Technical Program

Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
Honolulu PRiME 2012 - Honolulu, Hawaii
October 7 - October 12, 2012
PROGRAM INFORMATION

B9 - Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12)

Sunday, October 7, 2012
Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-0.1 Pt Catalysts on New Carbon Supports
Co-Chairs: Peter Pintauro & Akari Hayashi
10:00	1260	Development of PEFCs with Nanostructurally Controlled Electrocatalysts A. Hayashi and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
10:20	1261	Graphitized Aerogel Supported PEMFC catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction P. Kolla, Y. Normah, K. Kerce, and A. Smirnova (SDSM&T)
10:40	1262	Influence of Chemistry and Structure on the ORR Activity of Pt Supported on N-Doped Mesoporous Carbon S. Shrestha, S. Ashegi, J. Timbro, and W. E. Mustain (University of Connecticut)
11:00	1263	Low Pt-Loaded Nanofiber Electrodes for Hydrogen/Air Fuel Cells M. Brodt and P. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University)
11:20	1264	CANCELLED Electrospinning : A Promising Pathway in the Design of Carbon Nanotubes-Based Electrodes for Hydrogen Fuel Cells S. Zils and M. Michel (CRP Henri Tudor)
11:40	1265	Durability of the Electrocatalyst Fabricated based on Carbon Nanotubes T. Fujigaya, B. Mohamad, and N. Nakashima (Kyushu University)

D-0.2 Pt-Based Cathode Catalyst Layers
Co-Chairs: Shyam Kocha & Hiroyuki Uchida
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1266	Cathode Thickness Dependency of Oxygen Reduction Rate in PEFC M. Kawase, S. Chin, G. Inoue, K. Sato, and M. Kageyama (Kyoto University)
14:20	1267	Investigation of Solvent Effects on Dispersion of Carbon Agglomerates and Nafion Ionomer Particles in Catalyst Inks Using Ultra Small Angle X-Ray Scattering and Cryo-TEM L. Sun (1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)), H. Zhang, L. Stanciu (Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Materials Engineering), J. Ilavsky (Argonne National Laboratory), and J. Xie (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis)
14:40	1268	Structural Control and Evaluation of PEMFC Catalyst Layers by Blending Platinum-Supported/Stand-Alone Carbon Black T. Suzuki, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
15:00	1269	Influence of Nafion on the Electrochemical Activity of Pt-based Electrocatalysts S. S. Kocha, J. Zack, K. Neyerlin, and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
15:20	1270	Analysis of Oxygen Transport Resistance of Nafion Thin Film on Pt Electrode K. Kudo (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.) and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc.)
15:40	1271	Effect of High Oxygen Permeable Ionomers on MEA Performance for PEFC K. Yamada, S. Hommura, and T. Shimohira (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
16:00	1272	Evaluation of Anion Adsorption on Pt Surface in MEA Y. Furuya, T. Mashio, A. Ohama (Nissan Mortor Co. Ltd), and K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd)
16:20	1273	Elemental and Morphological Analysis of Novel Pt Catalysts Synthesized by Galvanic Displacement K. A. Perry (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), B. Larsen, K. Neyerlin, B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Monday, October 8, 2012
Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
Plenary Session
Co-Chairs: Hiroyuki Uchida & Hubert Gasteiger
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:20	1274	Hyundai's FCEVs: A Pathway to New Possibilities T. Lim and B. Ahn (Hyundai-Kia Motors)
09:00	1275	Development of Advanced Materials and Devices for Cost Reduction of PEFC CHP System H. OHARA (Panasonic Corporation) and T. Omura (Tokyo Gas Co., LTD)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1276	Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Lifetime Limitations: The Role of Electrocatalyst Degradation D. J. Myers, X. Wang, N. Kariuki, S. DeCrane, T. Nowicki, S. Arisetty, R. Subbaraman, R. K. Ahluwalia (Argonne National Laboratory), J. Gilbert (University of Wisconsin-Madison), B. Puchala (Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison), E. Holby, D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin-Madison), S. Ball, J. Sharman, B. Theobald, G. Hards (Johnson Matthey Technology Center), M. Gummalla, Z. Yang, S. Zhitnik (United Technologies Research Center), D. Groom, S. Rajasekhara (University of Texas at Austin), P. Ferreira (University of Texas-Austin), J. P. Meyers (The University of Texas at Austin), P. Mathew, S. Kim (University of Texas at Austin), Y. Shao-Horn, W. Sheng, and B. Han (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:40	1277	Membrane Fuel Cells - Options for Bipolar Plate Materials and Production Technology A. Heinzel (University Duisburg-Essen), L. Kühnemann, T. Derieth, T. Grimm, and P. Butzen (ZBT GmbH)
11:20	1278	Limiting Current as a Tool to Study Oxygen Transport in PEM Fuel Cells D. R. Baker and D. Caulk (General Motors R&D Center)

Co-Chairs: Deborah Jones & Vijay Ramani
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1279	Ionomer in the Catalyst Layer S. Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University)
14:40	1280	Development of Thin, Reinforced PEMFC Membranes through Understanding Structure-Property-Performance Relationships W. Liu (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.), T. Suzuki (W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd. (Nihon Gore)), H. Mao, and T. Schmiedel (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)
15:20	1281	Development of Highly Active and Durable Pt Core-Shell Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells M. Inaba and H. Daimon (Doshisha University)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-1.1 Modeling 1
Co-Chairs: Partha Mukerjee, David Harvey, & Scott Calabrese Barton
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1282	Modeling and Diagnostics in Biological Fuel Cells H. Wen, D. Chakraborty, P. Kar, and S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University)
08:40	1283	Modelling of Water Droplet Dynamics in PEM Fuel Cell Flow Channels T. Wu and N. Djilali (University of Victoria)
09:20	1284	Modeling Oxygen Concentration Oscillation in the Gas Channel of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: A Comparison between Numerical and Analytical Approaches P. Guillemet (University of Nantes), G. Maranzana, J. Mainka (Nancy University), O. Lottin (Lorraine University-CNRS), J. Dillet, and A. Lamibrac (Nancy University)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1285	A Two-Phase Pressure Drop Model Incorporating Local Water Balance in PEM Fuel Cell Gas Channels E. J. See and S. Kandlikar (Rochester Institute of Technology)
10:20	1286	Diffusive - Kinetic Evaporation Models for Fuel Cells E. Medici, D. Frtiz, and J. Alllen (Michigan Technological University)
10:40	1287	A Map to Start PEFC under Freezing Temperature -Theoretical Analysis of Super-cooled State in Cell- Y. Ishikawa (NIPPON SOKEN, INC), K. Ito (KYUSHU UNIVERSITY), M. Shiozawa (NIPPON SOKEN, INC.), and M. Kondo (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)
11:00	1288	Numerical Modeling of a Non-Flooding Hybrid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell B. McNealy and J. L. Hertz (University of Delaware)
11:20	1289	Statistical Simulation of the Performance and Degradation of a PEMFC Membrane Electrode Assembly D. B. Harvey (Queen's University), A. Bellemare-Davis (Ballard Power Systems), K. Karan, B. Jayansankar (Queen's University), J. Pharoah (Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre), V. Colbow, A. Young, and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems)
11:40	1290	Multi-Scale First-Principles Modeling of Three-Phase System of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell G. Brunello, J. Choi, S. Jang (Georgia Institute of Technology), and D. B. Harvey (Queen's University)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-1.1 Contamination Effects
Co-Chairs: Balsu Lakshmanan & Doug Hansen
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1291	Missions and Progressions of Impurities WG under NEDO's PEFC Residential CHP System Project K. Kobayashi (Fuel Cell Research Center, DAIDO UNIVERSITY), Y. Oono, and M. Hori (Daido University)
08:20	1292	Characterizing Leachant Contaminants from Fuel Cell Assembly Aids, a Prelude to Effects on Performance C. S. Macomber, J. Christ, H. Wang, B. S. Pivovar, and H. N. Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
08:40	1293	Understanding the Effects of Contaminants from Assembly Aids Materials used as Balance of Plant Materials on PEMFCs -In-situ Studies M. S. Opu, M. Ohashi, H. Cho (University of South Carolina), C. S. Macomber, H. N. Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
09:00	1294	The Impact of Operating Conditions on the Performance effect of Selected Airborne PEMFC Contaminants Y. Zhai, M. Angelo, and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii)
09:20	1295	The Contamination Behavior of Organic Compounds on PEMFC H. Cho, M. S. Opu, M. Ohashi, and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1296	Liquid Water Scavenging of PEMFC Contaminants B. Wetton (University of British Columbia) and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii)
10:20	1297	The Poisoning and Recovery of Pt/VC Electrocatalysts Contaminated with Glycol-Based Coolant Formulations Y. Garsany (EXCET/NRL), S. Dutta (Dynalene), and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
10:40	1298	Evaluation of PEMFC System Contaminants on the Performance of Pt Catalyst via Cyclic Voltammetry H. Wang, C. S. Macomber, J. Christ, G. Bender, B. S. Pivovar, H. N. Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), R. Reid, B. Lakshmanan, K. O'Leary (General Motors Corporation), M. Das, M. Ohashi, and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
11:00	1299	The Influence of NaCl Aerosol on the Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell Cathode O. A. Baturina (Naval Research Laboratory), P. Northrup (Stony Brook University), and K. Swider-Lyons (Naval Research Laboratory)
11:20	1300	Effect of Cationic Contaminants on PEM Fuel Cell Performance J. Qi, X. Wang, U. Pasaogullari, L. Bonville, and T. Molter (University of Connecticut)
11:40	1301	The Impact of Low Levels of NH₃ in an Operating Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell as the Platinum Loading/Ionomer is Varied T. Rockward, C. Quesada, K. C. Rau, and F. H. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Honlulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
C-1.1 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes 1
Co-Chairs: Mark Edmundson & Deborah Jones
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1302	Advances in Proton Exchange Membrane Technology S. Banerjee, D. Prugh, and S. Frisk (DuPont Company)
08:40	1303	Nanofiber Composite Membranes Using Low EW PFSA J. Ballengee and P. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University)
09:00	1304	Novel System for Characterizing Electro-Osmotic Drag Coefficient of Proton Exchange Membranes H. Xu, J. Ma, and C. Mittelsteadt (Giner Inc.)
