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217th ECS Meeting

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The217thECSMeetingwillbeheld fromApril25-30,2010.Thismajorinternationalconferenceoffersauniqueblendof

electrochemicalandsolid-statescienceandtechnology,andservesasamajorforumforthediscussionofinterdisciplinaryresearchfromaroundtheworldthroughavarietyofformats,suchasoralpresentations, poster sessions, exhibits, and tutorial sessions.

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Abstracts are due no later than November 16, 2009. Please carefully check the symposium listing for any alternate abstract submission deadlines. For complete details on abstract submission and symposia topics, please see www.electrochem.org.

Abstract Submission and DeadlinesSubmit one original meeting abstract electronically via www.electrochem.org, no later than November 16, 2009. Faxedabstracts,lateabstracts,andabstractsmorethanonepageinlengthwillnotbeaccepted.InJanuary2010,allpresentingauthorswillreceiveanemailfromtheECSheadquartersofficenotifyingthemofthedateandtimeoftheirpresentation.Onlyauthorswithanon-U.S.addresswillreceiveahardcopyacceptanceletter.Otherhardcopyletterswillbesentonlyuponrequest.

Meetingabstractsshouldexplicitlystateobjectives,newresults,andconclusionsorsignificanceof thework.Abstractsmust beproperly formatted and no more than one page in length.Please use the preformatted template located at: http://www.electrochem.org/meetings/guidelines/inst_a.htm. ProgrammingforthismeetingwilloccurinJanuaryof2010,withsomepapersscheduled for poster presentation. Check the ECS website forfurtherprogramdetails.

Paper PresentationAllauthorsselectedforeitheroralorposterpresentationswillbenotifiedinJanuaryof2010.OralpresentationsmustbeinEnglish.Only LCD projectors will be provided for oral presentations.Presenting authors will be required to bring their own laptops to the meeting.Westronglysuggest thatpresentingauthors verify laptop/projector compatibility in the speakerreadyroomprior to theirpresentationat themeeting.SpeakersrequiringadditionalequipmentmustmakewrittenrequesttotheECSheadquartersofficeatleastonemonthpriortothemeetingand appropriate arrangements will be worked out, subject toavailability,andattheexpenseoftheauthor.Posterpresentationsshould be displayed in English, on a board approximately 4feethighby8feetwide(1.22metershighby2.45meterswide),correspondingtotheabstractnumberanddayofpresentationinthefinalprogram.

Manuscript PublicationMeeting Abstracts — All meeting abstracts will be publishedbothontheECSwebsiteandintheMeetingAbstractsCD-ROMcopyrighted by ECS, and become the property of ECS uponpresentation.

ECS Transactions—AllfullpaperspresentedatECSmeetingsareeligibleforsubmissiontotheonlinepublication,ECS Transactions(ECST).Eachmeetingisrepresentedbya“volume”ofECST,andeachsymposiumisrepresentedbyan“issue.”

Somesymposiawillpublishtheirissuetobeavailableforsale“AT”themeeting;someoftheseissueswillalsobeavailableinahard-coveredition.PleaseseeeachindividualsymposiumlistinginthisCalltodetermineiftherewillbean“AT”meetingissue.In this case, submission toECST ismandatory, and required inadvanceofthemeeting.

Somesymposiawillpublishtheirissuetobeavailable“AFTER”the meeting. Even if an individual symposium listing doesnot specify publication of an ECST issue, all authors are stillencouragedtosubmittheirfullpapers.TodetermineacceptanceinECST,allsubmittedmanuscriptswillbereviewed,eitherbythesymposiumorganizersorbytheECSTEditorialBoard.Afterthemeeting, all accepted papers in ECST will be available for sale,eitherindividually,orbyissue.

Papers presented at the meeting, and papers submitted toECST,mayalsobesubmittedtotheSociety’stechnicaljournals:the Journal of The Electrochemical Society or Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters.Fullmanuscriptsmustbesubmittedwithinsixmonths of the symposium date. “Instructions to Authors” areavailable from theECSheadquartersoffice, the journals,or theECSwebsite.

Please visit the ECST website (http://ecsdl.org/ECST/) foradditional information, including overall guidelines, deadlinesfor submissions and reviews, author and editor instructions, amanuscripttemplate,andmuchmore.

If publication is desired elsewhere after presentation, written permission from ECS is required.

Financial AssistanceFinancial assistance is very limited and generally governed bythe symposium organizers. Individuals may inquire directly tothesymposiumorganizersof thesymposiuminwhichtheyarepresenting theirpaper to see if funding isavailable. Individualsrequiringanofficial letterof invitationshouldwritetotheECSheadquarters office; such letters will not imply any financialresponsibilityofECS.Studentsandyoungfacultyseekingfinancialassistanceshouldconsiderawardedtravelgrants(seethelastpagesofthisCallforPapers.)

Hotel ReservationsThe217thMeetingwillbeheldinVancouver,BC,Canada,atboththeFairmontHotelVancouver(900WestGeorgiaStreet)andtheHyattRegencyVancouver(655BurrardStreet).Specialrateshavebeen reserved at both properties for participants attending thismeeting. The reservation deadline is March 26, 2010. PleaserefertoECSwebsiteforratesandreservations.

Meeting Registration All participants, including authors and invited speakersofthe217thMeeting,arerequiredtopaytheappropriateregistra-tion fees. Hotel and meeting registration materials will bedistributedinFebruaryof2010andwillalsobeavailableontheECS website (www.electrochem.org). The deadline for advanceregistrationisMarch 26, 2010.

Short CoursesAnumberof short courseswillbeofferedonSunday,April 25,2010,from9:00AM-4:30PM.ShortCoursesrequire advance registrationandmaybecancelled ifenrollmentsaretoo low.TheShortCoursestopicsasofpress-timeare:AdvancedImpedanceSpectroscopy; Biofuels for Electrochemical Systems; MolecularElectronics;Interfaces,Traps,andDefectsinHigh-kGateStacks;ScientificWriting;andFundamentalsofSolid-StateDevices.

Technical ExhibitThe 217th ECS Meeting will also include a Technical Exhibit,featuring presentations and displays by over 30 manufacturersof instruments, materials, systems, publications, and softwareofinteresttomeetingattendees.Fullexhibitboothsmannedbycompanyrepresentativescost$1,900andincludeonefreemeetingregistration. Literature display tables (unmanned by companyrepresentatives; no meeting registration included) will also beavailable for$900.Coffeebreaksare scheduledeachday in theexhibithallalongwitheveningpostersessionstoincreasetraffic.

Sponsorship Opportunities The217thECSmeetingprovidesanopportunityforyourcompanyto distinguish itself among industry leaders. Sponsor levelsincluderecognitioninInterface,theMeetingProgram,theExhibitGuide,ontheregistrationbags,theECSwebsite,andinsignagethroughoutthemeeting.TheLevelsare:Platinum:$5,000+,Gold:$2,500+,Silver:$1,000+,andBronze:lessthan$1,000.Additionalopportunitiestosupporttheplenarytalks,StudentMixer,StudentAwards,andreceptionsarealsoavailable.Formoreinformation,contact Karla Stein at ECS headquarters 609.737.1902 or [email protected].

Contact Information If you have any questions or require additional information,contact ECS, 65 South Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey,08534-2839, USA, tel: 609.737.1902, fax: 609.737.2743, e-mail:[email protected];Web:www.electrochem.org.

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A General Topics A1 —GeneralStudentPosterSession

A2—NanotechnologyGeneralSession

B Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Energy Conversion B1 —BatteriesandEnergyTechnologyJointGeneral

Session

B2 —AdvancedOrganicandInorganicMaterialsforElectrochemicalPowerSources

B3 —BatteriesforRenewableEnergyStorage

B4 —BiologicalFuelCells4

B5 —CombinatorialScreeningofMaterialsforEnergyConversionandStorage

B6 —EconomicsandPolicyIssuesinEnergyConversion,Transmission,andStorage

B7 —ElectrodeProcessesRelevanttoFuelCellTechnology

B8 —HighTemperatureCatalysis

B9 —HysteresisPhenomenainEnergyStorageandConversion

B10—IntercalationCompoundsforEnergyConversionandStorage

B11—IonicandMixedConductingCeramics7

B12—Metal/AirandMetal/WaterBatteries

C Biomedical Applications and Organic

Electrochemistry C1—ElectrochemistryinMedicineandBiomedical

Applications

C2—ManuelM.BaizerAwardSymposiumonOrganicElectrochemistry

C3—OrganicandBiologicalElectrochemistryGeneralPosterSession

D Corrosion, Passivation, and Anodic Films D1—CorrosionGeneralSession

E Dielectric and Semiconductor Materials, Devices,

and Processing E1 —AdvancedGateStack,Source/Drain,andChannel

EngineeringforSi-BasedCMOS6:NewMaterials,Processes,andEquipment

E2 —DielectricsforNanosystems4:MaterialsScience,Processing,Reliability,andManufacturing

E3 —IntegratedOptoelectronics5

E4 —NanoscaleLuminiscentMaterials

E5 —ThermalandPlasmaCVDofNanostructuresandtheirApplications

E6 —Wide-BandgapSemiconductorMaterialsandDevices11

E7 —Graphene,Ge/III-V,andEmergingMaterialsforPost-CMOSApplications2

SYMPOSIUM TOPICS

F Electrochemical / Chemical Deposition and Etching F1 —DealloyingProcessandRelatedSynthetic

