Interface – 2017 Summer

Link: http://interface.ecsdl.org/content/26/2/89.full.pdf+html

The ECS University of Washington (UW) Student Chapter
recently held two major activities. The first activity was an industry
panel (cohosted with the Materials Research Society student
chapter), which was an overwhelming success with 50 graduate and
undergraduate student attendees from departments across campus.
The panel was comprised of speakers from Microsoft, Intellectual
Ventures Labs, Boeing, PolyDrop, and UniEnergy Technologies.
Students had the opportunity to ask questions, learn about the research
environments at companies ranging from start-ups to multinationals,
and network with local industry leaders in a small room setting. The
April event was the first in what the organizations hope is a biannual
tradition for the UW electrochemical community.
The chapter also participated in an “enginearrings” demo at the
annual Engineering Discovery Days, an event which draws nearly
10,000 K-12 students to campus to learn about STEM research
at the UW. As described in the fall 2006 issue of Interface, the
“enginearrings” demo teaches young students how electrochemistry
can transform gray titanium wires into colorful and unique pieces of
jewelry by creating a thin titanium dioxide film. The demo is a crowd
favorite (the chapter handed out over 800 pairs of earrings this year)
and continuing the tradition is a great way for the chapter to teach
the next generation the excitement and power of electrochemistry.