09:20	1305	Mechanism of Perfluorsulfonic Acid Membrane Chemical Degradation Under Low RH Conditions F. D. Coms (General Motors Company), H. Xu, T. McCallum, and C. Mittelsteadt (Giner Inc.)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1306	Challenges to High-Volume Production of Fuel Cell Materials: Quality Control M. Ulsh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), B. Sopori, N. Aieta (NREL), and G. Bender (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
10:40	1307	Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Durability -Local degradation at pinholes S. Kreitmeier (Paul Scherrer Institut), A. Wokaun (Paul Scherrer Institute), and F. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00	1308	Nafion Polymer Backbone Degradation Mechanism in PEM Fuel Cell from Quantum Mechanics Calculations T. Yu, Y. Sha, W. Liu, B. V. Merinov (California Institute of Technology), P. Shirvanian (Ford Motor Co.), and W. Goddard III (California Institute of Technology)
11:20	1309	Modeling of Side Chain Degradation in PEMFC Membranes K. Wong, P. Melchy, M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University), M. Lauritzen (Ballard Power Systems), and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)
11:40	1310	Investigation of PEM Degradation Kinetics and Degradation Mitigation Using In Situ Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Real-Time Monitoring of Fluoride-Ion Release V. Prabhakaran, C. G. Arges, and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-1.1 Durability of Pt-Based Cathodes 1
Co-Chairs: David A. Muller & Yu Morimoto
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1311	Imaging Catalyst Degradation at the Atomic Scale D. A. Muller, Y. Yu, H. Xin, D. Wang, and H. D. Abruña (Cornell University)
08:40	1312	3-D Tracking and Visualization of Hundreds of Fuel Cell Nanocatalysts during Electrochemical Aging Y. Yu, H. Xin, R. Hovden, D. Wang, J. Mundy, D. A. Muller, and H. D. Abruña (Cornell University)
09:00	1313	Correlating Catalyst and Catalyst-Support Structures with Observed Degradation in PEM Fuel Cell K. L. More, D. A. Cullen, J. Idrobo, K. A. Perry, and K. Reeves (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
09:20	1314	Quantifying Catalyst Losses in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells D. A. Cullen and K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1315	Catalyst Degradation: Nanoparticle Population Dynamics and Kinetic Processes S. G. Rinaldo (Simon Fraser University), W. Lee (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corporation, 9000 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5J 5J8), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), and M. Eikerling (Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6)
10:20	1316	Study of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cell P. Urchaga, S. Goli (Tennessee Technological University), and C. A. Rice (Tennessee Tech University)
10:40	1317	In Situ Anomalous Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Study of Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation in Aqueous and Membrane Electrode Assembly Environments J. Gilbert (University of Wisconsin - Madison), N. Kariuki, A. Kropf (Argonne National Laboratory), D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin-Madison), D. J. Myers (Argonne National Laboratory), S. Ball, J. Sharman, B. Theobald, and G. Hards (Johnson Matthey Technology Center)
11:00	1318	Cathode Catalysts Degradation Mechanism from Liquid Electrolyte to Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A. A. Marcu and G. Toth (Daimler AG)
11:20	1319	Rotating Disk Electrode Techniques Designed to Simulate Fuel Cell Startup/Shut-Down Transient Conditions D. A. Stevens, J. Harlow, R. J. Sanderson, T. J. Crowtz, J. Dahn (Dalhousie University), G. D. Vernstrom, L. L. Atanasoska, G. M. Haugen, and R. T. Atanasoski (3M Company)
11:40	1320	The Influence of Experimental Conditions on the Catalyst Degradation in the Accelerated Durability Test using a Rotating Disk Electrode T. Nagai, H. Murata (TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC.), and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc.)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-1.1 Alkaline Electrocatalysis
Co-Chairs: Karen Swider-Lyons & Elena Baranova
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1321	Electrocatalysis of Small Organic and Inorganic Molecules for Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells E. A. Baranova, A. Allagui, and B. Middleton (University of Ottawa)
08:40	1322	Reaction Mechanism of Ethanol Oxidation over Gold Catalyst under Alkaline Environment M. Koyama, Y. Amano, S. Liu, and T. Ishimoto (Kyushu University)
09:00	1323	Rh Porphyrin-Based Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of Alcohols S. Yamazaki, M. Yao, N. Fujiwara, Z. Siroma, M. Asahi, and T. Ioroi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
09:20	1324	Ethanol Electro-Oxidation on Pt/C and Pd/C Catalysts in Alkaline Media L. Ma (IUPUI), H. He, A. Hsu (Wright State University), D. Chu (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (IUPUI)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1325	Enhanced O2 Reduction Kinetics by Tuning Electrochemical Interface of Carbon or Ag/C Electrodes with Metallophthalocyanine Molecules in Alkaline Media R. Chen, J. Guo, H. He, J. Zhou (iupui), and D. Chu (U.S. Army Research Laboratory)
10:40	1326	Catalysts for Alkaline Direct Ethanol and Direct Formate Fuel Cells A. M. Bartrom, G. Ognibene, J. Ta, J. Tran, and J. L. Haan (California State University, Fullerton)
11:00	1327	Development of Electrocatalyst for Anion-type Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell using KOH-doped Polybenzimidazole T. Fujigaya and N. Nakashima (Kyushu University)
11:20	1328	Pt-Free Catalysts for Alkaline Direct Ethanol Membrane Electrode Assemblies A. Stadlhofer, M. Bodner, H. Schröttner, and V. Hacker (Graz University of Technology)
11:40	1329	High Performance Pt on Composite Ni-Pb / C Support for Methanol Oxidation in Alkaline Media M. Lee, B. Mikes, D. Abbott, and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-1.2 Modeling 2
Co-Chairs: Shawn Litster & Aimy Bazylak
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1330	Network Formation and Ion Conduction in Ionomer Membranes K. Promislow, A. Christlieb, J. Jones (Michigan State University), Z. Xu (Michigan Technological University), and N. Gavish (Michigan State University)
14:40	1331	On Water Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes during the Passage of Current T. Berning (Aalborg University)
15:00	1332	Molecular Simulation of Proton and Water Transport in Hydrated Nafion Membrane T. Mabuchi and T. Tokumasu (Tohoku University)
15:20	1333	Understanding Water Management as a Function of Catalyst-Layer Thickness P. K. Das and W. Adam (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
15:40	1334	Numerical Simulation of the Interfacial Oxygen Transport Resistance for a PEMFC Cathode Incorporating Water Coverage M. Koz and S. Kandlikar (Rochester Institute of Technology)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1335	Molecular Dynamics Study of Water Transport Property in Micro Hydrophobic Pore A. Fukushima (Tohoku University), T. Mima, I. Kinefuchi (University of Tokyo), and T. Tokumasu (Tohoku University)
16:40	1336	3D Modeling of One and Two Component Gas Flow in Fibrous Microstructures in Fuel Cells by Using the Lattice-Boltzmann Method J. Brinkmann, D. Froning, U. Reimer (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), V. Schmidt (Ulm University), W. Lehnert, and D. Stolten (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
17:00	1337	Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of the Effective Thermal Conductivity of an Anisotropic PEMFC GDL with Residual Water J. Yablecki and A. Bazylak (University of Toronto)
17:20	1338	Numerical Determination of Transport Properties of Gas Diffusion Layers in Wet Conditions Z. TAYARANI YOOSEFABADI (Simon Fraser University), D. B. Harvey (Queen's University), and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)
17:40	1339	CANCELLED A Case Study of Validation of Multiphase PEMFC Computer Models Using Through-Plane Liquid Water Measurements B. Carnes, K. Chen (Sandia National Labs), D. Spernjak (Los Alamos National Laboratory), G. Luo, L. Hao, and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-1.2 MEA Degradation
Co-Chairs: Tom Fuller & Kazuhiko Shinohara
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1340	Effect of N-doping on Performance and Durability of Supported PtRu Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Catalyst S. Pylypenko, A. Corpuz (Colorado School of Mines), T. Olson, A. Dameron (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), K. Wood, P. Joghee (Colorado School of Mines), K. Hurst, S. Christensen, D. Ginley, B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), R. M. Richards (Colorado School of Mines), H. N. Dinh, T. Gennett (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and R. O'Hayre (Colorado School of Mines)
14:20	1341	Performance and Durability of HT-PEFCs with Customized Flow Field Plates F. Liu (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH), M. Kvesić (Forschungszentrum Juelich), K. Wippermann, U. Reimer, and W. Lehnert (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
14:40	1342	Impact of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation Products on the Activity of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Platinum Catalysts J. M. Christ (Colorado School of Mines), K. Neyerlin, H. Wang (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), R. M. Richards (Colorado School of Mines), and H. N. Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
15:00	1343	Internal Currents, CO₂ Emissions and Decrease of the Pt Electrochemical Surface Area during Fuel Cell Start-Up and Shut-Down A. Lamibrac (Lorraine University-CNRS), J. Durst (Grenoble INP-CNRS), D. Spernjak (Los Alamos National Laboratory), G. Maranzana, J. Dillet, S. Didierjean, O. Lottin (Lorraine University-CNRS), F. Maillard, L. Dubau, M. Chatenet (Grenoble INP-CNRS), R. Mukundan, and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:20	1344	MEA Design for Improved Cathode Durability under Startup Shutdown Automotive Conditions J. Roberts, F. Berretta, H. Haas, A. Yang, S. Ronasi, S. Kundu, A. Leow (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), Z. Moreland (McGill University), G. Orha, Y. Hsieh (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), and N. Barsan (Steinbeis AO Action)
15:40	1345	Relation between Local Loss of Performances in a Segmented PEMFC and Local Degradations of the Pt/C Cathode Catalyst J. Durst (Grenoble INP-CNRS), A. Lamibrac (Lorraine University-CNRS), L. Dubau, F. Maillard, M. Chatenet (Grenoble INP-CNRS), J. Dillet, G. Maranzana, and O. Lottin (Lorraine University-CNRS)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1346	Study on Protocols for Evaluating Mechanical and Chemical Durability of PEFC Electrolyte Membranes Y. Oono, Y. Yamaguchi (Daido University), K. Kobayashi (Fuel Cell Research Center, DAIDO UNIVERSITY), A. Daimaru, and M. Hori (Daido University)
16:40	1347	Membrane Durability Testing for Heavy Duty Bus Fuel Cells N. MACAULEY (SFU), M. Watson (Ballard Power Systems), M. Cruickshank, C. Lim, A. Tavassoli, G. Wang, X. Feng (SFU), M. Lauritzen, J. Kolodziej, S. Knights (Ballard Power Systems), and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
C-1.2 Sulfonated Polyaromatic Polymers & Membranes
Co-Chairs: Paul Kohl & Shoibal Banerjee
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1348	Cross-linked Aromatic Polymers for High Durability PEM Membranes: Materials and Methods M. Di Vona (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
14:40	1349	Cross-Linked poly(arylene Ether Ketone) Membranes Sulfonated on both Backbone and Pendant Position for High Proton Conducting and Low Water Uptake H. Dang and D. Kim (Sungkyunkwan University)
15:00	1350	Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Ionomers with Different Acidity Strengths and Fuel Cell Membrane Properties Y. Chang (University of Nevada Las Vegas), G. Brunello (Georgia Institute of Technology), M. Disabb-Miller (The Pennsylvania State University), M. Hawley, Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory), M. Hickner (The Pennsylvania State University), S. Jang (Georgia Institute of Technology), and C. Bae (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
15:20	1351	Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether-1,3,4-Oxadiazole) Derivatives I. Hajdok and J. A. Kerres (University of Stuttgart)
