Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
A Global Perspective on Fuel Cell Development
Discussion Leader: Alex Martinez (Johnson Matthey, United Kingdom)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Siyu Ye (sinoHyKey, China)
"Recent Research and Commercial Development of Fuel Cells in China"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Rod Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
"Shifting Emphasis on Fuel Cell R&D to Heavy Duty Transportation: Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Christina Roth (University Bayreuth, Germany)
"Taking a look through the caleidoscope of fuel cell research – activities in Europe"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Novel Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
Discussion Leader: Plamen Atanassov (University of California, Irvine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Frederic Maillard (CNRS, France)
"Structural Disorder in ORR Electrocatalysis: Operation Mode, Practical Descriptors to Quantify and Foreseen Challenges"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Lior Elbaz (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
"Studying and Understanding PGM-Free Active Sites and Their Degradation in PEMFCs Using In-Operando Electrochemical Diagnostic Techniques"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Arunima Singh (Arizona State University, United States)
"Data-Driven Discovery of Materials for Solar Energy Conversion"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Jasna Jankovic (University of Connecticut, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Characterizing Catalyst Activity
Discussion Leader: Yu Morimoto (University of California, Irvine, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Anthony Kucernak (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Electrocatalyst Performance Under Mass-Transport Free Conditions - Understanding Performance Differences Between Aqueous Electrolytes and Fuel Cells"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Kateryna Artyushkova (Physical Electronics, United States)
"The Role of Surface Chemistry in Electrocatalytic Activity: Studying Interfaces Using Novel Surface Analytical Methods"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Serhiy Cherevko (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany)
"Characterization of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts’ Activity and Stability Using Gas Diffusion Electrode Setups"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Designing Better Solid Electrolytes
Discussion Leader: Steven Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Wen Liu (W. L. Gore & Associates, United States)
"Challenges in PEM Development - Gore’s Approaches and a Lesson Learned"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Yushan Yan (U Delaware, United States)
"Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells, Green Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Stephen Paddison (University of Tennessee, United States)
"Towards Design Rules for Polymer Electrolytes via Structure/Function Modeling"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Novel Membrane Fabrication Approaches
Discussion Leader: Göran Lindbergh (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Simon Thiele (Forschungszentrum Jülich / Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy, Germany)
"Novel Membrane Manufacturing Concepts and the Influence on the Operation Behavior of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
Marcelo Lozada-Hidalgo (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Two-Dimensional Proton Permeable Materials"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Understanding Material-Structure-Performance Interactions in Fuel Cell Electrodes
Discussion Leader: Kensaku Kodama (Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc., Japan)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Adam Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States)
"Inks, Interfaces, and Inverse Design...oh my"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Paulo Ferreira (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal, United States)
"Understanding Nanocatalysts and Nanocatalyst-Ionomer Interactions by Advanced Electron Microscopy"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Jeff Gostick (University of Waterloo, Canada)
"Pore-Scale Modeling of Multiphysics and Multiphase Transport in Porous Electrode Components"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Technologies for a Hydrogen Economy
Discussion Leader: Huyen Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Thomas Jaramillo (Stanford University, United States)
"Designing and Developing Catalysts for a Hydrogen Economy"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Nemanja Danilovic (Electric Hydrogen, United States)
"Pathways to Terawatt Scale Electrolysis"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Anna Klinkova (University of Waterloo, Canada)
"Nitrogen Cycle Electrochemistry for Hydrogen/Ammonia Economy"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Understanding Reactant Transport and Cell Durability
Discussion Leader: Jasna Jankovic (University of Connecticut, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Marc-Olivier Coppens (University College London, United Kingdom)
"A Nature-Inspired Solution Methodology to Create Robust, Scalable and Highly Efficient Fuel Cells"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Hubert Gasteiger (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
"Quantification and Mitigation of Catalyst and MEA Degradation under Dynamic Fuel Cell Operation"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Felix Buchi (Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland)
"From Stochastic to Deterministic Transport – Rethinking GDL Development"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Advances in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Design
Discussion Leader: Thomas Zawodzinski (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:10 pm
Shimshon Gottesfeld (U Delaware and Fuel Cell Consulting, Ltd, United States)
"Fuel Cell Electrode Processes - Electrocatalysis and More"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure