2020
ANNUAL REPORT Adapting and Advancing
Year in Review
The COVID-19 pandemic, with the compounding crises of faltering economies, social unrest, and science denial on an unimaginable scale, changed virtually every aspect of how we live and work. Casting aside our best laid plans, the Society was forced to adapt and innovate in order to continue to support, convene, and advocate for our science. Together, we achieved our goals and realized the mission. And that’s exactly what we will keep doing, as best we can, day after day. Our top priority is, and will always be, the well-being of our community.” – Stefan De Gendt ECS President, 2020-2021
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2020: ECS Adapts and Advances
s 2020 began, ECS was in a fantastic position. Bolstered by the many successes of 2019—such as worldwide recognition of the importance of the ECS community’s work evidenced by three active ECS members receiving the Nobel Prize, or the record-breaking growth of our publications, or the strong financial performance of the Society’s assets and programs—ECS was poised for what many of us predicted would be a remarkable, unprecedented year. And we were right. By every conceivable measure, 2020 was indeed a remarkable, unprecedented year for the Society— though not as we originally envisioned.
Adapting
Less than two weeks after the ECS Executive Committee’s February 2020 meeting, the reality of COVID-19 became clear. On March 10, the decision was reached to close the ECS offices indefinitely and transition to 100 percent remote operations. Since then, a major focus of the Society’s volunteer and staff leadership has been to ensure the health and safety of the team while finding the means to maintain critical operations and financial well-being. Keeping the team’s productivity high and the community engaged was a logistical and, in many ways, emotional challenge. Looking back, the ECS community can be proud of these efforts which demonstrate that we can be confident about our future. Before 2020, the Society had only canceled one inperson meeting in its 119 year history—during World War II. In 2020, we cancelled two in-person meetings. The first step in successfully dismantling our meetings was to free ECS from over $3M in contractual obligations for the Montreal and PRiME meetings. Equally important to cancelling the meetings without penalty was finding a way to convene our community digitally, something we had never tried before. Working closely with the Meetings Subcommittee, the PRiME Organizing Committee, and the Board of Directors, we created a unique and successful paradigm for hosting digital meetings. This not only generated significant, unplanned revenue, but also led to the largest single event ECS has ever hosted, with nearly 7,000 people registering for PRiME 2020!
crossed the 2.0 threshold for the first time with a 2.142. The launch of the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience yielded tremendous increases in content downloads, revenue, and margins generated in our publications area. 2020 saw a 33 percent increase in content usage over 2019 figures. True, launching a new publishing partnership during a global pandemic is not generally advisable, but it certainly has not hurt the Society’s efforts in this area. ECS publications are stronger than ever, setting the stage for new titles to be developed in the coming year. Look forward to more on this developing story in the 2021 Annual Report! The COVID-19 pandemic, with the compounding crises of faltering economies, social unrest, and science denial on an unimaginable scale, changed virtually every aspect of how we live and work. Casting aside our best laid plans, the Society was forced to adapt and innovate in order to continue to support, convene, and advocate for our science. Together, we achieved our goals and realized the mission. And that’s exactly what we will keep doing, as best we can, day after day. We wish you and your families, peace and good health, and thank you for your continued support of ECS in these uncertain times.
Advancing
However, the Society’s work in 2020 was not solely about keeping our collective “head above water.” There was also tremendous growth in key operations areas. In particular, it was a banner year for ECS publications. JES achieved a new high with a 3.721 impact factor, and JSS
Christopher J. Jannuzzi Executive Director & CEO
Stefan De Gendt ECS President 2020 – 2021
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Volunteer Leadership ‟I was a fledgling PhD student when I went to my first ECS meeting. It was my first trip to the U.S. I felt like a duck out of water. Within minutes, someone who had written like 100 papers that I had read, turned around to shake my hand and ask about my background and interests. People were so welcoming. That led me to get involved early in my career. Volunteering helps me meet a lot of interesting people whose work I follow. We collaborate to advance the science and give back to our community.”
ECS Mission
– Colm O’Dwyer, Professor of Chemical Energy, School of Chemistry, University College Cork ECS member since 2001
The mission of The Electrochemical Society is to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and allied subjects. To encourage research, discussion, critical assessment, and dissemination of knowledge in these fields, the Society holds meetings, publishes scientific papers, fosters training and education of scientists and engineers, and cooperates with other organizations to promote science and technology in the public interest.
ECS Vision
ECS Board of Directors
The vision of ECS is to be recognized as the steward of electrochemical and solid state science and technology. By creating uninhibited availability of the science through open access, ECS can Free the Science, and accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, leading the community as the advocate, guardian, and facilitator of our technical domain.
