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GENERAL INFORMATION
The 248th ECS Meeting takes place in Chicago, Il, from October 12-16, 2025, at the Hilton Chicago. This international conference brings together scientists, engineers, and researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories to share results and discuss issues on related topics through a variety of formats including oral presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, tutorial sessions, Short Courses, professional development workshops, and exhibits. The unique blend of electrochemical and solid state science and technology at an ECS Meeting provides a forum to learn and exchange information on the latest scientific and technical developments in a variety of interdisciplinary areas.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
To give an oral or poster presentation at the 248th ECS Meeting, submit an original meeting abstract for consideration via the ECS website at https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/248/cfp.cgi no later than March 28, 2025. Faxed, e-mailed, and/or late abstracts are not accepted. Meeting abstracts should explicitly state the work’s objectives, new results, and conclusions or significance. After the submission deadline, symposium organizers evaluate all abstracts for content and relevance to the symposium topic, and schedule accepted submissions as either oral or poster presentations.
Letters of Acceptance/Invitation are emailed in June 2025, notifying presenting authors of accepted abstracts and the date, time, and location of their presentations. How and when a poster or oral presentation is scheduled is at the symposium organizers’ discretion, regardless of presenters’ requests.
PAPER PRESENTATION
Oral presentations must be in English. LCD projectors and laptops are provided for all oral presentations. Presenting authors MUST bring their presentations on USB flash drives to use with dedicated laptops located in each technical session room. Speakers requiring additional equipment must make written request to meetings@electrochem.org at least one month prior to the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made, subject to availability, at the author’s expense.
Poster presentations must be in English. Print posters in A0 format (84.1cm x 118.9cm or 33.1in x 46.8in). Label posters with the abstract number and day of presentation as printed in the final program.
Participants in the Z01—General Student Poster Competition are required to (1) upload a digital poster file in advance of the meeting and (2) be present during the in-person judging session on Tuesday evening. The deadline for uploading a digital file for the competition is emailed to presenting authors. The prize categories are 1st Place ($1,500 award), 2nd Place ($1,000 award), and 3rd Place ($500 award).
MEETING PUBLICATIONS
ECS Meeting Abstracts – All accepted and successfully presented meeting abstracts are published in the ECS Digital Library, copyrighted by ECS, and become ECS’s property upon presentation. Publication of abstracts takes place approximately 90 to 120 days after the meeting closes.
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ECS Journals – Authors presenting papers at ECS Meetings are encouraged to submit to the Society’s technical journals: Journal of The Electrochemical Society, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Advances, and ECS Sensors Plus. Author instructions are on the ECS website.
SHORT COURSES
ECS Short Courses provide students and seasoned professionals with in-depth education on a wide range of topics. Novices and experts advance their technical expertise and knowledge through personalized instruction by academic and industry experts. Short Courses require advance registration and may be canceled if fewer than 10 people register for the course. Learn more at https://www.electrochem.org/ short-courses.
EXHIBIT HALL
The 248th ECS Meeting is the right place to exhibit. ECS provides a powerful platform for meeting major new customers while enhancing relationships with current customers from around the world. Coffee and networking breaks along with evening poster sessions generate traffic in the Exhibit Hall.
Your presence at ECS’s leading industry event positions your brand as serious and reliable—and it’s a great way to build buzz for new products! Exhibit opportunities can be combined with sponsorship to suit your marketing needs. Contact sponsorship@electrochem.org for details.
MEETING REGISTRATION
All participants—including authors and invited speakers—are required to pay the appropriate registration fees. Meeting registration information is posted on the ECS website as it becomes available. The deadline for discounted early registration is September 22, 2025.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The 248th ECS Meeting takes place at the Hilton Chicago. For the most up-to-date information on hotel availability and specially rated blocks of rooms for meeting participants, refer to the meeting website. The hotel block is open until September 22, 2025, or it sells out.
LETTER OF INVITATION
Letters of Invitation are emailed in June 2025 to the corresponding authors of all accepted abstracts, notifying them of the date, time, and location of their presentations. Email abstracts@electrochem.org if you require an official Letter of Invitation (these letters do not imply any financial responsibility on the part of ECS).
BIANNUAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS
To assist students, postdoctoral researchers, and young professionals attending ECS biannual meetings, some ECS divisions and sections offer travel grants. Applications are available beginning March 28, 2025, at www.electrochem.org/travel-grants. The submission deadline is June 23, 2025. For general travel grant questions, contact travelgrant@ electrochem.org
SYMPOSIA FUNDING ASSISTANCE
Additional financial assistance is limited and generally administered by symposium organizers. To inquire if additional funding is available, contact the organizers of the symposium in which you are presenting.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ECS biannual meetings provide wonderful opportunities to solidify and strengthen your brand through sponsorship. Give your brand more visibility and reinforce your position as an industry leader by sponsoring ECS Meeting events and enhancing ECS Meetings. Choose from a wide array of activities—from symposia to special events—which deliver worldwide recognition as a supporter of electrochemical and solid state research.
ECS also offers specific symposium sponsorships which help offset symposium travel expenses or registration fees. Sponsors can also host receptions for invited speakers, researchers, and students. Contact sponsorship@electrochem.org for details.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact
The Electrochemical Society 65 South Main Street, Pennington, NJ, 08534-2839, USA Tel: 1.609.737.1902; fax: 1.609.737.2743 meetings@electrochem.org www.electrochem.org
248TH ECS MEETING SYMPOSIUM TOPICS AND DEADLINES
A Batteries and Energy Storage
A01 New Approaches and Advances in Electrochemical Energy Systems
A02 Electrolytes & Interfaces in Li-ion Batteries and Beyond
A03 Li-Ion Battery and Solid State Battery Technologies: Bridging Research and Application
A04 From In Situ Experimentation to In-line Metrology: Advanced Characterization for Battery Science and Manufacturing
A05 Sodium-ion Batteries
A06 Next Generation Aqueous Batteries: Electrodes, Electrolytes, and Interphases
A07 From Materials Genome to Autonomous Laboratory: In Honor of Gerbrand Ceder
B Carbon Nanostructures and Devices
B01 Carbon Nanostructures: From Fundamental Studies to Applications and Devices
C Corrosion Science and Technology
C01 Corrosion General Poster Session
C02 State-of-the-Art Analytical Techniques in Corrosion Research 4
C03 Metallic, Organic, Inorganic, and Composite Coatings for Corrosion Protection 2
C04 Corrosion in Sustainable Energy Systems
C05 Corrosion of Emergent Material
D Dielectric Science and Materials
D01 Semiconductors, Dielectrics, and Metals for Nanoelectronics 21
D02 Plasma and Thermal Processes for Materials Modification, Synthesis,
I Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, and Energy Conversion
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I02 Photovoltaics for the 21st Century 21: New Materials and Processes I03 Ionic and Mixed Conducting Ceramics 15: In Honor of Mogens Mogensen
I04 Photocatalysts, Photoelectrochemical Cells, and Solar Fuels 15
J Luminescence and Display Materials, Devices, and Processing
J01 Luminescence and Display Materials: The Present Research for Future Applications
K Organic and Bioelectrochemistry
K01 Advances in Organic and Biological Electrochemistry
K02 Electrochemistry and the Brain 3
L Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry
L01 Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry General Session
L02 Computational Electrochemistry 10
L03 Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry in Ionic Liquids 7
L04 Charge Transfer: Electrons, Protons, and Other Ions 7
L05 Education in Electrochemistry 5
L06 Redox Flow Systems for Energy Storage: New Chemical Systems and Mechanisms of Operation 2
L07 Advances in Analytical Electrochemistry: A Joint Symposium with The Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) 2
L08 Interfacial Analysis for Energy Storage and Conversion
L09 Electrochemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides
M Sensors
M01 Recent Advances in Sensors Systems 7
M02 Sensors for Energy Production, Conversion, and Storage
M03 Plasmon and Nanophotonics for Photo-(electro)chemical Reactions, Sensing, and Medical Therapy
Z General
Z01 General Student Poster Session
Z02 Electrochemical / Materials Processing in Space Engineering 2
Z03 Manufacturing for Energy Technologies
Z04 Electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy: From Technology to Atomic Insights
Z05 Advanced Electrochemical Engineering in the ECS Mid-America Section
Important Dates and Deadlines
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A—Batteries and Energy Storage
A01
New Approaches and Advances in Electrochemical Energy Systems
Energy
Technology Division; Battery Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division
The symposium focuses on novel, innovative, and “outside the box” approaches and developments in materials, components, and systems for addressing the grand challenges in the area of electrochemical energy systems. Of particular interest are innovations in materials, methods, designs, and analytical strategies for realizing sustainable and efficient energy conversion, storage, and transmission, not limited to fuel cells, batteries, capacitors, PEC, and photovoltaics. Contributions to new methods to characterize, model, and analyze interfaces, cell, and system performance in aqueous and non-aqueous environments are of particular interest. The symposium features oral presentations, posters, and invited talks from subject matter experts.
As part of this symposium, under “Ideas, Interchange & Initiative” (Triple I), abstracts can be submitted based on premature and unexplainable results. This session aims to accomplish a complete exchange of scientific ideas and related difficulties in understanding and interpreting the findings. Speakers are expected to present their results in <10 minutes and reserve the remaining time for discussions between the speaker and the audience to explore solutions and collaboration. Label your talk A01- Triple I in the “Comments” section of the “Other Information” box when submitting. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Yuliya Preger, Sandia National Laboratories, email: ypreger@sandia.gov; Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Vetri Labs, email: chock.karuppaiah@vetrilabs.com; Duhan Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, email: duhan@mit. edu; Sanjeev Mukerjee, Northeastern University, email: s.mukerjee@ northeastern.edu; Golareh Jalilvand, University of South Carolina, email: GOLAREH@mailbox.sc.edu; Loraine Torres-Castro, Sandia National Laboratories, email: ltorre@sandia.gov; James Demetrios Saraidaridis, RTX Technology Research Center, email: james.saraidaridis@rtx.com
A02
Electrolytes & Interfaces in Li-ion Batteries and Beyond
Battery Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is essential for the existence and successful operation of lithium- and sodium-battery systems, as primary and secondary power sources since it determines its safety, power capability, morphology of alkaline metallic ion deposits, shelf-life, and cycle life. The SEI model, proposed by Peled in 1979, is still valid for all alkaline metals but continuously developed for well-adapted to each battery system in non-aqueous-battery electrolyte. Over many decades, the research has deeply explored the mechanism of SEI formation, structural properties, and composition in different batteries systems along with the design of advanced electrolytes to address the performance degradation and short cycle life related to the instability of interphases. Recent research has revealed that the solvation structure of the electrolyte might have a significant impact on SEI features. This viewpoint serves as an additional perspective that supplements, rather than substitutes, conventional SEI theory.
Northwest National Laboratory, email: phung.le@pnnl.gov; Lin Ma, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, email: l.ma@charlotte.edu; Donghai Wang, The Pennsylvania State University, email: dwang@psu. edu; Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland, email: cswang@umd. edu; Michael Metzger, Dalhousie University, email: Michael.Metzger@ dal.ca; Tao Gao, University of Utah, email: taogao@chemeng.utah.edu
A03
Li-Ion Battery and Solid State Battery Technologies: Bridging Research and Application Battery Division
Lithium-ion batteries have significantly fueled the remarkable growth of the portable electronics market. Their application in the transportation and grid storage sectors is rapidly expanding. To further enhance the energy density of these batteries, higher cell voltage and increased specific capacity are necessary. This symposium creates a platform for sharing progress in lithium-ion and solid state batteries with the needs of future applications in mind. This includes innovations in materials, enhanced understanding of electrolytes, interfaces/interphases/separators, and electrochemical testing.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Elham Honarvarfard, Ford Motor Company, email: ehonarva@ford.com; Y. Shirley Meng, University of Chicago, email: shirleymeng@uchicago.edu; Tobias Glossmann, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, email: tobias.glossmann@mercedes-benz.com; Celia Cunningham, Ford Motor Company, email: celia.cunningham@gmail.com
A04
From In Situ Experimentation to In-line Metrology: Advanced Characterization for Battery Science and Manufacturing Battery Division; Physical and
Analytical
Electrochemistry Division
Battery technology stands as a highly successful energy storage solution, playing a pivotal role in the global energy landscape. Various battery chemistries have been crafted to suit specific applications, each offering distinct advantages and challenges that demand meticulous consideration for an optimal balance in terms of performance, safety, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. Regardless of the specific battery chemistry, these energy storage devices are often operated at non-equilibrium conditions. Their performance is dependent on key kinetic processes such as mass conduction, charge transfer, interfacial nucleation and deposition, phase evolution, and morphological disintegration. Moreover, batteries are hierarchical systems with a high degree of chemical heterogeneities across a wide range of length and time scales. Therefore, battery research often necessitates the use of advanced in situ experimentation tools in different modalities for capturing the reaction dynamics involving metastable intermediate states.