Opportunities

F2 —ElectrochemicalEngineeringforthe21stCentury(dedicatedtoRichardC.Alkire)

G Electrochemical Synthesis and Engineering G1—IndustrialElectrochemistryandElectrochemical

EngineeringGeneralSession

G2—CharacterizationofPorousMaterials3

G3—ElectrochemicalTechnologiesforHydrogenProduction

G4—ElectrochemistryinMineralandMetalProcessing8(EMMP8)

G5—FuelCellMembranes,ElectrodeBinders,andMEAPerformance

G6—TutorialsinElectrochemicalTechnology:Design

H Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures H1—ElectronTransferandApplicationsofFullerenesand

NanostructuredMaterials

H2—MolecularandSupramolecularChemistryofFullerenesandCarbonNanotubes

H3—CarbonNanotubesandNanostructures:FundamentalPropertiesandProcesses

H4—CarbonNanotubesandNanostructures:ApplicationsandDevices

H5—EndofullerenesandCarbonNanocapsules

H6—EnergeticsandStructureandSolid-StatePhysics

H7—CarbonNanotubesandNanostructures:MedicineandBiology

H8—PorphyrinsandSupramolecularAssemblies

H9—NanostructuresforEnergyConversion

H10—ChemistryandPhysicsofGrapheneand2DNanostructures

I Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry I1 —PhysicalandAnalyticalElectrochemistryGeneral

Session

I2 —ElectrochemicalDetectioninMolecularBiology

I3 —ChargeTransfer:Electrons,Protons,andotherIons

I4 —ProgressinSpectro-ElectrochemistryandSurfaceScienceofElectrocatalyticalInterfaces(inmemoryofE.B.Yeager)

I5 —InSituScanningProbeMicroscopyandSpectroscopyinElectrochemistry

J Sensors and Displays: Principles, Materials, and

Processing J1 —Sensors,Actuators,andMicrosystemsGeneral

Session

J2 —ElectrochemicalNano/BioSensors2

J3 —SensorsforEnergyandEnvironment


A — General Topics

A1General Student Poster Session(All Divisions)

This poster session provides a forum for graduate andundergraduatestudentstopresentresearchresultsofgeneralinterest toECS.Thepurposeof thissession is to fosterandpromoteworkinbothelectrochemicalandsolid-statescienceand technology, and to stimulate active student interestand participation in ECS. A competition for the two bestposterswillbepartofthesession.Cashprizeswillbegiventothepresentingstudentauthoroneachwinningpaper;theamountsareawardedatthediscretionoftheorganizersandjudges.The awardswill bemadewithout regard togender,citizenship,race,orfinancialneed.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:V. Desai Chaitanya,NewMexicoStateUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];G. Botte,OhioUniversity, e-mail: [email protected], V. R. Subramanian,TennesseeTech.Univ.,e-mail:[email protected],andK. Sundaram,Univ.ofCentralFlorida,e-mail:[email protected].

A2Nanotechnology General Session(All Divisions)

The emergence of nanotechnology as a major field ofresearchhas touchedalmostevery scientificdiscipline.Thenumberofapplicationsformaterialsthatarepreparedonananometer scale is expanding rapidly.Theadvancementoftheseapplications ismadepossibleby thenewmethodsofpreparationandcharacterizationofmaterialsandcompositeson a nanometer scale. Examples include catalysts for fuelcell applications, semiconductors for photovoltaic andphotoelectrochemicalsolarenergyconversion,andchemicalandbiologicalsensors.

This symposium will focus on critical issues and state-of-the-art developments in the science and technology ofnanostructured materials for electrochemistry applications.Papersaresolicitedinallareasrelatedtomaterialsincludingmetals,ceramics,semiconductors,molecularelectronics,andorganiccompoundsandpolymers,andtodevicesincludingmolecular/nanoelectronics,chemicalandbiologicalsensors,andactuators.

Areas of interest include: semiconductor and metalnanoparticles and metal/semiconductor nanocomposites;size quantization effects in semiconductor nanoparticles;fundamentals of nucleation and growth of nanoparticles/nanowires/nanotubes; novel synthesis methods ofnanostructured materials; processing of nanostructuredmaterials; advanced characterization techniques fornanostructured materials; modelling and tailoring ofnanostructured materials; nanocomposites and interfacialphenomena;photoinducedchargeseparationandinterfacialcharge transfer; photoelectrochemistry of nanostructuredfilms;photocatalysisandenvironmentalapplications;nano-ionics;nanostructuredcatalystsforfuelcells;nanostructuredsensorsurfaces;andbiologicalapplicationsofnanomaterials.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full

2 17 t h E C S M e e t i n g I C a l l f o r P a p e r s I A p r i l 2 5 - 3 0 , 2 0 10text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:W. van Schalkwijk, EnergyPlexCorp, e-mail: [email protected]; C. Bock, NationalResearchCouncilofCanada,InstituteforChemicalProcessesand Environmental Technologies, e-mail: [email protected]; and E. Traversa, International ResearchCenter for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience(NIMS),Tsukuba,Japan,e-mail:[email protected].

B — Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Energy Conversion

B1Batteries and Energy Technology Joint General Session(Battery / Energy Technology)

Papersaresolicitedonthefundamentalandappliedaspectsof energy storage and energy conversion not covered byothersymposiaatthismeeting.Ofparticularinterestarenewmaterials and designs, performance studies, and modelingof all types of batteries and fuel cells including aqueous,non-aqueous, polymer electrolyte, ionic liquids, and solidelectrolytesystems.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:W. van Schalkwijk, EnergyPlexCorp.,e-mail:[email protected];andS. R. Narayan,Jet Propulsion Laboratory, e-mail: [email protected].

B2Advanced Organic and Inorganic Materials for Electrochemical Power Sources(Battery / Energy Technology / Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering)

The development of advanced high-performance powersources is intimately determined by the availability ofadvancedorganicandinorganicmaterials.Designingbatteries,fuel cells, and supercapacitors with high-specific energyand power, long-cycle life and rapid-charge/discharge ratesrequiresadeeperunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenmaterialsstructuresandproperties.Interfacesbetweenreactivematerialswithtailoredpropertiesandexceptionalstabilityarealsoneeded.Specificareastobecoveredinthissymposiuminclude but not limited to: (1.) electrode design, synthesis,and characterization; (2.) electrolyte design, synthesis, andcharacterization;(3.)interfacestudies;(4.)failuremodesandmechanismsofmaterialsinelectrochemicalpowersources;and(5.)performanceandsafetycharacteristicsofelectrochemicalpowersourcescontainingadvancedmaterials.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are obligated to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesentto


thesymposiumorganizers:X. Zhang,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity, e-mail: [email protected]; D. Chu, theUS Army Research Laboratory, e-mail: [email protected]; P. S. Fedkiw,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,[email protected]; and C. Wang, University of Maryland, e-mail:[email protected].

B3Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage(Battery / Energy Technology / Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering)

Rechargeable batteries are an efficient electric energystoragemediumandthusanessentialelementofemergingrenewable energy generation, smart grid, and distributedenergy resources. Due to the asynchronous nature of thepower generation from renewable energy and demandcycles,batterysystemsforstorageapplicationswillrequireauniquesetofperformancecharacteristics. Improvements inbatterymaterial,chemistry,celldesign,systemconfiguration,operating management, and performance characteristicswill be necessary to enable high efficiency, lower cost,high power, and high energy rechargeable battery storageapplications.Thissymposiuminvitescontributedpapersthatdescribeimprovedmaterialsandcomponentsforallbatterychemistries. Additionally, reports of improvements in cellandbatterypackdesignanddevelopment that are suitablefor renewable energy storage are invited. Studies of batterycontrolsystemsandalgorithmsaswellassystemstudiesofgrid-connectedenergystoragesystemsarewelcome.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposiumorganizers:D. H. Doughty,BatterySafetyConsultingInc.,e-mail:[email protected];B. Y. Liaw, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, Universityof Hawaii, e-mail: [email protected]; S. Narayan, JetPropulsionLaboratory,e-mail:[email protected];andV. Srinivasan,LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,e-mail:[email protected].

B4Biological Fuel Cells 4(Energy Technology / Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry / Organic and Biological Electrochemistry)

Theabilityofbiological species to facilitate the conversionof chemical and photochemical energy to electricity hasinspiredagrowingfieldofbioelectrochemicalenergyresearch.This symposium will focus on fundamental and appliedaspectsof fuelcellandbattery technologythat incorporateenzymes, microbes, or other biological species as catalysts,fuelsources,transportagents,orothersuchroles.Ofinterestarefundamentalstudiesfocusingonheterogeneouselectrontransfer coupled with oxidation or reduction reactions,including direct or mediated electron transfer betweenelectrodes and enzymes or microbes; catalysis at electrode-supported membranes, electrode modification chemistriesfor immobilization or stabilization of electrochemicallyaddressable catalytic moieties, and engineered electrodesystemsfacilitatingmasstransferoffuelsandwastes.