Officers Stefan De Gendt President Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Diversity and inclusion
Turgut Gur 2nd Vice President Stanford University
The Electrochemical Society strives to be an inclusive organization that promotes and values diversity. We recognize and respect the rights of all, and are committed to building and maintaining a culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the unique backgrounds and experiences of our members, volunteers, employees, and constituents. Diversity is our strength. It fuels innovation, enhances collaboration, enables our best accomplishments, brings us closer to the communities we serve, and advances our mission to promote electrochemical and solid state science worldwide.
Thank You ECS gratefully acknowledges the outstanding volunteer service of our standing committees, editorial board members, and division chairs. Thank you to the members whose terms of service end in 2020. 4
Eric Wachsman Sr. Vice President University of Maryland
Gerardine Botte 3rd Vice President Texas Tech University Marca Doeff Secretary Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Gessie Brisard Treasurer Université de Sherbrooke Christopher Jannuzzi Executive Director & CEO The Electrochemical Society Board members E. Jennings Taylor Chair, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Subcommittee Faraday Technology, Inc. Christina Bock Past President Robert Micek Non-profit Financial Professional
Division Chairs Shirley Meng Battery Division James Noël Corrosion Division Peter Mascher Dielectric Science and Technology Division Philippe Vereecken Electrodeposition Division Junichi Murota Electronics and Photonics Division Vaidyanathan Subramanian Energy Technology Division Paul Gannon High-Temperature Energy, Materials, & Processes Division Shrisudersan Jayaraman Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division Jakoah Brgoch Luminescence and Display Materials Division Hiroshi Imahori Nanocarbons Division Diane Smith Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division Petr Vanysek Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division Jessica Koehne Sensors Division
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Resilient Responses to COVID-19 The Society conducted a series of interviews to determine the pandemic’s impact on our community. We learned that we are resilient: teaching, learning, collaboration, and research are continuing in new ways. Research isn’t just running experiments; it’s also communicating and disseminating results. Now we bring fresh eyes to data. Shut labs shouldn’t stop scientific progress.” – Abigail “Abby” Linhart, Graduate student, Keleher Research Group, Lewis University; ECS member since 2017
We’re asking people we didn’t have time to work with in the past, ‘What can we do together?’ We’re making new connections.” – Marca Doeff, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ECS member since 2004
The ECS community—scientists and engineers, students and postdocs, young and old minds—has a great role to play in solving the grand challenges confronting society .” – Arumugam “Ram” Manthiram, Director, Texas Materials Institute and the Materials Science and Engineering Program, Joe C. Walter Chair in Engineering, Jack S. Josey Professor in Energy Studies, University of Texas Austin; ECS member since 1995
Science will prevail. We will stick together as a community and come out stronger and more prepared for the next time we face a similar challenge.” – Chris Beasley, Marketing Manager/ Electrochemist, Gamry Instruments; ECS member since 2010
Stay the course, stay focused, and talk to people. Use this time to survive and thrive. When life returns to normal, hit the lab hard with your great ideas—but don’t burn out!” – Alex Peroff, Electroanalytical Scientist, Pine Research Instrumentation, Inc.; ECS member since 2006
This is an opportunity to turn away from old research topics and think about what is new. Changing direction can spawn new ideas.” – Yue Kuo, Dow Professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University; ECS President (2018-2019); ECS member since 1995
My niece, a nurse, got one mask a week that she kept in a paper bag. I asked our engineers to build a small, portable, inexpensive sterilizer for people reusing PPE.” – Joe Stetter, President, KWJ Engineering; ECS member since 1987
ECS Members' Stories Read or view the full interviews at the electrochem.org/members-stories
Early on, I received a surprise shipment of masks from a colleague in China (who) shared what he learned from his community‘s experience. It was very touching and helpful, especially when my wife and daughter were ill.” – Mark Orazem, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida; ECS member since 1978
We were in lockdown when the Provost called for internal applications to develop COVID-19 diagnostic tools. Our remit is to develop a device that is highly specific, sensitive, and allows rapid identification of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.” – Netz Arroyo-Currás, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine; ECS member since 2007
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Membership ‟A favorite thing about my 15-plus years as an ECS member is how the Society allowed me to be an active and engaged member in a huge community of people. My role has constantly evolved since my time as a graduate student, and my level of involvement and service in the ECS community has steadily grown.”
– William Mustain, Professor, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina Chair of the Individual Membership Committee, Vice Chair of the Energy Technology Division ECS member since 2003
8,046
6%
8.3%
56%
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decrease in student memberships
total members
2,872
student members
overall retention rate
decrease in membership
new ECS Student Chapters totaling 107
Support for ECS Student Chapters 4 $16,000+ awarded for Student Chapter Memberships by the ECS Education Fund 4 $2,150 in Awarded Student Memberships provided by ECS divisions 4 The ECS Board approved the Individual Membership Committee’s proposal to grant student members full voting rights in Society elections. 4 ECS launched the Early Career Membership Pilot Program to assist early career scientists in transitioning smoothly into their careers while maintaining an ECS membership. 4 9 ECS Student Chapter institutions have 24+ Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate Analytics); 8 University of California, Berkeley and Tsingua University are in the top 10
Awards
$67,000
awarded for: • 25 Division awards • 7 Section awards • 6 Society awards
The new ECS Battery Division Early Career Award Sponsored by Neware Technology Limited established to support early career researchers.
