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Open for Nominations: 2023 EES Lectureship

Now welcoming nominations for the 2023 EES Lectureship Award!

Recognising and supporting those at an early stage of their independent career working in an energy research topic within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science, the EES Lectureship is a platform for early career researchers to showcase their research to the wider scientific community.

The Lectureship is awarded annually to an outstanding emerging researcher who has published in the journal in the past three years (this includes articles with a publication date in or after October 2020). The winner will receive an £1000 honorarium and will be given the opportunity to attend and present their research at a leading international conference (in the event that this is not possible, for example due to travel restrictions, the presentation will be online).

Nominations must be made to the Editorial Office at ees-rsc@rsc.org by the 4th of December 2023 using the lectureship nomination form. Nominations must also include:

  • A brief letter of recommendation from the nominator.
  • A supporting letter of recommendation from a separate referee, with detailed comments on the specific contributions, achievements, or potential of the nominee.
  • A nominee curriculum vitae, including a complete list of publications and invited or plenary talks given.

Further information including eligibility and selection criteria can be found on our website: rsc.li/ees-lectureship. If you have any questions or queries about the lectureship, please contact us at ees-rsc@rsc.org.

We look forward to receiving your nomination!

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Winners of the 2022 EES Lectureship: Dr Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena and Dr Hans-Georg Steinrück

The 2022 EES Lectureship has been jointly awarded to Dr Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena and Dr Hans-Georg Steinrück

Established in 2012, the Lectureship recognises outstanding emerging investigators working in an energy research topic within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science, providing a platform to showcase their research to the wider scientific community. The EES Lectureship is awarded annually through a process whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our fantastic community.

Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena is an Assistant Professor and the Goizueta Junior Faculty Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His group focuses on understanding and control of crystallographic structure and effects on electronic dynamics at the nanoscale of low-cost semiconductors for optoelectronic applications.

Juan-Pablo’s group works on advanced deposition techniques, with emphasis on low-cost and high throughput, as well as advanced characterization methods that include synchrotron-based mapping and imaging approaches with nanoscale resolution. His research program at Georgia Tech has attracted funding from NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense, which fund cutting-edge research on new materials for energy harvesting and conversion.

His work has been cited over 30,000 times making him a top cited researcher as recognized by the Web of Science Group Highly Cited Researchers (since 2019) and Nature Index Leading early career researcher in materials science (2019).

Read Juan-Pablo’s recent work in the journal:

Identifying high-performance and durable methylammonium-free lead halide perovskites via high-throughput synthesis and characterization
Energy Environ. Sci., 2021,14, 6638-6654

The role of carbon-based materials in enhancing the stability of perovskite solar cells
Energy Environ. Sci., 2020,13, 1377-1407

Hans-Georg Steinrück is a Juniorprofessor (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Chemistry at Paderborn University. His research group focuses on application-oriented basic research in the fields of electrochemical energy storage and desalination, as well as on the development of methods for synchrotron X-ray research and electrochemistry.

He obtained his doctorate in Physics from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in 2015 and was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Staff Scientist at SLAC National Laboratory from 2015 to 2020 before starting his group at Paderborn University in 2020.

Hans-Georg Steinrück’s scientific contributions include advancing the molecular level understanding of the formation and structure of self-assembled monolayers, electrochemical interfaces, ion transport in electrolytes, and battery processes, as well as developing novel synchrotron X-ray methodologies.

He received the 2019 William E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator Award, the 2021 Paderborn University Research Award, the Hellmuth Fischer Medal 2022, and was elected member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts in 2023.

Read Hans-Georg’s recent work in the journal:

Concentration and velocity profiles in a polymeric lithium-ion battery electrolyte
Energy Environ. Sci., 2020,13, 4312-4321

The nanoscale structure of the electrolyte–metal oxide interface
Energy Environ. Sci., 2018,11, 594-602

The winners will each receive a £500 honorarium, will be given the opportunity to attend and present their research at a leading international conference, and will be invited to contribute a Review-type article to Energy & Environmental Science.

Nominations for the 2023 EES Lectureship will open later this year, and you can find out more about the EES Lectureship award and criteria on our website.

Congratulations to our winners, and we hope that you enjoy reading their work.

