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2017
Way Kuo
Way Kuo
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PRESIDENT – CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Born – January 5, 1951; Hometown – Taipei, Taiwan; Reliability Engineering Way Kuo specializes in designs for the reliability of electronics systems and energy. He is a member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and a foreign member of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Russian Academy of Engineering. Kuo’s 2014 book, Critical Reflections on Nuclear and Renewable Energy, analyzes the pros and cons of a spectrum of energies, ranging from coal, gas to hydro, solar, wind and nuclear energies in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear incident in 2011.
STATS Publications
Joined CityU
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee Dean of Engineering
Texas A&M Professor and Department Head
>200
2008
2004-2008
1993-2003
Yaw S. Obeng
Yaw S. Obeng SENIOR SCIENTIST/RESEARCH CHEMIST – U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE’S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
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Born –1957; Place of Birth – Ghana; Physical Inorganic Chemist Yaw Obeng has over 30 years of experience in corporate, entrepreneurial, and academic environments. His research focuses on semiconductor technology (material processing, reliability and dielectric science, and hardware security). Prior to joining NIST, Obeng worked at Bell Laboratories and Texas Instruments. He also co-founded two start-up companies, psiloQuest Inc. and Nkanea Technologies Inc.
STATS Patents >50
Publications >120
John B. Goodenough
John B. Goodenough VIRGINIA H. COCKRELL CENTENNIAL CHAIR IN ENGINEERING – UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
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Born – July 25, 1922, Jena, Germany, of American parents; Hometown – New Haven, CT; Solid State Physicist John B. Goodenough helped develop the magnetic element of the first RAM memory of the digital computer, discovered cooperative orbital ordering in solids, articulated the rules for the sign of magnetic interaction, and demonstrated the role of covalence in the localized-to-itinerant d-electron behavior in transition-metal compounds. In Oxford (1976-1986) Goodenough invented use of oxides as cathodes of the Li-ion battery fabricated in a discharged state. At the University of Texas at Austin (1986-present), he has explored with J. S. Zhou the unusual physical properties imparted by d electrons at the localized-to-itinerant electron crossover and developed with M. Helena Braga new rechargeable-battery concepts with a solid glass electrolyte.
STATS Books
Publications
ECS Fellow
5
>950
Awarded in 2016
National Medal of Science Received in 2012
Enrico Fermi Award Received in 2009
Gessie Mercedes Brisard
Gessie Mercedes Brisard
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PROFESSOR – UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE
Born – September 24, 1960; Hometown – Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada; Electrochemist Gessie Brisard’s expertise is in analytical electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, and energy production and storage. In the beginning of her career, Brisard was awarded ECS’s Canada Section Student Award. Since then, she completed her postdoc at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/University of California, Berkley, ultimately ending back at her alma mater of Universite de Sherbrooke, where she is now a full professor. She has developed research programs in the fields of electrocatalysis and electroanalytical chemistry. Brisard’s research focuses on cathode material for lithium batteries, on carbon dioxide reduction, and electrodeposition in ionic liquids. Her studies have led to collaboration with industries and numerous publications.
STATS Received Postdoc 1992
ECS Canada Section Student Award 1989
Publications
Patents
50
1
Venkat R. Subramanian
Venkat R. Subramanian
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WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INNOVATION PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND CLEAN ENERGY – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CHIEF SCIENTIST – PNNL
Born – Tuticorin, India; Hometown – Seattle, WA; Electrochemical Engineer Venkat Subramanian’s research interests combine electrochemistry, electrochemical engineering, applied mathematics, and systems engineering. He has focused his efforts on developing models and software that make next-generation batteries safer and longer lasting, all while having higher energy storage capacity and faster recharging speeds. Subramanian is technical editor of the electrochemical engineering technical interest area of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society.
STATS Received PhD
Joined ECS
2001
1998
ECS IEEE Division Student Achievement Award Received in 2002
ECS Battery Division Student Research Award Received in 2001
Y. Shirley Meng
Y. Shirley Meng PROFESSOR – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
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Born – Hangzhou, China; Hometown – Singapore; Electrochemist Shirley Meng’s cutting-edge work focuses on the direct integration of experimental techniques with first computation modeling for developing new intercalation compounds for electrochemical energy storage. She has received many honors and awards, including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2011) and ECS’s Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award (2016). Meng and her research group, the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion, focus on functional nano- and micro-scale materials for energy storage and conversion.
