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  Dates Have Been Announced for a New Four-Day EIS Short Course Co-Sponsored by Gamry Instruments The EIS Short Course is Scheduled for November 7-10 th , 2022 in Seattle WA (USA) Registration is now open for the 34th Annual Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Hands-on Short Course Scheduled for November 7-10th, 2022 in Seattle WA Warminster, PA, July 19, 2022 – Gamry Instruments is proud to once again co-sponsor the EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) Short Course being held November 7-10 th at the Mayflower Park Hotel located at 405 Olive Way, Seattle, WA 98101. (USA). This year the four-day, hands-on course is designed for researchers who are just beginning to use EIS or considering its use in their work.   This course will introduce the basic concepts of electrochemistry and EIS and give those attending hands-on experience with the set-up and use of this essential test method.    Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is an extremely pow...

Gamry is excited to sponsor an online Corrosion Short Course to be presented by The Ohio State University Registration is open for The Ohio State University’s Online Corrosion Short Course scheduled for October 11, 2021 - November 19, 2021 Philadelphia, PA, August 12, 2021 – Registration is now open for the Ohio State University Corrosion Short Course being held online October 11, 2021 - November 19, 2021. This course, entitled “ Corrosion: Fundamentals and Experimental Methods ”, will be offered in an online, asynchronous format with pre-recorded lectures and lab demonstrations from a live online course offered in May 2021. The course will cover the fundamentals of corrosion and various electrochemical techniques. Lectures and laboratories will be used to illustrate how electrochemical techniques are applied, when they should be used, and how the various techniques can be integrated to solve complex problems.  The course will be useful for people entering the corrosion field...

Gamry is excited to announce the annual Corrosion Short Course this year will be a Virtual Event offered by The Ohio State University and is scheduled for May 3-7, 2021. Philadelphia, PA  – Registration is now open for the Ohio State University Corrosion Short Course being held virtually May 3-7, 2021. This event was previously held annually at Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA.  The course will cover the fundamentals of corrosion and various electrochemical techniques. Lectures and laboratories will be used to illustrate how electrochemical techniques are applied, when they should be used, and how the various techniques can be integrated to solve complex problems.  The course will be useful for people entering the corrosion field and for professionals looking for a refresher course. The training for this course would normally occur in person over a 5-day period. Due to COVID-19, in 2021 the course will be taught in online format. Students must attend and...

 The New Gamry LPI1010 for doing Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) on an entire stack or battery pack Philadelphia, PA. – November 3, 2020 – Gamry Instruments, the manufacturer of high-quality electrochemical instrumentation, has announced the launch of a new high voltage test system for impedance measurements offering advantages to researchers who wish to study electrodes and mechanisms in batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. Vehicle electrification is requiring changes in how batteries and fuel cells are tested. The need continues to require electrochemistry to develop better and more efficient storage and conversion devices. The new LPI1010 High Voltage EIS system consists of an Interface 1010E potentiostat, an LPI1010 and a load or power supply depending on the application. This new system will modulate the load or power supply while measuring the voltage response of the entire stack. The precision of a dynamic electrochemical measurement, such as EIS, is import...

A Free webinar presented by Protochips and Gamry Instruments is scheduled for June 25 th .    Introduction to Electrochemistry and its Integration to In Situ TEM for Battery, Corrosion, and Fuel Cell Catalyst Research Warminster, PA, June 16, 2020 – Gamry Instruments has partnered with Protochips to present a free webinar on June 25, 2020 at 10:00 am ET (US & CA).  The webinar will be an Introduction to Electrochemistry and its Integration to In Situ TEM for Battery, Corrosion, and Fuel Cell Catalyst Research. This webinar will have presentations from both Dr. Madeline Dukes from Protochips and Dr. Dave Loveday from Gamry Instruments who will share their knowledge and expertise in fundamental electrochemical measurements and how they can be used for operando observations at the nanoscale that will accelerate research for fuel cell catalysts, batteries, and corrosion. The webinar will include an Introduction to Electrochemistry – fundamentals and theory, ...

Gamry is creating free webinars focusing on applications and instrumentation for on-going electrochemical research assistance  Warminster, PA, April 20, 2020 – During these trying times, Gamry Instruments is taking the opportunity to begin concentrating on ways of interacting with their supporters and customers. One way of doing this is by reaching out virtually in creating free webinars focusing on applications and instrumentation for on-going assistance in electrochemical research. These free webinars are open to anyone interested in electrochemistry. A page of the Gamry.com website has been created and is dedicated to a list of upcoming webinars as well as a form to be completed for registration. Due to the overwhelming response received on these webinars, Gamry is allowing users to make suggestions on what additional webinars they may like to see. After the live presentation of the webinars, Gamry is posting the recordings on the Video Library section of the website. In...