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inducted as Fellows of The Electrochemical Society
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Meetings ‟For the first time since 1945, ECS did not hold an onsite biannual meeting. Although the 237th ECS Meeting and 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) were cancelled, all the meeting abstracts were published in the ECS Digital Library, and IMCS published a special Journal of The Electrochemical Society focus issue.” – John Lewis, ECS Director of Meetings
237th Meeting with International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) (cancelled)
2,950 total abstracts
PRiME 2020
International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) 2020 - Volume One, JES Vol. 168, 2021
237th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS 2020) May 10, 2020 - May 14, 2020 Montreal, Canada, ECS Meeting Abstracts, Volume MA2020-01, 2020
The 2020 quadrennial Pacific Rim International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid State Science (PRiME) Meeting—partnered with the Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ) and the Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS)—was converted into the first-ever ECS digital meeting. Presenters uploaded videos for on-demand viewing; dozens of topical live technical sessions were held; and special meeting-wide events were broadcast. With complimentary registration available to attendees—and presenters paying nominal fees—almost 7,000 people joined our first adventure into digital meetings! – John Lewis, ECS Director of Meetings
78 6,891 63
countries represented
attendees
symposia
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exhibitors
3,900 abstracts
PRiME 2020 special events 4 Legends of Battery Science: A Celebration in Honor of Nobel Laureates M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino 4 Honorary symposia and sessions for Hideaki Takahashi, Philippe Marcus, Ken Nobe, Junichi Yoshida, Isamu Akasaki, and Mogens Mogensen 4 Electrochemical Energy Summit 2020 4 Symposium on 4D Materials and Systems + Soft Robotics
View the recordings on youtube.com/ ECS1902
Symposium awards and membership
$88,115
in registration waivers
$12,370
for symposium award winner travel and ECS memberships
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Publications ‟2020 was a year of strong growth and change for the ECS Publications and Editorial teams in spite of the many negative experiences endured around the world. ECS broadened its reach by partnering with the Institute of Physics to host the ECS Digital Library. With this partnership, we see growth in ECS Publications content global readership through 2020 and into 2021. And we will continue to see expansion as we set our sights on the launch of two new journals, ECS Sensors Plus and ECS Advances, approved by the ECS Board of Directors in 2020. Growth is, and continues to be, the theme of ECS Publications!” – Adrian T. Plummer, MPA, PMP, ECS Director of Publications
2,096 1,644
journal articles published in the 2020 volume year
JES articles published in 2020 volume year
178
452
papers published by subscribing institutions
JSS articles published in 2020 volume year
‟We’re sharing information about the Society in virtual meetings. Some didn’t realize that we are ECS Plus members. Now they know they can use the membership benefits including access to all 160,000+ abstracts and articles in the ECS Digital Library, and publish an unlimited number of open access articles in ECS journals free of charge.” – Shelley Minteer, Dale and Susan Poulter Endowed Chair of Biological Chemistry Associate Chair of Chemistry, University of Utah ECS member since 1996
total of open access papers published
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of all journal content published since 2014 as open access
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47%
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‟The innovation inherent in ECS journals is readily apparent on even casual inspection of the patent literature. Clearly, ECS journal content is the bedrock for innovation in science and technology…and warrants acknowledgment.” Johna Leddy, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Iowa ECS President (2017-2018) ECS member since 1979 8
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Publications ‟The ground-breaking research published in JES addresses fundamentals of electrochemical processes and materials, presenting new insights in electrochemical foundations that have lasting impact. JES also publishes work that has a high degree of utility, such as critical advances in electrochemical measurements, data analysis, and electrochemical systems modeling. This type of content often has lasting value to the research community, for a longer period of time than is captured by traditional impact factor measures, hence the reports of the long cited half-life of articles published in JES.” Robert Savinell, Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University, JES Editor ECS member since 1978
4 JES is by far the most cited in patent literature when compared to the 10 top “electrochemical” journals (when ranked by impact factor in the Materials Science and Electrochemistry categories). 4 Of the 7,279 journals queried in patents in all content domains, five percent of the citations are to ECS journals. 4 ECS journals rank third among journals queried in patents, behind Chemical Communications and Langmuir. 4 Clarivate measured JES Cited Half-Life at 10.4 Cited Half-Life (the median age of the articles that were cited in a journal in a given year). 4 JES has the highest Cited Half-Life of the top 10 journals (as ranked by impact factor) in the Materials Science Coatings and Films category. 4 JES has the second-highest Cited Half-Life for the top 10 journals in the Electrochemistry category.