Papersaddressingpractical issuesofelectrodereactionrate,operatingpotential, andelectrode stability arewelcome, as isworktowarddevelopingmechanisticandsystem-levelmodelsthat elucidate aspectsofbiological fuel cells. Strategies aimedatutilizationofbiologicalmaterialsinfuelcellsforportablepower, waste elimination, ambient power, or other novel

applicationsareappropriateforthissymposium.Thegoalistobringtogetheramultidisciplinaryrepresentationofresearchinthisbroadareatoredefinetheexistingstate-of-the-art,andaddressremainingchallengesforpracticalimplementationofthesetechnologies.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:S. Calabrese Barton,MichiganState University, e-mail: [email protected]; P. Atanassov,University of New Mexico, e-mail: [email protected]; K. Kano,KyotoUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];S. Minteer, Saint Louis University, e-mail: [email protected];andI. Taniguchi,KumamotoUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

B5Combinatorial Screening of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage(Energy Technology / Battery / Industrial Electrochemistry & Electrochemical Engineering)

Papers are solicited describing new research related tocombinatorial screening of materials for energy conversionand storage. Applications of interest include (but are notlimitedto)batteries, fuelcells,capacitors,andelectrolyzers.Papersdescribingneworimprovedexperimentalmethodsforcombinatorialscreeningwillalsobewelcome.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: V. Ramani, Department ofChemicalandEnvironmentalEngineering, Illinois InstituteofTechnology, e-mail: [email protected];J. Dahn,DalhousieUniversity, e-mail: [email protected]; and K. Rajeshwar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University ofTexasatArlington,e-mail:[email protected].

B6Economics and Policy Issues in Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage(Energy Technology / High Temperature Materials / Battery)

The successful implementation of an energy technologycandependstronglyoneconomicandpolicyinfluences.Intraditionaltechnicalfields,however,these“bigpicture”issuesare frequentlyoverlooked,andmostof the focus is insteadgiventobasicandappliedscienceinnovation.Forthisreason,anexaminationofthemanyrelationshipsbetweenscience,technology, economics, and policy for energy devices isvaluable,andinter-disciplinaryresearchintheseoverlappingfieldscanleadtoinsightsthatcaninformmoreefficientandmeaningfulbasicresearch.

Tothisend,wewelcomeabstractsdescribingworkthatisaimedatelucidatingtheeconomicand/orpolicyimplicationsofenergyconversion,transmission,andstoragetechnologies.Examples of topics include (but are not limited to): costanalyses at a materials or systems level, life cycle analyses(including recycling issues, environmental impact, carbonfootprint analyses, and energy balance determination),lifetime/degradation issues, incentive structures/programs,


scalability issues, commodity market analyses, systemsintegration and efficiency analyses, operational costs, andinternational/cross boarder technology development issues.Otherrelatedtopicswillalsobefavorablyconsidered.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: J. Whitacre, CarnegieMellonUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];B. Y. Liaw,UniversityofHawaii, e-mail: [email protected]; andE. Traversa, International Research Center for MaterialsNanoarchitectonics(MANA),NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan, e-mail: [email protected].

B7Electrode Processes Relevant to Fuel Cell Technology(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry / Energy Technology)

This symposium will cover the fundamental and appliedaspects of electrode processes of relevance to fuel celltechnology, and will include such topics as: fundamentalkinetics and mechanisms of multi-step reactions occurringat fuelcellsanodesandcathodes;kineticsandmechanismsof poisoning and other electrode degradation processes;modeling, simulation, and evaluation of electrodemicrostructure/performance relationships and relatedphenomena; computational modeling of fuel cell reactionmechanisms and kinetics at the molecular level; interfacialaspects;novelelectrodematerials;newtechniques toprobefuelcell electrode reactions;andelectrodeprocesses relatedtoreversiblefuelcells.

Thesymposiumwillincludebothinvitedandcontributedpapers on all facets of the chemistry, physics, physicalchemistry and electrochemistry of electrode processesrelatedtofuelcells.Duetothenumberofpapersexpected,somemaybeselectedforapostersession.


Abstracts shouldbe submitted electronically to theECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:V. I. Birss,UniversityofCalgary,e-mail:[email protected];P. Kulesza,UniversityofWarsaw,[email protected];andW. Mustain,UniversityofConnecticut,[email protected].

B8High Temperature Catalysis(High Temperature Materials / Energy Technology)

Thissessioninvitespapersonexperimentalaspectsofmaterialsthatcanbeusedinhightemperaturecatalyticprocesses.Thesession focuses on high temperature materials in energyrelated applications such as reforming of hydrocarbons,carbondioxidesequestration,andproductionoffuels.

Materials synthesis, characterization, surface properties,catalytic activities at high temperatures, and materialsstabilityaretopicsofinterestforthissession.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full

text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: X. Zhou, Pacific NorthwestNational Laboratory, e-mail: [email protected];S. Adler, University of Washington, e-mail: [email protected];andV. (Ravi) Subramanian,UniversityofNevada,Reno,e-mail:[email protected].

B9Hysteresis Phenomena in Energy Storage and Conversion(Energy Technology)

This symposium will provide a forum to discuss issuesrelatedtohysteresisandphase-changephenomenainenergyconversionandstoragesystems.Inmanysystems,thereexistmultiplesteadystatesandhistory-dependentphenomena.Insomecases,hysteresis is independentof the rateof changeoftheindependentvariables;inothers,theeffectexistsonlywhenthesystemistraversedatfiniterates,andisthereforerelated to kinetic phenomena. It is intended that thissymposiumwillbeameansofsharinginformationaboutthecharacterizationanddescriptionofthesephenomenaamongresearcherswhoseworkmightotherwisebefocusedonjustonespecificapplicationorsetofmaterials.

These phenomena show up in a variety of systems. Thefollowinglistisfarfromcomprehensive,butshouldindicatethe breadth of topics in which these phenomena appear:intercalationmaterialswithmultiplephases; electrocatalystmaterials whose surface properties change as a function ofpotential, as in oxide-covered electrocatalysts; polymersystems with microstructures; equilibrium properties andtransport properties that can change in response to localexternalconditions;andmultiphaseflowsystems.

Researchers are encouraged to submit papers oncharacterizationandidentificationofthemechanismsrelatedtohysteresis,modelingofhysteresisphenomena,andcontrolofsystemsexhibitingthisbehavior.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizers: J. Meyers, University of Texas,e-mail:[email protected];andV. Srinivasan,LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,e-mail:[email protected].

B10Intercalation Compounds for Energy Conversion and Storage(Energy Technology / Battery)

Thissymposiumwillprovideaninternationalforumtodiscussrecent progress that has been made in the development ofintercalation compounds for energy conversion and storage.Thesymposiumwillfocusonbothbasicandappliedresearchfindings that have led to improved materials and to theunderstanding of the fundamental processes that determineand control electrochemical performance. A major (but notexclusive)themeofthesymposiumwillbeintercalationanodesand cathodes for batteries based on lithium or hydrogentransport.Specifictopicsofinterestinclude:(1.)synthesisandcharacterization; (2.) materials processing and engineering;(3.) structure and reaction mechanisms; (4.) electrochemicalproperties and cell performance; (5.) structural stability asa function of state-of-charge and cycling; (6.) fundamentalaspects of redox processes and charge transfer; (7.) physical


characterizationof intercalation compounds, includingNMR,electronic, magnetic, spectroscopic, and other methods;and (8.) theoretical modeling of intercalation compoundsand electrochemical processes. Papers will be presented inbothoralandpostersessions.Eachsessionwillcontainbothinvitedandcontributedpapers.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:K. Zaghib,InstitutdeRecherched’Hydro-Québec(IREQ),e-mail:[email protected];K. M. Abraham, E-KEM Sciences, e-mail: [email protected]; C. Julien, Université P et M. Curie, e-mail: [email protected];andZ. Ogumi,KyotoUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

B11Ionic and Mixed Conducting Ceramics 7(High Temperature Materials / Energy Technology)

Ceramic materials that exhibit high ionic conduction orsignificant levels of both ionic and electronic conductioncontinuetobeofgreatinterestamongresearchersworldwide.This symposium will provide a forum to share data anddiscussactivitiesinthisexcitingfield.Bothfundamentalandapplied aspectsof ionic conductionandmixed conductionwillbeincluded.Someofthetopicsthatwillbecoveredinthis symposium are: ionic transport in solid electrolytes;advancesinprotonicconductors,electrolyzers,fuelcells,andbatteries;mechanismsofmixedconductioninceramics;roleofmicrostructureinconduction;denseceramicmembranesfor separation and chemicals production; electrocatalyticphenomena; ceramic sensors; electrochemistry of nanoceramics;andtransportincorrosion-resistantceramicfilms.

A hard-cover issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be available “AT” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are obligated to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than January 15, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to theECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries should besent to the symposium organizers: M. Mogensen, RisoeNational Laboratory, e-mail: [email protected];T. Armstrong, Carpenter Technology Corporation, email:[email protected];W. Chiu,UniversityofConnecticut,e-mail:[email protected];T. Gur,StanfordUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];andM. Manivanan.

