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Colin Garfield Fink was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 31, 1881. After graduation from Columbia University in 1903, he went to Leipzig for graduate study. Here he received the Ph.D. degree with highest honors. Returning to America he joined the research staff of the General Electric Company. In 1917 Dr. Fink became chief chemist for the Chile Exploration Company and went from that position, in 1921, to Columbia where he became head of the Division of Electrochemistry. Following retirement from active teaching in 1950, he was appointed emeritus professor of chemical engineering.
Dr. Fink joined The Electrochemical Society in 1907 and immediately became active in its affairs. He published many papers in the Transactions over the years. He was elected President of the Society and became Secretary upon the death of Joseph W. Richards in 1921. Upon retirement from the latter office in 1947, Dr Fink was made Secretary Emeritus of the Society.
The professional career of Dr. Fink was threefold: scientist, educator, and executive secretary-editor. Among his best-know research projects were those that led to ductile tungsten for incandescent lamp filaments, an insoluble anode for electrowinning copper, an electrolytic process for the faithful restoration of corroded ancient bronzes, the development of hot dipped aluminum coatings, the electrodeposition of metals, and in particular, a commercial process for chromium plating. He was the author of over 200 papers and help many patents.
Dr. Fink had the qualities of a great teacher. His infectious enthusiasm, insatiable curiosity, and energetic drive inspired all who came in touch with him. His students became leaders in science and engineering in America and overseas, both in academic and industrial circles.
Dr. Fink made an enormous contribution to The Electrochemical Society as Secretary for 26 years. He spent every moment spared from teaching and research on Society matters. He did correspondence, bookkeeping, financial reports, meeting arrangements, Board meetings, editorial work, translations, manuscript styling, and prepared a monthly Society Bulletin. Many believe he saved the Society from extinction in 1921 and during the great depression period of the early 1930's with his tireless efforts to keep it going.
Among the many honors received by Dr. Fink were the Acheson Medal and Prize in 1933 (he donated the $1,000 to the Society's Roeber Research Fund) and the Perkin Medal in 1934. He received an honorary D.Sc. degree and was elected Honorary Member of The Electrochemical Society in 1946.
"The Society is my second family. I grew up professionally within the Society from my student years and I'm still learning within the Society. I have developed life-long friendships and professional relationships."
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- Heritage Councilor, Spring 2023
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- Derrick Butler, Wesley Chang, and Sathish Rajendran Receive 2021 ECS Summer Fellowships
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- Appointed Editor of ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
- New Editor of the ECS Journal of Solid State Science
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Krishnan Rajeshwar is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is also the founding director of the Center for Renewable Energy Science & Technology (CREST) on campus. He was president of The Electrochemical Society (2016-2017) and has served as an elected officer. Rajeshwar has served as editor of Interface, the Society's authoritative yet accessible quarterly publication for those in the field of solid state and electrochemical science and technology. He has served on the editorial boards of several electrochemical journals.
After post-doctoral training at Colorado State University, he joined UT Arlington in 1983. His research interests span a wide spectrum and include photoelectrochemistry; solar energy conversion; renewable energy; materials chemistry; semiconductor electrochemistry; and environmental chemistry. Rajeshwar is a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society and received the ECS Energy Technology Division Research Award in 2009. He has authored monographs and edited books, special issues of journals, and conference proceedings on energy conversion. He is the author of over 350 refereed and well-cited publications.
Pennington, NJ - (January 16, 2019) - The Electrochemical Society has appointed Krishnan Rajeshwar as the new editor of the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology for a three-year term.
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