NOBEL LAUREATES
ECS renewed its partnership with Wiley to enhance the Society’s book series by publishing multiple titles per year.
The Washington Post referred to an authoritative JES battery safety article when it publicized the 2020 launch of North America’s first all-electric zero-emissions boats.
JES honored John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino with 2019 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, a new collection highlighting their scientific contributions published by ECS.
IOP Publishing celebrated its millionth article, in part due to its partnership with ECS which brought over more than 150,000 papers.
‟The frequency with which research published in JES is cited in patent literature, and its long cited half-life metric, support the assertion that content published in the journal has a high degree of utility and a far longer long period of relevance than most of the other titles publishing in ECS’s technical domains.” *Source: Christopher Jannuzzi and E. Jennings Taylor, 2020 Electrochem. Soc. Interface 29 8
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Innovation ‟The pandemic has shown us how critical it is for ECS to disseminate as much open access research as possible. People who weren’t interested in science and scientific innovation before are now looking for solutions developed by our scientists.” – Alice Suroviec, Dean of The School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences and Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Berry College ECS member since 2002
Free the Science Week 2020 Unrestricted access to more than 160,000 scientific articles, abstracts, and magazine articles
March 30 – April 5, 2020
Total downloads in April 2020 alone, across all ECS publications, increased by 105% over the total of 2020 first quarter downloads.
330,269
Downloads by Publication Type
3% 1%
overall downloads for JES, JSS, and ECST for April 2020 – a 4% increase over April 2019
Journals (Journal of The Electrochemical Society, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, ECS Solid State Letters, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters)
13%
Conference Proceedings (ECS Transactions, ECS Proceedings Volumes)
112,150
downloads for the week of March 30-April 5, 2020
Meeting Abstracts (ECS Meeting Abstracts)
83%
Magazine Articles (Interface)
Top 5 downloading countries: Top Downloading Countries
TOP 5
ECS Webinar Series launches
12 sessions
3,968 2,151 registered live participants
2020 Presenters Dr. Netz Arroyo-Currás Prof. Harry Atwater Dr. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Prof. Anita Ho-Baillie Dr. Paul Kenis Dr. Arumugam Manthiram
participants
1. China 2. U.S. 3. Republic of Korea 4. Japan 5. Germany
New ventures 4 Single Sign On implemented 4 ORCID iD integration 4 Partnership with IOP Publishing 4 IOPscience hosts the ECS Digital Library 4 ECS Pacific Northwest Section chartered
Dr. Shelley Minteer Prof. William Mustain Dr. Daniel Steingart Dr. Chad Vecitis Dr. Venkat Viswanathan Dr. Jie Xiao
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4 Committee’s name changed to the ECS Institutional Engagement Committee to more accurately reflect the committee’s goal to engage the broader electrochemical community.
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Next Generation Activities and Support ‟My main message to students is, whatever direction your career takes, think about how you can have an impact on the human condition and our planet. Our field touches on everything from the future of food to energy and more.” – Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis ECS President (1990-1991) ECS member since 1968
ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship 4 $150,000 awarded 4 3 recipients receiving $50,000 each
Biannual Meeting Travel Grants 4 237th ECS Meeting 8 No travel grants awarded as the meeting was cancelled 4 PRiME 2020 meeting 8 $11,290 awarded 8 86 recipients
Fellows of the Electrochemical Society 4 14 Fellows inducted
ECS Summer Fellowships 4 $20,000 awarded 4 4 recipients receiving $5,000 each
Society, Section, and Division awards 4 $3,000 awarded to General Student Poster Winners 8 3 General Student Poster winners $1,500 1st prize; $1,000 2nd prize; $500 3rd prize 4 $67,000 in Society, Division and Section awards 8 38 total 6 Society 25 Division 7 Section 4 $11,690 provided in student chapter funding for community outreach and chapter programs The Electrochemical Society • 2020 Annual Report • www.electrochem.org
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2020 Society Honor Roll ‟ECS is my home community in terms of my research; ECS has been very generous to me over the years. I received the ECS San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Award in 2010 and was an ECS Herbert H. Uhlig Summer Fellow in 2009.”
