WFCC 2021 Invited Keynote Speakers

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Dmitri Bessarabov

HySA Center at NWU, South Africa: Director

Presentation Title
PEM technology for water electrolysis and electrochemical hydrogen compression

Li Chen

Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) China

Presentation Title
Pore-scale and Multiscale Numerical Study of Physicochemical Processes in PEM Fuel Cell

Jeff Gostick

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

Presentation Title
Pore-Scale Modeling of Electrode Processes

Kui Jiao

Professor
Tianjin University

Presentation Title
Artificial intelligence assisted design of next-generation high-power-density proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Erik Kjeang

Associate Professor in Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada and Canada Research Chair in Fuel Cell Science and Technology Development

Presentation Title
Fuel Cell Durability Improvements Guided by 4D In-situ X-ray Visualization

Linfa Peng

Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration in Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Presentation Title
Manufacturing of thin metallic bipolar plate for PEM fuel cells: development of forming and coating processes

Bruno G. Pollet

Full Professor of Renewable Energy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Leader of “NTNU Team Hydrogen” (the largest hydrogen R&D cluster in Norway)
Extraordinary Professor in Hydrogen Energy at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa)
President of the Green Hydrogen Division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy

Presentation Title
Sonocatalysis – A “sound” process for producing hydrogen and catalytic materials for fuel cells and electrolyzers

Marc Secanell

Professor
University of Alberta, Canada

Presentation Title
Transient, multi-phase analysis of polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Insights from computational modeling at multiple scales and experiments

Samaneh Shahgaldi

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair Tier II at the Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry and Physics department at the University of Quebec à Trois-Rivières

Presentation Title
Impact of Ionomer Ratio, Type and Design on Fuel Cell Performance and Durability under Different Operational Conditions

Shuhui Sun

Full Professor
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada

Presentation Title
Low-Pt and Pt-free Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Simon Thiele

Professor
Jülich Research Center and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Presentation Title
Novel concepts for membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells and water electrolysers

Zixi Wang

Associated Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Presentation Title
High performance sealing technology for stack assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Yan Xiang

Professor in Material Chemistry at Beihang University, China

Presentation Title
R&D Strategies for Low-cost High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Technology

Wei Yan

Associate Professor
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, China

Presentation Title
CO- and H2S-Tolerant Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Nada Zamel

Senior Scientist
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, ISE, in Freiburg, Germany

Presentation Title
Catalyst coated membranes – their structure, their performance and their durability

Feng-Yuan Zhang

Professor and founding director of NanoHELP in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at UT Space Institute, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Presentation Title
Pathways to highly efficient hydrogen production: manipulating transport and electrochemical reaction with ultralow catalyst loading

Shiming Zhang

WFCC 2021 Keynote Speakers

WFCC 2021 Invited Keynote Speakers

HySA Center at NWU, South Africa: Director

Presentation Title
PEM technology for water electrolysis and electrochemical hydrogen compression

Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) China

Presentation Title
Pore-scale and Multiscale Numerical Study of Physicochemical Processes in PEM Fuel Cell

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

Presentation Title
Pore-Scale Modeling of Electrode Processes

Professor
Tianjin University

Presentation Title
Artificial intelligence assisted design of next-generation high-power-density proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Associate Professor in Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada and Canada Research Chair in Fuel Cell Science and Technology Development

Presentation Title
Fuel Cell Durability Improvements Guided by 4D In-situ X-ray Visualization

Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration in Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Presentation Title
Manufacturing of thin metallic bipolar plate for PEM fuel cells: development of forming and coating processes

Presentation Title
Sonocatalysis – A “sound” process for producing hydrogen and catalytic materials for fuel cells and electrolyzers

Professor
University of Alberta, Canada

Presentation Title
Transient, multi-phase analysis of polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Insights from computational modeling at multiple scales and experiments

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair Tier II at the Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry and Physics department at the University of Quebec à Trois-Rivières

Presentation Title
Impact of Ionomer Ratio, Type and Design on Fuel Cell Performance and Durability under Different Operational Conditions

Full Professor
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada

Presentation Title
Low-Pt and Pt-free Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Professor
Jülich Research Center and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Presentation Title
Novel concepts for membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cells and water electrolysers

Associated Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Presentation Title
High performance sealing technology for stack assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Professor in Material Chemistry at Beihang University, China

Presentation Title
R&D Strategies for Low-cost High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Technology

Associate Professor
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, China

Presentation Title
CO- and H2S-Tolerant Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Senior Scientist
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, ISE, in Freiburg, Germany

Presentation Title
Catalyst coated membranes – their structure, their performance and their durability

Professor and founding director of NanoHELP in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at UT Space Institute, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Presentation Title
Pathways to highly efficient hydrogen production: manipulating transport and electrochemical reaction with ultralow catalyst loading

Associate Professor
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, China

Presentation Title
Modulation Strategy of Active sites in Carbon-based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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