The SCS Spring Meeting is a one-day symposium and provides a high-quality program with national and international speakers on a certain topic. The topic of the 2025 symposium was «Electrocatalysis: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives».

Electrocatalysis is a cornerstone of sustainable energy conversion, enabling key transformations in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and organic electrosynthesis. By integrating novel catalyst materials and electrolyte concepts, researchers are unlocking new levels of efficiency, selectivity, and stability in electrochemical processes.

This symposium brought together leading experts to explore the latest advancements in electrochemistry and electrocatalysis, spanning fundamental insights and applied innovations. Topics included the design of colloidal nanocrystals for selective and stable catalysis, the role of high-entropy materials in catalytic behavior, and interfacial transformations governing the oxygen evolution reaction. Discussions also delved into how electrochemistry can be leveraged to control thermochemical catalysis and the mechanisms driving electrolytic water splitting. By bridging fundamental understanding with practical applications, this meeting aims to highlight emerging strategies for optimizing catalytic performance in energy and chemical transformations.

For the first time, there was also a poster session at the spring meeting.

Abhijit Dutta, University of Bern
«Boosting Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis via Nitrate Reduction over Nickel-Cobalt Oxide Foams applied to an Acidic Flow Cell Reactor»

Tzu-Chin Chang Chien, University of Basel
«Towards Understanding Electrochemical Interfaces: An interplay of chemical interactions and electric fields»

Kaifeng Wang, University of Zurich
«A Novel Low Valent Ni(I) Complex as A Biomimetic Model of Cofactor F430»

Pictures sources: official websites of the invited speakers (see links)

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