“Hydrogen-Metal Systems” offers its international participants a broad spectrum of cutting-edge hydrogen research results in the uniquely interactive atmosphere of a Gordon Research Conference. It has a 30 year history as an excellent forum for bringing together experienced scientists, junior scientists and graduate students in a uniquely open environment.

The conference is primarily composed of attendees giving invited talks or presenting posters. All presentations including the ensuing discussions are taken as private, with the restriction that the given information is not for public use.

There are no parallel sessions, so attendees will hear every invited talk. Posters on highly-topical and primarily unpublished results are presented and open for discussion in the evenings. A limited number of poster presenters will have the option of presenting a short oral summary of their poster before their respective session. Networking, group discussions, and informal one-on-one interactions are encouraged during free afternoons and meal periods.

The 2011 Conference on Hydrogen-Metal Systems addresses research topics such as:

• complex and metallic hydrides, including AB2, AB5, BCC
• hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of reversible H-storage media
• H-M surface science
• H-M nanomaterials such as thin films and clusters
• H interaction with defects and impurities
• modeling of H-M thermodynamics and reaction pathways
• hydrogen mediated devices, and hydrogen storage
• analyses methods

Attendance preference is given to presenters, with the aim of attracting a diversity of researchers and research interests in the field of hydrogen interactions.

In 2011 the Hydrogen-Metals GRC is proud to initiate a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on hydrogen prior to the GRC conference. Students and Post Doctoral associates are highly encouraged to visit the Hydrogen-Metal Systems (GRS) program page for more information on this excellent opportunity.