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16 The Electrochemical Society Interface • Winter 2011 (continued on page 18) (continued on page 18) CANDIDATES FOR SOCIETY OFFICE Candidates for Vice-President DANIEL A. SCHERSON is currently the Frank Hovorka Professor of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. He received a PhD in chemistry from The University of California at Davis under the late Joel Keizer working in the area of nonlinear, non-equilibrium thermodynamics. His interests in interfacial science prompted him to spend the next four years as a postdoctoral research associate in the laboratories of John Newman at UC Berkeley, Phil Ross at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Ernest B. Yeager at Case Western Reserve University, and finally at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, Germany, working both with Heinz Gerischer and Dieter Kolb, from whom he acquired both theoretical and experimental knowledge in the general area of physical electrochemistry which ultimately shaped his academic career. In 1983, he joined the Chemistry faculty at Case Western Reserve University, where he is currently Director of The Ernest B. Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences. His research interests include the development and implementation of linear and nonlinear spectroscopic and structural techniques for the in situ monitoring of interfacial electrochemical events, including operating devices, such as fuel cells, batteries, and electrosynthetic reactors. Daniel Scherson has over 240 journal publications, seven U.S. patents, and hundreds of conference presentations. He has been a member of ECS since 1976. He received a number of prestigious awards, including the IBM Faculty Development Award, David C. Grahame Award of the Physical Electrochemistry Division of ECS, The Faraday Medal of the Electrochemistry Groups of the Royal Chemical Society, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Fellowship Award and the Vittorio de Nora-Diamond Shamrock Postdoctoral Fellowship. He has held the position of Associate Editor of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (1997-2007), and Petr V anýsek received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Prague, from the Charles University and the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, respectively. After graduation, he made the U.S. his home, first as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then as a Faculty-at-Large at the University of New Hampshire, and then as a tenured faculty at Northern Illinois University. In 2000-2002, Dr. Vanýsek was employed as a principal scientist at ACLARA BioSciences, Inc. in Mountain View, CA, working on the development of new detection schemes in microfluidic systems, data interpretation and instrumentation. At Northern Illinois University, he is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry and serves as the Director of Graduate Studies. He is the Treasurer of the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry and the President of the Federation of Materials Societies. Dr. Vanýsek’s main research interests have been focused on the electrochemical behavior of the interface between two immiscible phases, both on the analytical applications of such interfaces, as well as on achieving a deeper understanding of their atomic- size properties. He is using synchrotron X-rays to probe these interfaces. He has also developed particular expertise in analytical instrumentation and in electrochemical impedance techniques. His research spans both sides of electrochemical interests, the “wet” in electroanalysis and the “dry” in the materials science area. Professor Vanýsek has authored or co- authored more than 80 journal publications, holds two patents, and has edited and co- edited several books and a monograph on the electrochemistry of liquid/liquid interfaces. He has been a member of ECS since 1986 and was first involved for many years on the executive committee of the Chicago Section. He has been Vice-Chair and Chair of the Sensor Division and Secretary-Treasurer of the Physical and Electroanalytical Division. At the Society level, he has served on the Technical Affairs Committee, the New Technology Subcommittee, and is the Past Candidate for President FERNANDO GARZON has had the great fortune to pursue a career in energy science and tech- nology, for all of his professional life. His graduate research at the University of Pennsylvania was centered on the funda- mental properties of ceramic ionic conductors in the beta″ alumina family. His postdoctoral appointment with Dr. Ian Raistrick at Los Alamos National Laboratory was originally focused on supercapacitor materials. The discovery of high temperature superconductivity redirected his research to the fundamental growth and characterization of these new materials. Dr. Garzon’s experience in thin film ceramic materials growth and past background in solid-state electrochemistry enabled him to develop new classes of ceramic gas sensors. These mixed potential devices detect oxygen, hydrogen, and combustion emissions such as hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitric oxides, and sulfur dioxides. He has worked for many years with the transportation and power industries to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. He also became actively involved in the multidisciplinary Los Alamos fuel cell program in the early ‘90s. He was able to contribute to the understanding of the degradation mechanisms of polymer fuel cells by adapting modern materials analysis techniques for the characterization of membrane-electrode assemblies. Dr. Garzon is currently studying the effects of common fuel/air contaminants on polymer fuel cells. He also leads fundamental studies of high temperature proton conducting electrolytes. Dr. Garzon has been a Society member since 1986, a past Chairperson of the HTM Division and served on many ECS and DOE committees. He has co-authored over a hundred publications and seven patents. The following are biographical sketches and candidacy statements of the nominated candidates for the annual election of officers for ECS. Ballots (and instructions for voting either online or by mail) will be sent in January 2012 to all Voting Members of the Society. The office not affected by this election is that of the Treasurer.