STATS Publications >130
Patents 2
Joined ECS 2005
Isamu Akasaki
Isamu Akasaki
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DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR – MEIJO UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS – NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
Born – January 30, 1929; Hometown – Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan; Physicist Isamu Akasaki was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, for “the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.” Akasaki is also known for this work in semiconductor technology and has been awarded the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology and the IEEE Edison Medal.
STATS Asahi Prize
Takeda Award
Awarded in 2001
Awarded in 2002
Number of ECS Publications 10
Invented Blue LED 1989
Doron Aurbach
Doron Aurbach FULL PROFESSOR/SENATE MEMBER – BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
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Born – September 1952; Hometown – Bne-Brak, Israel ; Electrochemist, Physical Chemist, Chemical Engineer Doron Aurbach’s research focuses on the electrochemistry of active metals, non-aqueous electrochemical systems, power sources (all kinds of batteries, super capacitors) electrochemical intercalation processes, electrochemical water desalination, and electronically conducting polymers. He is the founder of Bar-Ilan University’s Electrochemistry Group, where he and his team research and develop high energy density batteries and supercapacitors, as well as novel electro-analytical and spectro-electrochemical methods for sensitive electrochemical systems.
STATS Publications Google H Index >550
97
Citations
ECS Fellow
>37,500
Awarded in 2008
ECS Battery Division Technology Award Received in 2005
Elizabeth (Lisa) J. Podlaha-Murphy
Elizabeth (Lisa) J. Podlaha-Murphy
PROFESSOR – NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
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Born – February 7, 1964; Hometown – New Fairfield, CT; Chemical Engineer Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy’s research efforts are geared towards the area of electrochemical engineering, with work related to the understanding of the electrodeposition process in fabricating nanostructured alloys and composites for nano- and micro-machines, microelectronics, protective coatings and catalytic applications, as well as characterizing corrosion of electrodeposited materials and battery modeling. She works with her group at Northeastern University to understand, discover, and develop novel electrodeposited nanomaterials and thin films. Podlaha-Murphy’s current projects include alloy electrodeposition mechanisms, template-assisted electrodeposition of nanowires and nanotubes, and nanostructured metal matrix composites.
STATS Columbia EPFL Postdoc ECS Student NSF CAREER Publications Patents University Research Award Award PhD in 1992 1993-1998 Received in 1991 Received in 2000 92 3
Daniel Scherson
Daniel Scherson FRANK HOVORKA PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY – CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
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Born – June 23, 1951; Hometown – Santiago, Chile; Electrochemist Daniel Scherson has developed a robust academic career, ranging from his work on nonlinear, non-equilibrium thermodynamics with Joel Keizer to his time spent with John Newman at UC Berkeley, Ernest Yeager at Case Western Reserve University, and Heinz Gerischer and Dieter Kolb at the Fritz Haber Institute. Scherson joined Case Western Reserve University in 1983, where his research focuses on fundamental aspects of fuel cells and batteries, as well as the development and implementation of in situ spectroscopic techniques. He has been featured by many for the development of the “cyborg cockroach” that converts metabolic products into electricity.
STATS Joined ECS 1976
Publications >240
Patents 7
President of ECS 2015-2016
JES Editor 2008-2012
Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
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November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005; Hometown – Jefferson City, MO; Electrical Engineer Jack Kilby was an electrical engineer who, along with Robert Noyce, realized the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments in 1958. Through this development, Kilby greatly influenced the shape of modern computing and later went on to develop the technology for pocket calculators. In 2000, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
STATS Computer Pioneer Award Kyoto Prize Received in 1993 Received in 1993
Patents 9
U.S. National Medal of Science Received in 1969
Founding Member
Joseph Richards
Joseph Richards PROFESSOR – LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
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1864 – 1921; Hometown – Oldbury, England; Metallurgist Joseph Richards was ECS’s first president (1902-1904). During WWI, Richards was a member of the Naval Consulting Board, of which Thomas Edison was chairman. He later became a “dollar-a-year” man, helping the American government mobilize and manage industry during the war. As a metallurgical engineer of international reputation, his services were widely sought and he served as a member of many commissions and committees around the world.
