Greg Jackson on changing perceptions and new opportunities In our series, The ECS Community Adapts and Advances, Greg Jackson reflects on changing perceptions of science and difficulties meeting goals in the shadow of COVID-19. Greg is professor of mechanical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). His research group focuses on solar energy storage in solid-oxide electrochemical systems. Greg received his PhD from Cornell University. After working at Precision Combustion, Inc., he spent 15 years in the Department of…
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The PRiME Lecture will take place as an online event on Monday, October 5, 2020, starting at 2000h EDT / Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at 0900h JST & KST. Visit here to register for this event. Dr. Nam-Gyu Park, Professor and SKKU-Fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, will lead the PRiME 2020 plenary this year as the featured lecturer, presenting his talk, “Perovskite Solar Cells: Past 10 Years and Next 10 Years.” What’s it all about?…
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Alice Suroviec on juggling home, work—and a transformed tomorrow For our series, The ECS Community Adapts and Advances, Alice Suroviec describes pandemic-related challenges—and benefits—of being a mother, professor, scientist, researcher, administrator, homeschooler, and crisis manager. Alice is Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry and Dean of the College of Medical and Natural Sciences at Berry College, Georgia, U.S. Her research focuses on enzymatically modified electrodes for use as biosensors and the use of self-assembled monolayers on gold nanoparticles. Alice is associate editor…
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We are excited to announce the opening of abstract submissions for the 239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) and the 17th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XVII).

Yue Kuo shares words of comfort and encouragement In our series, The ECS Community Adapts and Advances, Yue Kuo talks about the role of ECS members in solving humanity’s grand challenges, including the pandemic. Yue holds the Dow Professorship in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering with a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). After receiving his BS from National Taiwan University in 1974, Yue earned…
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PRiME 2020 Organizing Committee ECS Co-Chair: Stefan De Gendt ECSJ Co-Chair: Yasushi Katayama KECS Co-Chair: Won Il Cho ECS: Christina Bock ECSJ: Kaoru Dokko ECS: Andrew Hoff KECS: Jae-Joon Lee ECS: Boryann Liaw KECS: Jong Hyeok Park ECSJ: Shoso Shingubara ECSJ: Wataru Sugimoto KECS: Won-Sub Yoon PRiME 2020 Partners The Electrochemical Society (ECS) ECS Officers Stefan De Gendt, President Eric Wachsman, Sr. Vice President Turgut Gür, 2nd Vice President Gerardine Botte, 3rd Vice President Marca Doeff, Secretary Gessie Brisard, Treasurer…
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The following are the biographical sketches and candidacy statements for the candidates nominated for the position of ECS Sensor Division Treasurer. ECS Sensor Division members are urged to take part in this important election! Voting begins September 1 and ends September 29.

Congratulations to Keegan Adair, winner of the 2020 ECS Canada Section Student Award. The Canada Section Student Award is one of four awards in the ECS Canada Section recognition program. Established in 1987, the award recognizes promising young engineers and scientists in the field of electrochemical power sources. It is intended to encourage the recipients to initiate or continue careers in the field. The recipient is a student pursuing a PhD at a Canadian university in any area of science or engineering…
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Electronics and Photonics Division Award Let There be Light… – Research at the Intersection of Electronics and Photonics By Andrew Steckl   Andrew Steckl is Ohio Eminent Scholar, Gieringer Professor, and Distinguished University Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati, US, in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Materials Science and Engineering. Steckl obtained his BS from Princeton University, US, and his MS and PhD from University of Rochester, US. He is a Life Fellow of the…
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Battery Division Technology Award  Exploring Stable Manganese-Based Oxides As Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries By Yong Yang Yong Yang is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Xiamen University (XMU), China. In 1992, Yong completed his PhD in Physical Chemistry at XMU and a two-year split PhD study in the UK. After completing his degree, he started his academic career at the XMU State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces. He was Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford in 1997-1998….
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