In an effort to better recognize the innovative research gaining traction across the diverse span of ECS’s topical interest areas, the Society has instituted a new blog series, which will highlight the top five most-downloaded journal articles in each TIA during each quarter of the year. The most-downloaded Journal of The Electrochemical Society articles by TIA during the first quarter of 2018 (January through March) are listed below. Highlights are based on articles published since January 1, 2016.

M01 - Gel Symposium 2018 Keynote Speakers Prof. Bonnie Gray | Simon Fraser University, Canada “Wearable Devices and Systems on Textiles for Biomedical Monitoring and Safety” Prof. Dan Luo | Cornell University, USA “DNA-based Hydrogels”  Prof. Phillip Messersmith | University of California, Berkeley, USA “Shear-Thinning and Self-Assembling Polymer Hydrogels for Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration”     Prof. Takashi Miyata | Kansai University, Japan “Strategical Design and Applications of Responsive Gels with Dynamic Crosslinks” Dr. Yukio Nagasaki | University of Tsukuba, Japan “Design of Silica-Containing Redox Nanoparticles for High-Performance...
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Membership continues to play a very important role in the success of The Electrochemical Society. During the month of March, ECS hosted a spring membership campaign that featured 13 stories about our members. Membership with ECS is more than the discounts. Membership is access to the latest scientific research, a commitment to the dissemination of research, and an opportunity for you to build your career with an international network of peers. Shirley Meng, secretary of the Battery Division, says “The…
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Deadline for Submitting Abstracts March 30, 2018 Submit today! Topic Close-up #11 Symposium E04: Electrodeposition of Reactive Metals and Alloys for Energy Storage Symposium purpose is to bring together experts from the fields of electrodeposition and energy storage to discuss and learn about the science and technological issues in this fascinating topic which we share. Electrodeposition or plating of reactive compounds is common place in energy storage applications such as metal-air, lithium metal and next generation sodium, magnesium or calcium…
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The winner of the 2018 Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award sponsored by Bio-Logic is Deijun Xiong! Each year, the ECS Energy Technology Division recognizes and rewards promising young engineers and scientists in fields pertaining to this division. The award was established in 2012 and is intended to encourage the recipients to initiate or continue careers in this field. ECS is proud to acknowledge Bio-Logic for its generous sponsorship of this award. Recipients receive a framed certificate, a $1,000 prize,…
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ECS has scheduled three short courses to be held at the 233rd ECS Meeting in Seattle, WA. The courses will be held on Sunday, May 13, 2018 from 0900h to 1430h. Registration for a short course includes a breakfast (0800-0900h), lunch, and morning/afternoon coffee breaks. The offerings are: Short course #1: Advanced Impedance Spectroscopy | Course description Mark Orazem, Instructor Short course #2: Rechargeable Battery Materials | Course description Shirley Meng and Boryann Liaw, Instructors Short course #3: Electrodeposition Fundamentals…
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Thank you to the 233rd Symposium Sponsors! Silver Arbin Instruments A01: Battery and Energy Technology Joint General Session A03: Li-ion Batteries and Beyond Lam Research Corporation D02: Plasma and Thermal Processes for Materials Modification, Synthesis, and Processing 2 Photon, Etc. B02: Carbon Nanostructures in Medicine and Biology Sigma-Aldrich Materials Science A03: Li-ion Batteries and Beyond B04: Nanocarbons in Korea B06: 2D Layered Materials: From Fundamental Science to Applications B07: Inorganic/Organic Nanohybrids for Energy Conversion Bronze Bio-Logic USA, LLC A03: Li-ion...
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Thank you to the 233rd ECS Meeting Exhibitors! The exhibitors in Seattle, WA will showcase some of the greatest innovations in the industry including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain face to face time with industry experts. Location The Exhibit Hall will be located in Ballroom 6ABC in the Washington State Convention Center. Exhibit Hours Monday, May 14, 2018 1200-1700h Exhibitor Move-In 1400-1700h Poster Move-In 1800-2000h...
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ECS is home to many Nobel laurates ECS is proud to be the scientific home to many winners of the Nobel Prize, the most prestigious award presented to researchers. John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.   All three Nobel Laureates have been deeply involved with The Electrochemical Society. Their extensive publications with ECS are collected in 2019 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry. Their articles trace the history of the development of the...
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Building networks Esther Takeuchi joined ECS in 1985, the same year she joined the researchers at Greatbatch Inc., where she would lead a team in developing the battery system that powers life-saving cardiac defibrillators. According to Takeuchi, her interactions with the Society over the years and the access to an international network of researchers has impacted her both personally and professionally. “Scientifically, ECS has been a great organization to be a part of,” Takeuchi said. “The cross-section of participants both...
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