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Conference on "From Physical Understanding to Novel Architectures of Fuel Cells" | (smr 1841)
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  • Monday, 21 May 2007
    • 08:30 - 10:00 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 1h30'
    • 10:30 - 10:35 Welcoming address on behalf of the ICTP
      • 10:30 Welcoming address on behalf of the ICTP 5'
        Speaker: Erio Tosatti (ICTP and SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
    • 10:35 - 11:00 From Physical Understanding to New Design. Introduction
      • 10:35 From Physical Understanding to New Design. Introduction 25'
        Speaker: Alexei A. Kornyshev (Imperial College London, U.K.)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Addressing Materials and Electrocatalysis Challenges in DMFCs with Combined Engineering and Science Tools
      • 11:00 Addressing Materials and Electrocatalysis Challenges in DMFCs with Combined Engineering and Science Tools 30'
        Speaker: Shimshon Gottesfeld (MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., Albany, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Challenges and Directions in Electrocatalyst Research for PEFCs
      • 11:30 Challenges and Directions in Electrocatalyst Research for PEFCs 30'
        Speaker: Rainer Bussar (Technical University Munich, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Beyond Conductivity! The Interplay between Electrolyte Performance Characteristics and Other Features
      • 12:00 Beyond Conductivity! The Interplay between Electrolyte Performance Characteristics and Other Features 30'
        Speaker: Thomas A. Zawodzinski (CWRU, Cleveland, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 12:30 - 14:15 Lunch break
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h45'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Performance Evaluation in Fuel Cells – Combined Locally Resolved In-situ Diagnostic Methods
      • 14:00 Performance Evaluation in Fuel Cells – Combined Locally Resolved In-situ Diagnostic Methods 30'
        Speaker: Günther G. Scherer (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
        Material: abstract
    • 14:30 - 15:00 PEM Fuel Cells for Automotive Applications: Prospects and Challenges
      • 14:30 PEM Fuel Cells for Automotive Applications: Prospects and Challenges 30'
        Speaker: Jürgen Stumper (Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, Canada)
        Material: abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Theoretical Models of Proton Transfer in Condensed Media
      • 15:30 Theoretical Models of Proton Transfer in Condensed Media 30'
        Speaker: Alexander M. Kuznetsov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Frumkin Institute, Moscow)
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Understanding Charge Migration Mechanisms in Aqueous Environments
      • 16:00 Understanding Charge Migration Mechanisms in Aqueous Environments 30'
        Speaker: Dominik Marx (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:30 - 17:00 New Reactive Force Field for Proton Transport in Water, Acid Solutions and Polymeric Electrolyte Membranes
      • 16:30 New Reactive Force Field for Proton Transport in Water, Acid Solutions and Polymeric Electrolyte Membranes 30'
        Speaker: Detlef W.M. Hofmann (CRS4, Pula, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:00 - 17:15 Break
      • 17:00 Break 15'
    • 17:15 - 17:45 Effective Strategies for Unraveling Microscopic Energetics and Dynamics of Proton Transport in Complex Systems: From QM/MM to Monte Carlo EVB Based Models
      • 17:15 Effective Strategies for Unraveling Microscopic Energetics and Dynamics of Proton Transport in Complex Systems: From QM/MM to Monte Carlo EVB Based Models 30'
        Speaker: Arieh Warshel (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:45 - 18:15 Bioenergetic Protons and BioH2 Production
      • 17:45 Bioenergetic Protons and BioH2 Production 30'
        Speaker: Joachim Heberle (Bielefeld University, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 19:00 - 22:00 RECEPTION
      • 19:00 RECEPTION 3h0'
  • Tuesday, 22 May 2007
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Multiscale Transport Properties in Hydrated Ionomers
      • 09:00 Multiscale Transport Properties in Hydrated Ionomers 30'
        Speaker: Gerard Gebel (CEA Grenoble, France)
    • 09:30 - 10:00 Statistical Physics and Computer Modeling of Ionomers: Fundamentals and Application to Proton-conducting Membranes
      • 09:30 Statistical Physics and Computer Modeling of Ionomers: Fundamentals and Application to Proton-conducting Membranes 30'
        Speaker: Alexei R. Khokhlov (Moscow State University, Russia)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Molecular and Mesoscale Modeling of Hydrated Ionomers
      • 10:00 Molecular and Mesoscale Modeling of Hydrated Ionomers 30'
        Speaker: T. Weston Capehart (General Motors R&D Center, Warren, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Atomistic Simulations of Proton Transport in Model PEM Pores
      • 11:00 Atomistic Simulations of Proton Transport in Model PEM Pores 30'
        Speaker: Eckhard Spohr (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Dual scale modeling of mobility of additives in a polymer matrix
      • 11:30 Dual scale modeling of mobility of additives in a polymer matrix 30'
        Speaker: Nico van der Vegt (Max Planck Institute, Mainz, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Design of Fuel Cells with Solid Acid Proton Conductors
      • 14:00 Design of Fuel Cells with Solid Acid Proton Conductors 30'
        Speaker: Sossina M. Haile (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Fluorous, Ion-containing Block Copolymers: Model Polymers for Investigating the Role of Morphology on Proton Conduction
      • 14:30 Fluorous, Ion-containing Block Copolymers: Model Polymers for Investigating the Role of Morphology on Proton Conduction 30'
        Speaker: Steven Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada)
        Material: abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Status and Challenges of High Temperature PBI Fuel Cell Membranes
      • 15:00 Status and Challenges of High Temperature PBI Fuel Cell Membranes 30'
        Speaker: Brian C. Benicewicz (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Composite membranes
      • 15:30 Composite membranes 30'
        Speaker: Vincenzo Baglio (Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate, Messina, Italy)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:00 Structure-Reactivity Relationship and Elementary Reaction Steps in Electrocatalysis
      • 16:30 Structure-Reactivity Relationship and Elementary Reaction Steps in Electrocatalysis 30'
        Speaker: Axel Gross (University of Ulm, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:00 - 17:30 Structure sensitivity of fuel cell anode reactions
      • 17:00 Structure sensitivity of fuel cell anode reactions 30'
        Speaker: M.T.M. Koper (Leiden University, Netherlands)
        Material: abstract
  • Wednesday, 23 May 2007
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Activity Descriptor for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
      • 09:00 Activity Descriptor for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts 30'
        Speaker: Jan Rossmeisl (Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby)
    • 09:30 - 10:00 On the Role of Structural Defects in Electrocatalysis by Supported Metals
      • 09:30 On the Role of Structural Defects in Electrocatalysis by Supported Metals 30'
        Speaker: Elena R. Savinova (Russian Academy of Sciences Novosibirsk-CNRS-ULP-ECPM Strasbourg)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Surface Science Studies of Model Electrocatalysts
      • 10:00 Surface Science Studies of Model Electrocatalysts 30'
        Speaker: Nenad Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Dynamic Instabilities in Electrocatalysis and their Impact on Reaction Efficiencies
      • 11:00 Dynamic Instabilities in Electrocatalysis and their Impact on Reaction Efficiencies 30'
        Speaker: Katharina Krischer (Technical University Munich, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Is CO oxidation a useful reaction for studying fuel cell electroctalysts?