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Candidates for Vice-PresidentDaniel a. ScherSoniscurrentlytheFrankHovorkaProfessorofChemistry at CaseWestern ReserveUniversity. Hereceived a PhD inchemistry from TheUniversity ofCalifornia at Davisunder the late Joel
Keizer working in the area of nonlinear,non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Hisinterests in interfacial science promptedhim to spend the next four years as apostdoctoral research associate in thelaboratories of John Newman at UCBerkeley, Phil Ross at the LawrenceBerkeley Laboratory, Ernest B. Yeager atCase Western Reserve University, andfinallyattheFritzHaberInstituteinBerlin,Germany, working both with HeinzGerischerandDieterKolb,fromwhomheacquiredboththeoreticalandexperimentalknowledge in the general area of physicalelectrochemistry which ultimately shapedhisacademiccareer.
In1983,hejoinedtheChemistryfacultyatCaseWesternReserveUniversity,wherehe is currently Director of The ErnestB. Yeager Center for ElectrochemicalSciences. His research interests includethe development and implementationof linear and nonlinear spectroscopicand structural techniques for the in situmonitoring of interfacial electrochemicalevents, including operating devices, suchas fuel cells,batteries, andelectrosyntheticreactors. Daniel Scherson has over 240journal publications, seven U.S. patents,and hundreds of conference presentations.HehasbeenamemberofECSsince1976.Hereceivedanumberofprestigiousawards,including the IBM Faculty DevelopmentAward, David C. Grahame Award of thePhysicalElectrochemistryDivisionofECS,TheFaradayMedaloftheElectrochemistryGroupsoftheRoyalChemicalSociety,TheJapanSocietyforthePromotionofScienceFellowship, the Alexander von HumboldtSenior FellowshipAward and the Vittoriode Nora-Diamond Shamrock PostdoctoralFellowship. He has held the position ofAssociate Editor of the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (1997-2007), and
Petr Vanýsek receivedhis undergraduate andgraduate degrees inPrague, from theCharlesUniversityandthe CzechoslovakAcademy of Sciences,respectively. Aftergraduation, he madethe U.S. his home,first asapostdoctoralfellow at theUniversity
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then as aFaculty-at-Large at the University of NewHampshire,andthenasatenuredfacultyatNorthernIllinoisUniversity. In 2000-2002,Dr. Vanýsek was employed as a principalscientist at ACLARA BioSciences, Inc. inMountain View, CA, working on thedevelopment of new detection schemes inmicrofluidicsystems,datainterpretationandinstrumentation. At Northern IllinoisUniversity, he is a Full Professor ofAnalytical Chemistry and serves as theDirector of Graduate Studies. He is theTreasureroftheSocietyforElectroanalyticalChemistryandthePresidentoftheFederationofMaterialsSocieties.
Dr.Vanýsek’smainresearchinterestshavebeenfocusedontheelectrochemicalbehaviorof the interface between two immisciblephases, both on the analytical applicationsof such interfaces, as well as on achievinga deeper understanding of their atomic-size properties. He is using synchrotronX-raystoprobetheseinterfaces.Hehasalsodeveloped particular expertise in analyticalinstrumentation and in electrochemicalimpedance techniques. His research spansboth sides of electrochemical interests, the“wet”inelectroanalysisandthe“dry”inthematerialssciencearea.
Professor Vanýsek has authored or co-authoredmore than 80 journal publications,holds two patents, and has edited and co-editedseveralbooksandamonographontheelectrochemistry of liquid/liquid interfaces.He has been a member of ECS since 1986andwasfirstinvolvedformanyyearsontheexecutivecommitteeoftheChicagoSection.He has been Vice-Chair and Chair of theSensor Division and Secretary-Treasurer ofthe Physical and Electroanalytical Division.At the Society level, he has served on theTechnical Affairs Committee, the NewTechnology Subcommittee, and is the Past
Candidate for PresidentFernanDo Garzonhas had the greatfortune to pursue acareer in energyscience and tech-nology, for all of hisprofessional life.Hisgraduate research atthe University ofPennsylvania wascenteredonthefunda-
mental properties of ceramic ionicconductorsinthebeta″aluminafamily.Hispostdoctoral appointment with Dr. IanRaistrick at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory was originally focused onsupercapacitormaterials.Thediscoveryofhigh temperature superconductivityredirectedhis research to thefundamentalgrowth and characterization of these newmaterials.
Dr. Garzon’s experience in thinfilm ceramic materials growth and pastbackground in solid-state electrochemistryenabled him to develop new classes ofceramicgassensors.Thesemixedpotentialdevices detect oxygen, hydrogen, andcombustionemissionssuchashydrocarbons,carbonmonoxide, nitric oxides, and sulfurdioxides. He has worked for many yearswiththetransportationandpowerindustriesto improve energy efficiency and reduceemissions.
He also became actively involved inthe multidisciplinary LosAlamos fuel cellprogram in the early ‘90s. He was ableto contribute to the understanding of thedegradation mechanisms of polymer fuelcellsbyadaptingmodernmaterialsanalysistechniques for the characterization ofmembrane-electrodeassemblies.Dr.Garzoniscurrentlystudyingtheeffectsofcommonfuel/aircontaminantsonpolymerfuelcells.He also leads fundamental studies of hightemperatureprotonconductingelectrolytes.Dr. Garzon has been a Society membersince1986,apastChairpersonoftheHTMDivisionandservedonmanyECSandDOEcommittees. He has co-authored over ahundredpublicationsandsevenpatents.
The following are biographical sketches and candidacy statements of the nominated candidates for the annual election of officers for ECS. Ballots (and instructions for voting either online or by mail) will be sent in January 2012 to all Voting Members of the Society. The office not affected by this election is that of the Treasurer.
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hariklia (lili) DeliGianni is aResearcher at IBM’sThomas J. WatsonResearch Center inYorktown Heights,NY. Dr. Deligianni’sresearch interestsinclude the investi-gation of earthabundantmaterialsfor
thin film solar cells and the integration ofsolar energy with the electric grid. LiliDeligianniisusingelectrodepositionforthesynthesisofearthabundantsemiconductorsthat are used as light absorbing materials.These game changing technologies can beused to fabricate flexible and rigid solarpanels.Her goal is to continue to innovatedeveloping new materials and advancedconcepts for solar energy conversion andstorage.
Previously, Lili Deligianni played aleading role in the successful introductionof electrochemical processes in the solderbump technology. The process became thestandardintheelectronicindustryforjoiningofsiliconchipstopackages.Forhertechnicalachievements on the electroplated solderbumpprocessdevelopment,shereceivedanIBM Corporate Technical Excellence AwardandanOutstandingInnovationAwardin2001.
Dr. Deligianni co-invented thecopper electrodeposition process for on-chip interconnects. The introduction ofelectroplated copper wire on silicon wafershasrevolutionizedthecapabilityofcomputerchips.Theinventorsofthepatentassociatedwiththecopperinterconnectprocessreceivedthe 2006 Inventor of the Year Award ofthe New York Intellectual Property LawAssociation.That sameyear,Dr.Deligiannireceived an IBM Corporate Award for hertechnical contributions on the ElectroplatedInterconnection Structures on IntegratedCircuitChips.
In the early 2000s Dr. Deligiannidemonstrated the first integrated on-chipmicro-electro-mechanicalswitchforwirelessapplications. This technology currently isgettingtractionforthemanufactureofchipswithintegratedwirelesstransceivers.