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Winner of the 2021 EES Lectureship: Samuel Stranks

The 2021 EES Lectureship has been awarded to Dr Sam Stranks

Established in 2012, the Lectureship recognises and supports those at an early stage of their independent energy research career and is a platform for early career researchers to showcase their research to the wider scientific community.

Sam Stranks is an Assistant Professor in Energy in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. He leads a research group focusing on emerging semiconductors for low-cost electronics applications including solar cells, lighting, and detectors.

Sam is particularly renowned for his pioneering contributions to the field of halide perovskite optoelectronics, including understanding carrier recombination, complex structure-function relationships and device performance.

He is also a co-founder of Swift Solar, a start-up developing lightweight perovskite PV panels, and the non-profit Sustain/Ed, developing climate-focused teaching modules for primary school children.

Read Sam’s recent work in Energy & Environmental Science:

Unraveling the varied nature and roles of defects in hybrid halide perovskites with time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy
Energy Environ. Sci.
, 2021,14, 6320-6328

22.8%-Efficient single-crystal mixed-cation inverted perovskite solar cells with a near-optimal bandgap
Energy Environ. Sci.
, 2021,14, 2263-2268

Sam will receive a £1000 honorarium, will be given the opportunity to attend and present his research at a leading international online conference, and will be invited to contribute a Review-type article to EES.

Nominations for the 2022 EES Lectureship will open in September this year, and you can find out more about the EES Lectureship award and criteria on our website.

Congratulations to our winner, and we hope that you enjoy reading his work.

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Open for Nominations: 2020 EES Lectureship


Do you know an outstanding emerging scientist who deserves recognition?

Now welcoming nominations for the 2020 EES Lectureship

Recognising and supporting those at an early stage of their independent career within the fields of energy and environmental sciences, the lectureship is a platform for early career researchers to showcase their research to the wider scientific community. 

The Lectureship is awarded annually to one outstanding young scientist who has published in the journal in the past 3 years. The winner is selected by the EES Editorial Board from a shortlist of authors nominated by the EES community.

The recipient will receive an £1000 honorarium, and will be given the opportunity to attend and present their research at a leading international conference. The recipient will also be invited to contribute a Review-type article to EES.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the lectureship, candidates must:
•    Have completed their PhD

•    Have published in EES in the past 3 years
•    Be working in a research area within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science
•    
Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path).

Selection criteria, nomination and judging process
•    Nominations must be made via email to ees-rsc@rsc.org using the EES Lectureship nomination form and a letter of recommendation.
•    Individuals cannot nominate themselves for consideration.
•    Selection will be made by the EES Editorial Board.
•    The Lectureship winner will be selected based on their nomination, with due consideration given to the letter of recommendation, candidate biography, research achievements, previous EES publications and overall publication history.

Submit a nomination
To be considered for the 2020 Lectureship, the following must be sent to the Editorial Office.
•    A letter of recommendation
•    A complete nomination form

Submission deadline: 30 November 2020

Download nomination form

Submit nomination with letter of recommendation
 

Find out more about the 2019 Lectureship winner Professor Maria Lukatskaya (ETH Zürich)

Professor Maria Lukatskaya

Professor Maria Lukatskaya

Professor Maria Lukatskaya began her Tenure Track Assistant Professorship of Electrochemical Energy Systems at ETH Zürich in 2019. She received her PhD from Drexel University (2015) and went on to carry out postdoctoral research at Stanford University (2016-2018) and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2018-2019). Maria Lukatskaya works in the areas of new materials and electrolytes for energy storage and conversion, as well as in electrochemistry, material synthesis and material characterisation.

 

Read Professor Lukatskaya’s Lectureship-winning research:

Concentrated mixed cation acetate “water-in-salt” solutions as green and low-cost high voltage electrolytes for aqueous batteries
Maria R. Lukatskaya, Jeremy I. Feldblyum, David G. Mackanic, Franziska Lissel,
Dominik L. Michels, Yi Cui and Zhenan Bao
Energy Environ. Sci., 2018, 11, 2876-2883. DOI: 10.1039/C8EE00833G

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Professor Maria Lukatskaya is awarded the 2019 EES Lectureship

We are delighted to announce that Professor Maria Lukatskaya has been selected by the EES Editorial Board as the winner of the 2019 EES Lectureship.