– Venkat Viswanathan, Faculty Fellow, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University ECS member since 2008
PAST PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY Christina Bock, Past President (2019-2020)
SOCIETY AWARD WINNERS Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching Prof. Arumugam Manthiram, University of Texas at Austin Vittorio de Nora Award Prof. Hubert Gasteiger, Technische Universität München Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award Dr. Bryan McCloskey, University of California, Berkeley Edward Goodrich Acheson Award Prof. Esther Takeuchi, State University of New York at Stony Brook Outstanding Student Chapter Award ECS Yamagata University Student Chapter Chapters of Excellence ECS Clarkson University Student Chapter ECS Montreal University Student Chapter
FELLOWS OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Takanori Akita, Tokyo University of Science Dr. Katherine Ayers, Nel Hydrogen Dr. Rodney Borup, Los Alamos National Laboratory Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Diana Golodnitsky, Tel Aviv University Dr. Dominique Guyomard, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel Dr. Andrew Herring, Colorado School of Mines Prof. John TS Irvine, University of St. Andrews Prof. Hiroshi Iwai, Tokyo Institute of Technology Prof. Yuehe Lin, Washington State University Takashi Matsumae, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Prof. Stefano Passerini, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Prof. Esther Takeuchi, State University of New York at Stony Brook Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai, University of Calgary Dr. Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dr. Kang Xu, Army Research Laboratory Prof. Gleb Yushin, Georgia Institute of Technology
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ECS TOYOTA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR FELLOWSHIPS Shoji Hall, Johns Hopkins University “Engineering of Electrified Platinum/Ionic Liquid Interfaces Enable High Performance Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis” Piran Ravichandran Kidambi, Vanderbilt University “Atomically Thin Membranes for Advanced Next-Generation Fuel Cells” Haegyeom Kim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “Development of New Nitrides-Based Lithium Conductors for All-Solid-State Batteries”
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS Edward G. Weston Fellowship Andrew D. Pendergast Joseph W. Richards Fellowship McLain Leonard F. M. Becket Fellowship Lalit Sharma H. H. Uhlig Fellowship Kody Wolfe
YOUNG AUTHOR AWARDS Bruce Deal & Andy Grove Young Author Award Takashi Matsumae, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Norman Hackerman Young Author Award Takanori Akita, Tokyo University of Science
ECS GENERAL STUDENT POSTER SESSION AWARDS 1st Place Jong Hwa Kim, Poster #142359 “Feasibility of LiNbO3 Surface Coating on High-Ni Layered Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries” 2nd Place Ryota Takai, Poster # 140261 “Molybdenum Electroplating Using Concentrated Chloride Aqueous Solution” 3rd Place Yuya Takekuma, Poster # 140957 “Increased Light Harvesting in Photosystem 1-Based Biophotovoltaics with Artificial Antenna” The Electrochemical Society • 2020 Annual Report • www.electrochem.org
Congratulations 2020 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE AWARDS Gold Level – 25 years of membership Panasonic Corporation Westlake Bronze Level – 5 years of membership BASi
DIVISION AWARDS Battery Division Technology Award Prof. Yong Yang, Xiamen University Battery Division Technology Award Dr. Jie Xiao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Battery Division Research Award Hubert Gasteiger, Technische Universität München Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award Sponsored by MTI Corporation and the Jiang Family Foundation Dr. Marco-Tulio F. Rodrigues, Argonne National Laboratory
High Temperature Materials Division Outstanding Achievement Award Mogens Mogensen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Achievement Award Saket Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division H. H. Dow Memorial Student Achievement Award Zhongyang Wang, Washington University in St. Louis Luminescence and Display Materials Division Outstanding Achievement Award Prof. Kazuyoshi Ogasawara, Kwansei Gakuin University Nanocarbons Division SES Young Investigator Award Prof. Markita Landry, University of California at Berkeley Nanocarbons Division Robert C. Haddon Research Award Prof. Andreas Hirsch, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award Sponsored by MTI Corporation and the Jiang Family Foundation Dr. David Hall, University of Cambridge
Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division Manuel M. Baizer Award Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Julian Self, University of California, Berkeley
Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division Max Bredig Award in Molten Salt and Ionic Liquid Chemistry Dr. Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Matthias Kuenzel, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Sensor Division Outstanding Achievement Award Shekhar Bhansali, Florida International University
Corrosion Division H. H. Uhlig Award Prof. Nick Birbilis, Australian National University Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award Dr. Chao Liu, University of Virginia Electrodeposition Division Research Award Dr. Daniel Josell, National Institute of Standards and Technology Electrodeposition Division Early Career Investigator Award Dr. Trevor Braun, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sensor Division Outstanding Achievement Award Prof. Nianqiang (Nick) Wu, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
SECTION AWARDS Canada Section Student Award Keegan Adair, University of Western Ontario Canada Section R. C. Jacobsen Award Aicheng Chen, University of Guelph Europe Section Alessandro Volta Award Martin Winter, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Electronics and Photonics Division Award Prof. Andrew Steckl, University of Cincinnati
Georgia Section Student Award Jung Fang, Georgia Institute of Technology
Energy Technology Division Research Award Prof. Paul Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Section Student Award Yamin Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology
Energy Technology Division Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award Dr. Christopher Hahn, Stanford University
Korea Section Student Award Sechan Lee, Seoul National University
