Plenary Session 1

Monday, October 28, 2013: 08:20-16:00
Continental 1-3, Tower 3, Ballroom Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Hubert Gasteiger, Prof. Dr. , Hiroyuki Uchida, Ph.D , Deborah J Jones and Vijay K. Ramani
09:00
The Challenges in Developing the Cathode for Automotive PEM Fuel Cells
Stephen Campbell, PhD, AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp; Juergen Stumper, Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation
09:40
Intermission
10:00
Platinum Group Metal-Free Direct Hydrazine Fuel Cell Vehicle
Hirohisa Tanaka, PhD, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
10:40
12:00
Lunch
14:40
Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assembly Degradation Correlating Accelerated Stress Testing and Lifetime Testing
Marianne P. Rodgers, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; Leonard J. Bonville, Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Rod L Borup, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Rajesh Ahluwalia, Argonne National Laboratory; Paul Beattie, Ballard Power Systems; R. Paul Brooker, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; Nahid Mohajeri, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; H. Russell Kunz, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; Darlene K. Slattery, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida; James M. Fenton, PhD, Florida Solar Energy Center-University of Central Florida
15:20
Radiation Grafted Membranes for Fuel Cells: Strategies to Compete with PFSA Membranes
Lorenz Gubler, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Lukas Bonorand, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland