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Announcement: Spring 2021 Virtual Symposium and Annual General Meeting
This year's ECS Canada Section Spring Meeting and Annual General Meeting will be held online on Saturday, May 15. The meeting is being organized by Prof. Christian Kuss and Prof. Sabine Kuss from the University of Manitoba. The theme of this meeting is Electrochemistry for a Sustainable and Healthier Future. We are excited to announce that Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann, FRSC, from Ruhr-University Bochum will give the keynote lecture at this event.
Further confirmed speakers are:
Shelley Minteer, University of Utah
Sanela Martic, Trent University
Maria de Rosa, Carleton University
David Herbert, University of Manitoba
Leanne Chen, University of Guelph
Philippe Dauphin Ducharme, Université de Sherbrooke
Information on how to register and submit an abstract for a student presentation can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2021-electrochemical-society-canada-ecs-section-spring-meeting-tickets-150213122493
We look forward to seeing everyone in May.
Annual General Meeting - May 15, 2021
This year's annual general meeting (AGM) will held in virtual format as part of the spring meeting.
A copy of the meeting agenda along with the minutes from the 2020 AGM can be found here.
I hope to see you all there.
- Brad Easton, Section Chair
Section Award Winners
The ECS Canadian Section is proud to announce the winners of the following awards:
- 2019 Lash Miller Award: Prof. Edouard Asselin, University of British Columbia
- 2019 ECS Canada Section Student Award: Jeffrey D. Henderson, University of Western Ontario
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Section Officers 2021 - 2023
- Chair: Heather Andreas (Dalhousie)
- Vice-Chair – Membership: Steen Schougaard (UQAM)
- Vice-Chair – Programs: Venkataraman Thangadurai (U Calgary)
- Secretary/Treasurer: Christian Kuss (U Manitoba)
- Immediate Past Chair: Brad Easton (Ontario Tech)
Councilors
- Christa Brosseau (SMU)
- Aicheng Chen (Lakehead U)
Members-At-Large
- Hogan Yu (SFU)
- Brian McLean (St.FX)
- David Wilkinson (UBC)
- Kristin Poduska (MUN)
- Zhifeng Ding (Western)
- Sanela Martic (Trent)
- Joshua Byers (UQAM)
Meetings
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Meetings
2020 Fall Symposium - online edition
Please Join us for the ECS Canada Section 2020 Fall Symposium on December 12th!
This online symposium is being organized by Prof. Byron Gates (Simon Fraser University) and will bring together researchers from a diverse range of fields that are developing electrochemical theory and techniques, and using each to make advances in the areas of electrocatalysis, electrodeposition and corrosion, battery materials, and the study of interfaces and interface phenomena. Invited speakers from across Canada and abroad will give a series of presentations to discuss recent developments, challenges, and future opportunities in the field.
There are a select number of spots available for graduate student presentations. Apply as soon as possible! Please indicate whether you are a graduate student, and we will contact you with further details for submission of the title and abstract.
Introductory Remarks will start at 7:45 am PST followed by a series of keynote and invited talks, multiple student presentations, and award presentations. Breakout rooms will be available for discussions and networking with presenters and attendees. Additional online rooms will be available to meet our sponsors throughout the day.
Invited talks include:
- Dr. Henry White, University of Utah, United States of America
- Dr. Karl Mayrhofer, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany
- Dr. Mita Dasog, Dalhousie University, Canada
- Dr. Pablo Sebastián Fernández, University of Campinas, Brazil
- Dr. Linda Nazar, University of Waterloo, Canada
- Dr. Daniel Guay, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada
- Dr. Sanela Martic, Trent University, Canada
Please register using the Evenbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/129621406115
2019 Fall Symposium
The ECS Canadian Section Fall 2019 Meeting will be held at Queen's University on Thursday December 19, 2019. Further details concerning the location of the event, travel information, and registration can be found in the event program.
The topic of this year's meeting will be "Current Challenges and Recent Advances in Electrochemical Technologies for a Sustainable Society". The symposium will feature two keynote lectures and presentations from domestic and international researchers. Additional information can be found in the meeting program.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission for the poster session now open. Anyone interested in presenting a poster should indicate this on their registration form, and submit an abstract using the provided template to Marina Tintor 14mat11@queensu.ca by Saturday, December 14th. Information about the poster session and abstract submission is provided in the event program and the registration form.
Registration
All those interested in attending the symposium are asked to complete the registration form and submit it by email to Marina Tintor 14mat11@queensu.ca. The registration fee is $135.60 ($120 + 13% HST) for regular attendees and $67.80 ($60 + 13% HST) for students and postdoctoral fellows. The registration is to be paid by cheque or money order payable to Department of Chemistry Queen’s University (upon arrival/registration). We ask that every attendee confirms their registration by Saturday, December 14th.
If you have any questions regarding the Symposium, please feel free to contact Eduardo B. Ferreira (16edbf@queensu.ca).
Past Meetings
Fall 2018
The Fall 2018 Meeting was held at the University of Quebec at Montreal on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The symposium featured a keynote lecture from from Professor Thomas Hamann from Michigan State University, along with a mix of invited lectures, and other oral presentations. A poster session was also held. The program is available here.
Spring 2018
The spring 2018 was held on on Saturday, May 26 at the University of Alberta . The symposium featured a keynote lecture from Prof. Greg Swain (Michigan State) , along with a mix of invited lectures, and other oral presentations. A poster session was also held. The program is available here.
Fall 2017
The Fall 2017 symposium was held on Saturday, November 4th, at Queen's University. The theme of the was "Materials for Renewable Electrochemical Energy Technologies". The symposium featured three keynote lectures and contributed presentations from many academic and industrial researchers. In addition, there were poster presentations from graduate students. The conference program can be downloaded here.