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Fuel Cells (GRS)

Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

From Fundamentals to Practical Applications

August 2 - 3, 2014
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Fuel Cells is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The GRS Fuel Cells 2014 will focus on the recent advances in the development of materials (catalysts, electrodes and membranes) for proton exchange and anion exchange membrane fuel cells. The GRS on Fuel Cells will explore the fundamental issues related to catalyst and membrane materials, including degradation mechanisms and durability, and their impact on applications in the development of next generation fuel cells.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Fuel Cells" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmKeynote Session
Discussion Leader: Rachel L. Behrens (University of California Santa Barbara)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmNenad Markovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
"Electrochemical Interfaces and Fuel Cell Technology"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmElectrocatalysis
Discussion Leader: Joshua Snyder (Argonne National Laboratory)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmStefano Mezzavilla (Max Planck Institute)
"Confined-Space Alloying: Efficient Synthetic Approach for Active and Durable Fuel Cells Catalysts"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pmAriel Jackson (Stanford University)
"Improving ORR Mass Activity and Stability with Ru@Pt Core-Shell Catalysts"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pmDrew Higgins (University of Waterloo)
"Sulfur-Doped Graphene as Platinum Nanoparticle Supports: Providing Improved Stability and Activity Towards Oxygen Reduction"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmNathaniel Leonard (Michigan State University)
"Kinetic Analysis via Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode for Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amElectrode and Membrane Materials
Discussion Leader: Christopher Arges (University of Chicago)
9:00 am - 9:20 amMatthew Brodt (Vanderbilt University)
"High Performance Nanofiber Electrodes for Hydrogen/Air Fuel Cells"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amS. Piril Ertem (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
"Thermally or UV Crosslinked Anion Exchange Membranes"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amMelissa Vandiver (Colorado School of Mines)
"Mechanically Robust Polyethylene Based Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amAndrew Tibbits (University of Delaware)
"Charged Thiol-Ene Chemistry for Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Components"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmMentorship Panel
Discussion Leader: Rachel L. Behrens (University of California Santa Barbara)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pmPeter Pintauro (Vanderbilt University)
"Career Choices After Graduate School - Selecting Pathways for Success"
1:50 pm - 2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pmSeminar Concludes

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Fuel Cells
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