The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is a learned society

Learned society

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 (professional association) based in the United States

United States

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 that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry

Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies chemical reactions which take place in a solution at the interface of an electron conductor and an ionic conductor , and which involve electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution.If a chemical reaction is...

 and solid-state science and technology. It was founded in 1902 as the American Electrochemical Society. ECS currently has over 8,000 members in 70 countries.

Journals, magazines, database

• Journal of the Electrochemical Society
• Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
• ECS Transactions
• ECS Digital Library

Awards

The society grants a number of awards including the Heinz Gerischer

Heinz Gerischer

Heinz Gerischer was a German chemist and director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG until 1986.He was the thesis advisor of the later Nobel Laureate Gerhard Ertl....

Award and the Olin Palladium medal.