or university in Northern California through the San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award. The award was established in 1994 to assist a deserving student to pursue a career in the physical sciences or engineering and to honor distinguished researcher Daniel Cubicciotti. First…
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Seven new issues of ECS Transactions have just been added to the ECS Online Store for preorder. The following issues of ECST will be published from symposia held during the 235th ECS Meeting in Dallas, Texas (May 26-30, 2019), and will be available in limited quantities for pick-up at the meeting. Electronic (PDF) editions will be made available for purchase beginning May 17, 2019. To preorder a CD or USB edition, please follow the links below:

On Friday, February 8, 2019, the ECS New England section will host a meeting featuring a distinguished speaker at Northeastern University, and you’re invited! Pre-registration and paid dinner reservation is required to attend. Location Northeastern University’s Boston Campus Egan Research Center Room 305/306

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 will provide a historical basis for the foundation of US patent law in the US constitution. The course will cover the statutory definitions of an invention and...
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It’s winter. And with that comes heavy coats, icy winds, and occasionally, below freezing temperatures: conditions not favorable for batteries. Car batteries Temperature extremes, in general, are not favorable to batteries. According to Lifewire, lead-acid batteries drop in capacity by about 20 percent in normal to freezing weather, and down to about 50 percent in temperatures that reach about -22 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result, you may find your car battery giving out on any given winter morning. This is…
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Is your organization looking to reach the top electrochemistry and solid state scientists and engineers? The Electrochemical Society Interface publication is an effective way to reach over 5,700 of the world’s leaders in this technical domain. This publication is an authoritative yet accessible publication for those in the field of solid state and electrochemical science and technology. Published quarterly, this four-color magazine contains technical articles about the latest developments in the field and presents news and information about and for…
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A new version of high-energy magnesium batteries has been discovered by researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America, according to Phys.org. The battery operates with limited electrolytes while using an organic electrode, allowing it to store and discharge much more energy than earlier magnesium batteries. Yan Yao, an ECS member, UH Student Chapter faculty advisor, and an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH, said the researchers identified chloride—in the commonly used electrolyte—as…
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