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This symposium aims to be a platform for battery scientists and researchers to discuss recent findings in exploring interfacial reactions and spark new ideas of electrolyte or interphase modification. The topics include, but are not limited to the development of advanced electrolytes and additives, interfaces/interphases engineering, and their modifications, advanced characterizations, and mechanistic studies. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Phung ML Le, Pacific
Additionally, from the battery manufacturing standpoint, advanced characterization plays a pivotal role in controlling and optimizing the processes. The challenges associated with battery manufacturing are multifaceted, encompassing not only the intricacies of material design but also the scalability, reproducibility, and cost-effectiveness of the manufacturing processes. The battery manufacturing pipeline includes many precision processes, necessitating the development of efficient and broadly deployable methods to identify and address pain points in the manufacturing of battery materials and components.
The goal of this symposium is to establish a platform for experts across diverse disciplines to come together and share the latest advancements in in situ experimentation and in-line metrology within the realm of battery science and manufacturing. By doing so, the symposium contributes to the identification of outstanding research needs and grand challenges, particularly in connecting the intricate chemical reactions occurring at a small scale and manufacturing quality/imperfections to the overall system performance. The incorporation of innovative computational methods, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, is strongly encouraged and welcomed.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Yijin Liu, University of Texas at Austin, email: liuyijin@utexas.edu; Xiaonan Shan, University of Houston, email: xshan@central.uh.edu; Donal Finegan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, email: Donal.Finegan@nrel.gov; Kelsey Bridget Hatzell, Princeton University, email: kelsey.hatzell@princeton. edu; Yaobin Xu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: yaobin. xu@pnnl.gov; Joaquín Rodríguez-López, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: joaquinr@illinois.edu
A05
Sodium-ion Batteries Battery Division
Sodium-ion batteries (SIB or Na-ion Batteries, NIB) technologies are quickly and broadly becoming popular and timely for both next-generation battery systems in grid energy storage and transportation applications. The low cost and wide abundance of precursor materials is advantageous to their development. This symposium invites papers for sessions in cathodes, anodes, electrolytes (aqueous and non-aqueous), interfaces, advanced characterization, and computation modeling. Non-Na systems are directed to other Beyond Li-ion symposia.
This symposium includes a feature session on industrial perspectives on this technology with an emphasis on supply chain buildout, and advances in industrial research and development, particularly in the domestic U.S. market.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Christopher S. Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory, email: cjohnson@anl.gov; Phung ML Le, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: phung.le@pnnl.gov; Claire Xiong, Boise State University, email: clairexiong@boisestate.edu; Tao Gao, University of Utah, email: taogao@chemeng.utah.edu; Linqin Mu, Arizona State University, email: linqinmu@asu.edu; Juhyeon Ahn, University of Wyoming, email: Juhyeon.Ahn@uwyo.com; Ahamed Irshad Maniyanganam, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, email: irshad@slac.stanford.edu
A06
Next Generation Aqueous Batteries: Electrodes, Electrolytes, and Interphases
Battery Division; Energy Technology Division
This symposium promotes the community’s understanding of the fundamental and applied research progress in emerging aqueous batteries. Advances in addressing challenges in aqueous batteries are disseminated to accelerate the technological development of the area. Aqueous batteries are promising solutions for sustainable, safe, and low-cost energy storage. It is pivotal to advance the performance of all components of such new batteries. Therefore, the symposium strives to provide a holistic view for its participants at the system level. Submissions in the following areas are particularly encouraged:
1) Cathode materials, inorganic and organic, and their operation/ failure mechanisms;
2) Electrolytes, design of new salts, formulation with co-solvents and additives, study of solvation structure and the resulting thermodynamic and kinetic properties;
3) Anode materials: Plating metals, conversion electrodes, and insertion/intercalation materials;
4) Solid electrolyte interphases and their design, formation mechanisms, and properties;
5) Simulation of properties and performance of electrodes, electrolytes, and devices;
6) Characterization methodologies to gain fundamental understanding;
7) Overcoming engineering barriers of the devices by research on lean electrolytes, thick electrodes, current collectors (corrosion), separators, fuel cells, redox flow batteries, and pouch cells.
The symposium provides a collegial forum for academic, national lab, and industry researchers in the field of aqueous batteries to advance knowledge and technical progress in this area. The symposium includes invited talks and welcomes submissions for oral presentations and posters. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Xiulei Ji, Oregon State University, email: david.ji@oregonstate.edu; Veronica Augustyn, North Carolina State University, email: vaugust@ncsu.edu; Ekaterina A. Pomerantseva, Drexel University, email: ep423@drexel.edu; Tao Gao, University of Utah, email: taogao@chemeng.utah.edu; Ömer Özgür Çapraz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, email: capraz@ umbc.edu; Alexis Grimaud, Boston College, email: alexis.grimaud@ bc.edu; Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, email: a.forner.cuenca@tue.nl; Ertan Agar, University of Massachusetts Lowell, email: ertan_agar@uml.edu
A07
From Materials Genome to Autonomous Laboratory:
In Honor of Gerbrand Ceder Battery Division
This symposium honors Prof. Gerbrand Ceder for his unparalleled contributions to discovering, designing, and optimizing novel materials for electrochemical energy storage, which led to paradigm shifts in computational materials electrochemistry and an autonomous laboratory for high-throughput, with integrated machine learning capabilities. The organizers invite contributions on topics related to electrochemistry in both fundamental and applied research including, but not limited to:
1) Intercalation materials/chemistry beyond lithium-ion;
2) Coupled phenomena in batteries;
3) First-principles materials discovery for novel electrodes and electrolytes;
4) Interfacial characterization and modeling across length and time scales in energy devices;
5) New automation and autonomous materials platform design for electrochemistry.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Maria K. Chan, Argonne National Laboratory, email: mchan@anl.gov; María Elena Arroyo-de Dompablo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, email: e.arroyo@quim. ucm.es; Pieremanuele Canepa, University of Houston, email: pcanepa@ uh.edu; Dany Carlier, ICMCB, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, BxINP, email: dany.carlier@icmcb.cnrs.fr; Y. Shirley Meng, University of Chicago, email: shirleymeng@uchicago.edu
B—Carbon Nanostructures and Devices
B01
Carbon Nanostructures: From Fundamental Studies to Applications and Devices
Nanocarbons Division
This broad symposium includes both fundamental and applied studies of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and related materials. Papers are invited in the areas of chemistry, physics, and materials science. Relevant topics include the synthesis and preparation of nanocarbon samples and characterization of their mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrochemical, optical, or electronic properties. Also welcome are papers concerning nanocarbon applications in areas such as electrochemistry, electronic and opto-electronic devices, sensing, energy conversion and storage, and biomedicine.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Jeff L. Blackburn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, email: jeffrey.blackburn@nrel.gov; Ardemis Boghossian, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, email: ardemis.boghossian@epfl.ch.
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C—Corrosion Science and Technology
C01
Corrosion General Poster Session Corrosion Division
Poster presentations concerning all aspects of corrosion and associated phenomena in liquid and gaseous phases are welcome. Theoretical analysis, experimental investigations, descriptions of new techniques for the study of corrosion, and analyses of corrosion products and films are of interest. Studies that are related to other corrosion-focused symposia topics at this ECS meeting (C02, C03, C04, and C05) should be submitted directly to that symposium.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Eiji Tada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, email: tada.e.aa@m.titech.ac.jp; Rebecca Schaller, Sandia National Laboratories, email: rschall@sandia.gov; Dev Chidambaram, University of Nevada, Reno, email: dcc@unr.edu; Hiroaki Tsuchiya, Osaka University, email: tsuchiya@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
C02
State-of-the-Art Analytical Techniques in Corrosion Research 4 Corrosion Division
Papers are invited on all topics related to analytical tools in corrosion research. Suitable topics include electrochemical, scanning probe, surface analytical, synchrotron-based, neutron scattering, micro- and nanoscopic, and other novel and standard methods. Contributions on the underlying theoretical aspects of analytical tools are particularly encouraged. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Masayuki Itagaki, Tokyo University of Science, email: itagaki@rs.tus.ac.jp; Dev Chidambaram, University of Nevada, Reno, email: dcc@unr.edu; Eiji Tada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, email: tada.e.aa@m.titech.ac.jp; James J. Noël, Western University, email: jjnoel@uwo.ca
C03
Metallic, Organic, Inorganic, and Composite Coatings for Corrosion Protection 2
Corrosion Division; Electrodeposition Division
Papers are invited on all topics related to advances in metallic, inorganic, organic, and composite coatings for the corrosion protection of metallic substrates. Suitable topics include pretreatments, conversion coatings, sacrificial coatings, barrier coatings, adhesion promotion, self-healing coatings, chromate-replacement, smart-release inhibitor systems, and novel inhibitors generally. Papers providing mechanistic insights into the action of functional coating components such as novel galvanizing alloys, novel inhibitors, ion-exchange pigments, microencapsulated inhibitors and reagents, electrically conducting polymers, and nano-pigments are particularly encouraged.
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Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Michael Rohwerder, MaxPlanck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, email: rohwerder@mpie. de; Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia, Technische Universiteit Delft, email: Y.GonzalezGarcia@tudelft.nl; Geraint Williams, Swansea University, email: geraint.williams@swansea.ac.uk; Herman Albert Terryn, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, email: herman.terryn@vub.be; Massimo Innocenti, Università degli Studi di Firenze, email: m.innocenti@unifi.it
C04
Corrosion in Sustainable Energy Systems Corrosion Division; Battery Division
A global transition to sustainable energy is leading to the design, development, and commissioning of a wide variety of energy systems. These include, but are not limited to batteries, fuel cells, electric vehicles, nuclear, geothermal, solar, hydroelectric, and wind. An important consideration across the many diverse energy systems, whether currently in operation or under development, is the understanding and control of a wide range of corrosion issues. This symposium focuses on corrosion issues in all areas of sustainable energy including generation, storage, transmission, use, shutdown, and decommissioning. The submission of experimental, theoretical, and computational papers dealing with corrosion in sustainable energy systems is encouraged.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Dev Chidambaram, University of Nevada, Reno, email: dcc@unr.edu; James J. Noël, Western University, email: jjnoel@uwo.ca; Stephen Raiman, University of Michigan, email: raiman@umich.edu.
C05
Corrosion of Emergent Materials Corrosion Division
Abstracts are invited on all topics related to corrosion of emergent materials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to additively manufactured alloys and composites, multi-principal elements alloys, and nanocrystalline and amorphous alloys along with alloys with farfrom-equilibrium microstructures. Contributions providing fundamental insight into the processing-structure-corrosion relationships of emergent materials produced by advanced manufacturing techniques are particularly encouraged.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Rajeev Kumar Gupta, North Carolina State University, email: rkgupta2@ncsu.edu; Rebecca Schaller, Sandia National Laboratories, email: rschall@sandia.gov; Dev Chidambaram, University of Nevada, Reno, email: dcc@unr.edu
D—Dielectric Science and Materials
D01
Semiconductors, Dielectrics, and Metals for Nanoelectronics 21
Dielectric Science and Technology Division; Electronics and Photonics Division
The following are indicative topical areas covered by the symposium:
1) SiGe, SiGe:C, Ge, GeSn, and III-V high mobility channels; SiC and GaN channels: surface/interface modeling; band offsets; surface cleaning, surface passivation; high-k gate dielectrics; contact engineering; transistor characteristics;
2) 2D semiconductors and applications: MoS2, WSe2, other metal dichalcogenides, graphene, silicene, germanene, growth, characterization, and modeling; high-k gate dielectrics; ohmic contacts; transistor characteristics;
3) Volatile and non-volatile memory: Resistive RAM; ferroelectric RAM; phase-change RAM; magnetic RAM; conductive-bridging RAM; spin-transfer torque RAM; flash memories;
4) Interfaces, traps, and reliability: Semiconductor/dielectric, dielectric/dielectric, dielectric/metal interfaces; interface and bulk dielectric defects/traps; electrical characterization, dielectric wear out, SILC; NBTI and PBTI; TDDB;
5) High-k gate dielectrics for high mobility channels: High-k gate dielectrics on Si, SiGe, Ge, III-V compounds, SiC, etc.; high-k dielectrics on nanowires, nanotubes, and graphene;
6) Nanoelectronics and nanotechnology: FinFET, multi-gate MOSFETs, nanotubes, nanowires, quantum dots, spintronics, plasmonics, tunnel FETs;
7) Metal gate electrodes, metals and ohmic contacts: Threshold and flat band voltage control, metal gate electrodes for transistors with alternative substrates, metal contacts to nanowires, nanotubes, graphene, MoS2, etc.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Zhi Chen, University of Kentucky, email: zhi.chen@uky.edu; Durgamadhab Misra, New Jersey Institute of Technology, email: dmisra@njit.edu; Stefan De Gendt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, email: Stefan.DeGendt@imec. be; Steve H. Kilgore, NXP Semiconductor, email: reddogaz@gmail. com; Sunghwan Lee, Purdue University, email: sunghlee@purdue. edu; Kuniyuki Kakushima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, email: kakushima.k.aa@m.titech.ac.jp; Eva Kovacevic, Groupe de recherches sur l’energétique des milieux ionisés, email: eva.kovacevic@gmail.com; Hiroki Kondo, Kyushu University, email: hkondo@ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp
D02
Plasma and Thermal Processes for Materials Modification, Synthesis, and Processing 6 Dielectric Science and
Technology Division; Electronics and Photonics Division
CVD, plasma-enhanced CVD, etching, and related techniques have enjoyed extensive success in microelectronics processing. These techniques have also been applied to the synthesis and production of nanostructured elemental and compound semiconductor materials (Si, Ge, ZnO, Zn3P2, Zn4Sb3, GaN, InN, GaSb, and many others) for electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics. Nanowires, nanotubes, QDOTs, and 2D materials have also been employed in MEMS, artifact restoration, and surface treatments in health care. The topics for this symposium include but are not limited to the abovementioned processes and applications as well as surface functionalization, photoresist removal, atomic layer etching, difficult-to-etch materials, decontamination, pollution abatement, and displays. Papers focusing on material growth or etch mechanisms, modeling, reactor design, process diagnostics, materials characterization, and advances in novel applications are strongly encouraged.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Thorsten Lill, Clarycon Nanotechnology Research, email: thlill@icloud.com; Sreeram Vaddiraju, Texas A&M University, email: sreeram.vaddiraju@tamu. edu; Uros Cvelbar, Institut Jožef Stefan, email: uros.cvelbar@ijs.si; Mahendra Sunkara, Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, email: mahendra@louisville.edu; Peter Mascher, McMaster University, email: mascher@mcmaster.ca; Neelakandan Marath Santhosh, Institut Jožef Stefan, email: Neelakandan.M.Santhosh@ijs.si; Eva Kovacevic, Groupe de recherches sur l’energétique des milieux ionisés, email: eva. kovacevic@gmail.com; Dennis Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology, email: dennis.hess@chbe.gatech.edu; Oana Leonte, Berkeley Polymer Technologies, Inc., email: oana.leonte@yahoo.com.
