T ST ECH UDENT HIGHLIGH NE WS TS Auburn University Student Chapter The ECS Auburn University Student Chapter, founded in 2007, has a multidisciplinary group of inquisitive student members from the chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, and material engineering departments of Auburn University. During the past year, the chapter organized two kick-off sessions for the activity introduction and discussion. A research seminar was subsequently held where James Radich from the chemical engineering department gave a lecture on “Potential Step Methods for Quantitative Kinetics and Transport Analysis.”
The chapter also hosted four “lunch and learn” sessions, where a total of eight students presented their research throughout the meetings. The topics of presentations were diverse, ranging from photoelectrochemisty for hydrogen production, electrochemical sensors, and bio-fuel cells, to 2D nanomaterials for supercapacitors. In December 2016, a poster presentation competition was organized that involved more than 20 students and faculty members.
ECS Auburn University Student Chapter members with James Radich (center), facility member of the chemical engineering department, after a seminar in June 2016.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Student Chapter On March 27, the ECS Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (KHUST) Student Chapter had the pleasure of hosting Shelley Minteer, faculty member of the Utah Science and Technology Research Initiative and professor of chemistry and materials science and engineering at the University of Utah. During her visit, Prof. Minteer gave a seminar titled “Enzymatic Biofuel Cells,” with a particular emphasis on designing enzyme cascades at bioanodes.
After the seminar, Prof. Minteer met with members of the student chapter. Minhua Shao, faculty advisor of the student chapter, hosted the meeting. The students shared their current research projects on fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and electrolyzers. Prof. Minteer also talked about her experience as the faculty advisor to the ECS University of Utah Student Chapter.
Members of ECS HKUST Student Chapter with the guest speaker (left to right): Wai Leong Mickey Chan, Jiadong Li, Shangqian Zhu (chapter vice chair), Yao Yao, Xueping Qin (chapter secretary), Shelley Minteer, Lulu Zhang (chapter chair), and Yuze Yao. The Electrochemical Society Interface • Summer 2017 • www.electrochem.org
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