15:40	1352	Effect of Humidity and Temperature on Durability of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone ketone) Multiblock Copolymer Membranes in PEFC Operation Y. Sakiyama (Toray Research Center, Inc), H. Uchida, M. Kondo, K. Miyatake, M. Uchida, M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi), and Y. Nakagawa (Toray Research Center, Inc.)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1353	Proton Mobility in Hydrated Acidic Polymers: Consequences for Optimization of Proton Conductivity P. Knauth (Aix-Marseille University) and M. Di Vona (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
16:40	1354	PFG-NMR and SANS Studies in Cation Exchange Membranes based on Sulfonated Polyphenylene Multiblock Copolymers M. Yoshida (Sophia University), Y. Zhao (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Yoshizawa-Fujita (Sophia University), A. Ohira (AIST), Y. Takeoka (Sophia University), S. Koizumi (Ibaraki University), and M. Rikukawa (Sophia University)
17:00	1355	Proton Conductive Paths on Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Detected by AFM under Controlled Hydrogen Atmosphere J. Inukai, M. Hara (University of Yamanashi), D. Hattori (U.Yamanashi), B. Bae (U. Yamanashi), K. Miyatake, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
17:20	1356	Synthesis of Polyethylene-Based Proton Exchange Membranes Containing PE Backbone and Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Side Chains for Fuel Cell Applications H. Kim, S. N. Lvov, and T. Chung (The Pennsylvania State University)
17:40	1357	New Ionically and Covalently Cross-Linked Polyaromatic Membranes for Fuel Cells and Electrolysis J. A. Kerres (University of Stuttgart)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-1.2 Durability of Pt-Based Cathodes 2
Co-Chairs: Christphe Coutanceau & Katsuyoshi Kakinuma
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1358	Studies on the Platinum Dissolution Reaction in PEMFC Electrocatalysts - The Effect of Temperature on catalyst degradation P. Sivasubramanian and R. Mohtadi (Toyota Research Institute of North America)
14:20	1359	Degradation of Platinum Cathode Electrocatalysts in Sulphuric Acid Solution under Thermal Stress Induced by Linear Sweep Cyclic Thermammetry G. T. Burstein and G. Smith (University of Cambridge)
14:40	1360	A Study of Electrochemical Ostwald Ripening in Pt and Ag Catalysts Supported on Carbon P. Parthasarathy and A. V. Virkar (The University of Utah)
15:00	1361	Particle Size Effect on Electrocatalyst Stability C. Wang, N. M. Markovic, and V. R. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
15:20	1362	Performance, Degradation and Structural Changes Associated with Pt Cathode Catalyst Layer Design V. Colbow, M. Dutta, A. Young, Z. Ahmad, E. Rogers (Ballard Power Systems), D. B. Harvey (Queen's University), and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems)
15:40	1363	Mitigation of Catalyst Layer Degradation under Automotive Fuel Cell Operations J. Li, K. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Zou, and R. Vohra (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1364	PtCo Alloy Stability in PEMFCs under Automotive Cyclic Conditions C. Chuy, M. Davis, M. Guenther (AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), H. Haas (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), D. Susac (AFCC), C. Talpalaru, and H. Zhang (AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.)
16:40	1365	Durable, OER-Active Compositions of Pt, Ir, and Ru for PEM Fuel Cell Start-Stop Protection J. Harlow, D. A. Stevens, R. Sanderson, T. J. Crowtz, J. Dahn (Dalhousie University), G. M. Haugen, L. L. Atanasoska, G. D. Vernstrom, and R. T. Atanasoski (3M Company)
17:00	1366	Effect of Nanosheet Size on Activity and Durability of RuO₂ Nanosheet Pt/C Catalyst C. Chauvin, T. Saida, K. Lokesh, and W. Sugimoto (Shinshu University)
17:20	1367	Time Resolved Corrosion of Electrode Supports in PEM Fuel Cells J. D. Fairweather, D. Spernjak, R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), R. K. Ahluwalia, S. Arisetty (Argonne National Laboratory), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-1.2 Alkaline Membranes I
Co-Chairs: Dario Dekel & Young-Woo Choi
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1368	Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell (AMFC) materials and system improvement - State-of-the-Art D. R. Dekel (CellEra)
14:40	1369	A Raman Spectroscopy Investigation into the Alkaline Stabilities of Hydrated Anion-Exchange Head-Groups Relevant to Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells J. R. Varcoe, H. Herman, and D. K. Whelligan (University of Surrey)
15:00	1370	Engineering the van der Waals Interaction in Cross-Linking-Free Hydroxide Exchange Membranes for Low-Swelling and High-Conductivity S. Gu (University of Delaware), J. Skovgard (University of California, Riverside), and Y. Yan (University of Delaware)
15:20	1371	Catalytic Advances and Electrolyte Stability for Carbonate Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells W. E. Mustain (University of Connecticut)
15:40	1372	Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hydroxide Solvation and Transport in Anionic Exchange Membranes G. E. Lindberg, C. Knight, and G. A. Voth (The University of Chicago)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1373	Anion Conducting Pore-Filling Membranes for Solid Alkaline Fuel Cells Y. Choi, M. Lee, C. Kim, T. Yang, and S. Park (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
17:00	1374	Evaluating the Contribution of Direct vs. Indirect Carbonate Production in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells M. Ignatowich, G. Crettol, M. Chhiv, and W. E. Mustain (University of Connecticut)
17:20	1375	Fundamental Studies of Alkaline Exchange Membranes Towards Optimization in a Fuel Cell Environment A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines), E. Coughlin (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), D. Knauss (Colorado School of Mines), G. A. Voth (The University of Chicago), T. Witten (University of Chicago), M. Liberatore (Colorado School of Mines), and Y. Yan (University of Delaware)
17:40	1376	Development of Alkaline Exchange Ionomers for use in Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells S. D. Poynton, R. Zeng, J. Kizewski, A. Ong, and J. R. Varcoe (University of Surrey)

Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 3, Level 1, Hawaii Convention Center
B9 - Poster Session
Co-Chairs: Jim Fenton, Pezhman Shirvanian, & Thomas Schmidt
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
o	1377	Electrochemical Performance of Pt Extended Network Catalysts from Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement in MEAs K. Neyerlin, B. Larsen, S. S. Kocha, and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
o	1378	Effect and Development of Cathode Catalyst on PEFC Cell Performance under Low and High Relative Humidity H. Nakajima and K. Matsutani (Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.)
o	1379	Subzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniques A. Pistono (Tennessee Technological University), C. A. Rice (Tennessee Tech University), J. Lewis, and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
o	1380	Application of Electrospinning Technique in the Fabrication of a Composite Electrode for PEMFC J. J. Sightler, E. McPherson (USC), W. A. Rigdon (University of South Carolina), and X. Huang (USC)
o	1381	Verification of Durability Test Methods of an MEA for Automotive Application Y. Hashimasa, T. Shimizu, Y. Matsuda, D. Imamura, and M. Akai (Japan Automobile Research Institute)
o	1382	Structural Change of the Pt/C Electrocatalyst in Humidified Air Observed by In Situ TEM T. Shimizu, D. Imamura (Japan Automobile Research Institute), T. Yaguchi, T. Kanemura, and T. Kamino (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation)
o	1383	Effects of Pt Loading in Anode Electrode on the Degradation of MEA for PEMFCs during Startup/Shutdown Cycling E. Cho, K. Eom, T. Lim, J. Jang, and H. Kim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
o	1384	Evaluation of Pt/C Catalysts and MEA's Fabricated by Carbon Materials with Different Nanostructures for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells X. Zhao, Z. Noda, A. Hayashi, and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
o	1385	Real-time CO2 Detection from Carbon Support Oxidation in PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes During Potential Cycling E. Niangar, T. Han, N. Dale, and K. Adjemian (Nissan Technical Center North America)
o	1386	Investigation of Role of Cathode Microporous Layers in PEMFC E. Nishiyama (Fukui University of Technology), M. Hara (Fukui University of Techonology), and T. Murahashi (Fukui University of Technology)
o	1387	Multi-Analytical Study of Gas Diffusion Layers PTFE Content Variation K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), T. V. Reshetenko (University of Hawaii at Manoa), and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii)
o	1388	Using Plasmas to Modify Gas Diffusion Layers to Enhance the Long Term Stability of PEMFCs C. Walter, V. Brüser, A. Quade, and K. Weltmann (INP Greifswald)
o	1389	Dynamic SIMS Analysis of PEMFC Catalyst Layer/Solid Electrolyte Membrane Interface T. Ebihara, M. Nojima, T. Kondo, and M. Yuasa (Tokyo University of Science)
o	1390	Numerical Investigation of effect of Oxygen and Water Distribution on PEM Fuel Cell Performance M. Yoneda and H. Motegi (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.)
o	1391	Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton Exchange Membranes J. Savage and G. A. Voth (The University of Chicago)
o	1392	Thermo-Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Passive Type PEFC by COMSOL Multiphysics Y. Nakajima (Chiba Institute of Technology Graduate school), J. Otsuka, and E. Ejiri (Chiba Institute of Technology)
o	1393	The Mechanism of the Improvement in Catalytic Activity of Ir Modified by V Compared to Pure Ir/C B. Li, D. Yang, R. Lin, Z. Yu, and J. Ma (Tongji University)
o	1394	Analysis of Non-Steady State Electrochemical Gas Permeability Measurements for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolysers D. Bessarabov (Northwest University), I. Beckman, and I. Buntseva (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
o	1395	Interfacial Contact Resistance of Tantalum Coated Construction Materials for High Temperature Steam Electrolysers and Fuel Cells A. H. Jensen, E. Christensen, and J. Von Barner (Technical University of Denmark)
o	1396	Hydrogen Generation from Aluminum Corrosion in Aqueous Solutions Y. Chiu, C. Chen, K. Hsueh, and J. Hung (National United University)
o	1397	Fabrication of Mg-Ni Alloys for the Purpose of Fast Hydrogen Generation from the Hydrolysis in Neutral Aqueous NaCl solution S. Oh (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), K. Eom (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), J. Kyung, D. Kim (Yonsei University), and H. Kwon (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
o	1398	Computer Modeling of a kW Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Unit P. Ho, W. Wang, C. Dai (National United University), Y. Chang, W. Chang (Industrial Technology Research Institute), K. Hsueh, and J. Hung (National United University)
o	1399	Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking Type Power Control System for a Fuel Cell Power Generation System K. Itako and H. Takahashi (Kanagawa Institute of Technology)
o	1400	A 3D Two-Phase Model for a Membraneless Fuel Cell Using Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide with Y-Shaped Microchannel J. Peng, Z. Zhang, and H. Niu (Tsinghua University)
o	1401	A Study of Electrochemical Recycle for Noble Metals in PEFCs H. Shiroishi, H. Matsumoto (Tokyo National College of Technology), M. Yonekawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology), R. Shoji, I. Kato (Tokyo National College of Technology), and M. Kunimatsu (Kanagawa Industrial Technology Center)
o	1402	Effects of Atmospheric Trace Species on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance: Analysis of Performance Deterioration Mechanism by Current Distribution Measurement D. Imamura and K. Ohno (Japan Automobile Research Institute)
o	1403	Development of Methods to Estimate the Effects of Impurities on PEFC Performance II. Impact of Acrylonitrile Poisoning on Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt/C Catalysts M. El-Deab, F. Kitamura, and T. Ohsaka (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
o	1404	Ammonium Polyphosphate Composite Based Electrolytes for Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells N. Kluy (TU München), B. Reeb (TUM CREATE Centre for Electromobility Singapore), O. Paschos (Technische Universität München), F. Maglia (University of Pavia), O. Schneider, U. Stimming (Technische Universität München), S. Angioni, and P. Righetti (University of Pavia)
o	1405	Flow Field Design for a Polymer Electrolyte Unitized Reversible Fuel Cell C. Hwang, H. Ito, T. Maeda, A. Nakano (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)), A. Kato (Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.), and T. Yoshida (Daiki Ataka Engineering Co., Ltd.)
o	1406	A New Design of PEMFC Bipolar Plate for Corrosion Study Y. Hitoshi, T. Ichikawa, S. Chu (Iwate University), M. Kumagai (Taiyo Stainless Spring Co., Ltd.), and S. Myung (Sejong University)
o	1407	DMFC Performance of Cross-Linked Sulfoethylcellulose/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Blend Electrolyte Membranes Y. Kasai, T. Okayama (Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center), G. Guan, and A. Abudula (Hirosaki University)
o	1408	Investigation of Power Efficiency from the Microbial Biofuel Cell System with the Photosynthetic Bacteria, Rhodopseudomonas Sphaeroides M. Syu and Y. Chang (National Cheng Kung University)
o	1409	Immobilization of Enzymes onto the Carbon Paper Electrode by the Conducting Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes Composite for the Investigation of the Biofuel Cell System M. Syu and C. Lin (National Cheng Kung University)
o	1410	Designing a Highly Ordered Nanowire with High Proton Conductivity for Polymer Membrane and Catalyst Layer of PEFC T. Kim (KIER), Y. Choi (Korea Institute of Energy Research), and S. Yim (KIER)
o	1411	Electrochemical and Raman Spectroscopic Evaluation of Pt/GCB Durability for the Start/Stop Operating Condition M. Hara (University of Yamanashi), M. Lee (Northeastern University), Y. Yamashita, M. Uchida, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
o	1412	Investigation of Carbon Corrosion Resistance of CNT Containing Electrode D. Larrabee, W. A. Rigdon (University of South Carolina), E. McPherson, J. J. Sightler, and X. Huang (USC)
o	1413	Investigation of the Corrosion of Carbon Supports in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Using Simulated Start-Up/Shut-Down Cycling Y. Park, K. Kakinuma, M. Hara, M. Uchida, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
o	1414	Durability of Arc Plasma Synthesized Pt/C Nano-Catalyst H. Joo (Yonsei University), J. Park (Sejong University), and H. Choi (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
o	1415	Kinetics and Mass Transport Investigation of Pt/Carbon Electrocatalyst by Rotating Disk Electrode C. Wang (Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc), N. Dale, and K. Adjemian (Nissan Technical Center North America)
o	1416	Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Durability of Electrocatalysts Supported on SnO₂ T. Tsukatsune, Y. Takabatake, Z. Noda (Kyushu University), S. Taniguchi (International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy), Y. Shiratori, A. Hayashi, and K. Sasaki (Kyushu University)
o	1417	Effects of Tin Dioxide Loading on ORR Activity and Durability of Pt/C Catalyst N. Eguchi, T. Kinumoto, T. Tsumura, and M. Toyoda (Oita University)
o	1418	Durability Enhancement of Pt/C Catalysts via Support Functionalization with Silicotungstic Acid K. S. Mason (Colorado School of Mines), K. Neyerlin (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), M. Kuo, K. Horning (Colorado School of Mines), S. S. Kocha, J. A. Turner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
o	1419	Performance Evaluation of Pt-Deposited SiO₂ Composite Catalyst under Low Humidity Conditions J. Yoo (University of Incheon), I. Choi (Seoul National University), S. Ahn (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), J. Kim (Seoul National University), and O. Kwon (University of Incheon)
o	1420	Durability of Au Core/Pt Shell Structured Catalyst E. Maki, Y. Ikehata, T. Nishikawa, Y. Kirihata (Doshisha University), N. Aoki (ishihuku metal industry), H. Inoue (Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd), H. YAMADA (Nara National College of Technology), H. Daimon, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o	1421	Electrochemical Stability of Pt ML on Au/QC Electrode H. YAMADA, A. Kawamura, T. Kobayashi, K. Katakura (Nara National College of Technology), and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o	1422	Electrochemical Stability for Pt-Enriched Ni/Pt(111) Topmost Surface Prepared by Molecular Beam Epitaxy N. Todoroki, Y. Iijima, R. Takahashi, K. Matsumoto, Y. Yamada, T. Hayashi, and T. Wadayama (Tohoku University)
o	1423	Platinum Dissolution in Nitrogen Oxides-Containing HClO₄ Solution Studied by Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Y. Uchiyama, T. Abe, T. Morita, and S. Imabayashi (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
o	1424	Poly(Benzimidazole)-Functionalized Graphene Supported Pt Electrocatalyst and Its Application in High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells A. A. Permyakova, J. Jensen, Q. Li, and N. Bjerrum (Technical University of Denmark)
o	1425	Evaluation of the Pt/C Catalyst for Fuel Cells Prepared by a Nano Particle Formation Technique Using a Pulsed Arc Plasma Source Y. Agawa (ULVAC RIKO, Inc.), S. Endo, M. Matsuura, and Y. Ishii (ULVAC-RIKO, Inc.)
o	1426	Controlled Pt Coverage for Extended Thin Film Catalyst ORR Studies via Templated Gas Phase Synthesis J. Bult, K. Neyerlin, S. Christensen, A. Dameron, B. S. Pivovar, and K. Hurst (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
o	1427	Synthesis and Characterization of Au-Decorated Pt Surface for Oxygen Reduction Reaction J. Ahn, H. Lee, H. Kim (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), Y. Shul, and H. Kim (Yonsei University)
o	1428	Synthesis of Alkanetiol Stabilized Au/C and Durability of Au Core/Pt Shell Structured Catalyst N. Aoki (ishihuku metal industry), H. Inoue (ishifuku metal industry), T. Kirihata, E. Maki, H. Daimon, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o	1429	Various Types of Tubular Carbon Nanofibers as a Support Material of Catalysts for Fuel Cell J. Kim (University of Science & Technology), S. Lim (Korea Institute of Energy Research), M. Seo, B. Kim, S. Yoon (Kyushu University), and D. Jung (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o	1430	High-Performance Pt catalysts Supported on High-Surface-Area Graphene Composites for PEFCs L. Sun (1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)), H. Zhang, L. Stanciu (Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Materials Engineering), J. Ilavsky (Argonne National Laboratory), and J. Xie (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis)
o	1431	Platinum Yttrium Alloy Nanocrystals as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts Z. Zhuang (University of Delaware), Y. Zhang (University of Delware), and Y. Yan (University of Delaware)
o	1432	Oxygen Reduction on Pt-Pd Electrode for PEFC Cathode A. Hyono, Y. Sugawara, M. Ueda, and T. Ohtsuka (Hokkaido University)
o	1433	Improvement in Activity of Highly Durable Silica-Coated Pd/CNT Cathode Catalysts for PEFC by Addition of Cu S. Takenaka, H. Miyata, T. Tsukamoto, H. Matsune, and M. Kishida (Kyushu University)
o	1434	Preparation of Highly Active Zr Oxide-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts as PEFC Cathode S. Yin, A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University), M. Matsumoto, M. Arao, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o	1435	Highly Active Titanium Oxide-Based Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction for PEFC K. Suito, A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University), M. Matsumoto, M. Arao, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o	1436	Surface Reaction Analysis of Tantalum-Oxide Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts by Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy M. Matsumoto, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), T. Miyazaki, S. Fujieda (NEC Corporation), A. Ishihara, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
o	1437	Development of Tantalum Boride Thin Film Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Using an RF Magnetron Sputtering Deposition K. Kushibe, K. Iyatani, Y. Horiuchi, and M. Matsuoka (Osaka Prefecture University)
o	1438	CANCELLED Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Nitrogen-doped Graphene by Intermittent Microwave-assisted Heating for Fuel Cells J. Liu, Y. Xin, Y. Zhou, and Z. Zou (Nanjing University)
o	1439	Characteristics of Oxygen Adsorption on Nitrogen Doped HOPG Revealed by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy H. Kiuchi (The University of Tokyo), T. Kondo, M. Sakurai (University of Tsukuba), H. Niwa, M. Kobayashi, Y. Harada (The University of Tokyo), T. Ikeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Terakura (Tokyo Institute of Technology), J. Nakamura (University of Tsukuba), and M. Oshima (The University of Tokyo)
o	1440	Nitrogen-doped Graphene for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Air Electrodes D. Lee, A. Yu, and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
o	1441	NH₃-Pyrolyzed Fe-Impregnated Polyaniline for the use as a Cathode Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells K. Nahm, S. Kim, and P. Kim (Chonbuk National University)
o	1442	Characterization of High-Performance Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) N. Ranjbar Sahraie, D. Wilhelm, and P. Strasser (Technical University of Berlin)
o	1443	Highly Active Tetracyanoethylene Derived Non-precious Metal Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cell J. Choi and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
o	1444	Carbon Supported Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc/C) as Novel Cathode Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells ---Effect of Nafion Ionomer as for Alkaline Electrolyte L. Ding, L. Xu (Donghua University), B. Tian (Pearl Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd.), S. Ibrahim, Y. Liu (Tohoku University), and J. Qiao (Donghua University)
o	1445	CANCELLED RRDE Studies of Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Various Catalysts in Alkaline Solution J. Choi (Kyungil University) and H. Jung (Kangwon National University)
o	1446	Analysis of Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-Noble Metals in Alkaline Solution by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy R. Teranishi, E. Higuchi, M. Chiku, and H. Inoue (Osaka Prefecture University)
o	1447	FePc/C and CoPc/C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction as Cathode Catalysts for Alkaline Direct Methanol Fuel Cell J. Jang (University of Science and Technology), S. Kim, S. Lim, D. Peck, and D. Jung (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
o	1448	New Manganese Oxide-based Cathode Catalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells T. Kenko, M. Hagiwara, T. Takakuwa, M. Saito, H. Daimon, A. Tasaka, M. Inaba (Doshisha University), Y. Kadoma, N. Kumagai (Iwate University), H. Shiroishi (Tokyo National College of Technology), T. Hatai, and J. Kuwano (Tokyo University of Science)
o	1449	Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance for Methanol Oxidation via Insertion of Ruthenium Oxide Particles into Pt and Polyaniline-Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Maleic Acid) Composite Electrode C. Kuo (National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences), Z. Kuo (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan, ROC), T. Wu (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology), J. Chen, and W. Li (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan, ROC)
