Program - Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Due to the international orientation of the event, the language of presentation will be English.

Thursday, 4. May 2023

13.00	Opening Dr. Jan Girschik, Prof. Dr. Christian Doetsch Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

13.10	Session A1 – Electrodes Chair: Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Siegmund Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany
13.15	Sustainable production of bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells (KEYNOTE) Dr. Marco Grundler The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Center ZBT GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
14.05	Electrochemical formate synthesis from CO2 – Comparison of two cell configurations for two different process options Dr. Carsten Pietzka Fraunhofer IGB, Stuttgart, Germany
14.25	3D electrodes for advanced alkaline water electrolysis at elevated temperatures up to 130 °C Frank Gillung M. Sc. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
14.45	Both sides matter: Anode configurations alter the activity of electrolyzers for organic hydrogenations Jonas Wolf M. Sc. Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

15.05	Break

15.35	Session B1 – Flow fields and fluid flow Chair: Prof. Dr. Anna Grevé Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany
15.40	Mass transport enhancements in DFAFCs with a novel flow field channel design Monika Jalowiecka M. Sc. Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
16.00	Tubular fuel cell design (KEYNOTE) Prof. Dr. Jasna Jankovic University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

16.50	Wrap up and award presentation for the first day

17.00	End of the first day

13.00	Opening Dr. Jan Girschik Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany

13.10	Session B2 – Flow fields and fluid flow Chair: Prof. Dr. Ulf-Peter Apfel Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
13.15	On how to engineer and oscillate electrochemical flow reactors (KEYNOTE) Prof. Dr. Jonas Hereijgers University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
14.05	3D printed biomimetic flow field for electrochemical mass transfer enhancement Inmaculada Garcia Lopez M. Sc. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
14.25	Comparison of flow fields with CFD simulations and electrochemical experiments within a 250 cm² zinc/polyiodide RFB Lukas Siefert M. Sc. University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

14.45	Break

15.15	Session A2 – Electrodes Chair: Prof. Dr. Anna Grevé Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany
15.20	Influence of bubbles on the energy conversion efficiency of electrochemical reactors (KEYNOTE) Prof. Miguel A. Modestino New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, New York, USA
16.10	Laser ablation and microstructuring of bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells Laura Huwald M. Sc. and Maximilian Wand Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany
16.30	Electrode modifications for vanadium flow battery applications Caio Vinicios Juvêncio da Silva M. Sc. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

16.50	Wrap up and award presentation for the second day

17.00	End of the second day