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Scientific Program

September 17, 2018

Presentation Abstract Title Presenter Affiliation
Session I
Plenary Lecture
(8:30-9:20)
Electrodics for proton ceramic electrochemical cells Truls Norby University of Oslo
Oral 1
(9:20-9:40)
Chemical analysis of elemental excess and depletion at grain boundaries of Ba(Ce, Ze,Y)O3 proton conductors Dan Zhou Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Oral 2
(9:40-10:00)
Water uptake measurements of materials with low protonation level Aleksandra Mielewczyk-Gryń Gdańsk University of Technology
Coffee Break (10:00-10:30)
Session II
Keynote 1
(10:30-11:10)
The space-charge effect: Insights from first-principles modeling Göran Wahnström Chalmers University of Technology
Oral 3
(11:10-11:30)
Isotopic exchange between methane and proton conducting oxides: theory and experiment Maxim V. Ananyev Ural Federal University
Invited 1
(11:30-12:00)
Breakthrough performance and scalability of protonic ceramic fuel cells Jong-Ho Lee Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Oral 4
(12:00-12:20)
Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for fuels/chemicals production Chuancheng Duan Colorado School of Mines
Lunch (12:30-13:45)
Session III
Keynote 2
(14:00-14:40)
Structure-transport relationship in PFSA, aromatic, and blend ionomers for PEMFC Sandrine Lyonnard CEA-INAC
Oral 5
(14:40-15:00)
Parasitic transport of phosphoric acid in high temperature polymer electrolyte membranes Qingfeng Li Technical University of Denmark
Invited 2
(15:00-15:30)
PBI polymers for fuel cells and related devices Brian C. Benicewicz University of South Carolina
Coffee Break (15:30-16:00)
Session IV
Invited 3
(16:00-16:30)
Garin boundary hydride ion conduction in nanocrystalline metal nitrides Yoshitaka Aoki Hokkaido University
Invited 4
(16:30-17:00)
Membrane reactors based on proton-conducting ceramics Sandrine Ricote Colorado School of Mines
Oral 6
(17:00-17:20)
Conductivity of polymer-ceramic composite membranes at high T and p(H2O) using a novel PEEK sample holder A. Chatzitakis University of Oslo
Oral 7
(17:20-17:40)
Particle size effects on the protonic conductivity of a zeolitic imidazolate framework Filipe M. L. Figueiredo University of Aveiro
Dinner (18:00-19:15)
Poster Session I (19:30-21:30)
Poster 1 – Poster 28

September 18, 2018

Presentation Abstract Title Presenter Affiliation
Session V
Keynote 3
(8:30-9:10)
Solid state proton conductors comprising PBI-reinforced ionomers Deborah Jones CNRS–Université de Montpellier
Invited 5
(9:10-9:40)
Measuring transport on multiple scales in proton- and hydroxide-exchange membranes Louis A. Madsen Virginia Tech
Oral 8
(9:40-10:00)
Designing hydroxide-conducting polymer membranes Michael A. Hickner Pennsylvania State University
Coffee Break (10:00-10:30)
Session VI
Invited 6
(10:30-11:00)
Novel composite air cathodes for proton conducting fuel cells by exsolution Mari-Ann Einarsrud Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Oral 9
(11:00-11:20)
Novel mass transport model of proton conducting ceramics with multiple charge carriers Keiji Yashiro Tohoku University
Invited 7
(11:20-11:50)
Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for power generation and renewable fuels production Ryan O’Hayre Colorado School of Mines
Oral 10
(11:50-12:10)
Lanthanum tungstate based membranes for H2 extraction and CO2 utilization: fabrication strategies Mariya E. Ivanova Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Lunch (12:30-13:45)
Session VII
Keynote 4
(14:00-14:40)
Anion exchange membranes: correlation between physicochemical properties and anion conductivity by broadband electrical spectroscopy Vito Di Noto Univiersity of Padua
Oral 11
(14:40-15:00)
Discovering design principles for anion exchange membranes with high hydroxide conductivity: An ab initio molecular dynamics study Mark E. Tuckerman New York University
Invited 8
(15:00-15:30)
Effect of ultra-low hydration levels on anion conducting ionomers for fuel cell applications Dario R. Dekel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Coffee Break (15:30-16:00)
Session VIII
Invited 9
(16:00-16:30)
Blocky sulfonation of aromatic polymers as a means to enhance proton conduction pathways Robert B. Moore Virginia Tech
Invited 10
(16:30-17:00)
Anomalous diffusion in membranes for fuel cells Stefano Mossa Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS
Oral 12
(17:00-17:20)
Chemical stability and transport properties of La5.5WO11.25-δ under H2S atmospheres Sonia Escolástico Universitat Politècnica de València
Oral 13
(17:20-17:40)
Transition metal clusters as building blocks for multifunctional proton conducting materials J. Cuny Université de Toulouse
Dinner (18:00-19:15)
Selected Student Oral: “Popcorn Protons” (19:30-21:00)

