The submission deadline for the 236th ECS Meeting in Atlanta, GA is less than one month away! This is a can't miss event for electrochemists and solid state scientists, featuring over 55 symposia in the following areas: Batteries and Energy Storage Carbon Nanostructures and Devices Corrosion Science and Technology Dielectric Science and Materials Electrochemical/Electroless Deposition Electrochemical Engineering Electronic Materials and Processing Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, and Energy Conversion Luminescence and Display Materials, Devices, and Processing...
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Thank you to the 235th ECS Meeting Symposium Sponsors! Silver Arbin Instruments A01: Battery and Energy Technology Joint General Session Photon, Etc. B02 – Carbon Nanostructures in Medicine and Biology Sumitomo Electric A03: Large Scale Energy Storage 10 Thermal Hazard Technology A06: Battery Safety and Failure Modes Bronze Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Center for Catalytic Science and Engineering, University of Delaware I06: An Invited Symposium on Advances and Perspectives on Modern Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells – In Honor...
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Take the time to honor and support your friends and colleagues. Be sure to add the division award winners’ talks to your calendar; they are scheduled in various symposia throughout the week. Electronics and Photonics Division Award Monday, May 27 | 0800h Austin Ballroom 1 (SH) New Directions in GaN Electronic and Photonic Devices Enabled By Electrochemical Processes By Jung Han Jung Han is the William A. Norton Professor in Technological Innovation and a professor of electrical engineering at Yale…
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Thank you to the 235th ECS Meeting Exhibitors! The exhibitors in Dallas, TX 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 on the second floor of the Sheraton Dallas, in the Lone Star Ballroom B/C. Exhibit Hours Monday, May 27, 2019 1200-1700h Exhibitor...
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Gather with your colleagues The plenary session is one of the highlighted events of the meeting, allowing participants from each symposia to come together and recognize some of the greatest minds in the field. Incoming ECS President Christina Bock will wrap up the first full day of the 236th ECS Meeting by welcoming meeting attendees and introducing the highly anticipated lecturer, Valerie Browning from DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO). Her talk is “DARPA Advances in Electrochemistry and Solid State Science...
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Hydrogen gas: it’s storable, can refuel a car in minutes (versus batteries which can take hours to recharge), and its waste product is water. It is the holy grail of clean-energy advocates. The only problem is that the electrolyzers that make hydrogen from renewable energy are quite expensive. But, that soon may change, according to Ars Technica. According to a new paper in Nature Energy, researchers from universities in Germany and at Stanford University have created a financial model for…
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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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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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The Electrochemical Society has appointed Krishnan Rajeshwar as the new editor of the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology for a three-year term. Launched in 2012, the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology focuses on fundamental and applied areas of solid state science and technology including experimental and theoretical aspects of the chemistry and physics of materials and devices. The journal’s technical scope covers (1) carbon nanostructures and devices, (2) dielectric science and materials, (3) electronic materials…
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