B12Metal/Air and Metal/Water Batteries(Energy Technology / Battery)

Metal/air and metal/water batteries possess very hightheoretical energy densities and are potentially attractiveforavarietyofapplications.Yetvarious technicalobstacleshave hindered their development and kept their potentialadvantagesfarfrombeingfullyutilized,despitethefactthatsomesystemssuchaszinc/airbatterieswithaqueousalkalineelectrolyteshavelongbeencommercializedforcertainnicheapplications.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenarenewedinterestin metal/air and metal/water batteries and various newapproachesanddesigns,aswellasnewmaterialshavebeenorarebeingdeveloped.Thissymposiumcoversallaspectsofmetal/airandmetal/waterbatteries.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: (1.)catalystsfortheairelectrodeandbi-functionalcatalysts;(2.)designoftheairelectrode;(3.)anodepassivationandkinetics

and design of the anode; (4.) choice of electrolyte; (5.)system design; (6.) non-aqueous and polymer electrolytes,ionic liquids,andmetal/airandmetal/waterbatteriesbasedon them; (7.) primary and rechargeable systems; and (8.)applicationsofmetal/airandmetal/waterbatteries.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:K. Zaghib,InstitutdeRecherched’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), e-mail: [email protected];K. M. Abraham, E-KEM Sciences, e-mail: [email protected], e-mail;and S. R. Narayan,JPL-NASA,e-mail:[email protected].

C — Biomedical Applications and Organic Electrochemistry

C1Electrochemistry in Medicine and Biomedical Applications(Organic and Biological Electrochemistry / Sensor / Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry)

The symposium solicits papers covering the aspects ofelectrochemistry in the field of medicine and biomedicaltechnology. Papers on a wide scope of electrochemistryrelated to electrotherapy, neurochemistry, cardiology, andbiomaterialsareinvited.Specificareasofinterestinclude(butarenotlimitedto): (1.)electrochemicalcancertherapy;(2.)biochemicalsensors;(3.)analyticalchemistryanddiagnosticsinmedicalresearch;(4.)drugdeliveryapplications;(5.)nervesignaltransmission/transduction;(6.)neuro-stimulation;and(7.) cardiac stimulation (power sources in pacemakers anddefibrillators).


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: C. Bock, National ResearchCouncil of Canada, Institute for Chemical Processes andEnvironmental Technologies, e-mail: [email protected]; J. Burgess,CaseWesternReserveUniversity, e-mail:[email protected];B. Eggers,Bio-LogicUSA,LLC.,e-mail:[email protected];P. Hesketh,GeorgiaInstituteof Technology, e-mail: [email protected]; C. Holmes,GreatbatchInc.,e-mail:[email protected];andJ. Mauzeroll, UniversityofQuebecaMontreal,Canada,e-mail:[email protected].

C2Manuel M. Baizer Award Symposium on Organic Electrochemistry(Organic and Biological Electrochemistry)

This symposium honors the 2010 winner of the ManuelBaizer Award in Organic Electrochemistry. Submissions areinvited in all areas of synthetic and mechanistic organicelectrochemistry.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are encouraged to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28,


2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposiumorganizers:A. Fry,WesleyanUniversity, e-mail:[email protected];andJ-I. Yoshida,KyotoUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

C3Organic and Biological Electrochemistry General Poster Session(Organic and Biological Electrochemistry)

Submissionsaresolicitedinallareaoforganic,organometallic,and biological electrochemistry. Areas of interest includesynthetic and mechanistic electrochemistry with industrialand educational applications involving fuel cells, batteries,sensing,andfundamentalstudies.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizer:J. Burgess,CaseWesternReserveUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

D — Corrosion, Passivation, and Anodic Films

D1Corrosion General Session(Corrosion)

Presentations concerning all aspects of corrosion andassociated phenomena in liquid and gaseous phases arewelcome.Theoretical analyses, experimental investigations,descriptions of new techniques for the study of corrosion,andanalysesofcorrosionproductsandfilmsareofinterest.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: D. Hansen, University ofDayton, e-mail: [email protected]; and A. Alfantazi,UniversityofBritishColumbia,e-mail:[email protected].

E — Dielectric and Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Processing

E1Advanced Gate Stack, Source / Drain, and Channel Engineering for Si-Based CMOS 6: New Materials, Processes, and Equipment(Electronics and Photonics / Dielectric Science and Technology / High Temperature Materials)

This symposium will cover the latest developments inadvanced processes and materials for CMOS front-endintegration includinggate stack, source/drain, and channelengineering.Researchersareencouragedtosubmitabstractson novel processes, electrical/analytical characterization,material/devicemodelling,aswellasdesignandfabricationofnewdevicestructuresforultimateCMOS.Topicsofparticularinterestincludethefollowing.

(1.)HighMobilityChannelMaterials:(a.)strainedSi,SiGe,pureGe,andSi:Cchannels;(b.)GaAs,InGaAs,GaN,andothernewIII-Vchannelmaterials;(c.)integrationofIII-VchannelsonSi;and(d.)novel,low-temperatureepitaxialprocesses.

(2.)AdvancedGateStacks: (a.)high-kgatedielectricsonSiandnewhighmobilitychannelmaterials;and(b.)metalgateelectrodes.

(3.) Ultra-Shallow Junctions: (a.) advanced doping andannealingtechnologies;(b.)dopantactivationanddiffusioninnewchannelmaterials;and(c.)self-alignedorselectivelydepositedcontactstoultra-shallowjunctions.

Researchers are also encouraged to submit abstracts onnew developments in advanced processing equipmentfor the materials and processes listed above. Technologiesof interest include but are not limited to: chemical vapordeposition(ALD,MOCVD,RTCVD,UHV-CVDandmolecularbeam epitaxy), rapid thermal, UV, plasma, or laser-assistedprocesses. Abstracts on new analytical and electricalcharacterizationmethods for theabovematerialsaswellasinspection equipment to improve throughput, uniformity, in situmonitoring,non-intrusivewaferinspection,andprocessarealsoofinteresttothissymposium.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: F. Roozeboom, EindhovenUniversity of Technology, e-mail: [email protected]; E. P. Gusev, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, e-mail: [email protected]; H. Iwai, Tokyo Institute of Technology,e-mail: [email protected]; S. J. Koester, IBM Corp, e-mail: [email protected]; D-L. Kwong, Institute ofMicroelectronics, e-mail: [email protected]; M. C. Ozturk,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,e-mail:[email protected]; and P. J. Timans, Mattson Technology Inc., e-mail:[email protected].

E2Dielectrics for Nanosystems 4: Materials Science, Processing, Reliability, and Manufacturing(Dielectric Science and Technology)

Advancedsemiconductorproductsthataretruerepresenta-tives of nanoelectronics have reached below 100 nm.Dependingontheapplication,thenanosystemmayconsistof one or more of the following types of functional


components: electronic, optical, magnetic, mechanical,biological, chemical, energy sources, and various types ofsensingdevices.Aslongasoneormoreofthesefunctionaldevices is in 1-100 nm dimensions, the resultant systemcan be defined as nanosystem. Papers are solicited in allareas of dielectric issues in nanosystems. In addition totraditionalareasofsemiconductorprocessingandpackagingofnanoelectronics,emphasiswillbeplacedonareaswheremultifunctionaldevice integration (through innovation indesign,materials,andprocessingat thedeviceandsystemlevels)willleadtonewapplicationsofnanosystems.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to theECS headquarters, and questions and inquiries shouldbe sent to the symposium organizers: D. Misra, NewJersey InstituteofTechnology, e-mail:[email protected];D. Bauza, IMEP, France, e-mail: [email protected]; Z. Chen,University of Kentucky, e-mail: [email protected]; T. Chikyow,AdvancedElectronicMaterialsCenter,NIMS,e-mail:[email protected];H. Iwai,TokyoInstituteofTechnology,e-mail:[email protected];andY. Obeng,NIST,e-mail:[email protected].

E3Integrated Optoelectronics 5(Electronics and Photonics / Dielectric Science and Technology)

This fifth international symposium will address issues onintegrated optoelectronics and its applications to emergingareas suchasbiophotonics,biomedical engineering, siliconphotonics, and nanophotonics. Original contributions aresolicited on all topics related to integrated optoelectronics:technology and fabrication, components and systemsmanufacturing,testing,performance,reliability,biophotonics,healthsciences,andotherrelatedtopics.Contributionsthatspan fundamental as well as applied aspects of integratedoptoelectronicsarewelcome.Thesymposiumwillconsistofinvitedaswellascontributedpapers.

Examplesoftopicsinintegratedoptoelectronicsofinterestare: (1.) advanced epitaxial growth and device processingtechnologies; (2.) applications to diagnostic and screeningdevices for health care applications; (3.) applications toenvironmentalsciences;(4.)biophotonicsandrelatedareas;(5.)current,emerging,andnovelmaterialsanddevices;(6.)detectors, detector arrays and transmitters; (7.) integrationof silicon optoelectronics and electronics circuitry andcompound semiconductor components (fabrication issues,reliabilityandperformance);(8.)integratedlasers/modulatorsormulti-wavelengthlaserarrays;(9.)integratedoptoelectronicpassivecomponents;(10.)integrationtechnologiesbasedonquantumwellandquantumdotstructures;(11.)micro-opto-electro-mechanicalsystems(MOEMS);(12.)integrationissuesrelated to improving the performance of high speed andhigh-sensitivity systems; (13.) planar lightwave integrateddevicesandcircuits; (14.)optoelectroniccomponentsbasedonnanocrystallinematerials;(15.)optoelectronicintegratedcircuit (OEIC) receivers and imaging arrays; and (16.)transceiverssystemsandintegrationissues.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:M. J. Deen,McMasterUniversity,e-mail: [email protected];Q. Fang,McMasterUniversity,

e-mail: [email protected]; C. Jagadish, The AustralianNational University, e-mail: [email protected]; and K. Ohashi,NECCorporation,e-mail:[email protected].