Lili Deligianni received a PhD degreein 1988 in chemical engineering from theUniversity of Illinois inUrbana-ChampaignandhasbeenwithIBMsincethat time.SheisanelectedmemberoftheIBMAcademyofTechnology. Dr. Deligianni has co-authored65 journalpublicationsand129patentsandpatentapplications.
Lili Deligianni is actively involved inECS.ShehasbeenamemberoftheECSfor27years,firstasastudentandcontinuingasaprofessional.Shehasco-organizednumeroussymposia and editedmany proceedings and
curtiS F. holmeS received his under-graduate degree inchemistry from Loui-siana State Universityand his PhD inphysical chemistryfrom Indiana Uni-versity. His doctoralresearch was in thefields of irreversiblethermodynamics and
statisticalmechanics.After completing his education he entered
the U.S.Army. He spent one year as a FirstLieutenant in a research institute and thenservedasaCaptaininVietnam,wherehewasawardedtheBronzeStarMedal.
Dr.Holmes joinedWilsonGreatbatchLtd.(nowGreatbatch,Inc.)in1976.In1980hewasnamedVicePresident,TechnologyandhasheldthepositionsofVicePresidentofTechnologyandSeniorVicePresident.Hisresponsibilitiesincludedprocessandproductquality,regulatoryaffairs, reliability, intellectual property, andresearchanddevelopment.
In 1999Dr.Holmeswas named PresidentofafirmacquiredbyGreatbatchinColumbia,MD.Thatsubsidiary,sincerelocatedtoMexico,produced feedthroughs, coated electrodetips, and other components for implantablebiomedical devices and batteries. In 2001 hebecame Group Vice President, Components,with responsibilities for divisions of thecompanyinClarence,NY,CarsonCityNV,andColumbiaMD.
In2004he returned toWesternNewYorkto become the company’s Chief TechnologyOfficer. Dr. Holmes retired from fullemploymentatGreatbatchin2006andservesas a consultant to the company. He remainsactiveintechnicalandeducationalactivitiesofthecompany.Hehasauthoredover55technicalpapers and six book chapters and holds threeU.S.patents.
Dr. Holmes has participated in a varietyof research and development projects fordevelopment of advanced batteries forimplantable biomedical devices. Amongthe projects he has participated in are theimprovement of efficiency and reliabilityof lithium/iodine pacemaker batteries, thedevelopment of medium-rate batteries forimplantable drug delivery systems andneurostimulators,andthedevelopmentofhigh-ratelithium/silvervanadiumoxidebatteriesfortheimplantabledefibrillator.
A frequent participant in scientificconferences, Dr. Holmes has organized orchairedtechnicalsessionsforECS,theAnnualConference on Battery Applications andAdvances, and several of the InternationalMeetings on Lithium Batteries. He haspresented invited papers in several meetingsofECS.
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Candidates for SecretaryECS Transactions volumes.As theChairoftheECSEducationCommittee,shefeelsveryproudabouttherenewedinterestofmembersin the short courses, the successful studentposter sessions, and the fellowships, whichhave attracted world class professors andresearchers asmembers of the Society. SheservesontheHonorsandAwardsCommittee,andhasservedtheElectrodepositionDivisionfor eight years, as a Member-at-Large,Secretary,Vice-Chair,andcurrentlyasChair.
Candidate’s Statement
It is an honor and a privilege to serveECS. I was a graduate student when I firstjoinedECS27yearsago.ECSisawonderfulcommunity of world class scientists andengineers from both the academic andindustrial sectors, which keeps re-inventingitself though the dissemination of newknowledge. It is at ECS meetings and inECS publications where the most relevantscientificandtechnologytopicsarediscussedandwherenewresearchideasaregenerated.ECS offers a great service to society byadvancing the science and technology. TheECSmembershipisaveryvibranttechnicalandscientificcommunity.TheECSmemberswhovolunteertheirtimeandtheoutstandingECSstaffareaverydedicatedandcommittedgroup of people with a single mission topromotenewelectrochemicalandsolidstatescienceandtechnologythroughtheSociety’smeetings, publications, and the manydifferentprograms that theSocietyoffers toitsmembers.