D03
Quantum Dot Science and Technology 4
Dielectric Science and Technology Division; Electronics and Photonics Division; Nanocarbons Division
This symposium brings together scientists, researchers, industry engineers, and policy makers with diverse professional backgrounds from several countries to exchange ideas, advance knowledge, and discuss key issues across the full spectrum of fundamental science and applied engineering of quantum dots. Topics of interest include:
1) Growth and processing of epitaxial, lateral, and colloidal quantum dots;
2) Surface modification and functionalization;
3) Chemical, mechanical, thermal, magnetic, electrical, and optical property characterizations of quantum dots and their assemblies;
4) Theoretical and computational modelling;
5) Device fabrication and measurements for electronics, optics, optoelectronics, spintronics, communications, sensors, and energy generation and storage;
6) Biological applications.
Also of particular interest are quantum dot technologies that support the emerging areas of memory, logic, and unconventional computing schemes.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Dong-Kyun Ko, New Jersey Institute of Technology, email: dkko@njit.edu; Vladimir Švrček, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, email: vladimir.svrcek@aist.go.jp; Soong Ju Oh, Korea University, email: sjoh1982@korea.ac.kr; Andrew Greytak, University of South Carolina, email: greytak@mailbox.sc.edu; Ivan Marri, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, email: marri@unimore.it; Qiliang Li, George Mason University, email: qli6@gmu.edu; Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, The Pennsylvania State University, email: drh283@psu.edu; Susanna Thon, Johns Hopkins University, email: susanna.thon@jhu.edu
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Advanced 3D Interconnect Technologies and Packaging 3
Dielectric Science and Technology Division; Electronics and Photonics Division
This symposium focuses on issues pertinent to advances in traditional damascene interconnects, and new materials and integration methods for 3D interconnects. An emerging technology or device architecture called 3D integration is based on the system performance gains that can be achieved by stacking and vertically interconnecting distinct device layers. The 3D concept of replacing long 2D interconnects with shorter vertical (3D) interconnects has the potential to alleviate the well-known interconnect (RC) delay problem facing the semiconductor industry today. Additional benefits of the 3D process include reduced die size and the ability to optimize distinct technologies (analog, logic, RF, etc.) on separate vertically interconnected layers. An application area where large performance gains can be obtained is high-density device/ sensor arrays where processing power is placed within each individual device. Damascene copper interconnects, introduced at the 0.25 µm node, have spanned six technology nodes, and are expected to be used for the foreseeable future. Despite the history of success, there are new challenges including increases in effective resistivity, electromigration and stress migration resistance, and the integration of porous low-k dielectrics and air gaps. This symposium brings together researchers to discuss the challenges and solutions to extend damascene copper interconnects well beyond the 45 nm node.
This symposium discusses the proposed architectures and applications of 3D integration, and the various enabling materials and processes that are required to bring the technology into full commercialization. Broadly, the enabling process technologies include wafer/die thinning, wafer/die bonding, and vertical interconnect fabrication. Each of these process technologies will leverage novel materials, and much of the emphasis of this symposium is on the materials science of these 3D integration materials. Ideally, this symposium brings together researchers to discuss the various merits of the presented 3D device architectures, materials, and fabrication methodologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Methods to reduce increases in effective resistivity;
2) Methods to mitigate electromigration and stress migration issues;
3) Advanced barrier/seed processes including ALD and electroless films;
4) Porous low-k ILDs and air gap processing (including deposition and etching);
5) Novel electrodeposition and CMP processes;
6) 3D process integration methodologies;
7) 3D design and architectures;
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14) Reliability of 3D interconnects;
15) Novel test and measurement of 3D integrated devices; 16) Thermal management in 3D integrated devices; 17) Epitaxial and recrystallization approaches to 3D integration; 18) 3D integration of heterogeneous materials; 19) Thermomechanical reliability and electromigration in 3D integrated devices.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Stephane Moreau, CEALeti, email: stephane-nico.moreau@cea.fr; Yaw Obeng, National Institute of Standards & Technology, email: yaw.obeng@nist.gov; Steve H. Kilgore, NXP Semiconductors, email: reddogaz@gmail.com; Oana Leonte, Berkeley Polymer Technologies, Inc., email: oana.leonte@yahoo. com; Fred Roozeboom, Universiteit Twente, email: f.roozeboom@ utwente.nl; Peter Ramm, Fraunhofer EMFT, email: peter.ramm@ emft.fraunhofer.de; Kay Song, Yield Engineering Systems, Inc., email: KSong@yieldengineering.com; Zia Karim, Yield Engineering Systems, Inc., email: ZKarim@yieldengineering.com; Gautam Banerjee, IBM Corporation Research Center, email: gbanerje@gmail.com
E—Electrochemical/Electroless Deposition
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Current Trends in Electrodeposition—An Invited Symposium
Electrodeposition Division
The symposium, led by the past Electrodeposition Division Chair, provides a forum to present new and exciting research of interest to the electrodeposition community. This half-day symposium is comprised of 40-minute invited talks that highlight the most recent advances and trends in the area of thin film growth and electrochemical materials fabrication. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizer: Natasa R. Vasiljevic, University of Bristol, email: N.Vasiljevic@bristol.ac.uk
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Metal Electrodeposition From Fundamentals to Applications 2
Electrodeposition Division; Physical and Analytical
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The symposium covers recent advances in fundamental aspects, methods, and applications of electrochemical and electroless growth of epitaxial and polycrystalline thin films, alloys, multilayers, and nanostructures. The symposium brings together researchers from a broad range of areas of electrochemical and engineering science to discuss the current understanding of a link between the fundamental processes and properties of electrodeposited materials and applications. Original contributions are sought, but not limited to the following areas:
This symposium also invites contributions discussing the effects of external stimuli on the thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical reactions. Typical examples would be light-induced plating at semiconductor electrodes or enhanced mass transport caused by magnetic fields or ultrasound. The symposium contributes to our fundamental understanding of such effects in order to use the external stimuli to tailor electrochemical reactions. Typical applications can be metal depositions or reactions related to electrochemical conversion and storage of energy. This symposium provides a space for fruitful discussions, including aspects related to both fundamental research as well as technological innovations.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Walther Schwarzacher, University of Bristol, email: W.Schwarzacher@bristol.ac.uk; Nikolay Dimitrov, Binghamton University – SUNY, email: dimitrov@binghamton. edu; Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, email: m.e.toimilmolares@gsi.de; Kristina Tschulik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, email: kristina.tschulik@rub.de; Daniel Hooks, Los Alamos National Laboratory, email: dhooks@lanl. gov; Sudipta Roy, University of Strathclyde, email: sudipta.roy@strath. ac.uk; Matthew William Glasscott, United States Army Research Office, email: matthew.w.glasscott.civ@army.mil; Luca Magagnin, Politecnico di Milano, email: luca.magagnin@polimi.it
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Electrochemically Induced Deposition of Inorganic and Organic Coatings Electrodeposition Division
Electrochemical routes for deposition of functional materials have several known advantages in terms of control, selectivity, conformality, adherence to substrate, interfacial design, mild conditions, and tunable synthetic knobs. Electrochemical deposition usually deals with “direct” electrodeposition; i.e., the electron transfer at the electrode directly results in the deposition of species on this electrode. However, indirect or electrochemical induced deposition refers to the deposition of solid species on a surface, as the result of chemical reactions in the near surface region between a precursor present in the bulk solution and an electrochemically generated precursor, mediator, or catalyst near that surface. The chemical entity that undergoes electrochemical alteration to facilitate specific reactions near the working electrode surface has been termed “pro-based.”
The field of electrochemical-induced deposition has gained quite some interest over the last decade with many new material systems and processes, and newly suggested pro-bases and methodologies to tackle also coating properties such as morphology and composites. Together with the breadth of possibilities and applications, the science behind the process has also picked up speed, however, many open questions remain. The moving boundary problem of supersaturation into the solution phase for confined interfacial deposition is more complex than for direct electrodeposition and requires modeling and simulation. The fabrication of closed coatings by electrochemically induced deposition is not evident following the inherent flocculation nature of a precipitation reaction. Nucleation and growth studies which are commonplace in direct electrodeposition are of interest also for this indirect deposition mechanism.
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2) Surface-controlled deposition electrochemical ALD and surfacelimited replacement;
3) Electrodeposition of alloys;
4) Electrodeposition from ionic liquids;
5) Deposition methods and approaches to control microstructure (texture and grain size) and properties;
6) Electrochemical deposition of oxides, semiconductors, and compounds.
This symposium invites all papers on the topic of electrochemical induced deposition, including deposition of oxides, hydroxides, phosphates, and other inorganic compounds, organic materials such as MOFs and COFs, biological materials; specifically, also papers in the field of electrochemically induced deposition of gels and templated solgel synthesis for the fabrication of mesoporous oxides and nanostructured materials, and compounds. The symposium also invites papers with specific applications for these materials and advances in manufacturing methods.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Philippe M. Vereecken, imec, email: Philippe.Vereecken@imec.be; Genis Vanheusden, imec, email: genisvanheusden@msn.com; Luca Magagnin, Politecnico di Milano, email: luca.magagnin@polimi.it
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Electrodeposition of Difficult-to-Plate Metals and Compounds
Electrodeposition Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Electrodeposition is a facile method for fabricating materials, and thus finds many applications. From energy storage to semiconductors, and from batteries to corrosion protection, the applications of electrodeposition are boundless. But these applications continually require innovations in the array of materials that electrodeposition can effectively fabricate. In this context, electrodeposition faces numerous hurdles that must be overcome. Controlling materials properties (composition, texture, crystallinity, thickness and thickness distribution, adhesion, surface morphology, etc.) and processing attributes (bath stability, parasitic reactions, etc.) is challenging especially when developing electrodeposition processes for new and emerging applications. This symposium invites contributions detailing efforts to conquer such issues through a variety of approaches including, but not limited to:
1) Electrolyte design for compositional control in deposition;
2) Epitaxial approaches including e-ALD and e-ALE for morphological control;
3) Novel cell designs for controlling current distributions in electrodeposition;
4) New additives-assisted processes leveraging surface phenomena including adsorption, wetting, and potential-dependent behavior;
5) Problems specific to electrodeposition in non-aqueous media including ionic liquids, organic solvents, and deep eutectic solvents;
6) Electrodeposition in high-temperature molten salt electrolysis systems;
7) Modeling-based approaches to design processes for difficult-toplate metals, including first-principles theory and continuum-based approaches;
8) Controlling parasitic reactions during electrodeposition, including the effects of pH change during growth;
9) Instabilities in growth behavior including formation and suppression of dendrites;
10) Electrolyte bath instabilities and efforts to monitor and control bath stability;
11) New alloys and compounds possible via electrodeposition, and applications they may enable;
12) New developments to enable in situ and in operando monitoring of electrodeposition;
13) Challenges in primary extractive electrometallurgy of metals such as iron for future sustainability and decarbonization in metals production.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Rohan Akolkar, Case Western Reserve University, email: rna3@case.edu; Philippe M. Vereecken, imec, email: Philippe.Vereecken@imec.be; Nikolay G. Dimitrov, Binghamton University – SUNY, email: dimitrov@binghamton.edu; Adriana Ispas, Technische Universität Ilmenau, email: adriana.ispas@tu-ilmenau.de; Andreas Bund, Technische Universität Ilmenau, email: andreas.bund@ tu-ilmenau.de; Kent J. X. Zheng, University of Texas at Austin, email: kentz@utexas.edu; Krista L Hawthorne, Argonne National Laboratory, email: khawthorne@anl.gov; Brian Ingram, Argonne National Laboratory, email: ingram@anl.gov; Justin Connell, Argonne National Laboratory, email: jconnell@anl.gov; Rajeev Assary, Argonne National Laboratory, email: assary@anl.gov
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F—Electrochemical Engineering
Advances in Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering
Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Electrodeposition Division; Electronics and Photonics Division
Papers are solicited in areas of industrial electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering that are not covered by other symposia at this meeting. Of particular interest are papers concerning:
1) Design, operation, testing and/or modeling of industrial electrochemical systems;
2) Electrochemical waste treatment technologies;
3) Methods for electrosynthesis;
4) Electrolytic recovery of process materials;
5) New electrode materials;
6) New electrochemical cell designs;
7) Electrocatalysis.