The PlugVolt Annual Battery Seminar is Scheduled for July 21-23, 2020 Gamry Instruments will be attending the Battery Industry's most anticipated event – the PlugVolt Battery Seminar on July 21-23 in Plymouth, MI (USA) Philadelphia, PA, January 16, 2020 – Gamry Instruments will be attending the PlugVolt annual Battery Seminar from July 21 st thru July 23 rd , 2020.  The seminar is being held at The Inn at St. John’s , 44045 Five Mile Road, Plymouth, MI.  This is the Battery Industry’s most anticipated event and the theme this year is “ Conference fostering joint development efforts to advance energy storage solutions ”. Key event highlights for this year include an entire day of technical tutorials on fundamental materials’ challenges for electrochemical energy storage, opportunities and challenges with solid-state batteries, best design practices for cell engineering, battery modeling and health monitoring, second life design considerations for energy storage, a...

Registration is now open for the Fall 2019 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Hands-on Short Course being held in Philadelphia, PA Gamry Instruments is proud to once again co-sponsor the EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) Short Course being held November 11 th -12 th at the Windsor Suites, 1700 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA (USA). This year the two-day, hands-on course is designed for researchers who are just beginning to use EIS or considering its use in their work.   This course will introduce the basic concepts of electrochemistry and EIS and give those attending hands-on experience with the set-up and use of this essential test method.    Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is an extremely powerful non-destructive investigative technique that can obtain essential information about interfacial and bulk material parameters using low energy, time varying electrical excitation. With over 30 years of experience teaching EIS...

In collaboration with Gamry Instruments, the Biofilm Engineering Research Group at Washington State University has scheduled a short course “Electrochemically Active Biofilms” for July 30 – Aug. 2, 2019 Philadelphia, PA, February 18, 2019 – The Biofilm Engineering Research Group at Washington State University will be sponsoring an Electrochemically Active Biofilms Short Course in collaboration with Gamry Instruments.  The course will be held July 30 – August 2, 2019 at the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA. As it was last year, the goal of this short course is to provide the participants with the electrochemical techniques used to study extracellular electron transfer in the electrochemically active biofilms that are used in microbial fuel cells and other Bioelectrochemical systems. Daily activities will include lectures and laboratory sessions.  Lectures will include topics suc...

Gamry’s new battery holders allow researchers to connect a large variety of batteries and pouch cells Philadelphia, PA. – October 2, 2018  –  Gamry Instruments, the manufacturer of high-quality electrochemical instrumentation, has announced the launch of two new battery holders, the Universal and Pouch Cell Holders.   Both new products are designed to help researchers connect a larger variety of batteries to their Gamry potentiostats. The Pouch Cell Holder allows high currents up to 30A to be passed through the holder without danger of destroying the holder.   In addition, the holder allows four-point measurements. The Universal Battery Holder allows connection to a large variety of batteries at currents up to 30A, from coin-sized to larger cylindrical shapes. The holder has a millimeter gauge for coarse adjustment of the battery contacts simply by tilting the spring-loaded moveable contact and sliding it along the rails to the length of the battery. ...

Gamry Instruments has been awarded the exclusive distributorship for the United States and China of the MicroVacuum’s Line of QCMs MicroVacuum of Budapest, Hungary has named Gamry Instruments as the exclusive distributor of their Quartz Crystal Microbalance Philadelphia, PA, September 6, 2018 – Gamry Instruments of Warminster, PA is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with MicroVacuum of Budapest, Hungary.   The agreement awards Gamry exclusive distribution of their Quartz Crystal Microbalance instruments. This line of QCMs includes 3 models: QCM-I, QCM-I Mini, and the eQCM-I Mini.   Each of these three QCMs includes impedance and dissipation monitoring, thereby expanding Gamry’s offerings for surface characterization of both rigid and non-rigid films. The new QCM-I Mini will be demonstrated at the Biointerfaces International 2018 held at the Zurich University of Zurich, August 14-16, 2018 and at Electrochemistry 2018 in Ulm, Germany, September 24-26, 20...

Gamry’s Out-Reach Program conducted a talk to local Philadelphia high school students who were  attending a  Materials Summer Program  at the University of Pennsylvania. The talk was given by Andrew McCaskill, Sales Engineer at Gamry Instruments. Andrew gave a short lecture introducing the students to Corrosion Studies using Electrochemical Methods .  In addition to the lecture, the students continued to the lab where Andrew gave a demonstration on Assessing the Corrosion rate of Steel using the Linear Polarization Resistance Technique . Electrochemistry is a vital tool for today’s research.  As a branch of physical chemistry, electrochemistry studies the relationship between electricity as a measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and identifiable chemical change.  Electrochemistry is everywhere.  Nearly every industry and institute needs electrochemistry and its impact on daily life. From corrosion and energy storage, through water treatment a...