      • 11:30 Is CO oxidation a useful reaction for studying fuel cell electroctalysts? 30'
        Speaker: Anthony Kucernak (Imperial College London, U.K.)
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Oral presentations by selected poster presenters
      • 14:00 Oral presentations by selected poster presenters 1h0'
    • 15:00 - 18:00 Discussions at posters
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:00 Discussions at posters 3h0'
    • 19:00 - 22:00 Conference Dinner
      • 19:00 Conference Dinner 3h0'
  • Thursday, 24 May 2007
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Colloid Based Crystalline and Amorphous Structures
      • 09:00 Colloid Based Crystalline and Amorphous Structures 30'
        Speaker: Markus Bier (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
        Material: Presentation abstract
    • 09:30 - 10:00 Fluids in Porous Media: A Morphometric Approach to Structure-Property Relations
      • 09:30 Fluids in Porous Media: A Morphometric Approach to Structure-Property Relations 30'
        Speaker: Klaus Mecke (University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Modelling of Porous Materials: From Topology to Physical Properties
      • 10:00 Modelling of Porous Materials: From Topology to Physical Properties 30'
        Speaker: Alexei S. Ioselevich (Russian Academy of Sciences, Landau Institute)
        Material: abstract
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 From Microstructure Formation to Performance of PEFC Cathode Catalyst Layers: Insights for Advanced Design
      • 11:00 From Microstructure Formation to Performance of PEFC Cathode Catalyst Layers: Insights for Advanced Design 30'
        Speaker: Michael Eikerling (Simon Fraser University and NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
        Material: Presentation
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Advanced Electrode Structures
      • 11:30 Advanced Electrode Structures 30'
        Speaker: Nenad Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A.)
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Electrode modeling and diagnostics (to be announced)
      • 14:00 Electrode modeling and diagnostics (to be announced) 30'
        Speaker: Goran Lindbergh (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden)
        Material: abstract
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Measurement of proton resistance in cathode catalyst layers and its correlation with the ionomer-to-carbon ratio
      • 14:30 Measurement of proton resistance in cathode catalyst layers and its correlation with the ionomer-to-carbon ratio 30'
        Speaker: Daniel Baker (General Motors R&D Center, Warren, U.S.A.)
        Material: abstract
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Mutiscale Modeling for PEM: From Atomistic Modeling to Improved Durability and Power Density, and Cost Reduction
      • 15:30 Mutiscale Modeling for PEM: From Atomistic Modeling to Improved Durability and Power Density, and Cost Reduction 30'
        Speaker: Sergei F. Burlatsky (United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, U.S.A.)
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Physical Modeling of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells and Stacks
      • 16:00 Physical Modeling of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells and Stacks 30'
        Speaker: Andrei Kulikovsky (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
        Material: abstract
    • 16:30 - 16:45 Break
      • 16:30 Break 15'
    • 16:45 - 17:15 Hungry Fuel Cell
      • 16:45 Hungry Fuel Cell 30'
        Speaker: Alexei A. Kornyshev (Imperial College London, U.K.)
        Material: abstract
    • 17:15 - 17:45 Fuel Cell Stack Operation: Exploring Inhomogeneous Cell Polarization
      • 17:15 Fuel Cell Stack Operation: Exploring Inhomogeneous Cell Polarization 30'
        Speaker: Felix N. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
        Material: abstract
  • Friday, 25 May 2007
    • 09:00 - 11:30 Workshop: Where Theory and Fundamental Experiments Can Help to Improve Fuel Cells? 
      E. Savinova   - Electrocatalysis 
G. Gebel      - Proton conducting materials 
G. Lindbergh  - Electrodes 
S. Gottesfeld - Cells and stacks 

Each panellist sets a list of five min statement presenters in indicated areas, with subsequent spontaneous discussion of their statements that each panellist will run.
      • 09:00 Workshop: Where Theory and Fundamental Experiments Can Help to Improve Fuel Cells? 2h30'
        Speaker: Panel: E. Savinova, G. Gebel, G. Lindbergh, S. Gottesfeld
    • 11:30 - 11:45 Summary and closing the conference
      • 11:30 Summary and closing the conference 15'
        Speaker: Michael Eikerling (Simon Fraser University and NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation)
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