E4Nanoscale Luminiscent Materials(Luminescence and Display Materials / Dielectric Science and Technology)

This symposium will focus on those characteristics ofnanoscale materials that relate to their luminescenceproperties. Relevant topics include: effects of quantumconfinement, the role of surface states, loss mechanisms,methods to improve luminescence efficiency, bulk vs.nanoparticle luminescence, and the role of phonons innanomaterials.Presentationsatthismeetingwillcover:(1.)basic physical properties of luminescent nano-materialsincludinginsulators,semiconductors,organics,andpolymers;(2.) nanophosphors for biophotonics and biomarkers; (3.)nanoparticlesfor lightemittingdiodesandnextgenerationlightingapplications;(4.)luminescentpropertiesoffabricatednano-structures (nanowires, nanorods, nanodots, etc.); and(5.) nanophosphors for traditional phosphor applicationssuch as X-ray and scintillator phosphors, phosphors forVUV excitation, and persistent phosphors. Presentationsshouldinvolvethephysics,chemistry,and/orengineeringofthesematerials.Selectedabstractswillbealsochosenbytheorganizersforlongerinvitedtalks.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:P. Mascher,McMasterUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; and D. J. Lockwood,NationalResearchCouncil,Canada,email:[email protected].

E5Thermal and Plasma CVD of Nanostructures and their Applications(Dielectric Science and Technology / Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

CVD,plasmaenhancedCVD,andvariousrelateddepositiontechniques have enjoyed success in microelectronicsindustry. Based on their success and experience, thesetechniques have recently found their way into preparationofnanostructuredmaterials.Someexamplesincludegrowthof inorganicnanowiressuchassilicon,germanium,variousoxides (zinc, indium and tin oxides), nitrides (GaN), etc.Vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) and related techniques, templateassisted techniques (CVD, electrodeposition), and planardepositionaresomeofthepopularapproachesinnanowire/nanotube growth for applications into electronics, sensors,and thermoelectrics. Carbon nanotube preparation is nowwidelydoneusingCVDandPECVDforpatternedgrowthforapplications in nanoelectronics, nanodevices, sensors, andfield emission. A variety of other nanostructured materialssuchasnanopowdersandnanocrystalsarealsopreparedbythese versatile techniques. The topics for this symposiuminclude, but not limited to the above mentioned materialsand applications. Papers focusing on growth mechanisms,modeling, process diagnostics, materials characterization,andadvancesinapplicationsarestronglyencouraged.



Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:U. Cvelbar,JozefStefanInst.,e-mail:[email protected]; M. Sankaran,CaseWesternReserveUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];M. Meyyappan,NASAAmesResearchCenter,e-mail:[email protected];andM. Sunkara, University of Louisville, e-mail: [email protected].

E6Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 11(Electronics and Photonics / Sensor / Luminescence and Display Materials)

Thissymposiumwillfocusonissuespertinenttodevelopmentof wide-bandgap semiconductor materials and deviceapplications. All inorganic wide-bandgap semiconductormaterialsareofinterest,includingIII-nitrides,II-oxides,SiC,diamond, II-VI, and emerging materials, including hybridorganic-inorganic nanoscale materials. The following sixtechnical areas areofparticular interest: (1.) emitters: lightemitting diodes, laser diodes, and displays; (2.) detectors:including solar cells and avalanche photodiodes; (3.) hightemperature, high power, and high frequency electronics;(4.) sensor applications; (5.) alternate substrates: includingGaN, AlN, and ZnO; and (6.) materials characterization:synthesis, defect structure and luminescence. The goalof this symposium is to bring together the wide-bandgapcrystalgrowth,materialprocessing,circuitdesign,anddeviceapplication communities to review current issues in wide-bandgap semiconductors. This symposium will consist ofbothinvitedandcontributedpapersandposters.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:E. B. Stokes,UniversityofNorthCarolina at Charlotte, e-mail: [email protected]; G.W. Hunter, NASA Glenn Research Center, e-mail: [email protected]; J. Kim, e-mail: [email protected]; andS. Sarkozy,NorthropGrummanSpaceTechnology,e-mail:[email protected].

E7Graphene, Ge/III-V, and Emerging Materials for Post-CMOS Applications 2(Dielectric Science and Technology)

Theobjectivesofthissymposiumaretoassembleresearchersandtechnicalsupportpersonnelfromindustry,universities,and government laboratories around the globe to addressall current and future issues related to emerging materialsfor post-CMOS applications. This symposium will addressthe fundamental materials science, characterization, andapplicationsofemergingmaterialsdesignedforalternativestechnologies to replaceCMOS.Special emphasisonwillbeplacedon“BeyondCMOS”integrationschemes/technologydevelopmentandontheimpactofnon-traditionalmaterialsintonanoelectronics.

Papers will be solicited in the following areas: (1.)emerging research materials science and technology; (2.)emerging research materials processing and modeling; (3.)emerging research materials and process integration issues;(4.)emergingresearchmaterialsrelateddefectdetectionandcharacterization; (5.) electrical characterizationof emergingresearchMaterials; (6.) ESHof emerging researchmaterials;and (7.) introduction to “More than Moore” and “BeyondCMOS”integrationschemes/technology.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be senttothesymposiumorganizers:Y. Obeng,NIST,e-mail:[email protected];S. De-Gendt, IMEC,[email protected]; Z. Karim, AIXTRON, e-mail: [email protected];D. Misra,NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology,e-mail:[email protected]; and P. Srinivasan, Texas Instruments,[email protected].

F — Electrochemical / Chemical Deposition and Etching

F1Dealloying Process and Related Synthetic Opportunities(Electrodeposition / Corrosion)

Dealloying has been a topic of sustained interest to themetallurgical community dating from the earliest days ofthediscipline.Fromtheancientcraftofdepletiongildingtopurification schemes based on critical alloying thresholds,known as “parting limits,” dealloying continues to findimportantpracticalapplicationsinmaterialssynthesis.Atthesametimethedissolutionprocess liesattherootofseveralchallengingissuesrelatedtotheenvironmentalstabilityandsensitivityofmanyengineeringmaterials.

Presently, there is an expanding interest in theproperties of the resulting nanoporous materials relevantto electrocatalysis, sensors, actuators, and scaffolds for usein a combination of chemical, electrical, mechanical, andopticalstudies.Thissymposiumintendstobringtogetheradiversegroupofresearchersinterestedinunderstandingthemechanismsofdealloyingandtheexplorationofemergingtechnicalapplicationsoftheprocessandcharacterizationoftheresultingproperties.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: T. P. Moffat, NIST, e-mail:[email protected]; J. Erlebacher, John HopkinsUniversity, e-mail: [email protected]; and R. C. Newman, University of Toronto, e-mail: [email protected].

F2Electrochemical Engineering for the 21st Century (dedicated to Richard C. Alkire)(Electrodeposition / Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering / Corrosion / Energy Technology)

Futuretrendsinelectrochemicalengineeringwillbeinfluencedby the need to control processes and insure quality at themolecular scale. Transfer of molecular-scale understandingand discoveries into new and improved products andprocesses requires integration of system behavior across arangeoflength-andtime-scales.Newengineeringapproachesare needed that couple traditional current- and potential-distributionapproachestomolecular-scaleeventsinordertoaccuratelydescribeanddesignsystemstomeettheneedsof


thenextcentury.Forexample,suchanapproachwillopenthewaytoexploitingself-assemblyduringprocessing.

Thissymposiumfocusesontheroleofmolecularlycoupledelectrochemicalengineeringinaddressingfuturetechnologychallengesofthe21stcentury.Topicsinclude:(1.)experimentaland theoretical methods for understanding and describingbehavior inelectrochemical systemsat themolecular level;(2.) new engineering methods and simulation algorithmswithimprovedcomputationalefficiencyandquantificationofuncertaintythatenablecouplingtomolecular-scaleprocessesfor the design, control and optimization of entire, realisticsystems, including those where stochastic events influencequality;and(3.)useofmolecularunderstanding,designand/orcontroltoaddress21stcenturyelectrochemicalengineeringapplications such as NEMS, MEMS, and electronic devicefabrication;systemsandmaterialsforstationarypower(fromphotovoltaicsystemsandfuelcellstoenergystoragedevicesandhydrogengeneration);powersystemsfortransportation;electrochemicallyenableddevices,systems,andproductsformedical technology; and corrosion systems, among manyothers.Bothfundamentalandappliedpapersthataddressthesymposiumtopicsareencouraged.Thesymposiumwillalsoinclude a few invited speakerswhowill givehistorical andfutureperspectivesoftheunderlyingscienceinvariousfieldsanditsanticipatedimplementationintechnology.

ThissymposiumwillbeheldinhonorofRichardAlkire,inrecognitionofhissignificantcontributionstothedisciplineofelectrochemicalengineeringandtoECS.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:J. Harb,BrighamYoungUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; H. Deligianni, IBM, e-mail:[email protected];J. Fenton,UniversityofCentralFlorida,e-mail:[email protected];K. Hebert,IowaStateUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; V. Subramanian, TennesseeTech University, email: [email protected]; and R. Varjian,AICLabs,e-mail:[email protected].

