2013 Annual Merit Review Proceedings

Basic Energy Sciences — Fuel Cells

View presentations and posters from the Basic Energy Sciences session at the Annual Merit Review in May 2013.

Basic Energy Sciences Presentations

  1. Membranes
  2. Catalysts

A. Membranes

  1. Computer Simulation of Proton Transport in Fuel Cell Membranes, Gregory Voth, University of Chicago
  2. Fluoropolymers, Electrolytes, Composites and Electrodes, Stephen Creager, Clemson University
  3. Gas Transport Across Hyperthin Membranes, Steven Regen, Lehigh University

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B. Catalysts

  1. Theory-Guided Design of Nanoscale Multi-Metallic Catalysts For Fuel Cells, Perla Balbuena, University of Texas
  2. Structure-Property Relationship in Metal Carbides and Bimetallic Alloys, Jingguang Chen, Columbia University
  3. Nanostructured Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Renewable Feedstocks, Abhaya Datye, University of New Mexico

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Basic Energy Sciences Posters

  1. Membranes
  2. Catalysts

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A. Membranes

  1. Fundamental Structure/Property Studies of Gas Separation Membrane Polymers, Benny Freeman, University of Texas-Austin
  2. Precisely Tunable High Performance Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Energy Intensive Separations, William Koros, Georgia Tech
  3. Nanoporous Membranes for Hydrogen Production: Experimental Studies and Molecular Simulation, Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California

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B. Catalysts

  1. Structure/Composition/Function Relationships in Supported Nanoscale Catalysts for Hydrogen, Peter Stair, Argonne National Laboratory
  2. Metal and Metal Oxide-Supported Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction, Radoslav Adzic, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  3. Active Sites and Mechanism for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction on Metal and Metal/Oxide Catalysts , Jose Rodriguez, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  4. Fundamentals of Catalysis and Chemical Transformations, Steve Overbury, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  5. Activation of Small Molecules with Bi-Functional Ambiphilic Catalyst Complexes, Thomas Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  6. Bio-Inspired Molecular Catalysts for Oxidation of Hydrogen and Production of Hydrogen: Cheap Metals for Noble Tasks, Morris Bullock, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  7. Platinum-Group Metal (PGM) Substituted Complex Oxide Catalysts, Ram Seshadri, University of California-Santa Barbara
  8. Porous Transition Metal Oxides: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity, Steven Suib, University of Connecticut
  9. Understanding the Effects of Surface Chemistry and Microstructure on the Activity and Stability of Pt Electrocatalysts on Non-Carbon Supports, William Mustain, University of Connecticut
  10. In Situ NMR/IR/Raman and ab initio DFT Investigations of Pt-Based Mono- and Bi-Metallic Nanoscale Electrocatalysts: From Sulfur-Poisoning to Polymer Promoters to Surface Activity Indexes, YuYe Tong, Georgetown University
  11. Investigation of the Nature of Active Sites on Heteroatom-Containing Carbon Nano-Structures for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Umit Ozkan, Ohio State University
  12. Oxide-Metal Interactions Studied on M@Oxide, Core-Shell Catalysts, Raymond Gorte, University of Pennsylvania
  13. Fundamental Studies of the Steam Reforming of Alcohols on PdZnO and Co/ZnO Catalysts, John Vohs, University of Pennsylvania
  14. Theoretically Relating the Surface Composition of the Pt Alloys to Their Performance as the Electrocatalysts of Low-Temperature Fuel Cells, Guofeng Wang, University of Pittsburgh
  15. Nanoscale Surface Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Clean and Metal-Covered Faceted Substrates: Structure, Reactivity and Electronic Properties, Robert Bartynski, Rutgers University
  16. Correlation of Theory and Function in Well-Defined Bimetallic Electrocatalysts, Richard Crooks, University of Texas
  17. Metal Ion Sites on Oxide Supports as Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift and Methanol Steam Reforming Reactions, Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Tufts University
  18. Hydrocarbon Oxidation, Dehydrogenation and Coupling over Model Metal Oxide Surfaces, David Cox, Virginia Tech
  19. Atomic Level Studies of Advanced Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation, S. Ted Oyama, Virginia Tech
  20. Atomic-Scale Design of Metal and Alloy Catalysts: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach, Marios Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin

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