Conference Centre,
Palais des Congrθs
La Grande Motte, France,
19th-22nd Sept. 2010
Conference
Topics		 Scientific
Programme		 Registration Abstract
Submission		  
 
  • Invited Speakers
    		•
  • Organisation
    		•
  • Practical Information
    		•
  • Exhibitor Information
    		•
  • Proceedings
    		•
  • Location & Venue
    		•
  • Accommodation
    		•
  • Sponsors & Partners
    		•
  • Exhibitors
    		•
  • Around MEA'10
    		•
  • Social Events
    		•
  • Picture Gallery
    		•
    Home >> Scientific Programme >> Wednesday September 22nd
    SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
    Wednesday September 22nd, 2010
  • Morning Session (8.45 – 13.00)
    • Ageing, Degradation and Mitigation Strategies
    Chairman: Andreas Friedrich, DLR, Germany
    8.45 – 9.15Invited Lecture: Satish Kandlikar, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA (confirmed)
    Water Management in a PEMFC: Water Transport Mechanism and Material Degradation in Gas Diffusion Layers
    9.15 – 9.45Invited Lecture: Michael Eikerling, Simon Fraser University, Canada (confirmed)
    Protons and Water in PEM Fuel Cells: Friend and Foe ?
    9.45 – 10.05Renate Hiesgen, University of Applied Sciences Esslingen, Germany
    Investigation of fuel cell components degradation by AFM
    10.05 – 10.25Luca Merlo, Solvay Solexis, Italy
    Degradation study of PFSA membranes in DECODE project
    10.25 – 10.45Gaby Janssen, ECN, The Netherlands
    Knowledge to Enhance the Endurance of PEM fuel cells by Accelerated LIfetime Verification Experiments : Keepemalive
    10.45 – 11.05Coffee Break
    Chairman: Gérald Pourcelly, IEM, Université Montpellier 2, France
    11.05 – 11.35Invited Lecture: Juergen Stumper, AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, Burnaby, Canada(confirmed)
    In situ diagnostic methods for investigating PEFC durability
    11.35 – 11.55Qingfeng Li, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
    Polymer Degradation and Catalyst Sintering in High Temperature PEMFC Based on Acid Doped Polybenzimidazole Membranes
    11.55 – 12.15Lorenz Gubler, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
    Kinetics of HO. Radical Attack on an Ionomer Model Compound: A Pulse Radiolysis Study
    12.15 – 12.35Katrin Kortsdottir, KTH, Sweden
    The Influence of Ethene as an Impurity in the Gas Feeds on the activity of PEM Fuel Cells
    12.35 – 12.55Frédéric Maillard, LEPMI Grenoble, France
    Nanoscale compositional changes and modification of the surface reactivity of Pt3Co/C electrocatalysts during PEMFC operation
    12.55Closing Session
    13.00Lunch