WFCC 2025 Invited Speakers
Note: all speakers are listed in order of surname.
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Plenary Speakers
University of St Andrews, Scotland
Presentation Title: Interfacial Engineering in Solid Oxide Cells
Kui Jiao
Tianjin University, China
School of Mechanical Engineering
Anthony Kucernak
Imperial College of London, England
Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences
Shenzhen University, China
Presentation Title: PEROVSKITE ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL
CELLS/SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELLS
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Presentation Title: Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofiber Mat Electrodes for
Fuel Cells
Zhigang Shao
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
Curtin University, Australia
Presentation Title: A semi-vapor electrolysis technology for efficient hydrogen
generation from untreated water
Yunan Wang
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, China
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Presentation Title: Systematic material design and development for polymer
electrolyte fuel cells and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis
University of Southampton, UK
Presentation Title: Microbial electrochemical systems for simutaneous hydrogen
production and wastewater treatment
Keynote Speakers
Takuto Araki
Yokohama National University, Japan
South China University of Technology, China
Presentation Title: Oxygen Electrodes for Reversible Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical cells
University of Bayreuth
Presentation Title: Cobalt-Free Air Electrodes for Protonic Ceramic Cells
School of Chemical, University of Birmingham, UK
Presentation Title: Hydrogen crossover for differential pressure PEM water electrolysers
Soochow University, China
Presentation Title: Transport Properties of Proton Conducting Perovskite Zirconates and
Cerates
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Presentation Title: Connected Nanoparticle Catalysts and Support-Free Catalyst Layers for
PEFCs
Tongji University, China
Presentation Title: Design of three-phase interface for low-platinum fuel cell and innovative
development
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presentation Title: Integrated Hydrogen Production and Storage through Thermal -Electrical
Coupling
University of California San Diego
Presentation Title: Physics-Guided Structural Prediction for Sub-Nanometer Clusters and
Multi-Element Nanoparticles for Sustainable Materials Design
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Presentation Title: SOFC-From Material Research to Industrial Manufacture
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Presentation Title: Modeling Development on MEA Degradation and AI-based Lifetime
Prediction of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada
Presentation Title: Low-Cost, High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen
Production: From Non-Precious Materials to Single-Atom Catalysts
Peichen Su
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Presentation Title: Surface Modification of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes for Performance
and Stability
Xiamen University, China
Presentation Title: Degradation Mechanism of Anode Catalyst Layers of PEM Water
Electrolyzers
Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC
Presentation Title: 3D CATALYTIC NANOARRAYS VERTICALLY INTERLOCKED ON aION
EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR mea USING IN WATER ELECTROLYSIS
UC Irvine, United States
Presentation Title: Modeling Reversible Fuel Cells of High Round-Trip Efficiency
Washington University in St. Louis, United States
Presentation Title: Single Metal Site Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Presentation Title: Application of AI-based methods in design and diagnosis of proton
exchange membrane fuel cell
University of Science and Technology of China
Presentation Title: Temperature induced relaxation for determining oxygen transport kinetics
of nonstoichiometric oxides
Tianjin University, China
Presentation Title: Design of advanced low precious metal electrodes for AEM water
electrolysis
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Presentation Title: Advancing Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis with Trans-scale Chemistry
Invited Speakers
Shenzhen Univerisity
Presentation Title: Reliable faradaic efficiency by breaking mass transportation limit in
scaled-up proton conducting electrolysis cells
Tsinghua University
Presentation Title: Investigating SOFC Electrode Reaction Mechanism Using Atomically Flat
Surface
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presentation Title: PEM water electrolysis for high-pressure hydrogen production and the H2
crossover mechanism
Fuzhou University, China
Presentation Title: Progress of direct assembly approach for constructing efficient, durable
nanocomposite hydrogen electrodes for solid oxide cells
Zhejiang University, China
Presentation Title: Support-free iridium hydroxide for high-efficiency proton-exchange
membrane water electrolysis
Shandong University
Presentation Title: Green monomer synthesized hyper-crosslinked polymers carbon material
and molecular simulation
Tianjin University