o	1450	Methanol Oxidation Performance of Electrocatalysts Prepared by the Polygonal Barrel-Sputtering Method M. Inoue, C. Hiromi, K. Hirakawa, and T. Abe (University of Toyama)
o	1451	Quantitative Analysis of CO₂ Generation during Ethanol Electrooxidation on Pt-Sn/C and Pt-SnO₂/C S. Kaneda, K. Matsuzawa, and S. Mitsushima (Yokohama National University)
o	1452	The Distribution of Products of Ethanol Electrooxidation on Carbon-Supported Noble Metals Catalysts in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell J. Seweryn and A. Lewera (University of Warsaw)
o	1453	The Graphene-Supported Palladium and Palladium-yttrium Nanoparticles for the Ethanol Oxidation Reactions: Experimental and Theoretical Modeling M. Seo (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)), S. Choi (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)), J. Seo, S. Noh (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)), W. Kim (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)), and B. Han (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST))
o	1454	Studies of the Catalytic Activity of Unsupported Pt-Based Anodes Modified with CeO₂ for the Electro-Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol in Acid Electrolyte A. Chávez Villanueva, A. Ramírez (Universidad de la Ciénega de Michoacán de Ocampo), G. Vargas Gutiérrez, and F. Rodríguez Varela (CINVESTAV Unidad Saltillo)
o	1455	Investigation of Electrocatalytic Activity of the Nanostructured Au-Cu Catalyst Deposited on the Titanium Surface towards Borohydride Oxidation L. Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė, A. Balčiūnaitė, A. Vaiciukevičienė, I. Stankevičienė, A. Selskis, and E. Norkus (Institute of Chemistry, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology)
o	1456	Catalytic Activity of Pt/MWCNT for the Electro-Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol in Alkaline Media Y. Verde-Gomez, B. Escobar (Instituto Tecnologico de Cancun), A. Chávez Villanueva (Universidad de la Ciénega de Michoacán de Ocampo), and F. Rodríguez Varela (CINVESTAV Unidad Saltillo)
o	1457	Chemisorption Studies of Dissolved Pt Species on RuO₂ nanosheet L. K. Sannegowda, C. Chauvin, and W. Sugimoto (Shinshu University)
o	1458	Electro-Oxidation of Borohydride by Rh Porphyrins S. Yamazaki, H. Senoh, N. Fujiwara, M. Yao, Z. Siroma, K. Yasuda, and T. Ioroi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
o	1459	Enhanced Performance of MEAs Using Non-Platinum Catalyst for Direct Alcohol Alkaline Fuel Cell T. Mizukami, S. Suzuki, J. Kawaji, O. Taigo, and K. Yamaga (Hitachi, Ltd.)
o	1460	Fabrication and Electrochemical Properties of Electro-Spun RuO₂-Carbon Nanofibers Supported Pt Nanoparticles G. An and H. Ahn (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
o	1461	Synthesis and Characterization of Cross-Linked Polyethyleneimine Based Membranes for Alkali Anion Exchange Fuel Cells A. M. Maes, M. Vandiver, A. Krosovski, J. L. Horan, and A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
o	1462	Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells with Several Alternative Fuels K. Fukuta, T. Negishi, Y. Kikkawa, K. Oda, S. Watanabe, and H. Yanagi (Tokuyama Corp.)
o	1463	Synthesis and Characterization of Perfluoro Quaternary Ammonium Ion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications M. A. Vandiver, M. Liberatore, and A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
o	1464	Transport properties of Plasma Polymerized Anion Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Alkaline Fuel Cells T. Kurozumi, Y. Okajima, H. Nagai, and M. Sudoh (Shizuoka University)
o	1465	Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Alkaline Exchanges Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications B. R. Caire, M. A. Vandiver, S. Lustgraaf, A. Herring, and M. Liberatore (Colorado School of Mines)
o	1466	Preparation and Characterization of Anionic Binder Based Electrodes for Anion-Exchangeable Membrane Fuel Cells M. Shin, Y. Byun, J. Park, M. Kang (Sangmyung University), and Y. Kim (Chungbuk National University)
o	1467	13C PGSTE NMR Diffusion and Conductivity Measurements on Tetraalkyl Ammonium Cations H. N. Sarode and A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
o	1468	Chemical Degradation Mechanism of Membranes for Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells Y. Choe (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology), N. J. Henson, and Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
o	1469	Novel Nanostructured High-Performance Anion Exchange Ionomers for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells J. Zhou, L. Sun, J. Guo (IUPUI), D. Chu (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), and R. Chen (IUPUI)
o	1470	Radio-Chemically Pore-Filled Anion Exchange Membranes for Solid Alkaline Fuel Cells (SAFC) T. Sherazi (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), D. Hwang (Hanyang University), J. Sohn (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), M. Guiver (National Research Council Canada), and Y. Lee (Hanyang University)
o	1471	Ionic Conductivity of [dema][TfO]/Solid Acid-Base Composite Membrane A. Fujisawa, K. Matsuzawa, and S. Mitsushima (Yokohama National University)
o	1472	A Proton Conductive Silicate-Nanoencapsulated Polyimide Nonwoven as a Novel Porous Substrate for a Reinforced Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Composite Membrane J. Seol, J. Won (Kangwon National University), M. Lee (Kolon Central Research Park), Y. Hong (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology), and S. Lee (Kangwon National University)
o	1473	Relationship Between Morphology and Proton Conductivity of Aromatic Diblock Copolymer Electrolytes T. Oshima, K. Umezawa, M. Yoshizawa-Fujita (Sophia University), A. Ohira (AIST), Y. Takeoka, and M. Rikukawa (Sophia University)
o	1474	Synthesis of Hydrocarbon Ionomer Materials and Evaluations of MEA S. Miura, T. Oshima, K. Umezawa, M. Yoshizawa-Fujita (Sophia University), A. Ohira (AIST), Y. Takeoka, and M. Rikukawa (Sophia University)
o	1475	Nano-Composite Ion-Conducting Polymer Electrolytes (ICPEs) for Fuel Cell Application H. Zarrin, M. Fowler, A. Yu, and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
o	1476	Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Nanocomposite Membranes Containing Aluminum Hydroxide Gel O. I. Radionova, I. Y. Prokhorov, and G. Akimov (DonPTI NAS Ukraine)
o	1477	Radiolytic Preparation and Characterization of Silane-Crosslinked ETFE-g-PSSA/PTMSPM Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell J. Sohn, J. Song, Y. Nho, and J. Shin (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
o	1478	Cross-Linked Poly(Arylene Ether Ketone) Membranes Containing Pendant Sulfonic Acid Groups for Fuel Cell Applications H. Dang and D. Kim (Sungkyunkwan University)
o	1479	Electron Beam-Induced Crosslinked SPEEK Membrane for PEMFC J. Song (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), D. Shin (Hanyang University), J. Sohn, Y. Nho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Y. Lee (Hanyang University), and J. Shin (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
o	1480	The Compatibility of the Composite Membrane Based on Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) (sPEEK) / Poly(Vinylidenefluoride) (PVdF) / Urethane Acrylate Non-Ionomer (UAN) for a Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell (URFC) H. Jung (Kangwon National University) and J. Choi (Kyungil University)
o	1481	Catalyst Coated PBI Membrane High Temperature Assemblies N. Sephane, A. Kreisz, N. Donzel, J. Bernard d'Arbigny, D. J. Jones, and J. Rozière (University Montpellier 2)
o	1482	Microelectrode Analysis of Oxygen Permeation through Nafion® Thin Films A. Oda, H. Okada, H. Daimon, A. Tasaka, and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
o	1483	Water Uptake and Transport in Nafion® G. Hwang, D. Parkinson, A. Kusoglu, A. MacDowell, and A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
o	1484	Theoretical Study on the Degradation Mechanism of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane H. Motegi and M. Yoneda (Mizuho Information and Research Institute, Inc.)
o	1485	Membrane Science for Liquid Organic Fuel Cells K. T. Clark (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), L. Krishnan (GE Global Research), G. W. Yeager (General Electric), and J. Kerr (Lawrence Berekeley National Laboratory)

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A.2.1 Visualization
Co-Chairs: Daniel Hussey & Ugur Pasaogullari
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1486	In Situ Water Distribution Visualization in MEA by Soft X-ray Radiography S. Tsushima, P. Deevanhxay, T. Sasabe, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
08:40	1487	Visualization of Liquid Water Accumulation in PEMFCs Operating at Different Temperatures by Soft X-ray Radiography P. Deevanhxay, T. Sasabe, S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
09:00	1488	Visualized Liquid Water Evolution in a PEM fuel cell using Synchrotron Radiography J. Hinebaugh, J. Lee, and A. Bazylak (University of Toronto)
09:20	1489	Three-Dimensional Studies on Compressed Gas Diffusion Layers and the Water Distribution in Operating Fuel Cells Using Synchrotron X-ray Imaging C. Tötzke (Technische Unversität Berlin), I. Manke, T. Arlt, H. Markötter, A. Hilger, F. Wieder (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie), J. Bohner (Forschungszentrum Jülich), W. Lehnert (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), G. Gaiselmann (Universität Ulm), V. Schmidt (Ulm University), J. Haußmann, J. Scholta (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- and Wasserstoff- Forschung Baden Württemberg), H. Riesemeier, A. Kupsch (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung), and J. Banhart (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1490	Neutron Imaging PEMFCs with ~1 µm Spatial Resolution D. S. Hussey, D. Jacobson (National Institute of Standards and Technology), B. Khaykovich (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M. V. Gubarev (NASA), D. Spernjak, J. D. Fairweather, R. Mukundan, R. Lujan, and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
10:20	1491	3D-Visualization of Cathode Catalyst Layer in MEA of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell by X-ray Computed Laminography XAFS T. Saida (Natinal Insitute of Natural Sciences Insitute for Molecular Science), O. Sekizawa (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo), N. Ishiguro (Natinal Insitute of Natural Sciences Insitute for Molecular Science), K. Uesugi, M. Hoshino (Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8,), T. Uruga (JASRI/SPring-8), S. Ohkoshi (Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo), T. Yokoyama (Natinal Insitute of Natural Sciences Insitute for Molecular Science), and M. Tada (Insitute for Molecular Science)
10:40	1492	Electron Tomography Based 3D Reconstruction of Fuel Cell Catalysts and Catalyst Layers J. Jankovic (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), D. Susac (AFCC), T. Soboleva, and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.)
