The scientific divisions of ISE

THE

INTERNATIONAL

SOCIETY

OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY

(ISE)

The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) is devoted to the advancement of electrochemical science and technology through the promotion of international contacts and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. For this ISE organizes annual meetings which are held in a different country each year and which cover a wide range of current topics in fundamental and applied electrochemistry. A scientific journal, Elecrrochimicu Acru, is edited by ISE and supplied to its members at a special rate. Further activities of ISE include the sponsoring of regional meetings and of special meetings of limited participation devoted to particular subjects. Individuals, non-profit organizations and industrial corporations may become members of ISE. At present, ISE has members in some 40 different countries. Administrative duties lie with an Executive Committee, periodically elected by all members. The National or Regional Secretaries together with the Division Officers form the Council which supervises the activities of the Executive Committee. The scientific activities of ISE are grouped into eight Scientific Divisions. Upon joining ISE each member indicates its divisional interests in order of priority. A list of the Scientific Divisions and the scientific areas covered is given below.

THE

SCIENTIFIC

DIVISIONS

OF ISE

(1)

FUNDAMENTAL INTERFACIAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY Statistical and structural aspects of interfaces; theory of electron and ion transfer processes; semiconductor electrochemistry; fundamental aspects of electrocatalysis; experimental approaches to the study of interfaces; disperse systems.

(2)

ELECTRODE AND ELECTROLYTE MATERIALS Thermodynamic properties and theory of aqueous, non-aqueous and solid electrolytes including molten salts and membranes; theory, fabrication and properties of electrode materials including semiconductors, inorganic and intercalation compounds and electronically conducting polymers.

(3)

ANALYTICAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY Electrochemical methods and devices for chemical analysis, monitoring and process control such as dc, cc and potentiometric techniques; electrochemical sensors including ion selective electrodes and solid state devices.

(4)

MOLECULAR ELECTROCHEMISTRY Structural and mechanistic aspects of electrode substances; synthetic applications.

(5)

ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION Electrochemical generation, transmission and storage photoelectrochemical processes and devices.

(6)

CORROSION, ELECTRODEPOSITION AND SURFACE TREATMENT Electrochemical aspects of corrosion and protection; anodic films; theory and application of electrochemical solid phase deposition and dissolution processes including electroplating, electropolishing and electrochemical shaping.

(7)

INDUSTRIAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING Fundamental concepts and technology of industrial electrochemical processes; environmental aspects; cell design, scale-up and optimization; electrochemical reactor theory; fundamentals of mass and charge transport.

(8)

BIOELECI-ROCHEMISTRY Redox processes of components of biosystems; electrochemistry of biomembranes and their models; electrochemical biosensors and application of electrochemical techniques in biology and medicine.

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