STATS ECS President 1902-1904
ECS Secretary 1907-1921
Treatise on Aluminum Authored in 1887
Immigrated to U.S. Age of 7
Founding Member
Wilder Dwight Bancroft
Wilder Dwight Bancroft PROFESSOR – CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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October 1, 1867 – February 7, 1953; Hometown – Middletown, RI; Physical Chemist Wilder Dwight Bancroft was elected president of ECS twice, serving his first term in 1905 and his second in 1919. Bancroft is the only individual in ECS history to serve two terms as president. He was a professor at Harvard University before moving to Cornell University in 1895, where his research activities included: the Phase rule, mass law, electrochemistry, alloys, irreversible reactions, the chemistry of light, and colloid chemistry.
STATS U.S. National Research Council Chairman in 1919
J. Phys. Chem. Editor 1922-25
American Chemical Society President 1910
Founding Member
Louis Kahlenberg
Louis Kahlenberg PROFESSOR – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
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January 27, 1870 – March 18, 1941; Hometown – Two Rivers, WI; Chemist Louis Kahlenberg’s research on nonaqueous solutions led him to doubt the worth of Arrhenius’ theory of ionization. He became a leading opponent of the theory and for many years took issue with its supporters who constituted a sizable majority of American chemists. His opposition was doubtless a factor in the ultimate reexamination of solution theory, which led to such modifications of Arrhenius’ theory as those of Edbye and Hückel.
STATS ECS President 1930-1931
ECS Vice President 1902-1904 & 1909-1911
BS in Chemistry 1892
Full Professor 1901
Founding Member
Henry Carhart
Henry Carhart PROFESSOR – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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March 27, 1844 – 1920; Hometown – Coeymans, NY; Physicist Henry Carhart was the second president of ECS and a professor of physics at the University of Michigan. He took an active part in the welfare of ECS during its early days when its future success depended greatly on those who supported it. Carhart contributed several papers to its meetings during the early years. The first issues of the Society’s Transactions included his paper, “A Thermoelectric Theory of Concentration Cells.”
STATS ECS President 1904-1905
Retired 1909
Primary Batteries Authored in 1891
College Physics Authored in 1910
Founding Member
Samuel Reber
Samuel Reber LIEUTENANT COLONEL – 4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT
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October 16, 1864 – April 16, 1933; Hometown – Missouri; Career Diplomat Colonel Samuel Reber, Sr. was an aviation pioneer for the United States Army Signal Corps, which managed military intelligence, weather forecasting, and aviation. Reber was known as and electrical expert, working on the Intercontinental Railway Commission of 1892. He was also on duty with the Board of Engineer Officers on the Water Power of the Great Falls from April to July, in 1894. Reber was with the U.S. Army in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war. He served on ECS’s executive committee in 1904.
STATS Joined U.S. Signal Corps Jan. 1894
Lieutenant Colonel Appointed 1898
U.S. Military Academy Graduated in 1882
Founding Member
Cyprien O’Dillon Mailloux
Cyprien O’Dillon Mailloux CONSULTANT – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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1890 – October 4, 1932; Hometown – Lowell, MA; Electrical Engineer Cyprien O’Dillon Mailloux was a charter member of ECS. He was among a group of pioneers in the industry that laid the foundations of electrical engineering practice. Mailloux was particularly active on the International Electrotechnical Commission, serving as honorary president of the international conference on large electric high-tension systems. Additionally, Mailloux was an advocate of the use of a universal language to standardize technical terms throughout the world.
STATS AIEE President 1913-1914
Electrical Jobs Directed 800
Original Inventions 100
Patents 30
Founding Member
Samuel Sheldon
Samuel Sheldon PROFESSOR – POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF BROOKLYN
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March 8, 1862 – September 4, 1920; Hometown – Middlebury, VT; Electrical Engineer Samuel Sheldon was one of the foremost educators in engineering, expanding Polytechnic Institute’s laboratories to include physical, mechanical, and electrical engineering. In addition to having an analytical mind, he had an inspiring and sympathetic personality, making him a valued teacher. Sheldon was frequently called upon to give expert testimony for both federal and state courts. He also carried out an extensive consulting practice in all branches of engineering.
STATS AIEE President 1906-1907
Polytechnic Institute Joined in 1889
Middlebury College Graduated in 1883
Founding Member
Carl Hering
Carl Hering CONSULTANT – ENGINEER
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March 29, 1860 – May 10, 1926; Hometown – Philadelphia, PA; Electrical Engineer Carl Hering served as the secretary of ECS in its charter year, later serving as the Society’s president from 1906 to 1907. The first steps in organizing ECS were taken in Hering’s home in 1901, where together with E. F. Roeber, C. J. Reed, and J. W. Richard, the Society was established. He served in all of ECS’s principal offices and was continuously on the Society’s Board of Directors until his death. Hering opened a consulting company in 1886, which specialized in electrical furnaces.