11:00	1493	3D Chemical Mapping of PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes by Scanning Transmission Soft X-ray Spectro-Tomography V. Berejnov (McMaster University), D. Susac (AFCC), J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), and A. P. Hitchcock (McMaster University)
11:20	1494	Heterogeneous Porosity Distribution Under Compression of Gas Diffusion Layer Using Synchrotron X-Ray Tomography J. Je, S. Doh (Pohang University of Science and Technology), J. Kim (The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), and M. Kim (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
11:40	1495	Effects of Channel Structure and Wettability on Liquid Water Transport in Cathode of PEFC Y. Ishizaki (Kyoto Institute of Technology), R. Taniguchi (Daikin Industries, LTD.), K. Nishida (Kyoto Institute of Technology), S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-2.1 Stack Structure/Components (1)
Co-Chairs: Yuichio Tabuchi & Tom Fuller
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1496	Higher Current Density Operation in PEMFC for Automobile applications Y. Tabuchi, T. Shiomi, Y. Fukuyama, K. Sato, and N. Kubo (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd)
08:40	1497	Missions and Progressions of NEDO's Cell Evaluation Project M. Hori (Daido University), K. Kobayashi (Fuel Cell Research Center, DAIDO UNIVERSITY), Y. Oono, and A. Daimaru (Daido University)
09:00	1498	A 2 kW Power System Based on an Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Stack Developed at Cellera Technologies S. Gottesfeld (cellera Technologies)
09:20	1499	Investigation on Effect of PTFE Treatment on GDL Micro-structure by High-resolution X-ray CT T. Sasabe (Tohoku University), G. Inoue (Kyoto University), S. Tsushima, S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology), T. Tokumasu (Tohoku University), and U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1500	Dynamic Analysis and Diagnostics of a High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Stack Y. Zhu, W. Zhu, and B. Tatarchuk (Auburn University)
10:20	1501	Fabrication and Optimization Membrane Electrode Assembly with Support-Less Platinum Catalysts for Space Applications X. Huang (USC), W. A. Rigdon (University of South Carolina), K. Billings, and T. I. Valdez (California Institute of Technology)
10:40	1502	Novel Metallic Glass Micro Fuel Cell Architecture R. C. Sekol, G. Kumar, M. Carmo, S. Mukherjee, F. Gittleson, N. Hardesty-Dycke, J. Schroers, and A. D. Taylor (Yale University)
11:00	1503	Screening Balance of Plant Materials to Understand their effect on Fuel Cell Performance H. N. Dinh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), M. Das (University of South Carolina), K. Neyerlin (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), M. S. Opu (University of South Carolina), H. Wang, C. S. Macomber (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), M. Ohashi, and J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina)
11:20	1504	Investigating the Performance of Catalyst Layer Micro-Structures with Different Platinum Loadings M. Khakbaz Baboli, D. B. Harvey, and J. G. Pharoah (Queen's University)
11:40	1505	Development of Ultra-Low Pt Alloy Cathode Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells B. N. Popov, T. Xie, T. Kim, W. Jung, A. Kriston, P. Ganesan (University of South Carolina), and H. Kim (Yonsei University)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
C-2.1High Temperature PEMFC Membranes 1
Co-Chairs: Deborah Jones & Akihiro Ohira
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1506	Synthesis and Properties of High Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes Based on Polybenzimidazoles Containing Hydroxypyridine L. Zhou and R. He (Northeastern University)
08:20	1507	Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells of Graft-type sulfonated Polybenzimidazoles J. Park (The University of Tokyo), M. Asano, Y. Maekawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), and K. Kudo (The University of Tokyo)
08:40	1508	Performance of the HT-PEM Membrane Electrode Assembly H. Hjuler, T. Steenberg, C. Terkelsen, T. Holst, H. Garcia (Danish Power Systems), and K. Cooper (Scribner, Inc.)
09:00	1509	Performance Analysis of a HT-PEM Fuel Cell under Mechanical Compression Control A. Diedrichs (NEXT ENERGY - EWE-Forschungszentrum für Energietechnologie e.V.) and P. Wagner (NEXT ENERGY - EWE Forschungsinstitut für Energietechnologie e.V.)
09:20	1510	Thermogravimetric and Spectroscopic Investigation of the Interaction between Polybenzimidazole and Phosphoric Acid A. Majerus, F. Conti, C. Korte, W. Lehnert, and D. Stolten (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1511	Sulfonated-Nanocomposites Incorporated Polybenzimidazole Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells K. A. Stewart and H. Pal Singh Missan (University of the West Indies)
10:20	1512	Novel Polybenzimidazole-Phosphoric Acid Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications G. W. Yeager (General Electric), L. Krishnan, E. Thomas, and T. Zhang (GE Global Research)
10:40	1513	A Novel, Easy to Synthesize, Anhydrous Derivative of Phosphoric Acid for Use as Electrolyte in H₂/O₂ Fuel Cells Y. Ansari, T. Tucker, and A. Angell (Arizona State University)
11:00	1514	Non-Humidified Fuel Cells Using a Protic Ionic Liquid as Electrolyte T. Yasuda, Y. Honda, R. Tatara, K. Dokko, and M. Watanabe (Yokohama National University)
11:20	1515	A Non-humidified Fuel Cell Using Fluorohydrogenate Ionic Liquid-Polymer Composite Membrane Prepared by Living Radical Polymerization P. Kiatkittikul, J. Yamaguchi, T. Nohira, R. Hagiwara, Y. Tsujii (Kyoto University), and T. Sato (Tsuruoka National College of Technology)
11:40	1516	Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells Using an Anhydrous Proton Conductor A^III_0.5B^V_0.5P₂O₇ P. Heo (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), Y. Shen (Nagoya University), M. Nagao (California Institute of Technology), K. Kim, C. Pak, K. Choi, H. Chang (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), and T. Hibino (Nagoya University)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-2.1 Pt-Based Cathode Catalysts 1
Co-Chairs: Tatsuya Hatanaka & Rohit Makharia
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1517	U.S. Department of Energy Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Development Activities T. G. Benjamin (Argonne National Laboratory), K. Epping-Martin, N. L. Garland, D. L. Ho (U.S. Department of Energy), J. P. Kopasz (Argonne National Laboratory), D. Papageorgopoulos (U.S. Department of Energy), and W. F. Podolski (Argonne National Laboratory)
08:20	1518	Performance and Durability Benchmark of Advanced Cathode Catalysts, and Development Target for Platinum Reduction in PEM Fuel Cell Vehicles R. Makharia, T. Greszler, and N. Subramanian (General Motors)
08:40	1519	Theoretical Study on Particle Size effect of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt Catalyst Y. Kawamura (Toyota Motor Corporation) and R. Jinnouchi (Toyota Central R&D Laboratory)
09:00	1520	The Particle Size Effect on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Pt Catalysts: Influence of Electrolyte and Relation to Single Crystal Models M. Nesselberger (University of Copenhagen)
09:20	1521	Synthesis of Platinum Catalyst Clusters and Electrochemical Investigation of Stability R. A. Hackendorn and A. V. Virkar (The University of Utah)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1522	Pt Nanoparticles Dispersion Influence on the Fuel Cell Performance M. Darab (NTNU), J. Gómez de la Fuente, M. Skinlo Thomassen (SINTEF), and S. Sunde (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
10:20	1523	Electrocatalytic Behavior of Tailored Shape Platinum Nanoparticles S. Baranton, P. Urchaga, C. Coutanceau (Université de Poitiers), and G. Jerkiewicz (Queen's University)
10:40	1524	First-Principles Analysis of the Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt(100) Surface for Oxygen Reduction Reaction B. Han (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)), V. Viswanathan (Stanford univerity), and H. Pitsch (Stanford University)
11:00	1525	Analysis of Pt Oxide Formation on Working Cathode of PEFC by Operando-XAFS T. Hatanaka, K. Hiroshima, Y. Nishimura, T. Nonaka, K. Dohmae (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.), R. Jinnouchi (Toyota Central R&D Laboratory), and Y. Morimoto (Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc.)
11:40	1526	The effect of Platinum Oxide Growth on Platinum Stability in PEMFCs E. L. Redmond, P. Trogadas, F. M. Alamgir, and T. F. Fuller (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-2.1 Small Organic Molecule Oxidation in Acid
Co-Chairs: Bruno Pollet & Christophe Coutanceau
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1527	A Ternary Catalyst for Dimethyl Ether Electrooxidation Q. Li, G. Wu, C. Johnston, and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:20	1528	Pt Decorated Amorphous RuIr Alloys as High Efficiency Electrocatalyst for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction B. G. Pollet (HySA Systems Competence Centre)
08:40	1529	Ethanol Oxidation Reaction on Tandem-type Pt/Rh/SnO_x Electrocatalysts H. Inoue, A. Haze, M. Chiku, and E. Higuchi (Osaka Prefecture University)
09:00	1530	Development of High Performance Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell Using Hyper Branched Polymer as a Catalyst Stabilizer T. Tsujiguchi, M. Kojima, T. Iwakami, N. Nakagawa (Gunma University), and K. Kojima (Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.)