G — Electrochemical Synthesis and Engineering

G1Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering General Session(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering)

Papersaresolicitedinareasofindustrialelectrochemistryand electrochemical engineering that are not covered by other symposia at this meeting. Of particular interest are papers concerning: design, operation, testing, and/or modeling of industrial electrochemical systems; electrochemical wastetreatment technologies; methods for electrosynthesis;electrolytic recovery of process materials; new electrodematerials;newelectrochemicalcelldesigns; andelectrocatalysis.Presentationsonindustriallysignificant areas,suchaschlor-alkali and fluorine production; manufacture of aluminumandothermetals;theuseofelectrochemical methodsinpulpand paper bleaching; and generation of environmentally-friendly bleaching chemicals and other active oxidants arealso encouraged. Papers may contain both theoretical andexperimentalwork,andpapersdealingwitheitherarea will

be considered. Contributed papers will be programmed in a relatedorder,dependingon the titles andcontentof the abstracts.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizer: G. Pillay, Rowan University, e-mail:[email protected].

G2Characterization of Porous Materials 3(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering / Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry)

This symposium provides a forum for recent advances inexperimental techniques and mathematical models tocharacterizethepropertiesofporousmaterialsemployedinawiderangeofelectrochemicalapplications.Porousmaterialsareusedinpracticalapplicationsofelectrocatalysis,batteries,supercapacitors, fuel cells, and other electrochemicaltechnologies.Theunderstandingofporousmaterialsthroughcharacterizationtechniquesandmodelsiscriticaltoimprovetheperformance,durability,andreliabilityofthesedevices.Papersdealingwitheveryaspectof theelectrochemistryofporouselectrodematerialswillbeaccepted,includingtheoryofporousmaterials,descriptionofthepreparationprocedure,propertycharacterizationandmodelingtechniquesincluding(but not limited to) electronic and ionic conductivity,porosity,reactivity,gasandliquidtransport,surfaceenergy,andinteractionbetweendifferentphasesandinterfacesandalsothedistributionofthesamewithintheporousmaterial,studiesof their electrochemical responses andapplications.Furthermore,understandingthelifecycleofporousmaterialsfrom beginning of life properties till end of life propertiesand its impact on durability of electrochemical devices isessential for commercial viability of these electrochemicaltechnologies.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:B. Lakshmanan,MaterialsSystemInterface,GM-FuelCell,e-mail:[email protected];G. Brisard,UniversityofSherbrooke,e-mail:[email protected];A. Lasia,UniversityofSherbrooke,e-mail:[email protected]; and V. Sethuraman, LawrenceBerkeleyLaboratory,e-mail:[email protected].

G3Electrochemical Technologies for Hydrogen Production(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering / Energy Technology / High Temperature Materials)

Hydrogenisthemostabundantchemical-energyresourceintheworld,butunlikeoilandnaturalgasitisan“energycarrier”notan“energysource.”TherearenoH2“wells”availableinthe world. It must be produced from some other primaryenergysource.Hydrogenis,however,ameanstostorelargequantitiesofenergy.Therefore,itcouldbecomeacriticallinkbetweenthemismatchbetweenthesupplyofrenewableenergyand demand. The objective of this symposium is to bring


together researchersworking inall areasof electrochemicaltechnologies for hydrogen production, including but notlimited to solar-hydrogen production, electrolysis, andthermochemical routes to hydrogen production. Papers aresolicitedontopicsrangingfromfundamentalmaterials(e.g.,electrocatalysis,membranes)tosystem-levelanalysis.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizers:S. N. Lvov, Pennsylvania StateUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];V. (Ravi) Subramanian,University of Nevada, Reno, e-mail: [email protected]; J. W. Weidner, University of South Carolina, e-mail: [email protected]; and M. Williams, University of Utah, e-mail:[email protected].

G4Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing 8 (EMMP 8)(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering)

Papers are solicited on electrochemical aspects ofconcentratingandextractingbase,preciousandlightmetalsfrom their ores and secondary materials, and associatedenergyandenvironmentalconsiderations.Bothfundamentalandappliedworkwillbecoveredwithemphasisplacedonrecentprogressin:(1.)mineralflotation,(2.)hydrometallurgy,(3.) electrowinning and refining, (4.) environmentaltechnologiesassociatedwithmineral andmetalprocessing,(5.)electrochemicalmethodsforsecondarymetalproduction,and(6.)recoveryofmetalsfromwastes.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be senttothesymposiumorganizers:R. Woods,SchoolofScience,GriffithUniversity,e-mail: [email protected];F. M. Doyle, University of California, e-mail: [email protected];andG. Kelsall,DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ImperialCollegeLondon,e-mail:[email protected].

G5Fuel Cell Membranes, Electrode Binders, and MEA Performance(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering / Energy Technology)

Novel membranes, membrane-electrode-assemblies (MEAs),andbindersarecriticalcomponents/concernsfortheefficientdeploymentofpolymerelectrolytefuelcells.Membraneshavebeenthesubjectofconsiderableresearchfordirectmethanolfuelcells,hightemperature/lowrelativehumidityhydrogen/airfuelcells,andanionexchangemembranefuelcells.Muchlessemphasishasbeenplacedontheionomericmaterialsusedintheelectrodes(“binders”)thatareresponsibleforbothionconduction and themechanical integrityof the electrodes.Often,theperformanceofanewmembraneinaPEMfuelcellismaskedbyunder-performingandnon-optimizedelectrodes.Studiesthatexplorenovel ionomerbinders, the interactionoftheseionomerswithsolventandcatalystinelectrodeinks,ionomer-catalyst interactions within MEA electrodes, theattachmentofelectrodestomembranes,electrodestructure,and the effect of electrode composition and processing onfuelcellperformancearesorelyneeded.

This symposium covers all aspects of novel fuel cellelectrolytemembraneandMEA synthesis andapplications.Topicsof interest include,butarenot limitedto: (1.)novelelectrolyte synthesis and characterization; (2.) ionomericsolutions used in electrodes and their interactions withcatalystparticles;and(3.)electrodecharacterizationandtheimpactofelectrodestructure/compositiononperformance.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:B. Pivovar,NationalRenewableEnergy Laboratory, e-mail: [email protected]; P. Pintauro, Department of Chemical and BiomolecularEngineering, Vanderbilt University, e-mail: [email protected];andJ. Muldoon,ToyotaResearch InstituteofNorthAmerica,e-mail:[email protected].

G6Tutorials in Electrochemical Technology: Design(Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering / Energy Technology)

Thissymposiumprovidesaforumfortutorialpresentationsconcerning all aspects of design methodology relatedto electrochemical processes. The processes may energytechnology and batteries, electrochemical reactors, andsolid-state devices and/or the elucidation of physicalphenomena, such as corrosion and other electrochemicalreactions. Contributions related to both fundamentalsand applications are encouraged. Papers are also solicitedon the influence of systems design on interpretation ofexperimentalresultsandthedevelopmentofmathematicalmodels.Thetutorialsshouldbeusefulforstudentsandforprofessionalsseekingtodiversifytheirbackgroundorbreakintonewtechnologicalareas.Thesymposiumwillconsistofbothinvitedandcontributedpapers.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be senttothesymposiumorganizers:G. Pillay,RowanUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; J. M. Fenton, University ofCentralFlorida,e-mail:[email protected];M. E. Orazem,DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,UniversityofFlorida,e-mail:[email protected];andV. K. Ramani,IllinoisInstituteofTechnology,e-mail:[email protected].

H — Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures

H1to

H10

Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures

Papersare invited for this symposium in theareaslistedbelow.Theorganizersofeachsymposiumwill

determine the suitabilityof thepapers for inclusion in theoralorposterpresentationoftheprogram.

Abstracts, suggestions, and inquiries should be sentelectronically to the ECS headquarters office and to theorganizers of the corresponding symposium listed below.


Commentsandinquiriesaboutthesymposiummaybesenttotheorganizers:D. M.Guldi,Friedrich-Alexander-UniversitätErlangen-Nurnberg, e-mail:[email protected];andR. B. Weisman,RiceUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

H1Electron Transfer and Applications of Fullerenes and Nanostructured Materials(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

Papers are invited in the following areas of fullerenes andcarbonnanotubes:electrochemistry,photochemistry,electrontransfer chemistry, photoelectrochemistry, photovoltaicapplications, catalysis, sensor studies, and applicationsof fullerenes and related compounds (carbon nanotubes,organofullerenes, electroactive fullerenes, supramolecularfullerenes,organometallic fullerenes, endohedral fullerenes,fullerenefilms,andcomposites).


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:F. D’Souza,WichitaStateUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; S. Fukuzumi, OsakaUniversity, e-mail: [email protected]; andD. M. Guldi, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg,e-mail:[email protected].

H2Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

Thepurposeofthissymposiumistoprovideaforumforthepresentationoforiginal researchconcernedwithallaspectsof chemical functionalization of fullerenes and carbonnanotubes.This rapidlygrowingarea includesnucleophilicand radical additions, cyclo-additions, hydrogenations,transition metal complex formation, oxidations, andreactionswithelectrophiles.Alsoincludedarecontributionsonmultipleadditions to fullerenes, ringopeningreactions,synthesis of heterofullerenes, as well as studies toward thetotal synthesis of fullerenes. The mentioned topics may beconsidered as representative examples and should not beregardedasrestrictive.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:N. Martin,ComplutenseUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; and J. F. Nierengarten, GroupedeChimiedesFullerènesetdesSystèmesConjugués,e-mail:[email protected].