Presentations on industrially significant areas, such as chlor-alkali and fluorine production; manufacture of aluminum and other metals; use of electrochemical methods in pulp and paper bleaching; and generation of environmentally friendly bleaching chemicals and other active oxidants are also encouraged. Papers may contain both theoretical and experimental work, and papers dealing with either area are considered.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York, email: ebiddinger@che.ccny.cuny.edu; Paul J. A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: kenis@ illinois.edu; Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Vetri Labs, email: chock. karuppaiah@vetrilabs.com; Luca Magagnin, Politecnico di Milano, email: luca.magagnin@polimi.it; Venkateshkumar Prabhakaran, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: venky@pnnl.gov
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Electrochemical Separations and Sustainability 7 Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Energy Technology Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
The need to develop and understand technologies that can efficiently and effectively segregate and collect ionic species in gas, water or other liquids using electrochemical approaches is growing. Key applications include gas (e.g., O2, H2, CO2) separation; water desalination; ultrapure water production; food and wine industry; selective ion removal from waste streams; treatment of produced and process water from the oil and gas industries; flow batteries; and sensors. This symposium addresses the common technical and fundamental threads found in these technologies by focusing on topics including, but not limited to materials and techniques for electrochemical deionization; electrochemically motivated membrane-based selective ion separation techniques; sea and brackish desalination technologies; and reversible flow batteries based on either solvated species or slurries of active materials; non-aqueous solvent separation; and ionic liquid membrane separations.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Xiao Su, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: x2su@illinois.edu; William Abraham Tarpeh, Stanford University, email: wtarpeh@stanford.edu; Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu; Mohan Qin, University of Wisconsin–Madison, email: mohan.qin@wisc.edu; Damilola A. Daramola, Northeastern University, email: o.daramola@ northeastern.edu; Christopher Arges, Argonne National Laboratory, email: carges@anl.gov; Hui Xu, Envision Energy USA LTD, email:
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Pulse and Reverse Pulse Electrolytic Processes 5
Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Electrodeposition Division; Energy Technology Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Recent advances in pulse and pulse-reverse electric fields have found applications in additive and subtractive technologies, such as electrochemical deposition and surface finishing methods, as well as electrification of chemical manufacturing processes, decarbonization, recycling, sequestration, sustainability, environmental remediation, and waste treatment. New electrolytes have also become viable due to the application of pulse and pulse-reverse technologies, enabling more sustainable, non-hazardous, and robust electrochemical processes. Papers are sought that describe recent advancements in methods, materials, theory and modeling, and processes that utilize pulse and pulse-reverse electric fields.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Maria Inman, Faraday Technology, Inc, email: mariainman@faradaytechnology.com; Sudipta Roy, University of Strathclyde, email: sudipta.roy@strath.ac.uk; Andreas Bund, Technische Universität Ilmenau, email: Andreas.Bund@tuilmenau.de; Elizabeth Podlaha, Clarkson University, email: epodlaha@ clarkson.edu; Earl Jennings Taylor, Faraday Strategies LLC, email: ejenningstaylor@gmail.com; Robert A. Mantz, United States Army Research Office, email: robert.a.mantz.civ@mail.mil
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Electrochemical Conversion of Biomass 5
Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Energy Technology Division; Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division
This symposium provides a forum to present applications, technology, and recent development in the area of electrochemical conversion of biomass. Of particular interest are topics related to electrochemical conversion of biomass to value-added chemicals and fuels of all kinds, and treatment of industrial waste. Presentations related to the development of electrocatalysts or other materials, as well as complete systems for the electrochemical conversion of biomass are relevant. Kinetics and electrochemical conversion mechanisms are also of interest. This topic focuses on electrochemical conversion of all forms of biomass, including algae and lignocellulosic materials. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Iowa State University, email: tesso@iastate.edu; Scott A. Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University, email: scb@msu.edu; Wenzhen Li, Iowa State University, email: wzli@iastate.edu; Christopher Saffron, Michigan State University, email: saffronc@msu.edu; Juan A. LopezRuiz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: juan.lopezruiz@ pnnl.gov; Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York, email: ebiddinger@ccny.cuny.edu
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Industrial Electrochemistry, Industrial Process Electrification, and Integration with the Grid
Industrial
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Electrochemical Engineering Division; Energy Technology Division
The chemical manufacturing industry needs to decarbonize its efforts to meet the CO2 emission reduction goals set for 2050. These efforts include both electrochemical synthesis of feedstock such as green hydrogen, and the direct electrification of existing chemical processes. To enable these, research in the areas of industrial electrochemical processes, industrial
process electrification, energy storage, and grid integration are essential. This symposium welcomes papers that explore challenges, opportunities, and solutions in these areas. Papers can cover topical areas including, but not limited to the electrochemical processes for production of chemicals; processes that replace CO2 emitting unit operations within current chemical manufacturing plants; approaches that integrate electrochemical manufacturing with the grid; and electrochemical approaches for energy storage that can help utilities in load leveling the grid.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Vetri Labs, email: chock.karuppaiah@vetrilabs.com; Saket Bhargava, Dow Chemical Company, email: saketbhargava1994@gmail.com; Christopher Arges, Argonne National Laboratory, email: carges@anl. gov; Miguel Modestino, New York University, email: modestino@nyu. edu; Paul J. A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: Kenis@illinois.edu; Katherine E. Ayers, Nel Hydrogen, email: kayers@ nelhydrogen.com; Yuyan Shao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: yuyan.shao@pnnl.gov; Juan A. Lopez-Ruiz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: juan.lopezruiz@pnnl.gov
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Bridging Reaction Development and Scale: Electrochemical Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals
Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division
Remarkable advancements have been made in the field of synthetic organic electrochemistry that have enabled sustainable and efficient routes for the production of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals. This symposium fosters collaboration between electrochemists developing novel organic electrochemical reactions and electrochemical engineers focused on scaling these reactions for industrial applications. By bridging the gap between fundamental research and practical implementation, we seek to address challenges of scaling up synthetic organic electrochemical processes while maintaining efficiency, selectivity, and sustainability. Participants explore cutting-edge research in organic electrochemistry, including new reaction mechanisms, catalyst development, and process optimization. Discussions extend to the engineering principles essential for transitioning from the lab-scale to industrial-scale (e.g., reactor design, process intensification, and cost-effective-manufacturing strategies). Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Matthew Graaf, Corteva Agriscience, email: matthew.graaf@corteva.com; Jeffrey Halpern, University of New Hampshire, email: Jeffrey.Halpern@unh.edu; David Hickey, Michigan State University, email: dhickeychem@gmail.com; Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York, email: ebiddinger@ ccny.cuny.edu; Saket Bhargava, Dow Chemical Company, email: saketbhargava1994@gmail.com; Bertrand Neyhouse, University of Michigan, email: neyhouse@umich.edu; Karel Bouzek, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, email: Karel.Bouzek@vscht.cz
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Atomistic Modeling of Electrochemical Systems
Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Battery Division; Energy Technology Division
This session focuses on modeling at the atomic scale. Collaborative studies between computation and experiment, and those bridging fundamental research with industrial applications, are strongly encouraged. Of particular interest are approaches that can be applied in transportation applications. Topics on energy conversion, production, and storage devices including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and batteries are welcome. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Linking interfacial properties to bulk performance metrics;
2) Battery materials with high energy density, low cost, and fast charging characteristics;
3) Approaches that enable new technologies such as high-voltage electrolytes, solid state batteries, and high-capacity electrodes fabricated from earth-abundant materials;
4) Novel electrocatalysts or those fabricated with non-precious metals;
5) Unique strategies in carbon dioxide reduction and ammonia synthesis;
6) Interfacial design of electrocatalysts;
7) Applications of machine learning with experimental or computational datasets.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Taylor Reed Garrick, General Motors Holdings LLC, email: taylor.garrick@gm.com; Jeffrey S. Lowe, General Motors Holdings LLC, email: jeffrey.lowe@gm.com; Jose Mendoza, Michigan State University, email: jmendoza@msu.edu; Perla B. Balbuena, Texas A&M University, email: balbuena@tamu.edu; Yue Qi, Brown University, email: yue_qi1@brown.edu; Zhenhua Zeng, Purdue University, email: zeng46@purdue.edu
G—Electronic Materials and Processing G01
Atomic Layer Deposition & Etching Applications 21 Electronics and Photonics Division; Dielectric Science and Technology Division
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) enables the deposition of ultra-thin, highly conformal coatings over complex, 3D topographies to tailor thinfilm material properties like composition, stoichiometry, refractive index, conductivity, mechanics, porosity, and chemical functionality on the nanoscale. Consequently, ALD has become the technology of choice for a large variety of applications ranging from nanoelectronics to sustainable energy, and from catalysis to membrane ultrafiltration. Over the last 20 years, this symposium has earned a leading position among the meetings where not only ALD is discussed, but also the closely related topics of atomic layer etching, atomic layer cleaning, area-selective deposition, and molecular layer deposition (MLD)—the group commonly referred to as atomic layer processing (ALP). Other techniques derived from ALD are sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS), also named vapor phase infiltration (VPI).
This symposium offers an excellent forum for sharing cutting edge research on both existing and emerging ALD applications, as well as fundamental aspects of ALP technology. Contributions are solicited in the following areas:
1) Semiconductor CMOS and next-generation applications: Development and integration of ALD high-k oxides and metal electrodes with conventional and high-mobility channel and 2D-materials;
2) Volatile and non-volatile memory applications: Extendibility, flash, MIM, MIS, RF capacitors, etc.;
3) Interconnects and contacts: Integration of ALD films with Cu, Ru, Mo, and low-k materials;
4) Fundamentals of ALD processing: Reaction mechanisms, in situ measurement, modeling, theory;
5) New precursors and delivery systems;
6) Optical and photonic applications;
7) Coating and functionalizing of nanoporous materials and membranes by ALD and MLD;
8) MLD and hybrid ALD/MLD;
9) ALD for energy conversion applications such as fuel cells, photovoltaics, etc.;
10) ALD for energy storage applications;
11) Productivity enhancement, scale-up and commercialization of ALD equipment and processes for rigid and flexible substrates, including roll-to-roll deposition;
12) Area-selective ALD;
13) Atomic layer etching (“reverse ALD”) and related topics aiming at self-limited etching, such as atomic layer cleaning, etc.; 14) Aspects of metrology in and for ALP.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Fred Roozeboom, Universiteit Twente, email: f.roozeboom@utwente.nl; Stefan De Gendt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, email: Stefan.Degendt@imec.be; Jolien Dendooven, Universiteit Ghent, email: Jolien.Dendooven@UGent.be; Jeffrey Elam, Argonne National Laboratory, email: jelam@anl.gov; Oscar van der Straten, IBM Corporation Research Center, email: ovander@us.ibm. com; Andrea Illiberi, ASM Europe, email: andrea.illiberi@asm.com; Ganesh Sundaram, Veeco Instruments Inc., email: gsundaram@veeco. com; Rong Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, email: rongchen@mail.hust.edu.cn; Oana Leonte, Berkeley Polymer Technology, email: oana.leonte@yahoo.com; Thorsten Lill, Clarycon Nanotechnology Research, email: thlill@icloud.com; Matthias Young, University of Missouri-Columbia, email: matthias.young@missouri.edu; Bhaskar Bhuyan, Applied Materials, Inc., email: Bhaskar_Bhuyan@ amat.com; Alexander Kozen, University of Vermont, email: Alexander. Kozen@uvm.edu.