Energy Technology Division Graduate Student Award Sponsored by Bio-Logic Ms. Lisa Housel, State University of New York at Stony Brook
San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award David Mackanic, Stanford University San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award – Honorable Mention Bin Yao, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Financial Statement
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e are pleased to present the audited financial statements of ECS for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020. These reports indicate that our financial health continues to be strong and that we continue to work towards the Society’s objectives of contributing to the advancement of electrochemical and solid state science through the dissemination of technical content. Comparing the Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2020, to the previous year, total assets increased by about $132 thousand. This was the result of an increase in total net assets of $252 thousand, offset by a decrease in total liabilities of $120 thousand. Reviewing the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2020, total net assets increased by $529 thousand. The increase was a result of operating revenues totaling $5.1 million, investment income loss of $1.1 million, plus the net increase in the fair value of investments of $1.6 million, and expenses of $5.1 million. The decrease in operating revenue was primarily due to the impact of the pandemic on ECS meetings, including the canceled spring meeting and virtual fall meeting. After adding in unrealized gains of $1.6 million, the investment portfolio yielded a $503 thousand return. While the Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows an increase of $529 thousand from activities, total net assets only increased by $252 thousand, due to a prior period adjustment of $277 thousand made to reconcile an error to previous years’ deferred revenue. The total operating expenses decreased compared to the prior year. Similar to revenues, the decrease is a result of the impact of the pandemic on meetings, and other areas. Although the spring meeting was cancelled and the fall meeting was virtual, all personnel expenses associated with the Meetings Department were applicable. General and administrative costs decreased as a result of organizational structure and personnel changes. The Society’s Statement of Financial Position reflects assets of $20.3 million. Of these total assets, about 75 percent are either custodial or endowment funds. Growth in these funds is important because it is clear that there will be pressure to generate financial support through investment and contribution revenues. Changes in the scientific publishing industry have inspired the Society’s Free the Science open access initiative, the goal of which is to make ECS content free to publish and free to access. ECS Digital Library subscription revenue, over time, will begin to decline. In anticipation of a declining subscription revenue model, ECS continues to look for opportunities to generate additional revenues and operating margins from both traditional and new revenue sources. Our broader financial goal is to avoid the use of endowment funds to cover operating expenses, for as long as possible, enabling the funds to maintain future growth. From an operational perspective, 2020 saw increases in the investment portfolio and positive financial performance of some of our program areas. We anticipate the continued need for program revenue and margin growth and growth in our investment portfolio to fund advances in our programs, the broader dissemination of our content, and open access initiatives. We continue to take steps towards our goal of becoming operationally break even or better within the next couple of years.
Gessie Brisard, Treasurer
Tim Gamberzky, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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ECS Revenue Percentages - 2020 Contributions 1.4%
Grants 2.9%
Rental income 11.4% Other revenues 1.8%
Publications 35.1%
Society meetings and activities 32.3%
Constituent programs 0.8% Membership 10.9%
ECS Expense Percentages - 2020 Membership 7.3%
Publications 37.6%
Constituent programs Society 2.6% meetings and activities 29.6%
Grant subawards 2.9%
Rental operations 6.9% Fundraising 0.1%
Marketing 5.1%
General and administrative 8.7%
Awards, fellowships and grants 4.2%
The Electrochemical Society is a nonprofit international association of scientists and engineers chartered as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The Board of Directors engages the services of an independent auditor to assure that the Society maintains an effective system of financial management, and operates under its nonprofit charter. The Board of Directors received an opinion from their independent auditors, Lear & Pannepacker, LLP, that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Electrochemical Society, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2020. To obtain a complete copy of the Audit Financial Statements, interested parties can e-mail their request to sophiap.jorge@electrochem.org. NOTE: Marketing expense depicted above does not include marketing expenses for program-specific purposes. Those expenses are included in the individual program areas.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (At December 31, 2020 and 2019)
ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets Investments in marketable securities Custodial account investments Deferred rent Investments in real estate: Land Buildings, less accumulated depreciation of $940,274 and $268,001 Intangible assets Total assets
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred revenue Custodial account liability Security deposits Deferred compensation Net Assets Unrestricted Donor restrictions perpetual in nature Purpose restricted Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets
2020 $1,879,581 260,887 174,770 14,007,177 424 57,130
2019 $2,567,439 5,772 243,341 13,328,378 423 48,416
1,603,427 2,370,059 $20,353,455
1,603,427 2,424,443 $20,221,639
$208,805 1,556,212 2,262 42,713 10,413
$321,344 1,558,349 423 43,163 17,596
16,795,628 985,068 752,354 18,533,050 $20,353,455
16,554,063 985,068 741,633 18,280,764 $20,221,639
$2,738,279 557,639 39,359 893,962 71,848 150,000
$2,708,471 584,188 57,173 2,894,933 2,858,699 54,303 256,000
583,327 91,194 5,125,608
588,924 970 10,003,661
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019) REVENUES