This isaveryexciting time tobepartofthe ECS leadership and I cannot hide myenthusiasm.Thisisatimewhereinnovationin energy and water systems, in healthcareand in information technology promise totransform our society, reduce poverty, andadvance our standard of living. These aretremendous challenges of our time, whichwe can turn into great opportunities. ECS’sroleiscentraltothedisseminationofthisnewknowledge,whichisanenablertoinnovationand to developing new technologies toimprove ourworld.As Secretary of ECS, Iwillsupportandpromotewithnewinitiativesthe key Society’s objectives to advance thescience and technology, to promote andencourage new research, to educate ourmembers in both the fundamentals and thetechnology aspects, and to empower ourmemberstoadvancetheircareers.
Ibelievethatstudentsareourpresentandour future. Students are the oneswho needto embrace and solve the global challengesof our world.We need to continue servingour student members to provide themwith the knowledge and tools to becomeglobal thinkers. The support of our studentmemberswith thedifferentprogramsof the
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currentlyistheEditoroftheJournal of The Electrochemical Society (2008-present).Hehasalso servedasChairof thePhysicalElectrochemistryandoftheBatteryDivisionsofECSandisaFellowofECS.
Candidate’s Statement
Overthelastdecade,thedisseminationofscientificinformationhasbecomealucrative,highly competitive, and indeed aggressivebusiness where the ultimate goal is tomaximize a statistical parameter known astheimpactfactor,regardedincertaincirclesas ameasure of the prominence of a givenjournalinitsfield.Thisnewenvironmenthasforcedprofessionalsocietiessuchasours toreassess their marketing strategies withoutcrossing the ethicalboundaries societies arebound to uphold.After long, and at times,heated deliberations of which I had theprivilege of joining, ECS decided as a firststeptoreorganizethejournalsalongthetwogeneral areas of electrochemistry and solidstatescienceandtechnology.Thisplanslatedforimplementationin2012willallowfortheimpactfactorofECSjournalstobecomparedonafairbasiswithpublicationsinvolvingthesame topicswith thoseof other societies orcommercialenterprises.
This new journals structure calls forthe appointment of independent TechnicalEditors representing each and every area ofinterestoftheDivisionsofECS.Weenvisionas a second step in this venture for allmembersoftheEditorialBoardstoestablishclose communication with the Divisions todevelopeffectivemeansofcapturingmaterialpresented at themeetings for publication inECS journals. I am particularly encouragedby the key role Divisions have played inthe organization of symposia by providingboth leadership and expertise through theirvolunteer members, which have criticallycontributed to the continued growth of ourbiannualmeetings.
Proposals, which I fully endorse, arenowbeingconsideredfor thepublicationofspecial topical volumes in the two journalsinvolvingmembersof theDivisionasguestEditorsusingmaterialpresentedatsymposiaas a basis.Themembers ofECS should beremindedofthefactthatourSocietyisoneoftheonlyremainingprofessionalorganizationthatcontrols itsownscientificandtechnicalpublications.TomaintainthisuniquepositionwithoutjeopardizingthefinancialviabilityofECS, demands careful planning, especiallynow that a major source of income, pagecharges, has been eliminated since this pastsummer.
This is the time for every member ofECS to contribute his and her share to thisworthy endeavor by submitting their bestwork to the ECS journals and assisting the
Technical Editors in a timely fashion withthe evaluationofmanuscripts. It ismyfirmintent to support ongoing efforts by ECSto continue sponsoring and/or cosponsoringnational and international events in allcorners of the world and thus promote andfoster scientific and technical activities inelectrochemistryandsolidstatescience.TheElectrochemical Society should strengthenits leadership role toward advancing ourknowledge in such critical areas as energyconversion and energy storage and theoverall sustainability of our planet, whichpose formidablechallenges toscientistsandengineers. ECS has been an important partof the professional life of many membersand nonmembers, including my own. Eachyear, new and interesting topics in energy,electrochemistry,andsolid-statetechnologiesappear in ECS meetings and publications.TheevolutionoftheSocietyhasbeenguidedby the efforts and wisdom of past ECSleaders. It is an honor and privilege to beconsideredforthisposition.
