Annual Report 2018 – Electrochemistry Laboratory
EDITORIAL
PSI’s Electrochemistry Laboratory is the leading center for research on electrochemical energy storage and conversion in Switzerland. The Lab bridges fundamental electrochemical science with applied electrochemical engineering, which is unique even on international standards. This allows us to keep a systemic view even when addressing basic scientific questions. In this Annual Report 2018, you will not only find details on PSI’s Electrochemistry Laboratory, but six reports on current topics of the Lab contributing to the grand challenge of electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Further, the Laboratories key facts and figures for 2018 are given, including a full list of our 53 peer reviewed publications and numerous talks demonstrating the leading role of PSI’s Electrochemistry Laboratory on the national and international level. In Mai 2018, the Lab held the 34th annual Electrochemistry Symposium Pushing the Limits of Characterization in Electrochemistry with world-class scientists as speakers attracting an audience of more than 120 participants. Details of this event you will find also in this annual report on page 42. 2018 was also a successful year for three of our PhD students who successfully defended their theses. All of the new PhDs were directly able to continue their careers either in an academic or industrial environment. At this point it needs to be mentioned that all our projects and results could not have been achieved without the funding we received over the years from industrial partners and the different funding agencies in Switzerland and abroad. We, therefore, would like to take this opportunity to thank all our funding sources hoping to continue our successful collaborations in the years to come. With the year 2018 ending, however, also important changes were implemented. The structure of the Lab has been reorganized, the Lab is now organized into six groups. The change secures a smooth transition into a successful future for the Lab. Felix N. Büchi
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