H—Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems
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State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 68 (SOTAPOCS-68)
Electronics and Photonics Division
Compound semiconductors are a significant enabler of numerous optoelectronic, high-speed, power, and sensor devices. The SOTAPOCS 68 symposium addresses the most recent developments in inorganic compound semiconductor technology, including traditional III-V materials, III-nitrides, II-VI materials, silicon carbide, diamond, and other emerging materials. Papers on both practical and fundamental issues are solicited. The following areas are of particular interest:
1) Advances in bulk and epitaxial growth techniques;
2) Advances in device processing;
3) Novel electronic, optoelectronic, and sensor devices;
4) Schottky and ohmic contact technology;
5) Dielectric properties and passivation;
6) Wafer bonding and packaging;
7) In situ and ex situ process monitoring;
8) Materials characterization and wafer level testing and mapping;
9) Process-induced defects;
10) Reliability and device degradation mechanisms;
11) Demonstration of state-of-the-art devices and applications.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Jennifer Hite, University of Florida, email: jhite@ufl.edu; Travis Anderson, University of Florida, email: tjanderson@che.ufl.edu; Qiliang Li, Peking University, email: qli6@gmu.edu; Wayne Johnson, Soundside Partners LLC, email: jwaynejohnson@gmail.com; Yuji Zhao, Rice University, email: yuji. zhao@asu.edu; Colm O’Dwyer, University College Cork, email: c.odwyer@ucc.ie
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Low-Dimensional Nanoscale Electronic and Photonic Devices 18
Electronics and Photonics Division; Dielectric Science and Technology Division
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topics. Papers on practical issues and fundamental studies are solicited. The symposium consists of both invited and contributed papers. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Yu-Lun Chueh, National Tsing Hua University, email: ylchueh@mx.nthu.edu.tw; Jyh Ming Wu, National Tsing Hua University, email: jmwuyun@gmail.com; Song Jin, University of Wisconsin–Madison, email: jin@chem.wisc.edu; Colm O’Dwyer, University College Cork, email: c.odwyer@ucc.ie; Johnny Ho, City University of Hong Kong, email: johnnyho@cityu.edu.hk; Zhiyong Fan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, email: eezfan@ust.hk; Qiliang Li, George Mason University, email: qli6@ gmu.edu; Jr-Hau He, City University of Hong Kong, email: jrhauhe@ cityu.edu.hk; Gary W. Hunter, NASA Glenn Research Center, email: Gary.W.Hunter@nasa.gov; Peter Mascher, McMaster University, email: mascher@mcmaster.ca; Lance Li, The University of Hong Kong, email: lanceli1@hku.hk; Daisuke Kiriya, The University of Tokyo, email: kiriya@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Power Technologies 15 Electronics and Photonics Division
The 15th edition of this symposium showcases the state of the art in the development of GaN and SiC wide bandgap as well as high Al-content AlGaN, gallium oxide, and other ultra-wide bandgap material and device technologies for power switching and power amplifier applications. The symposium’s scope includes all aspects related to these technologies and their applications:
1) Bulk and thin film growth and characterization of materials;
2) Defect characterization and reduction techniques;
3) Growth chamber design and modeling;
4) Doping and carrier lifetime control techniques;
5) High-frequency low-loss power magnetic materials;
6) Novel power devices and device structures;
7) Power device fabrication technologies;
8) Chip-scale capacitor, inductor and transformer structures and fabrication technologies;
9) Novel physical mechanisms including micro plasma and current filamentation;
10) Short-term and long-term device degradation and failure mechanisms;
11) Novel accelerated stress testing and lifetime prediction methodologies;
12) Device characterization and modeling for performance and reliability;
13) Manufacturing cost and yield improvement approaches;
14) Homogeneous and heterogeneous chip-scale integration; 15) Power converters and power amplifiers; 16) Packaging and thermal management; 17) Cooling of power chips and modules.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Michael Dudley, Stony Brook University–SUNY, email: michael.dudley@stonybrook.edu; Noboru Ohtani, Kwansei Gakuin University, email: ohtani.noboru@ kwansei.ac.jp; Mietek Bakowski, RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) AB, email: Mietek.Bakowski@ri.se; Balaji Raghothamachar, Stony Brook University–SUNY, email: balaji.raghothamachar@stonybrook. edu; Jennifer Hite, University of Florida, email: jhite@ufl.edu
1) Device Technologies: Trends in ultra-scaled technologies for advanced logic devices, circuits and applications, e.g., HPC, LOP, mobile, automobile, low-temperature CMOS, RF, mixed analog/ digital, high voltage, etc.; advanced memory technologies (e.g., SRAM, DRAM, etc.); 2.5/3D integration technologies and synergy with CMOS; advanced SOI-based technologies; process integration yield and process control techniques for reduced defectivity and variability;
2) Front-end-of-line integration: Transistor architectures such as gateall-around (stacked) nanowire and nanosheet FETs, extended to the stacking of different polarity devices, scaled gate stacks, (barriers) electrode/dielectrics for memory capacitors and transistors, sourcedrain and channel processing, CMP and rapid thermal processing, novel isolation schemes, ultra-shallow junctions, channel induced stress and mobility enhancement techniques, plasma processing aspects, transistor process/device integration schemes and scaling approaches/challenges;
3) Interconnects and back-end-of-line integration: Low-k dielectrics, multilevel integrated structures, advanced metal interconnects and barriers, air-gap structures, CMP and metal fill technologies, optical interconnects, alternative metallization schemes;
4) Beyond-Si channel technologies on materials like Si1-xGex, III-V, new channel materials, alternative high mobility substrates (sSOI, sSi, SiGe, GeOI, etc.), including applications-driven hybrid integration;
5) Emerging technologies: Novel memory elements such as RRAM, etc.; device integration for AI, neuromorphic and quantum computing; novel integration schemes for SoC solutions (3D-monolithic, vertical integration, etc.); emerging material integration (carbon nanotubes, 2D materials, grapheme devices, III/V, silicon-organic-hybrid photonic [SOH], polymer electronics, spin and quantum devices, microelectromechanical systems); tackling of challenges on topics such as process control and impact on device/circuits variability, physical layouts effects, energy efficiency, aging, power constraints, and carbon footprint are also highly encouraged.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Takahito Ono, Tohoku University, email: takahito.ono.d4@tohoku.ac.jp; Anabela Veloso, imec, email: Anabela.Veloso@imec.be; Junichi Murota, Tohoku University, email: junichi.murota.a5@tohoku.ac.jp; Cor L. Claeys, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, email: c.claeys@ieee.org; Andreas Mai, LeibnizInstitut für innovative Mikroelektronik-IHP Microelectronics, email: mai@ihp-microelectronics.com; Yu Cao, Fast Power Inc, email: yu.cao@ fastpowerinc.net; Xiao Gong, National University of Singapore, email: elegong@nus.edu.sg; Kai Ni, University of Notre Dame, email: kni@ nd.edu.
I—Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, and Energy Conversion
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Semiconductor Process Integration 14 Electronics and Photonics Division
This symposium provides a forum for reviewing and discussing all aspects of process integration, with contributed papers solicited in the following areas:
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Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers 25 (PEFC&WE 25)
Energy Technology Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells and water electrolyzers (PEFC&WEs) are key technologies for decarbonization. The intention of the PEFC&WE symposium is to bring together the international community working on low temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells and PEM, alkaline exchange membrane (AEM) and liquid alkaline water electrolysis technologies to enable effective interactions between their research and engineering communities. To maximize the synergies between these fuel cells and electrolyzer technologies, the symposium is structured as seven complimentary sections covering (A) fuel cell catalysts; (B)
electrolysis catalysts; (C) fuel cell and electrolyzer ionomers, membranes and separators; (D) fuel cell electrodes; (E) water electrolysis electrodes; (F) fuel cell and electrolyzer cells, stacks and systems; and (Z) a fullday plenary session on leading technologies. Abstracts are considered for other PEM-based electrochemical devices like electrochemical hydrogen pumps, but exclude CO2 electrochemical reduction, high temperature (solid oxide) electrolysis, and photochemical water splitting, which are covered by other symposia.
PEFC&WE25 supports students and postdoctoral participation and encourages the development of new and talented researchers in the field. We expect that approximately 10 Student/Postdoc Travel Grants will be awarded for PEFC&WE25 to encourage broad participation of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows new to the topic research areas. Eligible students are sent an application for the PEFC&WE25 travel award in June 2025. Awards are based on the quality of the applicant’s ECS abstract and their resume. Additionally, there is a student poster contest with cash awards for posters of the best technical and visual quality, as selected by a technical panel at the meeting. Students who have submitted abstracts to the PEFC&WE25 symposium are contacted by Professor Iryna Zenyuk (iryna.zenyuk@uci.edu) in June 2025 to enter the contest.
The specific subjects covered by each section are described below
Section A: Fuel Cell Catalyst Activity and Durability
Organizers: K. Kakinuma, P. Strasser, Y-T. Kim, M. Özaslan, J. Spendelow
Presentations related to the creation and electrochemical characterization of high activity and durable fuel cell catalysts and supports, including:
1) Synthesis, activity, and durability of cathode and anode electrocatalysts;
2) Durable and functional catalyst supports;
3) Approaches for thrifting precious metals;
4) Novel catalysts including non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts, oxide-supported metals, and single-atom electrocatalysts;
5) Computational discovery and design of new electrocatalysts.
Section B: Electrolyzer Catalyst Activity and Durability
Organizers: B. S. Pivovar, S. Alia, H. Xu, S. Mitsushima, M. Chatenet
Presentations related to the creation and electrochemical characterization of high activity and durable catalyst and supports for acidic and alkaline electrolyzers, including:
1) Synthesis, activity, and durability of electrolyzer cathode and anode electrocatalysts;
2) Durable and functional catalyst supports;
3) Approaches for thrifting precious metals;
4) Novel catalysts including non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts, high entropy metal/oxide alloys, and single-atom electrocatalysts;
5) Computational discovery and design of new electrocatalysts.
Section C: Ionomers, Membranes and Separators for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
Organizers: A. Kusoglu, C. Gittleman, S. Cavaliere
Presentations related to ion-exchange ionomers and membranes (PFSAs, hydrocarbon-based, etc.) and separators for acidic and alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers, including:
1) Physico-chemical properties of polymer electrolyte membranes and electrode ionomers;
2) Structure-property characterization of ionomer dispersions, membranes, and thin-films;
3) Degradation, aging and stability of membranes and separators (chemical and mechanical);
4) Molecular and multi-scale modeling of membrane properties and ionomer interfaces;
5) Processing, fabrication, and advanced characterization of ionomers;
6) Theory-driven experiment design and data-guided membrane design and development;
7) High-temperature polymer membranes, novel hybrid ionomers, and composite membranes;
8) Separators for liquid alkaline electrolyzers.
Section D: Fuel Cell Electrodes and Diagnostics
Organizers: E. Kjeang, M. Secanell, J. Eller, Y. Zhang
Presentations related to the diagnostics, electrical, and physical characterization and modeling of the complex interplay in fuel cell catalyst layers, microporous layers, and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and their degradation, including:
1) Creation of novel materials and structures for high performance, durable fuel cell catalyst layers, microporous layers and MEAs;
2) Modeling and diagnostic methods to characterize mass- and heattransport-related phenomena, performance degradation, and water management.
3) In situ measurement or visualization of fuel cell electrodes (x-ray tomography, neutron imaging, etc.);
4) Advanced ex situ characterization methods (TEM, STM);
5) Electrochemical and impedance methods.
Section E: Electrolyzer Electrodes and Diagnostics
Organizers: J. Jankovic, W. Mustain, D. Dekel, Y. Oricasa
Presentations related to the diagnostics, electrical and physical characterization and modeling of the complex interplay in electrolyzer catalyst layers, porous transport layers, and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs), including:
1) Creation of novel materials and structures for high performance, durable electrolyzer catalyst layers, porous transport layers and MEAs;
2) Modeling and diagnostic methods to characterize mass- and heattransport-related phenomena, performance degradation, and water management;
3) In situ measurement or visualization (x-ray tomography, neutron imaging, etc.);
4) Advanced ex situ characterization methods (TEM, STM);
5) Electrochemical and impedance methods.
Section F: Cells, Stacks and Systems for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
Organizers: B. Lakshmanan, C. Rice, K. Swider-Lyons, C. Capuano, R. Mantz
Presentations for the design, integration, fabrication, and practical operation of integrated fuel cell and electrolyzer cells, stacks and systems, and their recycling, including:
1) Optimization of cell and stack structures and their components, including new types of bipolar plates, porous transport layers, and flow fields;
2) Stack and system-level performance and modeling;
3) Stack and system-level degradation;
4) Balance-of-plant (BOP) components;
5) Components and systems for micro fuel cells, direct alcohol fuel cells, and electrochemical compression;
6) Advanced cell and stack fabrication methods, such as additive manufacturing or roll-to-roll processes;
7) Cell and stack recycling.
Section Z: Plenary Session: Invitation-Only Talks on Topics Related to the Sessions Above.
Organizer: K. Swider-Lyons
Student Poster Competition
Submitted via sections A, B, C, D, E or F and then selected for presentation.
