Notable members of The Electrochemical Society include numerous Nobel Prize laureates including the three co-winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. •
Thomas Edison: Edison became a member •
John B. Goodenough,
M. Stanley Whittingham, and
Akira Yoshino, all long-time ECS members, shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. for “the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”. •
Jack Kilby’s invention of the integrated circuit •
Steven Chu and
William D. Phillips were co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics “for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light”. •
Richard Smalley shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry •
Rudolph A. Marcus won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry •
Jean-Marie Lehn, an early innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry, •
Gerd Binnig shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics • Charles W. Tobias: A pioneer in the field of electrochemical engineering, Tobias made a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on the field of electrochemical science by forming the Chemical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley in 1947. He served as ECS president from 1970-1971. •
Gordon E. Moore: The co-founder of Intel was known for his 1965 principle which made possible the delivery of more powerful and lower-costing semiconductor chips. This was later known as
Moore's law. •
Norman Hackerman: The internationally known expert in metal corrosion served as ECS president from 1957-1958. Hackerman is most recognized for developing the electrochemistry of oxidation. •
Carl Wagner: Often referred to as the father of
solid-state chemistry, Wagner's work on oxidation rate theory, counter diffusion of ions, and defect chemistry considerably advanced knowledge of how reactions proceed at the atomic level in the solid state. Wagner was the first recipient of the ECS Palladium Award in 1951. •
Irving Langmuir: received the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry •
Edward Goodrich Acheson: The inventor of the
Acheson process was a manufacturer of
carborundum and
graphite. The ECS Acheson Award was named in his honor in 1931. •
Theodore William Richards: Richards, whose research helped confirm the existence of isotopes, •
Willis R. Whitney: ECS president from 1911-1912, Whitney is most recognized among his many achievements for founding the research laboratory of the
General Electric Company. •
Leo Baekeland: Baekeland, who served as ECS president in 1909, is most famous for inventing
Bakelite in 1907. His entrepreneurial genius and inventive nature made Baekeland one of the most important players in chemical technology. •
Herbert H. Dow: Among his most significant achievements, Dow founded the
Dow Chemical Company in 1897. Dow Chemical funded the creation of the ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division H. H. Dow Memorial Student Achievement Award in his honor in 1990. •
Edward Weston: Noted for his achievements in electroplating, Weston developed the electrochemical cell – named the
Weston cell, for the voltage standard. •
Charles Martin Hall: Hall, is best known for inventing an inexpensive process to produce aluminum, was one of the founders of Alcoa. •
Lawrence Addicks (1878-1964) served as president of The Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. ==References==