H3Carbon Nanotubes and Nanostructures: Fundamental Properties and Processes(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

This is one of two related symposia on carbon nanotubesand related materials. This symposium will be focused onfundamentalpropertiesandprocessesinphysics,chemistry,and materials science. Topics may include methods forsample preparation and characterization; mechanical,thermal, optical, and electronic properties; chemical andelectrochemicalbehavior;andtheoreticalstudies.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:R. B. Weisman,RiceUniversity,e-mail: [email protected]; S. Doorn, Los Alamos NationalLab, e-mail: [email protected]; and M. Zheng, DuPont, e-mail:[email protected].

H4Carbon Nanotubes and Nanostructures: Applications and Devices(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures / Sensor)

This is the second of two related symposia on carbonnanotubesandrelatedmaterials.Thethemeofthissymposiumisapplicationsofcarbonnanomaterials.Topicsmayincludenovelapplicationsintheareasofelectronicdevices,sensors,materials development, solar energy harvesting, catalysis,nano-mechanical devices, biomedicine, environmentalremediation,etc.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizers: S. Rotkin, Lehigh University,e-mail: [email protected]; Y. Gogotsi, Drexel University,e-mail: [email protected]; and M. Heben, NREL, e-mail:[email protected].

H5Endofullerenes and Carbon Nanocapsules(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

Originalpapersaresolicitedonallaspectsofendofullerenessuchasendohedralmetallofullerenesandendohedralrare-gasandothertypesoffullerenes.Papersoncarbonnanocapsulesand metal encapsulates are also welcome. The topics ofthis symposium include synthesis, characterization, andproperties of different types of endofullerenes and carbonnanocapsules.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:H. Shinohara,NagoyaUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];T. Akasaka,UniversityofTsukuba,e-mail:[email protected];andA. Balch,UniversityofCalifornia,e-mail:[email protected].


H6Energetics and Structure and Solid-State Physics(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

Original research papers that address both theoretical andexperimental aspects of fullerenes and carbon nanoclustersare being solicited for this symposium. The topics includequantum chemistry, topology, statistical mechanics,molecular dynamics, thermodynamics, kinetics, thermalproperties, solubility, mechanism, ionization, collisions,electronicproperties,andcatalysis.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:Z. Slanina,InstituteofChemistry,Academia Sinica, e-mail: [email protected];O. Boltalina, Colorado State University, e-mail: [email protected];andP. Reinke, UniversityofVirginia,e-mail:[email protected].

H7Carbon Nanotubes and Nanostructures: Medicine and Biology(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

Originalpapersaresolicitedonallaspectsofpharmaceutical,biological, biotechnology, and medical applications offullerenes,metallofullerenes,andnanotubes.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:T. Da Ros,UniversitadiTrieste,e-mail: [email protected]; L. Wilson, Rice University,e-mail: [email protected]; and A. Hirsch Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, e-mail: [email protected].

H8Porphyrins and Supramolecular Assemblies(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures)

The purpose of this symposium is to highlight recentadvancesinporphyrinchemistry.Throughthissymposium,weintendtocoverawiderangeoftopicsinordertogeneratediscussionsbetweeninterdisciplinaryparticipantsandfavorthe exchange of new ideas. We are thus soliciting high-quality contributions in areas ranging from the synthesisof challenging porphyrinic devices to the characterizationof electrochemical and physicochemical behavior of newporphyrinicmaterials.

Submissionofpapersisencouragedinthefollowingtopics:(1.)newchallengingmulti-porphyrinicdevices;(2.)electronicpropertiesofporphyrinicarrays;(3.)photoinducedprocessesin molecular and supra-molecular porphyrinic assemblies;and(4.)novelporphyrinmodifiedelectrodes.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizers: N. Solladie, Nathalie SolladiéGroupe de Synthèse de Systèmes Porphyriniques (G2SP),Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, e-mail:[email protected];K. Kadish,UniversityofHouston,e-mail: [email protected]; and R. Paolesse, University ofRome“TorVergata,”e-mail:[email protected].

H9Nanostructures for Energy Conversion(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures / Energy Technology)

Metalandsemiconductornanoparticlesplayanimportantrolein fuel cells, solar energy conversion, catalyses andhydrogenproduction.Therecentadvancesintheareaofnanostructuredmaterialshave led tonewunderstandingof thecatalyticandphotoelectrochemical properties of these nanomaterials andcomposites.Papersareinvitedinthefollowingareas:synthesisandcharacterizationofmetalnanoparticles; functionalizationwith chromophores, bimetallic particles, and semiconductor-metal composites; size and shape dependent catalyticproperties; hydrogen evolution reactions; photochemicalsolarcells;andphotocatalysisandelectrontransferprocessesthatarerelevanttoenergyconversions.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposium organizers: H. Imahori, Kyoto University,e-mail: [email protected]; and P. V. Kamat, Dept. ofChemistry&Biochemistry,RadiationLaboratory,UniversityofNotreDame,e-mail:[email protected].

H10Chemistry and Physics of Graphene and 2D Nanostructures(Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures / Energy Technology)

Thesymposiumfocusesonthesynthesis,functionalization,characterization, and physical and chemical properties ofgrapheneandgraphenebased2-Dnanostructures.Papersthatdescribe optical, electrical, and electrochemical propertiesof these carbon nanostructures and composites, and theirapplicationincatalysis,batteries,fuelcells,optoelectronics,and solar energy conversion systems will be considered inthissymposium.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizers:P. V. Kamat,Dept.ofChemistry& Biochemistry, Radiation Laboratory, University of NotreDame, e-mail: [email protected]; and H. Grebel, Dept.of Electrical and Computer Eng., New Jersey Institute ofTechnology,e-mail:[email protected].


I — Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry

I1Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry General Session(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry)

Papers concerning any aspect of physical electrochemistrynot covered by topic areas of other specialized symposiaat this meeting are welcome. Contributed papers will beprogrammedinsomerelatedorder,dependingonthetitlesandcontentsofthesubmittedabstracts.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothesymposiumorganizer:S. Minteer,SaintLouisUniversity,[email protected].

I2Electrochemical Detection in Molecular Biology(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry / Sensor/ Organic and Biological Electrochemistry)

This symposium invites papers in the all areas ofelectroanalytical chemistry for biological applications.Topics covered include: amperometric and potentiometricbiosensors, development of chemically modified electrodefor sensing metabolites, inhibitors, and other biologicalmolecules, self powered sensors, amperometric sensing ona microchip, and spectroelectrochemical techniques forunderstandingmolecularbiology.

An issue of ECS Transactions is planned to be published “AFTER” the meeting. All authors accepted for presentation are obligated to submit their full text manuscript for the issue no later than May 28, 2010. All manuscripts will be submitted online, and must be in either MS Word or PDF format.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: S. Minteer, Saint LouisUniversity, [email protected]; Z. Aguilar, Ocean NanoTech,LLC,e-mail:[email protected];J. Burgess,CaseWestern Reserve University, e-mail: [email protected]; and P. Tunon-Blanco, Universidad de Oviedo, e-mail: [email protected].

I3Charge Transfer: Electrons, Protons, and other Ions(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry)

Chargetransferisimportanttoboththefrontieroffundamentalscienceandinthelongtermsolutionsforenergygeneration,conversion,andstorage.Applicationsarediverseandinclude:hybridinorganic-polymercompositephotovoltaicsolarcells,polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, and lithium ionbatteries,tonamebutafew.Althoughthechargecarriermaybe different in these devices there are common features inallchargetransfereventsorreactions.Thissymposiumwillprovideaforumtopresentrecentprogressinunderstandinghowthelocal(i.e.,from1-50nm)environmentdeterminesthenatureandenergeticsofchargetransferinvarioussystemsand devices. Current interest ranges from: (a.) utilizationof singleor small groupsoforganicmoleculesorpolymersas components in electronic devices; to (b.) exploitation

of semiconductor and metal or metal oxide nanoparticlesbecauseoftheirhighsurfaceareasandothersize-dependentproperties;to(c.)theeffectsofthedensityanddistributionoffixedand/ormobileionsinelectrodesandelectrolytes.Papersofinterestincludebothexperimentalandtheoreticalstudiesthatmaybeeitherappliedorfundamentalinfocus.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: S. Paddison, University ofKentucky, e-mail: [email protected]; and P. Trulove, U.S.NavalAcademy,e-mail:[email protected].

I4Progress in Spectro-Electrochemistry and Surface Science of Electrocatalytical Interfaces (in memory of E. B. Yeager)(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry)

This symposium is being organized to honor the memoryofProf.ErnestB.Yeager.WhenretiringfromthepositionofthedirectoroftheCaseCenterforElectrochemicalSciences(CCES)in1990E.Yeagercouldlookbackontoadistinguishedcareer inchemistry, inparticular inphysicalchemistryandelectrochemistry. Beyond numerous contributions to ourcurrentunderstandingofelectrocatalysis,electrodekinetics,andtheuseofspectroscopicmethods,heestablishedanactivecenterofresearch:theCaseLaboratoriesforElectrochemicalStudies (CLES) he founded 1976 at Case Western ReserveUniversity.Yeager’spassingin2002wasatremendouslosstothefieldsoffundamentalandappliedelectrochemistry.

All interested friends, former students, and colleaguesare invited to submit abstracts in topics to which Prof.Yeager contributed including: electrocatalysts, oxygenelectroreduction, non-platinum catalysts, ion-conduction,electrochemistryonsinglecrystals,catalystsupports,andin situspectroelectrochemistry.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters,andquestionsandinquiriesshouldbesenttothe symposiumorganizers:R. Holze,ChemnitzUniversityof Technology, e-mail: [email protected];andD. Gervasio,ArizonaStateUniversity,e-mail:[email protected].