STATS Hering’s paradox Developed in 1908
ECS President 1906-1907
ECS Secretary 1902
ECS Honorary Member Awarded in 1922
Founding Member
Eugene F. Roeber
Eugene F. Roeber EDITOR – ELECTROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
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October 7, 1867 – October 17, 1917; Hometown – Torgau, Germany; Electrochemist Eugene F. Roeber was a great influence on the development of the electrochemical profession in the U.S. About the same time ECS was founded, a new journal, Electrochemical Industry, was established with Roeber as its first editor. Upon arriving in the U.S. in 1892, Roeber became the assistant of Carl Hering in Philadelphia, and soon made himself a prominent factor in electrochemical circles. He served as president of the Society from 1913 to 1914, but held monthly ECS Board of Directors meetings at his office for many years prior.
STATS ECS President 1913-1914
Electrochemical Industry Editor for 15 Years
PhD Received in 1892
Arrived in U.S. 1894
Founding Member
Pedro G. Salom
Pedro G. Salom CO-FOUNDER – ELECTRIC CARRIAGE AND WAGON COMPANY
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Electrochemical Engineer Pedro G. Salom, along with mechanical engineer Henry G. Morris, developed the world’s first successful electric car in 1894. In 1896, the pair founded the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company, which manufactured and supplied electric cars for the New York Taxi to replace the horse-drawn taxis of the time. Salom and Morris would eventually sell the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company, which ultimately became part of the United States Motor Company by 1910, later evolving into Chrysler. Salom was the first treasurer of ECS.
STATS ECS Treasurer 1902
First EV 1894
First EV Battery Weight 1,200 pounds
First EV Speed 15 mph
Harold Kroto
Harold Kroto PROFESSOR – FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
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October 7, 1939 – April 30, 2016; Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; Chemist Harold Kroto, distinguished chemist and pioneering nanocarbons researcher, made his mark on the scientific community with Rick Smalley and Bob Curl in 1985 when the group discovered the C60 structure that became known as the buckminsterfullerene (or “buckyball”). The work opened a new branch in chemistry with unbound possibilities, earning the scientists the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In addition to his scientific work, Kroto was a dedicated artist, committed tennis player, and folk music performer.
STATS Nobel Prize Received in 1996
Michael Faraday Prize Awarded in 2001
Knighted 1996
University of Sussex 1967-2004
Mildred Dresselhaus
Mildred Dresselhaus PROFESSOR EMERITA – MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017; Hometown – Brooklyn, NY; Physicist/Electrical Engineer Mildred Dresselhaus, the “queen of carbon science,” was known for playing a key role in unlocking the mysteries of carbon. Her contributions to fundamental research in the electronic structure of semiconductor materials and initial insight into fullerenes have made an extensive impact on the scientific community. Dresselhaus was a recipient of both the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science, solidifying her role as a leader in the scientific community and advocate for women in STEM.
STATS U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Received in 2014
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience Received in 2012
Enrico Fermi Award Received in 2012
U.S. National Medal of Science Received in 1990
Samuel Ruben
Samuel Ruben FOUNDER – DURACELL
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July 14, 1900 – July 16, 1988; Hometown – Harrison, NJ; Inventor Samuel Ruben was an American inventor who made lasting contributions to electrochemistry and solid state science, most recognized for founding Duracell in the 1920s. While Ruben has over 100 inventions credited to him personally, some of the most notable include the dry electrolytic aluminum capacitor, the solid state magnesium/cupric sulfide rectifier, and the concept of a balanced-cell mercury battery. He was awarded ECS’s Edward Goodrich Acheson Award in 1970.
STATS ECS Honorary Member Received in 1983
ECS Acheson Award Received in 1970
Patents >200
Inventions >100
Founding Member
Charles J. Reed
Charles J. Reed SECRETARY – AMERICAN ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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Electrochemical Engineer Charles J. Reed was one of the key players in shaping ECS. He was especially interested in creating a new Society for exchanging information and ideas among those interested in electrochemistry. Reed solicited the support of Joseph W. Richards, a prominent professor of metalurgy. Richards took some time to consider the matter but finally agreed. In November of 1901, letters soliciting members for what would be ECS were sent out. One had only to express an interest in electrochemistry and pay $5 annual dues.
