Electrochemical Society
The society for solid-state and electrochemical science and technology
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| Formation | 1902 |
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| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Pennington, New Jersey |
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Membership
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8,000 |
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Executive Director
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Calvo, Roque J. |
| Website | http://www.electrochem.org |
The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology. Its membership comprises more than 8,000 scientists and engineers in over 70 countries worldwide who hold individual membership, as well as roughly 100 corporations and laboratories that hold corporate membership.
In November 1901, Charles John Reed set out on a mission to create a new society in order to more quickly and efficiently exchange information and ideas among those interested in electrochemistry. With the help of friend and professor Joseph W. Richards, the two men started what is the modern day Electrochemical Society.
April 3 of 1902 marked the first meeting of the "American Electrochemical Society" at the Manufacturers' Club in Philadelphia. Co-founder Joseph W. Richards was named president – a post which he kept until 1904, the year that marked the end of his two-year presidential term.
After his term as president ended, Richards took on the post of secretary, which coincided with a decreasing membership and bankrupt treasury. Richards looked to the more business minded members in order to develop advertisements to stimulate both membership growth and the interests of members.
With the end of the war, the year 1919 saw a return to more normal scientific concerns, such as the report of the Committee on the Algebraic Signs of the Electrode Potentials.
Colin Fink was secretary from 1921 to 1947. During this period, Robert M. Burns became a force for positive change in the society. He was influential in establishing the "patron" grade of membership that allowed companies to support the society directly rather than through advertising and he was among those who encouraged publication of the Corrosion Handbook – the second in the series of the Electrochemical Society monographs. Burns also suggested a long overdue change in meeting and publication polices, of which authors now only had to submit abstracts of their papers.
The society holds meetings in the spring and fall of each year.
ECS publishes peer-reviewed technical journals, proceedings, monographs, conference abstracts, and a quarterly news magazine.
The quarterly publication Interface provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and news within international scientific community at-large.
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