FROM THE EDITORS
Writing New Chapters
B
eginning with this issue, Interface embarks on writing some new chapters with not one,
but two Editors leading the way. (See the winter 2013 issue for the story). Just a few
short months on the job, and Petr Vanýsek and Vijay Ramani already have introduced
some great ideas, which you’ll see in this, their first issue as Editors. Each Editor has a few
words to say here (see below). In future issues they will alternate writing this column.
Another new member of the Interface team is Annie Goedkoop, the Society’s Director
of Publications. Annie will be Interface’s new Managing Editor, enabling me to leave that
role and take up the job of Publisher in a more dedicated way: to develop content for all our
publications, build support for ECS as one of the few remaining nonprofit publishers in our
technical arena, and enable Open Access here at the Society, among other initiatives.
Before joining the staff of ECS, I was brought in as a consultant to help turn the prototype
into a full-fledged and robust members’ magazine; so I have been with Interface since “day
one.” Over the years, I have worked with a series of remarkable Editors—Karrie Hanson
(prototype, 1992), Paul Kohl (1992-94), Lee Hunt (interim, 1995), Jan Talbot (1995-99),
and Krishnan Rajeshwar (1999-2013), or “Raj” as we all know him. To them, my thanks for
bringing great things to the magazine—working with them has been one of the best parts of
my job. To members of the ECS staff, thank you for playing a significant role in bringing off
the enterprise—from contributing a great deal of news for and about our readers, to producing
the magazine within short timeframes and selling advertisements to pay for its upkeep, to
managing numerous tasks to ensure that Interface reaches its audience. To Raj, who has given
nearly 15 years to Interface, and dealt with everything from recalcitrant authors to hurricanes
with great humor and aplomb, go my deep and heartfelt thanks… I plan to “stay tuned” to your
next episode with ECS.
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About 15 odd
years ago (Summer 1999 to be
exact), the editorial in Interface was
entitled “Transitions and Interfaces.” Now it is
once again a time
for transition. Interface has grown
Vijay Ramani
to new strengths
under the guidance of Krishnan Rajeshwar.
I am sure I speak for all of us as I express
my gratitude to Raj for his outstanding
stewardship, along with congratulations and
very best wishes in his role as the Society’s
newest Vice-President.
Research progress in a given area often
follows a trajectory akin to an autocatalytic
reaction: a long induction time followed by
exponential increase in rate and/or efficacy
(hopefully the same is not true of new
Interface editors!). A case in point is the
field of ionic liquids, a truly versatile class
of materials. Since the first “low melting
point salt” was reported in 1914, there has
been steady progress over the past century
Summing
up
research
work
for a professional
journal and having
it
eventually
published
is
one of the most
satisfying events
in a professional
career. But sitting
down and writing
Petr Vanýsek
the sentences describing the work does not come easily and
even skilled and prolific authors will admit
that writing is not always fun. The manuscript
template is rigid and the customary style is
restraining, with its use of passive voice,
avoidance of synonyms, and guarded choice
of words. And you should never use an
exclamation mark in scientific writing!
What a treat to have Interface to come
alongside with the four ECS journals. The
framework of Interface is defined and some
of the items are standard and prescribed. But
there is lot of flexibility in the way authors
contribute and the style can be often quite
lighthearted. An author celebrating the lifelong accomplishments of a former advisor
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FROM THE EDITORS
Vanýsek
(continued from previous page)
Ramani
(continued from previous page)
can recall the fun times the research group had on an outing. Writing
about science and including words such as “I,” “superlative,” or
“cocktail” (though preferably not in the same sentence) can be rather
liberating. And overseeing such writings being published is equally
invigorating.
I am truly honored to be chosen a co-editor of Interface and to
be given the opportunity (a mandate, as I view it), to have fun while
writing about science. I am looking forward to working with many of
the members, who volunteer their time to contribute to our magazine.
And I am looking forward to working with the staff, who through their
dedication often volunteer their personal time to meet the deadlines
and to accommodate the quirks of the authors and the editors. And
thank you Raj, for passing on the magazine in such superlative shape!
that has now culminated in a period of exponential growth. Given
their potential applicability in multiple electrochemical technologies
(electrodeposition and energy conversion/storage, to name two),
processes occurring at ionic liquid/electrode interfaces have piqued
a lot of interest. This issue has four articles that present an excellent
overview of the interfacial electrochemistry of ionic liquids from
both a theoretical and experimental viewpoint.
In closing, I must say that I am excited at this opportunity to work
with Petr Vanýsek and the ECS staff in steering Interface through
its third decade. I welcome your feedback and look forward to your
contributions!
Petr Vanýsek,
Interface Co-Editor
Vijay Ramani,
Interface Co-Editor
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