Organizer: Iryna Zenyuk
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Karen E. Swider-Lyons, Plug Power Inc, email: kswiderlyons@plugpower.com; Katsuyoshi
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Kakinuma, The Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ) Fuel Cell Division, email: kkakinuma@yamanashi.ac.jp; Peter Strasser, Technische Universität Berlin, email: pstrasser@tu-berlin.de; Yong-Tae Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology, email: yongtae@ postech.ac.kr; Mehtap Özaslan, Universität Hamburg, Fachbereich Physik, email: m.oezaslan@tu-braunschweig.de; Jacob Spendelow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, email: spendelow@lanl.gov; Bryan S. Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, email: bryan.pivovar@ nrel.gov; Shaun Michael Alia, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, email: Shaun.Alia@nrel.gov; Hui Xu, Envision Energy USA, email: hui.xu2@envision-energy.com; Shigenori Mitsushima, Yokohama National University, email: mitsushima-shigenori-hp@ynu.ac.jp; Marian Chatenet, Institut polytechnique de Grenoble, email: marian.chatenet@ grenoble-inp.fr; Ahmet Kusoglu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, email: akusoglu@lbl.gov; Sara Cavaliere, Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, email: sara.cavaliere@umontpellier.fr; Craig Gittleman, General Motors Holdings LLC, email: craig.gittleman@gm.com; Erik Kjeang, Simon Fraser University, email: ekjeang@sfu.ca; Marc Secanell, University of Alberta, email: secanell@ualberta.ca; Jens Eller, Paul Scherrer Institut, email: jens.eller@psi.ch; Yirui Zhang, Stanford University, email: zhangyirui1@gmail.com; William Earl Mustain, University of South Carolina, email: mustainw@mailbox.sc.edu; Jasna Jankovic, University of Connecticut, email: jasna.jankovic@uconn.edu; Dario R Dekel, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, email: dario@ technion.ac.il; Yuki Orikasa, Ritsumeikan University, email: orikasa@ fc.ritsumei.ac.jp; Robert A. Mantz, United States Army Research Office, email: robert.a.mantz.civ@mail.mil; Balasubramanian Lakshmanan, Versogen, email: lbalsu@gmail.com; Christopher B. Capuano, Nel Hydrogen, email: ccapuano@nelhydrogen.com; Cynthia A. Rice, Plug Power Inc, email: crice@plugpower.com; Iryna Zenyuk, University of California, Irvine, email: iryna.zenyuk@uci.edu.
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Photovoltaics for the 21st Century 21: New Materials and Processes
Energy Technology Division; Dielectric Science and Technology Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
This symposium provides a forum for the discussion of terawatt-scale solar-to-electrical conversion technologies that have the potential to scale to meet global energy demand and become an impactful source of energy in the 21st century. To achieve terawatt scale photovoltaics, it is necessary to focus on the scalability and sustainability of photovoltaics. In addition to lowering cost and improving efficiency, research is needed in earthabundant raw materials, energy-efficient fabrication, recycling of waste solar modules, and storage of intermittent solar electricity.
Electrochemical and solid state sciences have major roles to play in removing many of these barriers to terawatt solar photovoltaics. This symposium invites contributions in both current and emerging areas of solar photovoltaic research and covers a whole spectrum of cell technologies from silicon to thin-films and emerging technologies. Sample topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Scalable and green solution-based processing technologies, material synthesis for solar cells;
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3) Sustainable practices of waste treatment in solar cell and module fabrication processes;
4) Devices and materials for scalable manufacturing, stability, and performance;
5) Earth-abundant solar materials: Synthesis and properties;
6) Device degradation and reliability for current and future solar modules including lightweight, wearable, flexible designs;
7) Cost-effective approaches to recycle current and future waste solar modules;
8) Innovative applications and systems that match the characteristics of solar energy;
9) Evaluation and characterization technologies for solar cells and modules.
Invited speakers from industry and academia provide an overview on the current status and explore future directions of solar photovoltaics. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Thad Druffel, University of Louisville, email: thad.druffel@louisville.edu; Zhi Chen, University of Kentucky, email: zhi.chen@uky.edu; Meng Tao, Arizona State University, email: meng.tao@asu.edu; Hiroki Hamada, Kindai University, email: h.hamada@ele.kindai.ac.jp; Valentine Ivanov Vullev, University of California, Riverside, email: vullev@ucr.edu
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Ionic and Mixed Conducting Ceramics 15: In Honor of Mogens Mogensen
High-Temperature Energy, Materials, & Processes Division; Battery Division; Energy Technology Division
Materials that exhibit fast ionic transport or significant levels of concurrent ionic and electronic conduction are of great interest among worldwide researchers and developers of technologies including fuel cells, batteries, sensors, membranes, electrochemical reactors, and electrosynthesis. This symposium provides a forum to share experimental data and theoretical and simulation studies and discuss research activities and needs in this exciting field. Both fundamental materials and applied technologies related to ionic transport and mixed conduction are presented. Some specific topics include:
1) Ionic transport in solid electrolytes;
2) Advances in protonic conductors;
3) Lattice strain effects in transport and catalysis;
4) Electrolyzers for electrochemical fuel synthesis;
5) Fuel cells and batteries;
6) Mechanisms of mixed conduction in ceramics;
7) Role of microstructure in conduction;
8) Dense ceramic membranes for gas separation and production of chemicals;
9) Electrocatalytic phenomena;
10) Ceramic sensors;
11) Electrochemistry of nanoceramics and transport in corrosionresistant ceramic films.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Xiao-Dong Zhou, University of Connecticut, email: xiao-dong.zhou@uconn.edu; Nicola Perry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, email: nhperry@illinois.edu; Wilson Chiu, University of Connecticut, email: wilson.chiu@uconn.edu; Tongchao Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, email: liut@anl.gov; Karen E. Swider-Lyons, Plug Power Inc, email: kswiderlyons@plugpower. com; Yudong Wang, University of Connecticut, email: yudong.wang@ uconn.edu
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Photocatalysts, Photoelectrochemical Cells, and Solar Fuels
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Energy Technology Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Sensor Division
This symposium provides an international and interdisciplinary forum to present the latest research on photocatalysts, photoelectrochemical cells, electrocatalysts, and renewable fuels. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Photocatalysts or photoelectrochemical cells;
2) Synthesis and characterization of solar energy materials;
3) Plasmonic nanostructures for solar energy devices;
4) Electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), nitrate conversion to valuable chemicals;
5) Capture or conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels;
6) Conversion of renewable energy resources into fuels (hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, ammonia, and other fuels);
7) Photocatalytic disinfection and environmental remediation;
8) Fundamental studies on charge dynamics or surface reactions in semiconductors or molecules using modern analytical techniques such as analytical spectroscopy and microscopy;
9) Simulation and modeling of materials, interfaces, devices, and systems for solar energy applications;
10) Synthesis and characterization of materials for photoconversion or for electrochemical energy conversion;
11) Corrosion and durability of energy conversion materials and devices;
12) Solar thermal panels and solar reactors.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Nianqiang Wu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, email: nianqiangwu@umass.edu; JaeJoon Lee, Dongguk University, email: jjlee@dongguk.edu; Tianquan Lian, Emory University, email: tlian@emory.edu; Heli Wang, Philips 66 Research Center, email: heli.wang@p66.com; Tsukasa Torimoto, Nagoya University, email: torimoto@chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp; Gary Phillip Wiederrecht, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Lab, email: wiederrecht@anl.gov; Paweł J. Kulesza, Uniwersytet Warszawski, email: pkulesza@chem.uw.edu.pl; Tetsu Tatsuma, The University of Tokyo, email: tatsuma@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp; Thomas Hamann, Michigan State University, email: hamann@chemistry.msu. edu; Dongling Ma, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, email: ma@emt.inrs.ca; Mani Manivannan, Global Pragmatic Materials LLC, email: manigpm1@outlook.com.
J—Luminescence and Display Materials, Devices, and Processing
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Luminescence and Display Materials: The Present Research for Future Applications Luminescence and Display Materials Division
This symposium focuses on the most modern and impactful, futureshaping topics in which luminescence is generated and/or employed, including:
1) Fundamentals of luminescence
• Mechanisms of luminescence: Photoluminescence, electroluminescence, chemiluminescence, and thermoluminescence
• Energy transfer processes in luminescent materials
• Advances in quantum yield and efficiency measurements
• Spectroscopic techniques for luminescence analysis
2) Design and synthesis of luminescent materials
• Novel phosphors for solid state lighting
• Synthesis and characterization of inorganic and organic luminescent materials
• Quantum dots: Design, synthesis, and applications
• Rare earth- and transition-metal-doped luminescent materials: Innovations and applications
• Luminescent nanomaterials and their hybrid structures
3) Luminescent materials in optoelectronics
• Light-emitting diodes (LEDs): Materials and efficiency improvements
• LEDs for horticultural lighting
• Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs): From materials to devices
• Electroluminescent materials for flexible and wearable electronics
• Luminescent materials for display technologies
4) Applications in sensing and imaging
• Luminescent sensors for environmental monitoring and detection
• Temperature and pressure measuring and imaging with luminescence
• Bioimaging applications of luminescent materials
• Luminescent materials in chemical and biological sensors
• Time-resolved luminescence in medical diagnostics
5) Emerging applications in photonics
• Luminescent materials in solar cells and photovoltaic applications
• Luminescence in photonic crystals and metamaterials
• Laser-induced luminescence and its applications
• Role of luminescence in data storage and information processing
6) Luminescence in security and forensics
• Anti-counterfeiting technologies based on luminescence
• Luminescent markers for forensic science
• Luminescent materials in security inks and coatings
• Applications in trace detection and authentication
7) Luminescent materials in medicine and healthcare
• Scintillators and x-ray phosphors in modern medical imaging
• Biocompatible luminescent materials for in vivo imaging
• Theranostics: Combining luminescence with therapeutic functions
• Luminescent materials for drug delivery systems
• Photodynamic therapy and luminescent-based treatments
8) Advanced characterization techniques
• Advances in spectroscopic techniques for studying luminescence
• High-resolution microscopy for luminescent materials
• Time-resolved spectroscopy and its applications
• Computational modeling and simulation of luminescent phenomena
9) Challenges and future directions
• Overcoming efficiency roll-off in luminescent devices
• Stability and degradation mechanisms of luminescent materials
• Future trends in luminescent materials and their applications
• Bridging the gap between laboratory research and commercial applications
These topics cover the breadth and depth of the field, fostering interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations among researchers, industry professionals, and academics. Join us in Chicago to be part of these exciting discussions and to network with leading experts in the field. Let’s shape the better future of science and society together. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Eugeniusz Zych, Uniwersytet Wroclawski, email: eugeniusz.zych@uwr.edu.pl; Chong-Geng Ma, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, email: macg@ cqupt.edu.cn; Marco Bettinelli, Università degli Studi di Verona, email: marco.bettinelli@univr.it; Rong-Jun Xie, Xiamen University, email: rjxie@xmu.edu.cn; Won Bin Im, Hanyang University, email: imwonbin@ hanyang.ac.kr; Mikhail Brik, Tartu Ülikool, email: mikhail.brik@ut.ee; John Collins, Wheaton College, email: jcollins@wheatonma.edu; Tetsuhiko Isobe, Keio University, email: isobe@applc.keio.ac.jp; Luiz G. Jacobsohn, Clemson University, email: luiz@clemson.edu; Ru-Shi Liu, National Taiwan University, email: rsliu@ntu.edu.tw; Kazuyoshi Ogasawara, Kwansei Gakuin University, email: ogasawara@kwansei. ac.jp; Alan Piquette, ams-OSRAM International GmbH, email: alan. piquette@osram-os.com; Alok Kumar Srivastava, ClearWater Solutions, email: alok.srivastava@clearwatersolutions.ae
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K—Organic and Bioelectrochemistry
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Advances in Organic and Biological Electrochemistry
Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division
Contributions are solicited in all areas of organic and biological electrochemistry, including synthetic, biological, and mechanistic organic electrochemistry.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Ariel Lesa Furst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, email: afurst@mit.edu; David Hickey, Michigan State University, email: dhickeychem@gmail.com; Dylan Boucher, Baylor University, email: dylanboucher@gmail.com; Olja Simoska, University of South Carolina, email: osimoska@gmail. com; Lior Sepunaru, University of California, Santa Barbara, email: sepunaru@ucsb.edu
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Electrochemistry and the Brain 3 Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Brain disorders that include psychiatric, neurodegenerative, and developmental conditions represent an enormous burden of disease, in terms of economic cost to society of more than $100B. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) it has been estimated that more than 30 percent of all disease burden is due to brain disorders.
This symposium provides a forum for the discussion of research and developments on the brain, the central (CNS) and the peripheral nervous systems (PNS). How can the central and the peripheral nervous systems be viewed and studied in terms of electrical circuits and electrochemical reactions and methods?