ChairoftheCouncilofSections.From2004to2008,heservedontheExecutiveCommitteeas the Secretary of the Society, overseeingthe operations of ECS headquarters. Hewas closely involved in modifying thefundamental Society documents and ledtheprocessofmerging theConstitutionandBylawsandestablishingthenewBylawsthatareineffecttoday.Healsohelpedtoestablishstudentgroups,includingoneinEurope.AsarepresentativetotheFederationofMaterialsSocieties,hemaintainsthevisibilityofECSatthelegislativefront.
Dr.Vanýsekhasorganizedorco-organizedmany symposia, nine of which generatedsuccessfulproceedingsorECS Transactionsvolumes.Hehasalsowrittenarticlesrelatedto the history of the Sensor Division, thehistoryof theChicagoSection,and the roleof the Council of Sections. The latter wasprepared for the Centennial celebration inPhiladelphia. Additionally, he contributesnotes to Interface and was a co-editor oftwo ECS Transactions volumes publishedfrom ECS sponsored satellite meetings onAdvancedBatteries,Accumulators,andFuelCells.
Candidate’s Statement
Ifeelextremelyhumbledtobenominatedas a candidate for a Vice-President of ourSociety. I know that throughmy pastworkfortheSociety,IhaveearnedyourtrustandrespectandnowIhopetowinyourvotesforthis leadership position. The job of aVice-President is multifaceted and, during thefour year term, it calls for different dutieswhile consistently requiring a high level of
dedication.Iamwillingandable to takeonthispositionandwouldbehonoredtoserveourSocietyinthisway.
Membership and future membershipis the lifeblood of the society. We are aninternational society with over 50% ofour members coming from outside of theU.S. With the help of the MembershipCommitteeandotherinitiatives,thevisibilityof the Society and member desirability forparticipationwillonly increase. I amhappyto see the steadily increasing numbers ofStudentChapters.Localstudentinvolvementis an excellent prelude to professionalinvolvement.TwoimportantgoalsthatIseeforourSocietyareenhancingstudentinterestin the physical sciences, which may fosterlife-longmembership,andprovidingscienceeducation to the general public, particularlyon contemporary energy issues where oursocietyisveryinvolved.WehaveastrengththroughourrelationshipwiththeFederationofMaterialsSocietiesbecausetheyhavetheopportunity to talk to lawmakers and helpthemshapeviewsonscienceandtechnology.
During the time that I have been part ofthegoverningbodyof theSociety,wehavemade steps to eliminate the page chargesforpublicationsandmadeiteasytopublishonline ECS Transactions. The biannualmeetingsprosperandweseerecordnumberof participants. As a Vice-President, I willsee that this momentum continues and Iwill support the activities that the Societydoes well. The ECS-sponsored communitywebsite,Redcat,™madeitsdebutinBoston.This new sitewill bring new opportunities,and interest for the digital generation, andprovideworld-wideaccessibility.
Alongwithgreatsuccesses,therewillalsobechallenges.Ihavehadtheopportunitytodeal with such instances in my capacity asthe Secretary of the Society and I am fullypreparedtoaddressthemagain,promptlyandeffectively.
Ihavealwayshadaninterestinplanningand organizing symposia for the SensorandPAEDDivisions,withwhich I aligned,one on the dry side and the other on thewet. The Divisions work extremely wellin planning and securing symposia. Theprocess that leads to successful symposia isgood but needs streamlining. The Societyhasenabledanonlinedepositoryofproposedsymposia and the associated calendar. Butmore collaborative, Web-based interactionis possible. As the Third Vice-President,overseeing theSymposiumSubcommittee, Iwill take an active role in streamlining thisprocess.
Themissionof theSociety is toadvanceelectrochemistry, solid-state science, andalliedsubjects,throughmeetings,byfosteringexpert training and education, and throughknowledge dissemination. The Society isexpanding its publications by launchingnew journals in 2012. This brings excitingopportunities to publish more articles and
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ecsco-sponsoredconferencesfor2012In addition to the regular ECS biannual meetings, ECS, its Divisions, and Sections cosponsor meetings and symposia of interest to the technical audience ECS serves. The following is a list of the cosponsored meetings for 2012. Please visit the ECS website for a list of all co-sponsored meetings.
