Plenary and Keynote Speakers
Confirmed Plenary/Keynote Speakers:
Plenary Lectures
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Professor Plamen Atanassov University of California, Irvine, USA "Cobalt-Based Oxides for the Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction" |
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Professor Robert Braun Colorado School of Mines, USA "Solid oxide cell systems and their role in the energy system" |
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Professor Hubert Gasteiger Technical University of Munich, Germany "Cobalt Dissolution from PtxCo/C Cathode Catalysts in PEMFCs: in-situ Cobalt Quantification and Removal Methods"
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Dr. Thilo Lehre Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany "PEM MEA improving marketability of FCEV" |
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Dr. Julie Mougin Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Comission (CEA Grenoble), France "High temperature electrolysis: a 20-year journey from material developments to multi-MW electrolysers deployment" |
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Professor William Mustain University of South Carolina, USA "Catalysts and cell designs for AEM-based (sea)water electrolysis"
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Professor Elena Savinova University of Strasbourg, France "The Road to Precious-Metal-Free Hydrogen: Challenges, Opportunities, and Mechanistic Insights"
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Keynote Talks
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Professor Chulsung Bae Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA "Ion-Conducting Polymer Membranes and Ionomers: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications" |
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Dr. Joerg Belack BASF Catalysts GmbH, Germany "Celtec membrane technology: Polybenzimidazole membranes for HT-PEM fuel cells, electrolysis, flow batteries and ion pair concept" |
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Dr. Michelle Browne Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany "Beyond Conventional Materials for Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser"
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Dr. Rémi Costa German Aerospace Center, Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics (DLR), Germany "Hydrogen production by steam electrolysis at intermediate temperature: merits and challenges of PCCEL and SOEL with emphasis on materials aspects"
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Professor Dario Dekel Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, Israel "Pushing the Limits of Anion-Exchange Membranes Towards High Performance Pure Water AEMWEs and H2–Ambient Air AEMFCs"
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Dr. Jakub Drnec European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France "The Secret Life of OER Electrocatalysts under Activation and Operation"
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Dr. Laetitia Dubau National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), LEPMI, Grenoble, France "Optimizing platinum-group-metal use for sustainable proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers" |
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Professor Michael Eikerling Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany "Rationalising the role of ionomer in electrocatalysis: from interface to device" |
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Dr. Klaus-Dieter Kreuer Hahn-Schickard and MPI Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany "Rational Design of Hydrocarbon Proton Conducting Membranes" |
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Dr. Annie Le Gal La Salle National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), IMN, Nantes, France "Recycling and re-use of wastes issued from solid oxide cells" |
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Dr. Reshma Rao Imperial College London, UK "Operando characterization of electrochemical interfaces for green hydrogen production" |
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Dr. Margery Ryan Johnson Matthey, UK "A critical advantage: how platinum group metal market dynamics support the uptake of hydrogen technologies” |
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Dr. Josef Schefold EIFER, European Institute for Energy Research, Karlsruhe, Germany "Steam Electrolysis with Thin Electrolyte Supported Solid Oxide Cells: Durability in the 10,000 h Time Range and up to 1.2 A cm-2 Current Density” |
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Dr. Kazuma Shinozaki Toyota Central R&D Labs, Japan "Additive-Based Approach to Enhance Electrolyte Membrane Durability for HDV Applications" |
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Dr. Lenka Svecova University Grenoble-Alpes, LEPMI, France "Different strategies to Pt catalyst recycling from end-of-life MEAs: Feasability of the closed loop approach?" |
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