Professor Maria Lukatskaya

Professor Maria Lukatskaya

The Lectureship is awarded annually to one outstanding young scientist (within 10 years of receiving their PhD) who has published in the journal in the past 3 years. The winner is selected by the EES Editorial Board from a shortlist of authors nominated by the EES community.

Professor Maria Lukatskaya began her Tenure Track Assistant Professorship of Electrochemical Energy Systems at ETH Zürich in 2019. She received her PhD from Drexel University (2015) and went on to carry out postdoctoral research at Stanford University (2016-2018) and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2018-2019). Maria Lukatskaya works in the areas of new materials and electrolytes for energy storage and conversion, as well as in electrochemistry, material synthesis and material characterisation.

Read Professor Lukatskaya’s Lectureship-winning research:

Concentrated mixed cation acetate “water-in-salt” solutions as green and low-cost high voltage electrolytes for aqueous batteries
Maria R. Lukatskaya, Jeremy I. Feldblyum, David G. Mackanic, Franziska Lissel,
Dominik L. Michels, Yi Cui and Zhenan Bao
Energy Environ. Sci., 2018, 11, 2876-2883. DOI: 10.1039/C8EE00833G

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Open for Nominations: 2019 EES Lectureship

Lectureship and Themed Issue details
Recognising and supporting those at an early stage of their independent career within the fields of energy and environmental sciences, the lectureship is a platform for early career researchers to showcase their research to the wider scientific community. Formally based on the most-read articles within the journal in a given year, we are delighted to announce that from 2019, the EES Lectureship will be awarded through a nominations process, whereby nominations of candidates are invited from our fantastic community.

The lectureship recipient will receive £1000 to cover travel and accommodation costs to attend and present at a leading international meeting. The recipient will also be invited to contribute a Review-type article to EES.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the lectureship and themed issue, candidates must:

•    Have completed their PhD
•    Have published in EES in the past 3 years
•    Be working in a research area within the scope of Energy & Environmental Science
•   
Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path).

Selection criteria, nomination and judging process
•    Nominations must be made via email to ees-rsc@rsc.org using the EES Lectureship nomination form and a letter of recommendation.
•    Individuals cannot nominate themselves for consideration.
•    Selection will be made by the EES Editorial Board.
•    The Lectureship winner will be selected based on their nomination, with due consideration given to the letter of recommendation, candidate biography, research achievements, previous EES publications and overall publication history.

Submit a nomination
To be considered for the 2019 Lectureship, the following must be sent to the Editorial Office.
•    A letter of recommendation
•    A complete nomination form

Submission deadline: 4 October 2019

Update links below:

Download nomination form

Submit nomination with letter of recommendation

Find out more about our previous winner’s:
Professor Guo-Liang Chai, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (2018 winner)
Professor David Lou, Nanyang Technological University (2017 winner)
Dr Wolfgang Tress, EFPL (2016 winner)

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Professor Guo-Liang Chai is awarded the 2018 Energy & Environmental Science Readers’ Choice Lectureship

We are delighted to announce that Professor Guo-Liang Chai has been selected by the EES Editorial Board as the winner of the 2018 “Energy & Environmental Science Readers’ Choice Lectureship”.

Professor Guo-liang Chai

The Lectureship is awarded annually to one outstanding young scientist (within 10 years of receiving their PhD) who has published in the journal. The winner is selected by the EES Editorial Board from a shortlist of authors of the most-read articles from each issue of EES in the previous year.

Professor Guo-Liang Chai has been a Professor at Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) since 2016. He received his Ph.D. in 2012 from FJIRSM, CAS. After that, he worked as a Postdoc at Tokyo Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2014, and then joined University College London as a Research Associate from 2014 to 2016. His current research interests focus on functional materials for energy storage and conversion.

Read Professor Chai’s Lectureship-winning research:

Active sites engineering leads to exceptional ORR and OER bifunctionality in P,N Co-doped graphene frameworks
Guo-Liang Chai, Kaipei Qiu, Mo Qiao, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Congxiao Shang and Zhengxiao Guo
Energy Environ. Sci., 2017, 10, 1186-1195. DOI: 10.1039/C6EE03446B

 

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