I5In Situ Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy in Electrochemistry(Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry / Corrosion / Energy Technology)

Overthepast20years,scanningprobemicroscopymethods,such as scanning tunneling or atomic force microscopy,have proven to be unique tools for characterizing solid/liquid interfacesontheatomicandnanometerscale.Thesetechniques as well as spectroscopy based on these localprobeshaveguidedfundamentaladvancesinmanyareasofelectrochemistry, including self-assembly, electrodeposition,corrosion, or adsorption of ionic and molecular speciesby providing invaluable structural, morphological, andelectronic information. The contribution of scanningprobe microscopy to electrochemistry is continuing andhas expanded to more complex systems while refinementto the hardware and software allows for improvements in


spatialandtemporalresolutiononaquasi-routinebasis.Thissymposiumwillfocuson:(1.)applicationsofin situscanningtunnelingmicroscopyandspectroscopytogainnewinsightsinto the molecular scale structure of the electrochemicaldouble layer and adsorbed layers; (2.) microscopic studiesof the atomic or molecular dynamics at interfaces underequilibriumconditionsandduringelectrochemicalreactions;(3.) novel experimental developments in in situ scanningprobemicroscopyandspectroscopyincludingimprovementsin instrumentation; and (4.) theoretical and computationalapproachestofurthertheunderstandingofin situSTM/AFMimagingandspectroscopy.


Abstracts shouldbe submitted electronically to theECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: S. Morin, York University,e-mail: [email protected]; O. M. Magnussen, ChristianAlbrechts Universität, e-mail: [email protected];andN. A. Missert,SandiaNationalLaboratories,e-mail:[email protected].

J — Sensors and Displays: Principles, Materials, and Processing

J1Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems General Session(Sensor)

This symposiumwill addressall aspectsof sensor, actuator,andmicrosystemsresearchanddevelopment.Theinclusionof sensors and actuators into a range of applicationenvironments has been significantly increasing in orderto provide improved system capabilities such as increasedperformance, decreased environmental impact, or higherefficiency. Sensors and actuators are often integrated into“smart” microsystems: microfabricated sensors and/oractuators combined with electronics which enable, forexample,signalconditioninganddataprocessing.Theneedfor multifunctional, smart technologies, which depend onsensors,actuators,andelectronicsisexpectedtoincreaseinthe coming years as further demands and expectations areplacedonsystemsanddevices.Thisgeneralsessionwelcomespapersonallaspectsofsensors,actuators,andmicrosystemsnotcoveredinothersessions.

This symposium intends to bring together a range ofinterdisciplinary topics and covers all materials aspects ofsensors,actuators,andmicrosystems.Primaryemphasiswillbe placed upon applied aspects of the materials, synthesis,evaluation, and development strategies of novel materials/deviceconfigurationsforsensingandactuatingfunctionsaswell as integrated microsystems. High temperature as wellas low temperature applications will be discussed. Papersaresolicited in,butnot limitedto, thefollowingareas: (1.)physics and chemistry of sensor and actuator materials,fabricationandcharacterizationofnovelcompositions; (2.)novelroutesforthesynthesisofmaterialswithgrain(pore)sizecontrolanddistributions;(3.)novelsensorandactuatorconcepts, design, modeling, and verification; (4.) sensingsystems that include sampling systems and actuators likesensorarrays,andelectronicnosesandtongues;(5.)physical,chemical,andbiologicalsensorsandactuators,suchasgas,humidity,ionormolecularsensors,theirsystemintegrationandactuatingfunctions;(6.)optical,RF,andwirelesssensorsandactuators,suchasfiberopticsensors,microwavesensors,

opticalandwirelessintegrations;(7.)emergingtechnologiesandapplicationsincludingsensorsbasedonnanotechnology;and(8.)noveltechniquestoexpandandinsuresensorstabilityandreliability.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: G. Hunter, NASA GlennResearchCenter,e-mail:[email protected];Z. Aguilar,Vegrandis,LLC,e-mail: [email protected];M. Carter,Eltron Research, Inc., e-mail: [email protected];and J. Li, NASA Ames Research Center, e-mail: [email protected].

J2Electrochemical Nano/Bio Sensors 2(Sensor / Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry / Organic and Biological Electrochemistry / High Temperature Materials)

Thepurposeofthissymposiumistobringtogetherleadingexpertswithavarietyofdifferentexperimentalandtheoreticalskillsworkinginthesensingarea.Ofparticularinterestisworkaddressing nanofabricated sensors and sensor arrays, andnanofabricatedrecognitionelementsincludingfundamentalstudiesofnanometer lengthdiffusionandelectrontransferpathways inherent to sensor actuation. Detection of ultra-small amounts of material in localized environments suchassinglecellsortissueregionsaresuitableexamplesofworkthatisinvited.Alsoofinterestarestudiescharacterizingtheelectro-oxidationpropertiesofmetalnanoparticlesassensorelements/platforms.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers: J. Burgess, Case WesternReserve University, e-mail: [email protected]; H. De Long,AFOSR, e-mail: [email protected]; L. Nagahara,NationalCancerInstitute,e-mail:[email protected];A. Simonian,AuburnUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];I. Taniguchi,KumamotoUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];andE. Traversa, InternationalResearchCenter for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience(NIMS),Tsukuba,Japan,e-mail:[email protected].

J3Sensors for Energy and Environment(Sensor / High Temperature Materials / Energy Technology)

Sensors and sensor systems are being used increasinglyin various energy conversion devices in order to increaseefficiency and mitigate pollution. Heightened concernregarding the availability of fossil fuels is leading to morestringent regulations on the efficiency of existing energyconversiondevices.Moreover,thereissignificantinvestmentin the development of highly efficient commercial energyconversionsystemsusingfuelcells.Simultaneously,thereisincreased public awareness of the environmental effects ofvariouspollutantsemittedbytheseenergyconversionsystems.Improvements to currently available sensor technology arecritical in improving the efficiency of and monitoring theemissionsfromthesesystems.Finallythewidespreaduseof


plug-inhybridswillnecessitateasmartergridsystemrequiringtheuseofwirelesssensorsformonitoring.

This symposium will provide a forum for the discussionofthelatestadvancementsinchemicalsensorresearchanddevelopment.Theprimaryfocuswillbeonsensorandsensorsystemsusedinenvironmental,energyconversion,devices,and smart grid applications. Researchers from industries,universities,andnationallaboratoriesthatworkinthefieldofchemical sensorsare invited toparticipate.Papersonallsensingmechanisms(e.g.,electrical,electrochemical,resistive/semiconductive,acoustic,optical,gravimetric,andthermal)thataddressnovelmaterials,synthesis,deviceconfiguration,evaluationtechniques,andsystemdesignarewelcome.

Papersaresolicited,butnotlimitedtothefollowingtopicsofinterest:(1.)sensorsforthemonitoringofpollutantslikenitrogenoxides,sulfuroxides,carbondioxide,hydrocarbons,and halogens in the atmosphere; (2.) sensors for fuel cellsystems including hydrogen, carbon-monoxide, sulfur,humidity,andmethanolsensors;(3.)sensorsforautomotiveemission systems including oxygen, nitrogen oxide,

hydrocarbon,ammonia,andcarbonmonoxidesensors; (4.)sensorsforwirelessmonitoringofgridreliability;(5.)novelprocessing methods used in the manufacture of varioussensors; and (6.) the development and analysis of sensorarraysandwirelesssystemsfortheseapplications.


Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the ECSheadquarters, and questions and inquiries should be sentto the symposium organizers:R. Mukundan, Los AlamosNationalLab,e-mail:[email protected];J. Fergus,AuburnUniversity,e-mail:[email protected];J. Grate,PacificNationalLaboratory,e-mail:[email protected];J. Stetter,e-mail:[email protected];W. van Schalkwijk, EnergyPlexCorp, e-mail: [email protected]; and K. Zaghib,InstitutdeRecherched’Hydro-Québec(IREQ),e-mail:[email protected].

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Travel Grant Application Vancouver, Canada

The Society’s Battery, Corrosion, Dielectric Science & Technology, Electrodeposition, Electronics and Photonics, EnergyTechnology, High Temperature Materials (HTM), Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering (IE&EE),OrganicandBiologicalElectrochemistry (OBE),PhysicalandAnalyticalElectrochemistry,andSensorDivisionsoffer travelgrantstostudentspresentingpapersattheSociety’snextmeeting,inVancouver,Canada,April25-30,2010.Toapply,com-pletethisapplicationandsenditalongwithacopyofyourtranscriptandaletterfromaninvolvedfacultymemberattestingbothtothequalityofthestudent’sworkandfinancialneeds,andacopyofthestudent’smeetingabstract.ForadditionalinformationpleasecontacttheDivisioncontactbelow,asrequirementsmightdifferbetweenDivisions.

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q Corrosion—Send to:N.Missert,SandiaNationalLabs,MS1415,P.O.Box5800,Albuquerque,NM87185-0100,USA,e-mail:[email protected]

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q ElectronicsandPhotonics—Send to:F.Ren,UniversityofFlorida,Dept.ofChem.Engr.,Gainesville,FL32611,USA,e-mail:[email protected]

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Young Faculty Travel Grant Application Vancouver, Canada

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