09:20	1531	Carbon-TiO₂ Composite Nanofibers as a Promising Support for PtRu Anode Catalyst of DMFC M. A. Abdelkareem, Y. Ito, T. Tsujiguchi, and N. Nakagawa (Gunma University)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1532	O₂-Enhanced Methanol Oxidation at Pt-Ru-C Ternary Sputtered Electrode S. Shironita, M. Ueda, and M. Umeda (Nagaoka University of Technology)
10:20	1533	Enhancement of Catalytic Properties for the Electrooxidation of Polyols on Bi-Modified Pt and Pd Nanoparticles C. Coutanceau, S. Baranton, M. Simoes, and L. Demarconnay (Université de Poitiers)
10:40	1534	Electrochemical Behavior and Morphology of Nano Catalyst for Fuel Cell: The effect of Ultrasonic and Microwave Techniques V. Tran, T. Doan, N. Duong, M. Le, and T. Nguyen (Vietnam National University)
11:00	1535	Novel 3-D Graphite Oxide-Nanoribbon Supported Metal Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation Reaction H. Wang, B. A. Kakade, T. Tamaki, H. Ohashi, and T. Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
11:20	1536	Reaction Analysis of Alcohol Electro-oxidation at Intermediate Temperatures J. Otomo, I. Shimada, F. Kosaka, K. Ishiyama, and Y. Oshima (The University of Tokyo)
11:40	1537	The Impact of Formaldehyde and Formic Acid on Methanol Electrooxidation at Pt-film Electrode: A Combined ATR-FTIRS/DEMS Study R. Reichert, J. Schnaidt, Z. Jusys, and R. Behm (Ulm University)

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-2.2 Diagnostics
Co-Chairs: Xinyu Huang & Jian Xie
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1538	Application of Impedance Spectroscopy to Characterize PEM Fuel Cells M. E. Orazem (University of Florida)
14:40	1539	Performance Characterization of PEM Fuel Cell Stacks Using AC impedance Spectroscopy J. O. Park, J. Yi, J. Kim, T. Song, and J. Ko (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
15:00	1540	Study on Protocols for Evaluating Reactant Gas Transport in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEFC H. Yasuda, K. Kobayashi, A. Daimaru, and M. Hori (Daido University)
15:20	1541	An Oxygen Flux Interrupt Method and In Situ Micro-Sensor for Characterizing Oxygen Transport in PEFCs W. K. Epting and S. Litster (Carnegie Mellon University)
15:40	1542	Measurements of Water Vapor and Current Distributions and Prediction of Water Crossover in PEMFC under Low-Humidity Conditions K. Nishida, M. Asa (Kyoto Institute of Technology), S. Tsushima, and S. Hirai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1543	In-plane Liquid Water Distribution at the Interface Between the Gas Diffusion Layer and Catalyst Layer in the Cathode of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell with a Hybrid Pattern Flow Field H. Nakajima, T. Kitahara, Y. Takazono, S. Miyahara, and A. Shimizu (Kyushu University)
16:40	1544	Segmented PEMFC with Sub-millimeter Resolution U. Shrivastava, A. Sarkar, and K. Tajiri (Michigan Technological University)
17:00	1545	Using a Novel Current Distribution Board to Understand Local Water Transport in PEMFCs V. Lilavivat, S. Shimpalee, J. Van Zee (University of South Carolina), C. Mittelsteadt, and H. Xu (Giner Inc.)
17:20	1546	Design of An Optical Fiber Sensor for in-situ Measurement of Temperature and Water Droplet Detection in a PEM Fuel Cell K. Inman and X. Wang (Oakland University)
17:40	1547	Calculating Hydrogen Mass Transport Coefficients in a PEMFC at Different Operating Conditions Using a Hydrogen Pump Configuration M. Angelo, K. Bethune, and R. Rocheleau (University of Hawaii)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-2.2 Stack Structure/Components (2)
Co-Chairs: Doug Hansen & Kazuhiko Shinohara
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1548	Manufacturing All-Polymer Laminar Flow-Based Fuel Cells A. Hollinger (UIUC) and P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
14:20	1549	Fabricating and Measuring Low-Platinum Content HOR/HER Gas Diffusion Electrodes Y. Zhang, J. Wang (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Y. Hsieh (National Chiao Tung University), and R. R. Adzic (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
14:40	1550	Fabrication of Bipolar Plates Based on Graphite Sheet via Stamping Method T. Park, I. Chang, Y. Lee, and S. Cha (Seoul National University)
15:00	1551	A Novel Lightweight Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack for Robot Systems S. Hwang, J. Jang, G. Choi, S. Lee, O. Kwon, D. Lee, A. Bates, R. Ench (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology), and S. Park (University of Louisville)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
C-2.2 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes 2
Co-Chairs: Hideki Nakagawa & Mark Edmundson
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1552	Copolymeric Short-Long Side Chain PFSA/PTFE Composite Membranes with High Ion Exchange Capacities for Fuel Cell Applications Y. Zhang and Y. Zhu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
14:40	1553	Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Properties of Ultra-Thin Nafion Film D. K. Paul (Queen's University & Queen's - RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre) and K. Karan (Queen's University)
15:00	1554	Role of Chemical-Mechanical Energies in Understanding Structure and Properties of Aged and Degraded Membranes A. Kusoglu and A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
15:20	1555	Numerical Validation of Water Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes R. S. Fu, N. Khajeh-Hosseini-Dalasm, and U. Pasaogullari (University of Connecticut)
15:40	1556	On the Diffusion Coefficient of Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes T. Berning, A. Olesen, and S. Kær (Aalborg University)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1557	A Study on Structural Property of Ionomer as A Model for Catalyst Layer A. Ohira (AIST), S. Kuroda (Fuel Cell Cutting-Edge Center, Technology Research Association), M. Yamaguchi, M. Barique, and H. Mohamed (uel Cell Cutting-Edge Center, Technology Research Association)
17:00	1558	Accelerated Testing of Carbon Corrosion and Membrane Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), G. James, D. Ayotte (Ballard Power Systems), J. Davey, D. Langlois, D. Spernjak, D. Torraco (Los Alamos National Laboratory), S. Balasubramanian, A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
17:20	1559	Degradation of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membrane Water Permeance via Formation of Sulfonic Acid Anhydrides S. Clapham, F. D. Coms, T. Fuller, and L. Zou (General Motors Company)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-2.2 Pt-Based Cathode Catalysts 2
Co-Chairs: Bryan Pivovar & Peter Strasser
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1560	High-Fidelity Simulations of Nano-Structured Thin Film (NSTF) Catalysts S. Kim, Z. Zhou (Michigan Technological University), and K. Moriyama (Honda R&D)
14:20	1561	DFT Study of Pt Alloy and Pt Thin Film Catalysts for the Cathode Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cells W. Goddard III, Y. Sha, T. Yu, H. Tsai, B. V. Merinov (California Institute of Technology), and P. Shirvanian (Ford Motor Co.)
14:40	1562	Development of Alternated Catalyst Layer Structure for PEM Fuel Cells W. MEI, T. Fukazawa, Y. Nakano, Y. Akasaka, and K. Naito (Toshiba Coporate R&D Center)
15:00	1563	Theoretical Study of the Structure, Stability and Oxygen Reduction Activity of Ultrathin Platinum Nanotubes I. Matanovic, F. H. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. R. Kent (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and N. J. Henson (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:20	1564	Oxygen Reduction Activity of Vapor-Grown Platinum Nanotubes A. B. Papandrew, R. Atkinson, G. A. Goenaga, D. Wilson (The University of Tennessee), S. S. Kocha, K. Neyerlin, J. Zack, B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr. (The University of Tennessee)
15:40	1565	Activity and Durability of Pt Extended Network Electrocatalyst Structures Made from Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement K. Neyerlin, B. Larsen, S. S. Kocha, and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1566	Important Role of Cerium Oxide in Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt-CeOx Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst Studied by in situ Electrochemical XAFS T. Masuda (NIMS), H. Fukumitsu, K. Fugane, H. Togasaki (National Institute for Materials Science), D. Matsumura, K. Tamura, Y. Nishihata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), H. Yoshikawa, K. Kobayashi, T. Mori (National Institute for Materials Science), and K. Uosaki (NIMS)
16:40	1567	Effect of Silicotungstic acid on Cathode Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells P. Baker, H. R. Kunz, and L. Bonville (University of Connecticut)
17:00	1568	Analyzing the effect of Ultra-Low Pt Loading on Mass and Specific Activity of PEM Fuel Cells A. Kriston, T. Xie, T. Kim, W. Jung, P. Genesan, and B. N. Popov (University of South Carolina)
17:20	1569	Impact of Platinum Loading and Catalyst Layer Structure on PEMFC Performance J. Owejan (General Motors Electrochemical Energy Research Laboratory), J. Owejan, and W. Gu (General Motors)
17:40	1570	Multi-Step Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Kinetics on Pt including Water Activation B. Jayasankar, K. Karan, and D. B. Harvey (Queen's University)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-2.2 Materials and Fuels for Alkaline Systems
Co-Chairs: Zenonas Jusys & El�d Gyenge
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1571	Borohydride Electrooxidation: New Insights Based on an Old Paradigm S. Sun, Z. Jusys, and R. Behm (Ulm University)
14:40	1572	Hydrazine Electrooxidation of Ni-La Catalysts for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells T. Sakamoto, K. Asazawa (Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.), U. Martinez, B. Halevi, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), K. Yamaguchi, N. Mizuno (University of Tokyo), D. Matsumura, Y. Nishihata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), and H. Tanaka (Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.)
15:00	1573	Effect of Carbonate Ion Species on Power Generation Characteristics of Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell S. Suzuki, H. Muroyama, T. Matsui, and K. Eguchi (Kyoto University)
15:20	1574	Investigations of the Anodic Oxidation of Ethanol under Forced Convection and Ambient Conditions J. O. Meier, C. Cremers (Fraunhofer ICT), U. Stimming (Technische Universität München), and J. Tübke (Fraunhofer ICT)
15:40	1575	Development of a Swiss-Roll Mixed-Reactant Feed Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell A. Aziznia, C. W. Oloman, and E. L. Gyenge (The University of British Columbia)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1576	Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells: A Progress Review from Electrocatalysis to Novel Mixed Reactant Fuel Cell Design E. L. Gyenge (The University of British Columbia)
17:00	1577	Improvement of Properties of Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications by Controlling Water State H. Jung, H. Ohashi, T. Tamaki, and T. Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
17:20	1578	Boron and Phosphorus Co-Doped Graphene as Metal-Free Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Medium G. Jo and S. Sangaraju (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology)
17:40	1579	Hydroxide Based Decomposition of Functionalized Benzyltrimethylammonium Cations C. S. Macomber (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), H. Long, E. Gjersing, C. Engtrakul (National Renewable Energy Lab), C. Lyiza, Y. Yang, D. Knauss (Colorado School of Mines), and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-3.1 Catalyst Layers
Co-Chairs: Kunal Karan & Kelly Perry
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1580	Determination of CL Ionomer Conductivity K. Karan (Queen's University)
08:40	1581	STXM Characterization of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers D. Susac (AFCC), V. Berejnov, A. P. Hitchcock (McMaster University), and J. Stumper (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.)
