Invited Speakers

In progress. List will be up-dated as soon as conference titles will be received.

Giulio Alberti - University of Perugia, Italy
Evolution of the Counter-elasticity of PFSA Membranes when Subjected to Changes of Temperature and/or RH Values and Related Effects on Membrane Degradability

Brian Benicewicz - University of South Carolina, USA
PBI polymers: An update on structure, durability, and devices

Gérard Gebel - CEA Grenoble, France
Structure and transport properties in hydrated Nafion membranes

Andreas Graichen - 3M, Germany
3M's fuel cell and membrane technology

Klaus-Dieter Kreuer - Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany
Exploring the application limits of sulfonic acid ionomers for PEM fuel cell applications

James E. McGrath - Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Virginia Tech, USA
Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether) Random and Block Copolymers for Polymer Electrolyte Membranes

Karren More - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
In-Situ Microscopy Characterization of Cathode Catalyst Degradation

Stephen Paddison - Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, USA
Effects of side chain length and equivalent weight on hydrated morphology and proton diffusion in PFSA membranes

Bryan Pivovar - National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, USA
Catalyst Utilization in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Jacques Rozière - Institut Charles Gerhardt - CNRS, France
PBI-type PEMFC blend and interpenetrating network membranes with mixed sulfonic, phosphonic and heterocycle functionalities

Klaus Schmidt-Rohr - Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, USA
Elucidation of the Nanostructure of Nafion and Nafion-based Nanocomposites by Small-Angle Scattering Analysis and NMR

Ulrich Stimming - Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Germany
MEAs for direct alcohol fuel cells

Peter Strasser - Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, USA
Structure, Strain, and Reactivity of de-alloyed Pt core-shell fuel cell electrocatalysts

Fred Wagner - General Motors, USA
Automotive Challenges and Opportunities for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

Masahiro Watanabe - Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Design of Pt Alloy Electrocatalysts for ORR and Catalysis Studied with in-situ Analysis Tools