Publications Membership Constituent programs Society meetings and activities Investment income Contributions Grants Rental income Other revenues Total Revenues
EXPENSES
Program services Publications $1,918,303 Membership 374,577 Constituent programs 132,639 Society meetings and activities 1,183,358 Grant sub-awards 150,040 Awards, fellowships and grants 215,413 Total Program Services Expenses 3,974,330 Supporting services General and administrative 445,667 Marketing 258,661 Fundraising 6,934 Rental operations 413,501 Total Supporting Services Expenses 1,124,763 Total Expenses 5,099,094 Increase in net assets from operations 26,515 Investment Income (1,117,551) Net change in fair value of investments 1,620,043 Change in net assets 529,007 Net assets, beginning of year 18,004,043 Net assets, end of year $18,533,050 These financial statements are a condensed version of the audited statements of ECS for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019. ECS will be pleased to provide complete copies along with all footnotes and the unqualified report of our auditors upon request. The Electrochemical Society • 2020 Annual Report • www.electrochem.org
$2,419,242 350,412 151,552 2,271,187 254,999 146,732 5,594,124 330,853 284,085 45,404 509,399 1,169,741 6,763,866 3,239,796 (770,019) 2,469,777 15,810,973 $18,280,764
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Notes to Financial Statements 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Electrochemical Society, Inc. (the Society) and its Divisions, Groups and Sections and ECS Holdings, LLC, (the LLC). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Revenue, other than contributions, is recognized when earned and expense is recognized when the obligation is incurred. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared to focus on the Society and its subsidiaries as a whole, and to present balances and transactions according to the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, net assets and changes therein are classified as follows: Unrestricted net assets—net assets not subject to donor-imposed stipulations; Temporarily restricted net assets—net assets subject to donor-imposed stipulations that will be met by actions of the Society and/or by the passage of time; Permanently restricted net assets are net assets subject to donor-imposed stipulations that they be maintained permanently by the Society.
2 - Income Tax Status and Income Taxes
ECS and its Divisions, Groups, and Sections qualify as a tax-exempt organization described under Section 501(c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and all of its income, except income generated through the advertising included in its publications, is exempt from Federal income taxes. As a single-member limited liability company, the LLC is treated as a “disregarded entity” for income tax purposes and, as such, its financial activity is reported in conjunction with the Federal income tax filings of ECS. The Society has adopted the accounting pronouncement that provides guidance on uncertain tax positions. The Society has no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020.
3 - Investments
Investments in equities and fixed income instruments are reported at fair market value (FMV), and investment in real estate is reported at cost. Investment income and realized and unrealized net gains and losses on investments of restricted net assets are reported as increases or decreases in net assets subject to donor restrictions. Investment income and realized and unrealized net gains and losses on investments of net assets not subject to donor restrictions are reported as increases or decreases in unrestricted net assets. Cost and market at December 31, 2020, are summarized as follows:
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VALUE Equities (FMV)
$10,578,852
Corporate bonds (FMV)
$991,917
U.S. Treasuries (FMV)
$2,034,031
Real estate (Cost)
$5,181,762
Total
$18,786,562
4 - Endowment Funds
The Society’s endowment funds consist of several funds established to support awards, as well as an education fund and a Free the Science fund. These funds include both donor-restricted funds and funds designated by the Board of Directors. As required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), net assets associated with endowment funds are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. The Society’s policy requires the preservation of the fair value of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor-restricted endowment funds absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result, the Society classifies as restricted net assets the original value of gifts donated to the fund and the original value of subsequent gifts to the fund.
5 - ECS Holdings, LLC
ECS Holdings LLC was chartered in 1998 to manage the real estate assets of the Society. Current real estate holdings include five buildings at Howe Commons in Pennington, NJ, valued at a cost of $5,181,762. The Society occupies one of the five buildings and all are classified as an investment. The LLC leases office space in these four buildings to various tenants under operating lease arrangements expiring through 2025. Rental income under the aforementioned leases totaled $583,327 (excluding intercompany rentals of $71,932) for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Report of the ECS Audit Committee
The ECS Audit Committee provides oversight of The Electrochemical Society’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management (ECS Staff Directors and Officers) is responsible for the financial statements and the financial reporting process, including the system of internal control. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee discussed the financial statements in the Annual Report with management, including a discussion of quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles; the reasonableness of significant judgments; and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The members of the Audit Committee in 2020 were Christina Bock (Chair), Gessie Brisard, Stefan De Gendt, Robert Micek, and Eric Wachsman. The ECS Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors the overall scope and plans for their respective audits. The Committee meets with the independent auditors with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Society’s internal control, compliance with laws and regulations, and the overall quality of the Society’s financial reporting. Based on the discussions referenced above, the ECS Audit Committee recommended for acceptance to the Board of Directors the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the Board unanimously approved.
