Graduate School
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Graduate School Electrochemical Energy Storage (GS-EES)
Implementation of the energy storage technologies of the future requires skilled scientists and engineers. The Graduate School Electrochemical Energy Storage GS-EES offers a comprehensive program of lectures, workshops and more in the field of electrochemical energy storage.
The GS-EES supports doctoral researchers doing their PhD in the field of electrochemical energy storage at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ulm University, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW). It addresses the full interdisciplinary spectrum of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, from fundamental science to processing and application. Among the topics are Lithium-ion, post-lithium batteries and fuel cells.
The GS-EES operates within the Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage | Ulm & Karlsruhe (CELEST).
How to join
The GS-EES is always happy to welcome new members. Either check our open positions or send us your unsolicited application. Are you already a doctoral research and want to join the GS-EES? Simply apply for admission!
News
Intercultural Training 2025
Intercultural Training took place at Ulm University on 7 November 2025. Read more
Voice and Language Workshop 2025
Voice and Language Workshop took place at KIT on 10 October 2025. Read more
Summer School 2025
The GS-EES Summer School 2025 brought together around 40 participants, including 20% national and international non-GS-EES members, for an immersive learning experience in the field of energy storage… Read more
Exploring Battery Innovation – Visit to ZSW in Ulm
Around 25 researchers from the POLiS Cluster of Excellence and the Graduate School Electrochemical Energy Storage (GS-EES) had the great opportunity to visit the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen… Read more
Events
Workshop XPS 2025
The workshop mainly aims at researchers who (plan to) include X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as characterization method in their studies. You will learn about the fundamentals, the potential and the… Read more
HIU Seminar | Prof. Chi-Chang Hu
Prof. Chi-Chang Hu from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan: “Microstructure Designs of Hard Carbons to Promote the Lithium-ion Storage Capacity”. Read more
"Was kann ich? - Was will ich?" - Wege zur Profilschärfung und Karriereorientierung
Die eigenen Kompetenzen erkennen und beschreiben zu können, ist ein wichtiger Schritt im Prozess einer gelungenen Karriereentwicklung. Um herausfinden zu können, welche Karriereziele zu Ihnen passen,… Read more
GDCh Seminar | Prof. Ella Schmidt, Universität Bremen
Prof. Ella Schmidt, Universität Bremen: "Using single crystal diffuse scattering to identify structure property relationships in disordered crystalline materials" Read more