Topics include unresolved questions in brain function and neurological dysfunction; CNS and PNS monitoring and different ways to activate the nervous system including electrical neurostimulation, optogenetics, magnetogenetics, and other novel approaches; simulation and modeling of neural circuits; electrochemical measurements and methods of neurochemistry; novel neural interfaces materials stability and biocompatibility of implantable devices.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Lili Deligianni, Sense4me Inc., email: lili.deligianni@gmail.com; Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu; Johna Leddy, University of Iowa, email: Johna-Leddy@uiowa.edu; David Cliffel, Vanderbilt University, email: d.cliffel@vanderbilt.edu
L—Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry
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Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry
General Session
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
In the general session topic areas, all papers concerning any aspects of physical electrochemistry, analytical electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, and photoelectrochemistry, which are not covered by topic areas of other specialized symposia offered at this meeting, are welcome in this symposium. Contributed papers are programmed in some related order, depending on the titles and contents of the submitted abstracts.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Anne C. Co, Ohio State University, email: co@chemistry.ohio-state.edu; Stephen Paddison, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, email: spaddiso@utk.edu; Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu
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Computational Electrochemistry 10 Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Energy Technology Division
The goal of this symposium is to bring together scientists working in diverse areas of computational electrochemistry, in order to stimulate their awareness of common problems and group interests, facilitate exchange of ideas and opinions, and enable global, unifying views on this emerging interdisciplinary branch of electrochemistry and computational science. The symposium is devoted to ALL ASPECTS of computer and computational method uses in electrochemistry, including, but not necessarily limited to:
1) Quantum chemical and molecular simulations in electrochemistry (ab initio, Monte-Carlo, molecular dynamics, etc.);
2) Digital simulations of electrochemical transport and kinetic/ electroanalytical problems (continuum modeling, including PDE/ ODE/DAE solving);
3) Multi-physics and multi-scale simulations in electrochemistry;
4) Computer-aided data analysis in electrochemical kinetics and electroanalysis;
5) Engineering simulations and other computations relevant to electrochemical engineering;
6) Software, problem-solving environments, expert systems, databases, web-based programs, grid applications, etc. for electrochemistry.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Stephen Paddison, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, email: spaddiso@utk.edu; Zhenhua Zeng, Purdue University, email: zeng46@purdue.edu; Yue Qi, Brown University, email: yueqi@brown.edu; Robert Warburton, Case Western Reserve University, email: rew134@case.edu
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Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry in Ionic Liquids 7
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Battery Division; Electrodeposition Division; Energy Technology Division
This symposium provides an international and interdisciplinary forum to present the latest research on systems involving molten salts and ionic liquids. Papers on basic and applied research in all areas of chemistry, engineering, electrochemical systems, and physics related to molten salts and ionic liquids are solicited. The topics include, but are not restricted to:
1) Power and energy applications (e.g., batteries, fuel cells, semiconductors, photovoltaics, and phase change energy storage);
2) Rare earth and nuclear chemistry (e.g., lanthanides, actinides, radioisotopes, nuclear reprocessing);
3) Electrodeposition (e.g., deposition of alloys, characterization of electroactive species, and surface characterization);
4) Reactions (e.g., catalysis, synthesis, oligomerizations, and polymerizations);
5) Separations (e.g., selective extractions and biphasic systems);
6) Solute and solvent properties (e.g., structural investigations, thermal properties, dynamics, and stability of ionic liquids and molten salts);
7) Biomass applications (e.g., dissolution, modification, and/or reactions utilizing biomass);
8) Materials (e.g., polymer blends, additive manufacturing, active coatings, and corrosion studies);
9) New ionic liquids and molten salt mixtures (e.g., liquid clathrates, binary and ternary melts, and task specific ionic liquids); 10) Deep eutectic solvents (e.g., synthesis, properties, and applications).
Student participation is highly encouraged. It is anticipated that some funds will be available to support students and young scientists. Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Yasushi Katayama, Keio University, email: katayama@applc.keio.ac.jp; Burcu Gurkan, Case Western Reserve University, email: beg23@case.edu; Paul Chappell Trulove, United States Naval Academy, email: trulove@usna.edu; Adriana Ispas, Technische Universität Ilmenau, email: adriana.ispas@ tu-ilmenau.de; Andreas Bund, Technische Universität Ilmenau, email: andreas.bund@tu-ilmenau.de; Vito Di Noto, Università degli Studi di Padova, email: vito.dinoto@unipd.it; Matthew William Glasscott, United States Army Research Office, email: matthew.w.glasscott.civ@ army.mil.
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Charge Transfer: Electrons, Protons, and Other Ions 7
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Energy Technology Division
Charge transfer is important to both the frontier of fundamental science and, in the long term, solutions for energy generation, conversion, and storage. Applications are diverse and include hybrid inorganic-polymer composite photovoltaic solar cells; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; and lithium ion and redox flow batteries—to name but a few. Although the charge carrier may be different in these devices, there are common features in all charge transfer events or reactions. This symposium provides a forum to present recent progress in understanding how local and larger aspects determine the nature and energetics of charge transfer and transport in various systems and devices. Current interest ranges from:
1) Utilization of single or small groups of organic molecules or polymers as components in electronic devices;
2) Exploitation of semiconductor and metal or metal oxide nanoparticles because of their high surface areas and other sizedependent properties;
3) Effects of the density and distribution of fixed and/or mobile ions in electrodes and electrolytes.
Papers of interest include both experimental and theoretical studies that may be either applied or fundamental in focus.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Valentine Ivanov Vullev, University of California, Riverside, email: vullev@ucr.edu; Vito Di Noto, Università degli Studi di Padova, email: vito.dinoto@unipd.it; Stephen Paddison, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, email: spaddiso@utk.edu; Robert Warburton, Case Western Reserve University, email: rew134@ case.edu; Jian Xie, Purdue University, email: jxie@purdue.edu
L05 Education in Electrochemistry 5 Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Energy Technology Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division
While the lion’s share of research is accomplished by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, electrochemical education happens at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This symposium invites papers on the pedagogical aspects of teaching electrochemistry, electrochemical systems, and physics related to solid state and electrochemical science and technology at all levels, as well as curriculum ideas for incorporating electrochemistry into undergraduate programs.
Keynote lectures are presented by invited speakers. Student participation is highly encouraged. It is anticipated that some funds will be available for student and young scientist support.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Maureen Tang, Drexel University, email: mhtang@drexel.edu; Scott A. Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University, email: scb@msu.edu; Paul A. Kempler, Oregon Center for Electrochemistry, email: pkempler@uoregon.edu; Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu
L06
Redox Flow Systems for Energy Storage: New Chemical Systems and Mechanisms of Operation 2 Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Energy Technology Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division; Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division
Redox flow batteries have been recognized as an important perspective technology for stationary energy storage, including grid-scale energy storage, thanks to their high power performance, flexible design, and ease of scaling up. The present state of the art is mostly represented by allvanadium redox flow batteries, even though many inorganic and organic electroactive systems have recently been proposed as alternatives. In all-liquid systems, the active species are dissolved in solvents; but the hybrid systems, in which the active species exist in distinct phases (e.g., liquid, solid or gas), can operate in three subcategories: solid/liquid, semi-solid, and liquid/gas. Mechanisms of operation and approaches to the optimization of their performance obviously differ. There is a need to develop or identify robust organic, inorganic or hybrid compounds that could function as reversible redox species in a rechargeable battery under flow conditions. Special attention shall be paid to synthesis, modification, characterization, and deep understanding of the operation of novel redox active compounds of potential utility to redox flow rechargeable batteries.
The symposium includes invited presentations, reviews, tutorial papers, and contributed papers. Papers are solicited on the fundamental and applied aspects of redox flow batteries for energy storage. Of particular interest are new materials and designs, new anolytes and catholytes, performance studies, and modeling of all types of redox flow batteries, including aqueous and non-aqueous systems. This symposium brings together researchers working in different areas of fundamental physical and analytical electrochemistry as well as electrochemical science and technology. Both experimental and theoretical papers are welcomed in an effort to forge a stronger link between the experiential parameters and resulting properties of systems of interest to the area. Additional specific areas to be covered include design of cathode and anode materials, new preparative and processing approaches, fabrication of advanced materials and electrode characterization including in situ and ex situ methods, electrochemical properties and performances, electrode-electrolyte interfacial chemistry, computational modeling, and redox processes, together with ionic transport and reaction mechanisms.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Paweł J. Kulesza, Uniwersytet Warszawski, email: pkulesza@chem.uw.edu.pl; Iwona Rutkowska, Uniwersytet Warszawski, email: ilinek@chem.uw.edu. pl; Shelley D. Minteer, Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry, University of Utah, email: minteer@chem.utah.edu; Vito Di Noto, Università degli Studi di Padova, email: vito.dinoto@unipd.it; Elod Gyenge, The University of British Columbia, email: elod.gyenge@ubc. ca; Song Jin, University of Wisconsin–Madison, email: jin@chem.wisc. edu; Aaron Hollas, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: aaron. hollas@pnnl.gov; Fikile Richard Brushett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, email: brushett@mit.edu; Ertan Agar, University of Massachusetts Lowell, email: ertan_agar@uml.edu; Antoni FornerCuenca, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, email: a.forner.cuenca@ tue.nl; Bertrand Neyhouse, University of Michigan, email: neyhouse@ umich.edu; Shrihari Sankarasubramanian, University of Texas at San Antonio, email: shrihari.sankarasubramanian@utsa.edu.
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L07
Advances in Analytical Electrochemistry: A Joint Symposium with The Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) 2
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
The ECS Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division (PAED) calls for electroanalytical papers that showcase the ongoing advances in analytical use of electrochemistry including, but not limited to hyphenated techniques, sensor platforms, and other novel applications to major problems in detection. Integrated platforms are also of interest. Many years ago, the original physical electrochemistry division added analytical electrochemistry to its name and interest area. This symposium solidifies existing cooperation between members of The Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) and ECS.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: David Cliffel, Vanderbilt University, email: d.cliffel@vanderbilt.edu; Leslie Sombers, North Carolina State University, email: leslie_sombers@ncsu.edu; Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu
L08
Interfacial Analysis for Energy Storage and Conversion
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division; Battery Division; Energy Technology Division
For electrochemical systems such as batteries, (pseudo-) capacitors, fuel cells, and other emerging storage and conversion devices, the gas/solid, liquid/solid, and solid/solid interfaces are critical nexuses where many important physical and chemical processes take place. Analysis of such interfacial processes provides critical information for materials design and operational improvements for numerous electrochemical storage and conversion systems. Examining the methodology used for the diagnosis of interfacial (heterogeneous) charge transfer processes is also key to understanding the involved chemistries. This symposium seeks oral and poster presentations on advanced methodology, and research frontiers on interfacial analysis. Addressing the pressing opportunities and challenges in these directions will help bridge expertise in academic research into industrial electrochemical processes. The technologies and topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Control of electrochemical deposition for energy storage applications;
2) Single crystal, thin film, and substrate-supported model systems for probing interfaces and interphases;
3) Interfacial electrochemistry-induced phase transformations and degradation processes in battery, capacitor, and other related devices;
4) Fundamental experimental and theoretical investigations of electrode/electrolyte interfaces (e.g., solid/liquid, and solid/solid) for energy storage and electrocatalysis;
5) Analytical, in situ, and operando characterizations of electrochemical interfacial processes, including those on buried interphases.
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Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Joaquín Rodríguez-López, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: joaquinr@illinois. edu; Svitlana Pylypenko, Colorado School of Mines, email: spylypen@ mines.edu; Petr Vanysek, Středoevropský technologický institut, email: pvanysek@gmail.com; A. Robert Hillman, University of Leicester, email: arh7@le.ac.uk; Joseph Quinn, Pacific Northwest National Lab, email: joseph.quinn@pnnl.gov; Steven C. DeCaluwe, Colorado School of Mines, email: decaluwe@mines.edu
L09
Electrochemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division
Lanthanides are uniquely useful in advanced technologies and materials. Physiochemically similar in many ways, differences in the population of 4f 6s electrons establish unique magnetic, photochemical, and catalytic properties. Lanthanides are critical materials [1]. Actinides are radioactive elements important in nuclear energy and medicine. Lanthanides and actinides have a range of oxidation states and bind ligands. Both are subject to voltammetric inspection, where electrochemistry can induce changes in electron population and oxidation state and SO properties. Electrochemistry can affect separations of lanthanides from lanthanides, and lanthanides from actinides. Separations of lanthanides from lanthanides are challenging but important to further development and refinement of advanced technologies and materials. Efficient separation of lanthanides from actinides mitigates hazards in long term storage of spent nuclear fuel and facilitates nuclear medicine.
Papers addressing any aspect of electrochemistry and voltammetry of lanthanides and actinides are sought. This includes materials, technologies, separations, and corrosion. Work in unusual media and under unusual conditions, as well as characterization methods, are of interest. Characterization of novel rare earth complexes of academic interest and as catalysts are solicited. Presentations on advances and challenges in materials, technologies, medicine, and catalysis are encouraged. Fundamental advances in kinetics and equilibrium are welcomed. The symposium provides an opportunity for those with expertise in rare earths and those with electrochemical competence to interact and promote electrochemistry of lanthanides and actinides.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Johna Leddy, University of Iowa, email: johna-leddy@uiowa.edu; Krysti L. Knoche Gupta, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, email: knochekl@uwec.edu; Perry N. Motsegood, TerraPower LLC, email: pmotsegood@terrapower.com
M—Sensors
M01
Recent Advances in Sensors Systems: General Session Sensor Division
This symposium provides a forum for the broad discussion of research and development in the field of physical and chemical sensors (gas, liquid, and other types), including molecular recognition surfaces, transduction methods, and integrated and microsensor systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Development of new selective molecular recognition surface and materials;
2) Sensor and analytical systems for safety and security;
3) Novel methods for signal amplification and detection;
4) Sensor arrays for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes;
5) Micro total analysis systems (µ-TAS);
6) Physics and chemistry of sensors and sensor materials, synthesis/ fabrication and characterization of novel compositions;
7) Novel sensor concepts, design, modeling, and verification;
8) Sensor arrays, and electronic noses and tongues;
9) Physical, chemical, and biological/biomedical sensors and actuators, such as gas, humidity, ion, and molecular sensors, their system integration, and actuating functions;
10) Optical sensors and fiber optic sensors;
11) Wireless sensors;
12) Emerging technologies and applications including nanosensors and sensors leveraging nanotechnology;
13) Harsh-environment sensors.