Presentation Title: Molecular-level insights into mass transfer in fuel cell cathode electrodes
Fuzhou University
Presentation Title: Ammonia-Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presentation Title: Superprotonic Conduction in Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Electrolyte for
Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Presentation Title: High-Temperature Electrolysis for Hydrogen and Other Value-Added
Products
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Presentation Title: Multiphysics-induced heterogeneous degradation of nickel-CGO cathode
in solid oxide electrolysis cell
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Presentation Title: Ammonia-powered zero-carbon versatile-energy supply station
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Presentation Title: Biomimetic Membrane-Less Electrolysis
Wuhan Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: Hierarchically oriented electrodes with open, straight pores for efficient
solid oxide cells application
Fuzhou University
Presentation Title: Ammonia-Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Presentation Title: Energy management of fuel cells in hydrogen-electric coupling systems
Sungkyunkwan University
Presentation Title: Low temperature operation of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells
Ningbo University, PR China
Presentation Title: Multi-component Ni-based alloys prepared by electrodeposition and their
alkaline water electrolysis performances
Xi’an Jiaotong University, PR China
Presentation Title: Mesoscopic Insights into the Reactive Transport Processes in Membrane
Electrode Assemblies of PEMFCs
Loughborough University, UK
Presentation Title: Generative AI in Green Hydrogen: Innovations and Opportunities
Chongqing University
Presentation Title: Building an ammonia fuel cell with an anion exchange membrane
University of Science and Technology of China
Presentation Title: Rational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts via Surface Exsolution:
Thermodynamic Drivers and Electronic Modulation for Enhanced CatalyticPerformance
South China University of Technology
Presentation Title: Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics-based Impedance Modeling for PEM-
based Humidity Electrolysis
Shenzhen University
Presentation Title: Surface reconstruction of catalysts during water electrolysis: in situ
analysis and modulation
China University of Mining and Technology
Presentation Title: Experimental Measurement of the ‘Real’ Temperature Distribution in a
Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan)
Presentation Title: Operation of an Energizing Liquid Fuel Cell in Sub-Zero Conditions
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
Presentation Title: High-temperature Electrocatalysis in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Presentation Title: Structural regulation and performance optimization of energy-related
catalytic materials
Chongqing University
Presentation Title: Trans-scale Modeling of electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Tianjin University
Presentation Title: Electrochemical reaction and transport in the anode of direct ammonia
fuel cells (DAFCs)
Beijing Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: Mechanism Studies and Stack Integration of Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Presentation Title: Investigating Hydrogen Crossover in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel
Cells: Impacts on Performance and Longevity
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
Presentation Title: Microfluidic fuel cell for combined cooling and power applications
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presentation Title: Multiscale Analysis of Degradation Mechanisms and Performance
Prediction in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Presentation Title: Revitalizing performance of protonic ceramic cells by interfacial acid etch
Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Presentation Title: Turning agricultural methane into opportunity: electrochemical methane
mitigation and hydrogen generation
University of Cambridge, UK
Presentation Title: Synthesis and Catalysis of Emerging 2D Materials
Nanjing Tech University
Presentation Title: Performance Optimization of Proton Ceramic Cells
Chongqing University
Presentation Title: Triply periodic minimal surface foams for PEM electrolyzer and methanol
reforming hydrogen production applications
Chongqing University, China
Presentation Title: Pump-free microfluidic fuel cells and electrochemical analytical devices
Gaoqiang Yang
Hunan University
Structured Electrode-Membrane InterfaceEnabling High-Performance Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cells
China University of Mining and Technology
Presentation Title: A Two-Stage SOFC System for Methane Power Generation with Carbon
Capture
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Presentation Title: Multi-physics modeling and structure design for high-power-density PEM
fuel cells
Chongqing University
Presentation Title: Fault diagnosis of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells based on
impedance analysis
University of Quebec, Canada
Presentation Title: Low-Pt and Pt-free Catalysts for PEM fuel cells
Harbin Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: A new approach for understanding the current-voltage relationship
Lin Zeng