September 19, 2018

Presentation Abstract Title Presenter Affiliation
Session IX
KP 1
(8:30-9:15)
Proton conductors and proton conductivity, a tentative historical overview Philippe Colomban Sorbonne Université
KP 2
(9:15-10:00)
Relation between conductivity and structural relaxation times in highly conducting ambient temperature plastic crystal solid acids C. Austen Angell Arizona State University
Coffee Break (10:00-10:30)
Session X
KP 3
(10:30-11:15)
From layered phosphates and phosphonates to nanofillers for PEMFC membranes: a long research way with Giulio Alberti group Mario Casciola University of Perugia
KP 4
(11:15-12:00)
Trends in proton conduction research: A historical narrative Klaus-Dieter Kreuer Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Lunch (12:15-13:15)
Excursions (13:30-17:00)
Reception (17:30-18:30)
Banquet (18:45-21:00)

September 20, 2018

Presentation Abstract Title Presenter Affiliation
Session XI
Keynote 5
(8:30-9:10)
Perovskite non stoichiometry and proton conduction John Irvine University of St. Andrews
Invited 11
(9:10-9:40)
Hydration thermodynamics and lattice site basicity of proton conducting and mixed conducting oxides Tor S. Bjørheim University of Oslo
Oral 14
(9:40-10:00)
The microscopic model of ac conductivity in solid acids and the Jonscher law Tomasz Masłowski Rzeszów University of Technology
Coffee Break (10:00-10:30)
Session XII
Invited 12
(10:30-11:00)
Radiation-grafted hydroxide-conducting anion-exchange polymer electrolytes for alkali membrane fuel cells John R. Varcoe University of Surrey
Oral 15
(11:00-11:20)
Molecular engineering of hydroxide ion conducting polymer electrolyte membranes Chulsung Bae Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Invited 13
(11:20-11:50)
Multiscale water transport in model alkaline anion exchange membranes investigated by quasi-elastic neutron scattering Jan-Patrick Melchior Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oral 16
(11:50-12:10)
Dual weight gain upon hydration of MIEC perovskites Ragnar Strandbakke University of Oslo
Lunch (12:30-13:45)
Session XIII
Keynote 6
(14:00-14:40)
Polymer electrolyte membranes + covalently bound photoacid dye molecules = photovoltaic action Shane Ardo University of California Irvine
Oral 17
(14:40-15:00)
Computational prediction of long distance hydride diffusion based on concerted hydride and oxide ion migration Yoyo Hinuma Chiba University
Invited 14
(15:00-15:30)
Humidity and carbon dioxide stable solid state proton conductors derived from perovskite-type structure Venkataraman Thangadurai University of Calgary
Coffee Break (15:30-16:00)
Session XIV
Invited 15
(16:00-16:30)
Bottom-up electrochemical synthesis of ion exchange membranes for energy storage and conversion devices Maria Luisa Di Vona University of Rome Tor Vergata
Invited 16
(16:30-17:00)
Molecular design of hydroxide ion exchange membranes carrying alicyclic quaternary ammonium cations Patric Jannasch Lund University
Oral 18
(17:00-17:20)
Ab initio molecular dynamics study of proton transfer mechanisms in nano-confined structures for anion exchange membranes Tamar Zelovich New York University
Oral 19
(17:20-17:40)
Governing principles of surface protonics in porous oxides Einar Vøllestad SINTEF Industry
Dinner (18:00-19:15)
Poster Session II (19:30-21:30)
Poster 29 – Poster 56

September 21, 2018

Presentation Abstract Title Presenter Affiliation
Session XV
Keynote 7
(8:30-9:10)
Electrochemistry at the metal-electrolyte-gas interface of solid-acid proton conducting electrolytes Sossina M. Haile Northwestern University
Invited 17
(9:10-9:40)
Functional stability of carbon nanomaterials in solid acid fuel cell electrodes Aron Varga Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering
Oral 20
(9:40-10:00)
Universality of low-temperature proton conduction in superprotonic conductors Haruyuki Takahashi Ibaraki University
Coffee Break (10:00-10:30)
Session XVI
Invited 18
(10:30-11:00)
Intermediate temperature steam electrolysis using BZCY and SZCY proton conducting perovskites Hiroshige Matsumoto Kyushu University
Oral 21
(11:00-11:20)
Mixed-conducting PCFC cathode materials: Proton uptake and defect interaction Rotraut Merkle Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Oral 22
(11:20-11:40)
Oxygen ionic conductivity and chemical diffusivity in BaCe0.6Y0.2Zr0.2O3 investigated by the Hebb-Wagner polarization method T. Miruszewski Gdańsk University of Technology
Closing Remarks & Announcements
Lunch (12:00-13:00)

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