• Gordonconferenceonelectrochemistry,January8-12,2012,Ventura,California,USA• chinasemiconductortechnologylnternationalconference2012(cstic2012),March18-19,2012,Shanghai,China• 10thspringMeetingoftheinternationalsocietyofelectrochemistry,April15-19,2012,Perth,Australia• WorkshoponKnudseneffusionMassspectrometry,April23-25,2012,Juelich,Germany(SponsoredbyECSHighTemperatureMaterialsDivision)
• fifteenthMeetingofthesymposiumonPolymersforMicroelectronics,May8-10,2012,Wilmington,Delaware,USA• 11thspringMeetingofthelnternationalsocietyofelectrochemistry,May23-25,2012,Washington,D.C.,USA• 63rdannualMeetingoftheinternationalsocietyofelectrochemistry,August19-24,2012,Prague,CzechRepublic
To learn more about what an ECS co-sponsorship could do for your conference, including information on publishing proceeding volumes for co-sponsored meetings, or to request an ECS co-sponsorship of your technical event, please contact [email protected].
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Dr. Holmes has been an active memberof the Society since 1977. He has servedas Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of theBattery Division of the Society. He servedfor five years as Chair of the PublicationCommitteeandwasactiveinthedevelopmentofECS Transactions as the replacement fortheproceedingsvolumesformerlydistributedat technicalmeetings.Hehas servedon theTechnical Affairs Committee and the NewTechnology Subcommittee and currentlyserves on the Finance Committee of theSociety.
Dr. Holmes served as a member of theCardiac Rhythm Management Committeeof theAssociation for theAdvancement ofMedical Instrumentation. He was elected aFellowoftheAmericanInstituteforMedicalandBiologicalEngineeringin1996,andwaselectedanECSFellowin2008.
Candidate’s Statement
IamhonoredtohavebeennominatedasacandidateforSecretaryoftheSociety.Ihavebeenamembersince1977andhavegreatlybenefitedfrommyassociationwithit.
From 1992 through 1998 I served asSecretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of theBatteryDivision.DuringthattimeIbecamefamiliarwiththeworkingsoftheSocietyandwassuccessfulininteractingwiththeSocietyofficers,staff,andfellowDivisionalleaders.
I have also been an active technicalparticipant in society activities. I havepresented many papers over the years andhaveorganizedandchairedseveraltechnicalsessions.
In addition to my professional dutiesat Greatbatch, Inc., I have been involvedwith the State University of New York atBuffalo, where I served as a biomaterialsadjunctfacultyassociateandamemberofacommitteeorganizedtoprovidecertificationfor biomedical engineering students. Theseacademic activities have provided me withanappreciationfortheroleoftheSocietyinservingstudentmembers,andIwillcontinueto encourage student participation in ourmeetingsandpublications.
Iwill continue to support the interactionof the Society with other professionalorganizations.IamamemberoftheAmericanChemical Society, The Association for theAdvancement of Medical Instrumentation,and the American Institute for Medicaland Biological Engineering, so I have anappreciation for the workings of our sisterprofessionalorganizations.
IbelievethattheSocietyhasagreatfuture.We have a robust Society full of memberswhoenhancethetechnicalandorganizationalfunctioning of ECS. We have an excellentand dedicated staff at Society headquarters.We have a 100+ year history of service toourmembersand the international technicalcommunity.IwouldbeproudtocontinuemyservicetothesocietyifelectedtothepositionofSecretary.
EducationCommittee is a topic dear tomyheart. Development of social networkingcommunities is a visionary step in thenew digital world. As a social media, theRedcat website cannot only propagate newknowledge, it can also attract new studentmembers.
Lastbutnotleast,highqualitypublicationsarethecoreoftheSocietywheretheknowledgeremainsforever,andelectrochemicalandsolid-statescienceadvances,Iwillthereforesupportourpublicationstothebestofmyability.
to encourage existing and new authors.Webelievethatthiswillenhancetheimpactthattheauthorsdesire.
Fiscal responsibility and continuousgrowthareessentialtoourorganizationnowandinthefuture.Iwillbehappy,ifchosen,tobeinservicetotheSocietyandhelpittoachieveitsgoals.