All transduction methods are of interest for this symposium (e.g., electrochemical, resistive, capacitive, optical, acoustic, gravimetric, and thermal). The goal of this symposium is to present the broadest possible coverage of modern physical and chemical sensing progress and to highlight the present state of the art relative to basic and applied areas.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Larry A. Nagahara, Johns Hopkins University, email: larry.nagahara@jhu.edu; Dong-Joo Kim, Auburn University, email: dkim@auburn.edu; Leyla Soleymani, McMaster University, email: soleyml@mcmaster.ca.
M02
Sensors for Energy Production, Conversion, and Storage
Sensor Division; Battery Division; Energy Technology Division
This symposium highlights the critical role sensors play in improving the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of energy systems, including renewable energy production, energy conversion, and energy storage solutions. Attendees explore the latest advancements in sensor technology for monitoring and optimizing energy components like fuel cells, batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines. These sensors provide essential (near) real-time data and analytics, enabling proactive management of energy systems to enhance performance and longevity.
The symposium features invited presentations from prominent thought leaders, technical sessions, and open discussions. These cover topics such as novel sensor materials, innovative designs, and the integration of sensors with data processing and machine learning technologies. Attendees have the chance to share research, discuss challenges, and explore solutions. Additionally, the event offers opportunities for networking and collaboration, helping participants form new partnerships and drive forward the development of next-generation sensor technologies. These advancements are essential for the transition to cleaner, more efficient, and resilient energy systems. By joining this symposium, participants engage in the global conversation on energy sustainability, gain valuable insights, and are at the forefront of technological innovation in the energy sector. The knowledge and collaborations fostered at this event will be crucial to addressing the world’s energy challenges and advancing toward a sustainable, energy-efficient future.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Dongmei Dong, Rowan University, email: dongd@rowan.edu; Zhiqun Deng, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: zhiqun.deng@pnnl.gov; Thomas A. Zawodzinski, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, email: tzawodzi@utk. edu.
M03
Plasmon and Nanophotonics for Photo-(electro) chemical Reactions, Sensing, and Medical Therapy Sensor Division
This symposium provides an international and interdisciplinary forum to present the latest research on plasmon and nanophotonics for photo(electro)chemical reactions, sensing, and medical therapy. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Synthesis and characterization of plasmonic and nano-photonic materials, meta-materials, and nanostructures
2) Lithography and fabrication of plasmonic array patterns and metasurfaces, nano-photonic structures;
3) Plasmon-mediated or photonics-enhanced photochemical or electrochemical reactions, photocatalysis, and photoelectrocatalysis;
4) Plasmonic sensors and nano-photonic sensors;
5) Surface-enhanced Raman scattering;
6) Plasmon-enhanced fluorescence;
7) Plasmon-mediated optical spectroscopy;
8) Photothermal therapy, photodynamic therapy, photoacoustic therapy;
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Leyla Soleymani, McMaster University, email: soleyml@mcmaster.ca; Tianquen Lian, Emory University, email: tlian@emory.edu; Larry A. Nagahara, Johns Hopkins University, email: larry.nagahara@jhu.edu; Prashant K. Jain, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, email: jain@illinois.edu; Jing Zhao, University of Connecticut, email: jing.zhao@uconn.edu; Fiorenzo Vetrone, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, email: fiorenzo. vetrone@inrs.ca; Emiliano Cortés, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, email: Emiliano.Cortes@lmu.de; Pengyu Chen, Auburn University, email: pengyuc@auburn.edu; Nianqiang Wu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, email: nianqiangwu@umass.edu
Z—General
Z01
General Student Poster Session All Divisions
This poster session provides a forum for graduate and undergraduate students to present research results of general interest to ECS. The session’s purpose is to foster and promote work in electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and to stimulate active student interest and participation in ECS. Posters accepted for presentation in this session are eligible for General Student Poster Awards. To be considered for awards, student poster authors must (1) upload a digital poster and (2) be present during the in-person judging session. The top three student authors receive cash prizes: $1500 for first place, $1000 for second place, and $500 for third place.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Alice H. Suroviec, Berry College, email: asuroviec@berry.edu; Paul J. A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: kenis@illinois.edu; Christopher G. Arges, Argonne National Laboratory, email: carges@anl.gov; Ahmed Farghaly, Argonne National Laboratory, email: afarghaly@anl.gov
Z02
Electrochemical/Materials Processing in Space Engineering 2
Electrodeposition Division; Battery Division; HighTemperature Energy, Materials, & Processes Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division
Half a century has passed since the Apollo 11 mission. This mission, and the “successful failure” of the 13th mission, have stimulated not only space science and engineering, but also dramatically driven the development of contemporary ground energy conversion and storage technologies. Specifically, NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish sustainable exploration on the lunar surface. The Lunar Gateway, a space station to be placed in lunar orbit, will be constructed as a solarpowered communication hub providing powerful instrumentation for planetary science, astrophysics, Earth observation, space biology, human health performance, and even a geological science laboratory combined with rover surface exploration. Through Artemis, the first woman and first person of color may land on the Moon by 2026. Lessons learned from the Artemis mission will support long-range missions, including surface sample returns from the Mars 1 Phobos satellite, and even the next giant leap, sending astronauts to Mars. Given the long-term needs of such interdisciplinary space exploration missions, a new generation of scientists and engineers must be trained and cultivated so that their ideas and innovations can support the peaceful common interest and welfare of all humankind.
9) Bio-imaging.
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Several symposia have taken place including the “Electrochemistry in Space” symposium at the 236th ECS Meeting (Atlanta, 2019) and the 2020 American Chemical Society Earth and Space Chemistry Journal In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Call for Papers for the special issue, “Materials of the Universe: The Final Chemical Frontier.” However, their scope, led primarily by NASA, focused on space exploration technologies. It is our position that The Electrochemical Society (ECS) should develop an interdisciplinary education and research program in collaboration with the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Light Metals and Materials Processing Divisions. This research program should be geared towards training graduate students for future space engineering challenges, including those associated with the utilization of in-space resources. This education and research program should focus on innovations from the fields of electrochemistry and materials processing. Papers are welcomed that include fundamental and applied science and engineering research, and approaches towards graduate student education, related to:
1) Basic science about the drop tower, rocket, and International Space Station (ISS) (e.g., nucleation and growth of ice in space, gaseous electrode behavior);
2) Microgravity research, such as bubble formation, protein, or semiconductor crystallization;
3) Energy conversion and storage systems for space engineering (URFC, LIBs, nuclear batteries);
4) Sensor systems for rover engineering and x-ray astrophysics;
5) Life-support systems, including desalination technology and CO2 reduction;
6) In situ resource utilization, materials processing, and thermodynamic measurements;
7) Computational chemistry/interfacial reaction dynamics;
8) Ion transfer through cell membranes in bio-physics;
9) Global environmental observation systems;
10) Other related topics.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Yasuhiro Fukunaka, Waseda University, email: hirofukunaka@gmail.com; Santosh Vijapur, Faraday Technology Inc, email: santoshvijapur@faradaytechnology. com; Dongping Lu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: Dongping.lu@pnnl.gov; Maria Inman, Faraday Technology Inc, email: mariainman@faradaytechnology.com
Z03
Manufacturing for Energy Technologies
Battery Division; Energy Technology Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Subcommittee
This symposium aims to show recent progress in manufacturing energy technologies; bridge the gap between approaches for fundamental research and industry development; establish common ground for more effectively investigating, evaluating, and testing new materials and concepts; and expedite the concept to commercialization cycle. Specifically, this provides a venue to comprehend current and future industrial needs for energy R&D in a wide range of electrochemical energy storage fields and strengthen communications between academia and industry to effectively identify the real fundamental challenges in advanced energy technologies. The topic of this symposium includes, but is not limited to:
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1) Materials science and materials manufacturing;
2) Process scale-up;
3) Electrode preparation process;
4) Membrane development;
5) Smart manufacturing;
6) Cell design, prototyping, and manufacturing;
7) Artificial intelligence/Machine learning in battery research and manufacturing.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Jianlin Li, Argonne National Laboratory, email: jianlin.li@anl.gov; Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, email: jie.xiao@pnnl.gov; Alejandro A. Franco, Université de Picardie Jules Verne – CNRS, email: alejandro.franco@upicardie.fr; Marissa Wood, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, email: wood70@llnl.gov; Cortney K. Mittelsteadt, Plug Power Inc, email: cmittelsteadt@plugpower.com; Paul J. A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: kenis@illinois.edu; Taylor Reed Garrick, General Motors Holdings LLC, email: taylor.garrick@gm.com.
Z04
Electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy: From Technology to Atomic Insights
Electrodeposition Division; Corrosion Division; Energy Technology Division; Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Subcommittee
The invention of the STM and AFM in the 1980s revolutionized surface science and opened up new avenues of exploration and innovation in nanotechnology. The ability of these tools to reveal local, atomic insights into surface structure and reactivity is unparalleled; however, the full potential and possible applications of electrochemical scanning probe microscopy (ECSPM) techniques, like STM, AFM, SECM, SICM, SECCM, TERS, and others, have yet to be fully explored. One reason for this is the complexity of combining electrochemistry with SPM, which typically results in setups that are even more difficult to handle and operate than standard SPMs. Furthermore, the underdeveloped knowledge and ability to control the state and evolution of the probe tip remains an additional significant barrier to progress in both experiment and image simulation. Likewise, routine operation with high spatial-temporal resolution, as well as effective analysis of large data flows, remains a challenging enterprise. Nevertheless, the richness of quantifiable signals from the electrochemical environment that can be used as feedback or detection signals in SPM continue to offer intriguing possibilities. The development of hybrid methods that couple local SPM measurements with other spectroscopic tools, like TERS and XAS, have also advanced substantially in recent years and look to grow in importance.
This interdisciplinary symposium aims to capture the state-of-theart science produced by existing electrochemical SPM tools, while also discussing, exploring, and imagining new possible ways to gather electrochemical and structure information using improved instrumental resolution at the mesoscale and in particular, atomic scale dimensions. Contributions that provide atomic insights into the surface structure, interface dynamics, electrochemical double layer, reaction mechanisms, and associated electrochemical reactivity are most welcome. This includes applications ranging from nucleation and growth phenomena such as electroplating, etching and dissolution, oxidation, intercalation, conversion battery reactions, to site specific electrocatalytic reactions such as HER, OER, CO2RR, and more generally, SPM studies of the structure, formation and operation of functionalized surfaces that mediated electron and ion transfer reactions writ large. At the same time, emergent nanotechnological applications exploring the use of ECSPM methods for both mesoscale and atomically resolved surface modification and material synthesis are also of growing interest and importance.
The symposium includes a series of invited lectures that provide an overview of the insights achieved using state-of-the-art SPM technology and provide an outlook on promising and exciting future research directions. In addition to new experimental discoveries in physical chemistry, the symposium discusses the latest theoretical science developments and application of modern computational methods that enlighten the understanding and quantification of atomic details, and guide additionally future experimental work. Accordingly, we encourage contributions from researchers across the broad electrochemical and surface science community who work with ECSPM methods or theory to reveal atomistic and molecular insight into important and emergent issues in electrochemical science and technology.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Thomas Polk Moffat, National Institute of Standards & Technology, email: thomas.moffat@nist.gov; Marcel J. Rost, Universiteit Leiden, email: Rost@Physics.LeidenUniv. nl; Yingjie Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: yjz@illinois.edu; Christine Kranz, Universität Ulm, email: christine. kranz@uni-ulm.de; Olaf M. Magnussen, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, email: magnussen@physik.uni-kiel.de; Joaquín RodríguezLópez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, email: joaquinr@ illinois.edu; Hang Ren, University of Texas at Austin, email: hren@ utexas.edu; Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia, Technische Universiteit Delft, email: Y.GonzalezGarcia@tudelft.nl
Z05
Advanced Electrochemical Engineering in the ECS
Mid-America Section Battery Division; Corrosion Division; Electrodeposition Division; Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division
This symposium is dedicated to showcasing the latest research and development activities within the Mid-America region (Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky). The ECS Mid-America Section was established to advance electrochemical and solid state science, technology, and human understanding. It supports early career researchers and foster the exchange of ideas and information between fundamental and applied research in the Mid-America region.
Contributions focus on advancements in concepts, materials, and designs of electrochemical systems, including:
1) Electrodeposition of functional materials;
2) Localized corrosion phenomena;
3) Electrocatalysis;
4) Next-generation batteries;
5) Advanced fuel cells;
6) Sensor technology.
Submit abstracts electronically to ECS headquarters. Send questions and inquiries to the symposium organizers: Nosang Vincent Myung, University of Notre Dame, email: nmyung@nd.edu; Lily A. Robertson, Argonne National Laboratory, email: robertla@anl.gov