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Corporate and Institutional Donors Marion Jones, Director of Marketing, Scribner Associates, Inc. Scribner has been an ECS Institutional Member since 2001
‟There are so many opportunities for individuals and organizations within ECS, including engaging with, and being inspired by, world-famous researchers. Whether you’re learning or sharing, you get a broad spectrum of input from the research side, to academics and industry. It’s great seeing so many different ways of doing things and broadening your horizons. The introduction to people from other countries is unique; I’ve made lifelong friends with whom I stay in frequent touch and look forward to seeing at meetings.”
ECS thanks the following companies and institutions for their support which ensures that ECS advances the most cuttingedge research through meetings and publications.
Admiral Instruments
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Air Liquid
Mattson Thermal Products GmbH
Albemarle Corporation
MDPI
Applied Materials
MTI Corporation
Applied Microengineering Limited
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
Arkema Innovative Chemistry, France
Neware Technology Limited
Army Research Office
Office of Navel Research
ASM International
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
BASi
PEC North America
Bio-Logic USA
PolyPlus Battery Company
BioPro Scientific
Pine Research
EcoPro BM
RASIRC
EMD Performance Materials
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Enchem Co., Ltd
Samsung SDI
EVGroup
Scribner Associates, Inc.
Gamry Instruments
Scienta Omicron, Inc.
Gelest Inc.
SK Innovation
Global Foundries
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd
GM Global Technical Center
The Committee of Capacitor Technology of ECSJ
Hydro-Québec
Thermo Fisher
Ion Power
Tokyo Electron, LTD (TEL)
Lam Research
Toyota Motor North American
LG Chemical, Ltd
Vecco
Livent Corporation
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Individual Donors Thanks to generous donations from friends, colleagues, and members of the scientific community, the Jan Talbot Collection reached a fundraising milestone of $30,000, ensuring free permanent access to Talbot’s legacy of ECS-published works. Jan Talbot A longtime ECS member and Fellow of The Electrochemical Society, Talbot served as President (2001-2002), Vice President (1998-2001), and Editor of Interface (1995-1998). She is Professor Emerita at the Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego. Mohamed Abdelrahman Kuzhikalail M. Abraham James C. Acheson Michael Adachi Viacheslav Agafonov Gerry Agnew Brahim Ahammou Takanori Akita Shahriar Alam Robert Alink Jan L. Allen Carolyn Amador Ali Ansari Hamedani Susumu Arai Thomas M. Arruda Masamichi Asano David Ashby Farid Aubras Pinar Aydogan Gokturk Pallab Barai Scott A. Barnett Matthias Bauer Daniel Bauza Carmen Bax Shyamal Bej Federico Bella Valerie Bertagna, II Claire Besancon Vikrant Kumar Beura Christina Bock Gerardine Gabriela Botte Benedikt Axel Brandes Fabiola Bravo Hualpa Carmel B. Breslin German Brito Ryan Brow Konrad Matthew Bussmann Qiong Cai Scott A. Calabrese Barton Changyong Cao Joseph Cecere Murat Ceylan David Chang Susana Chauque Graham T. Cheek Jingyuan Chen Mengyuan Chen Zhe Cheng Li Chenzhao Giovanni Pietro Chiavarotti Kazuhiro Chiba
Kaneshiro Chinami Won-Il Cho Subin Choi Youngmin Chung Yi Cui Olusola John Dahunsi Julian Dailly Alison J. Davenport Emory Sayre De Castro Stefan De Gendt Wiebren De Jong Michel De Keersmaecker Finn-Merlin Deckert Lili Deligianni Francis Desilets-Mayer Eric Detsi Anna-Lena Deutsch Bridget Catherine Deveney Howard D. Dewald Francesco Di Quarto Luis A. Diaz Aldana Marca M. Doeff Sebastiao G. Dos Santos Filho Hiroko Doshida Soren Dresp Konstantin V. Egorov Loubna El Quatani S. Elangovan Jens Eller Hajime Endo Peter W. Faguy Larry R. Faulkner James M. Fenton Jeffrey W. Fergus Mario Ferreira Jon Fold von Bulow William da Silva Fonseca Antoni Forner-Cuenca Frazer Neil Forrester Randall Fowler Ingrid Fritsch Mathias Fritz Mami Nonoguchi Fujii Shinji Fujimoto Mitsuharu Fujita Yasuhiro Fukunaka Jun Furukawa Tim Gamberzky Lu Gan Jun Gao Debi Garai
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ECS Institutional Members Thanks to its Institutional Members, ECS supports scientific education, sustainability, and innovation, and serves as lead advocate, guardian, and facilitator of electrochemical and solid state science and technology.
2020 Leadership Circle Awards Gold - 25 years
Bronze - 5 years
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