Ramani named Fellow of Electrochemical Society
Vijay Ramani is one of 15 new members recognized for contributions to the field of electrochemical engineering
Vijay Ramani, the Roma B. and Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor and professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.
Ramani, also the university’s vice provost for graduate education and international affairs, was one of 15 new members of the 2022 Class of ECS Fellows. The designation recognizes advanced individual technological contributions to the fields of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology and for service to the society. The society elects no more than 15 fellows each year out of its 8,000 members, and only about 400 fellows have been named since the inception of the Fellows program more than 30 years ago.
Ramani’s research focuses on electrochemical engineering, materials science and renewable energy technologies, with an emphasis on electrochemical energy conversion and storage (low temperature fuel cells, electrolyzers and redox-flow batteries). Broad research directions in his lab include the design and development of multi-functional electrolyte and electrocatalyst materials for electrochemical systems, analyzing the source and distribution of overpotential in electrochemical systems, mitigating component degradation in electrochemical devices, and the use of in situ diagnostics to probe electrochemical systems. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, ARPA-E and the Department of Energy.
Ramani has been affiliated with ECS since 2001 and is a life member. He was co-editor of ECS Interface from 2013 to 2017 and is a past chair of the ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering division.
