Professor Martin Winter Honoured with Henry B. Linford Award

Excellence in Teaching Receives International Award

Due to his outstanding achievements in teaching electrochemistry and related materials sciences, Professor Martin Winter is honoured with the Henry B. Linford Award. The award was presented by the Electrochemical Society (ECS) during the 241st ECS meeting in Vancouver from 29 May to 2 June 2022. The internationally recognised award is endowed with 2,500 dollars and includes a silver medal, a commemorative plaque and a lifetime membership in the ECS.

Winter is founding director and scientific director of Helmholtz Institute Münster (HI MS; IEK-12), a branch of Forschungszentrum Jülich, and MEET Battery Research Center of the University of Münster. The chemist has been researching in the field of electrochemical energy storage and energy conversion for more than 30 years. His focus is on the development of new materials, components and cell designs for lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries as well as for alternative battery systems.

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Versatility of Teaching

The award also recognises the versatility of teaching at the institutions led by Winter. The teaching activities in Münster range from “Mouse Door Opener Day” for young children, Girls' Day, Pupils' Days, and the University Day for young people, numerous lectures at schools and Teachers' Congresses, to an annual Master's module that is very well received by students, several hundred doctoral, master's and bachelor's theses, and further education events for companies as well as people interested in batteries from all social groups. "The award is a team success, as it also honours the work of the MEET and HI MS contributors. Our battery researchers are very committed to the various teaching formats and thus bring in enthusiasm for teaching and for research," explains Winter.

Name Giver Professor Henry B. Linford

The Henry B. Linford prize is awarded since 1982. The award's namesake, Henry B. Linford, was a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Columbia University and president of the ECS from 1961 to 1962.