STATS American Electrochemical Society Established 1902
Initial ECS Dues
First Society Meeting
ECS Secretary
$5
April 3, 1902
1902-1904
Joan Berkowitz
Joan Berkowitz CO-FOUNDER – FARKAS BERKOWITZ & CO.
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Born – 1931; Hometown – Brooklyn, NY; Chemist Joan Berkowitz became the first woman president of ECS in 1979. Additionally, she was a divisional editor for the Journal of The Electrochemical Society and served on many committees. She has tackled everything from preventing water pollution to treating industrial waste. Notably, Berkowitz designed experiments in metals melting and eutectic solidification in space for the lunar space program, and co-authored a monograph on industrial utilization of NASA developments in electroplating.
STATS Joined ECS 1961
Graduated MIT 1979
President of ECS 1979-1980
Consulting Business Co-founded in 1989
Larry R. Faulkner
Larry R. Faulkner UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – PRESIDENT EMERITUS
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Born – November 26, 1944; Hometown – Shreveport, LA; Electrochemist From studying under Allen J. Bard in the 1960s, through a long career at Illinois, to having a namesake building on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, Larry Faulkner’s impact on science and academia is broad and far-reaching. Faulkner’s early research centered on chemiluminescence arising from very energetic electron transfer reactions in solution. He contributed to the evolution of mechanistic understanding about the way in which fast electron transfers happen, sometimes yielding excited states. He also pioneered new concepts in electrochemical instrumentation. His book with Allen Bard, Electrochemical Methods: Fundementals and Applications, is broadly used in electrochemistry.
STATS ECS President
Joined ECS
1991-1992
1973
Divisional Editor ECS Fellow ECS Honorary of JES Member 1979-1987 Received in 1993 Awarded in 2003
Founding Members
Founding Members
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Joseph Richards ECS President 1902-1904
ECS Secretary 1907-1921
Treatise on Aluminum Authored in 1887
Immigrated to U.S. Age of 7
Charles J. Reed American Electrochemical Society Established 1902
Initial ECS Dues
First Society Meeting
ECS Secretary
$5
April 3, 1902
1902-1904
Eugene F. Roeber ECS President 1913-1914
Electrochemical Industry Editor for 15 Years
PhD Received in 1892
Arrived in U.S. 1894
Carl Hering Hering’s paradox Developed in 1908
ECS President 1906-1907
ECS Secretary 1902
ECS Honorary Member Awarded in 1922
American Electrochemical Society
American Electrochemical Society
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Established — 1902; Philadelphia, PA The Electrochemical Society was founded as the American Electrochemical Society. You could say the Society was born out of the indifference of what was known at the time as the Council of the American Chemical Society. Around this time, ACS took no action on a proposal to form an electrochemical section or division. And so in November of 1901 about 30 engineers, chemists, and scientists were invited by letter to attend “the meeting for organization” where they would create what would be the American Electrochemical Society. “American” was dropped from the Society’s name in 1930. After all of these years you could say not much has changed as the purpose of ECS, disseminating knowledge and stimulating and growing the field, is exactly as stated in 1902.
CHECKLIST #81-110 Vladimir Bagotsky
CHECKLIST #81-110
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r 81. Way Kuo
r 90. Daniel Scherson
r 100. Eugene F. Roeber
r 82. Yaw S. Obeng
r 91. Jack Kilby
r 101. Pedro G. Salom
r 83. John B. Goodenough r 92. Joseph Richards r 84. Gessie Mercedes Brisard
r 102. Harold Kroto
r 93. Wilder Dwight Bancroft r 103. Mildred Dresselhaus r 94. Louis Kahlenberg
r 104. Samuel Ruben
r 95. Henry Carhart
r 105. Charles J. Reed
r 86. Y. Shirley Meng
r 96. Samuel Reber
r 106. Joan Berkowitz
r 87. Isamu Akasaki
r 97. Cyprien O’Dillon Mailloux
r 107. Larry R. Faulkner
r 85. Venkat R. Subramanian
r 88. Doron Aurbach r 89. Elizabeth (Lisa) J. Podlaha-Murphy
r 98. Samuel Sheldon r 99. Carl Hering
r 108. Founding Members r 109. American Electrochemical Society r 110. Checklist