09:00	1582	Analysis and Experiments of Major Parameters in Catalyst Layer Structure Affecting on PEFC Performance M. KOBAYASHI, Y. Tabe, and T. Chikahisa (Hokkaido University)
09:20	1583	Performance Characteristics of PEFCs with Patterned Electrodes Prepared by Piezo-electric Printing D. Malevich, M. Saha, E. Halliop, B. Peppley, J. Pharoah (Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre), and K. Karan (Queen's University)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00		Poster Awards (Room of Section D) - Jim Fenton & Thomas Schmidt (20 Minutes)
10:20	1584	Ice-Crystallization Kinetics and Water Movement in Gas-Diffusion and Catalyst Layers T. J. Dursch, M. Ciontea, G. Trigub, C. Radke (University of California, Berkeley), and A. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
10:40	1585	The effect of Pt Particle Distribution of Various Supported Electrocatalyst on Pt Utilization of Membrane-Electrode Assembly M. Uchida, K. Kakinuma, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
11:00	1586	Temperature Sensitivity of Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells with Ultra-Low Catalyst Loadings M. L. Perry, C. Shovlin, and R. Zaffou (United Technologies Research Center)
11:20	1587	Effects of Through-plane Thermal Gradients of Anode and Cathode Electrodes on PEMFC Performance K. Inman and X. Wang (Oakland University)
11:40	1588	The Spatial Performance Effect of Electrode Defects in PEMFC G. Bender (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), W. Felt (NREL), and M. Ulsh (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-3.1 Fuel Cells - General (1)
Co-Chairs: Sri Narayanan & HyukSang Kwon
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1589	Design of Al-Fe Alloys for Fast On-board Hydrogen Production from Hydrolysis, and Its Application to PEMFC K. Eom (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), J. Kwon (University of Michigan), M. Kim, and H. Kwon (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
08:40	1590	Influences of Various Recycled Fuel Conditions on the Stability of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells K. Park, M. Yang, and J. Park (Sejong University)
09:00	1591	Immobilized Viologen Polymers for Carbohydrate Fuel Cell Y. Pan, J. Stockton, D. Hansen, W. Pitt, and D. R. Wheeler (Brigham Young University)
09:20	1592	In Situ and Ex Situ Characterization of Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells S. Ladre (Sør-Trøndelag Uviversity College), O. Kongstein, A. Oedegaard (SINTEF Materials and Chemistry), F. Seland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), and H. Karoliussen (Sør-Trøndelag University College)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00		Poster Awards (Room of Section D) - Jim Fenton & Thomas Schmidt (20 Minutes)
10:20	1593	Spatially Resolved Characterization of DMFCs Aged under Critical Conditions A. Löhmer, K. Wippermann, M. Müller, and D. Stolten (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
10:40	1594	The Effect of Gas Diffusion Media on AMFC performance T. Isomura, K. Fukuta, H. Yanagi (Tokuyama Corp.), S. Ge, and C. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)
11:00	1595	Development of High Performance MEA by CS-AFM (Current Sensing - Atomic Force Microscopy) S. Lee, O. Kwen, D. Lee (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology), B. Han (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)), S. Hwang, J. Jang, G. Choi, A. Bates (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology), and S. Park (University of Louisville)
11:20	1596	Comparison of H₂S Effects: Using Two Different Ultra-Low Platinum Anode Loadings under Different PEFC Operating Conditions C. Quesada, T. Rockward, K. C. Rau, and F. H. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
C-3.1 High Temperature and Composite Membranes 2
Co-Chairs: Michael Ulsh & Hideki Nakagawa
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1597	Novel Anion Conductive Block Copolymers for Alkaline Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis P. Kohl, J. Zhou, D. Park, K. Joseph, J. Ahlfield, and H. Beckham (Georgia Institute of Technology)
08:40	1598	Advanced Hybrid Super Acidic Inorganic-Organic PEMs for Hotter and Drier Operation A. Herring, J. L. Horan, M. Kuo, J. Jessop, G. Schlichting, and Y. Yang (Colorado School of Mines)
09:00	1599	Anhydrous Novel Acid-Base Binary and Ternary Systems for Fuel Cell Applications M. Singh and H. Missan (University of the West Indies)
09:20	1600	New Composite PEM for High Temperature Fuel Cells M. E. Cordova, A. Sleczka, E. M. Kelder, and S. J. Picken (TUDelft)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00		Poster Awards (Room of Section D) - Jim Fenton & Thomas Schmidt (20 Minutes)
10:20	1601	Zeolite 4A-Methane Sulfonic Acid-Sulfonated Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells S. Meenakshi, S. D. Bhat, A. Sahu, P. Sridhar, and S. Pitchumani (CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute)
10:40	1602	Polymer Inorganic Composite (PIC) Nanofiber Proton Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells G. Arumugam, V. Kamavaram, V. Veedu, and K. Cheung (Oceanit Laboratories Inc)
11:00	1603	Nanofiber Composite Membranes for a Regenerative H₂/Br₂ Fuel Cell J. Park and P. Pintauro (Vanderbilt University)
11:20	1604	Composite Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone (SPEEK) Membranes with 3-(Trihydroxysilyl)-1-Propanesulfonic Acid for a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) S. Yun, J. Parrondo, and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-3.1 Pt-Alloy Cathode Catalysts 1
Co-Chairs: Branko Popov & Hiroyuki Uchida
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1605	Dispersed PtCo Alloy Catalyst Synthesized by Modified Polyol Reduction Method for PEM Fuel Cells T. Kawamura and S. Matsumoto (Toyota Motor Corporation)
08:20	1606	Enhanced ORR and MOR Activities by Bimetallic CoPt and PdPt Electrocatalysts B. A. Kakade, T. Tamaki, H. Ohashi, and T. Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
08:40	1607	Development of Highly Active Pt2Ni/C Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cell T. Xie, T. Kim, W. Jung, A. Kriston, P. Ganesan, and B. N. Popov (University of South Carolina)
09:00	1608	Subsurface Enrichment in Highly Active Dealloyed Pt-Ni Catalyst Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction L. Gan (Technical University Berlin), M. Heggen (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH), and P. Strasser (Technische Universität Berlin)
09:20	1609	Core-Shell Fine Structure and Size-Dependent Morphology of Dealloyed Pt Bimetallic Nanoparticle Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts M. Oezaslan (Technische Universität Berlin), M. Heggen (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH), and P. Strasser (Technische Universität Berlin)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00		Poster Awards (Room of Section D) - Jim Fenton & Thomas Schmidt (20 Minutes)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-3.1 Alkaline Membranes and Systems
Co-Chairs: Plamen Attanasov & Robert Mantz
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1610	Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell for Platinum-free Liquid Fuel Car K. Asazawa, H. Tanaka (Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.), U. Martinez, B. Halevi (The University of New Mexico), A. Serov (University of New Mexico), K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), and B. Kiefer (New Mexico State University)
08:40	1611	Alkaline Durable Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Graft-type Fluoropolymer Films for Hydrazine Hydrate Fuel Cell K. Yoshimura, H. Koshikawa, T. Yamaki, Y. Maekawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Yamamoto, H. Shishitani, K. Asazawa, S. Yamaguchi, and H. Tanaka (Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.)
09:00	1612	Stringing Cations in Hydroxide Exchange Membranes for Low Water-Uptake and High Hydroxide-Conductivity J. Wang, S. Gu, and Y. Yan (University of Delaware)
09:20	1613	Highly Anion-Conducting Porous Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Alkaline Fuel Cells H. Zarrin, M. Fowler, and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00		Poster Awards (Room of Section D) - Jim Fenton & Thomas Schmidt (20 Minutes)
10:20	1614	Modeling and Analysis of Ion Transport Trough Anion Exchange Membranes Used in Alkaline Fuel Cells S. Castañeda Ramírez and C. Sánchez Sáenz (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
10:40	1615	Synthesis of Triarylsulfonium Functionalized Polysulfone for Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells B. Zhang, S. Gu, J. Wang, Y. Yan (University of Delaware), and A. Herring (Colorado School of Mines)
11:00	1616	Polymer Backbone Stability of Quaternized Fluorinated Poly(arylene ether)s and Its Impact on AMFC Performance D. Kim (Honam Petrochemical Corp.), C. H. Fujimoto (Sandia National Laboratories), M. Hibbs (Sandia National Laboratory), D. Wrobleski, and Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20	1617	Alkaline Stability and AMFC Performance of Perfluorinated Polymer Electrolytes D. Kim (Honam Petrochemical Corp.), C. H. Fujimoto (Sandia National Laboratories), M. Hibbs (Sandia National Laboratory), and Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40	1618	The Performance of Anionic Ionomers in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells K. Joseph, J. Ahlfield, J. Zhou, and P. Kohl (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-3.1 Pt-Alloy Cathode Catalysts 1 (Continued)
Co-Chairs: Branko Popov & Hiroyuki Uchida
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
10:20	1619	Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Electrodeposited Pt100-xNix: Influence of alloy composition and dealloying Y. Liu, C. Hangarter (National Institute of Standards and Technology), U. Bertocci (NIST), and T. Moffat (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
10:40	1620	High Activity De-alloyed PtMn (M = Co and Ni) Cathodic Catalysts showing OO(H) or O(H) coverage on Pt Consistent with the Sabateir Model D. E. Ramaker (The George Washington University), K. Caldwell (George Washington University), S. Mukerjee, Q. Jia (Northeastern University), and J. Ziegelbauer (General Motors Central Research and Development)
11:00	1621	PEMFC Nanoparticle Catalyst Dealloying from Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations B. Puchala (Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison), S. Lin (National Cheng Kung University), L. Wang, and D. Morgan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
11:20	1622	Dealloying of Nanoparticles X. Li (Arizona State University), I. McCue, J. Snyder, J. Erlebacher (Johns Hopkins University), and K. Sieradzki (Arizona State University)
11:40	1623	Correlation between Local Structure and Catalytic Activity of Monolayer Pt Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction X. Wang, Y. Orikasa (Kyoto University), M. Inaba (Doshisha University), and Y. Uchimoto (Kyoto University)

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-3.2 Porous Transport Layers
Co-Chairs: Emin Kumbur, Trung Nguyen, & Felix Buechi
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1624	Influence of Hydrohilic and Hydrophobic Double MPL Coated GDL on PEFC Performance T. Kitahara, H. Nakajima, K. Mori, and M. Inamoto (Kyushu University)
14:20	1625	Observation of Water Transfer Phenomena in Micro-Porous Layer of PEFC Y. AOYAMA, K. Kadowaki, Y. Tabe, and T. Chikahisa (Hokkaido University)
14:40	1626	The Effect of Microporous Layer on PEFC Dryout D. Malevich, E. Halliop, J. Suryana, B. Peppley, J. Pharoah (Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre), and K. Karan (Queen's University)
15:00	1627	Understanding Mechanism of PTFE Distribution in Fibrous Porous Media G. Inoue (Kyoto University), N. Ishibe, Y. Matsukuma, and M. Minemoto (Kyushu University)
15:20	1628	Hydrophobic Gas Diffusion Media for PEM Fuel Cells by Direct Fluorination T. V. Nguyen (The University of Kansas), A. Ahosseini, and X. Wang (University of Kansas)
15:40	1629	Measurement of Capillary Presuure Curves in GDLs at Elevated Temperatures J. Gostick and K. P. Shrestha (Mcgill University)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1630	Water Distribution in GDL at Optimum Humidification J. Eller, J. Roth, R. Gaudenzi, S. Irvine, F. Marone, M. Stampanoni (Paul Scherrer Institut), A. Wokaun (Paul Scherrer Institute), and F. Büchi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
16:40	1631	Three-Dimensional Morphological Characterization of Micro Porous Layers A. Sadeghi Alavijeh, A. Nanjundappa, M. El Hannach, and E. Kjeang (Simon Fraser University)
17:00	1632	CANCELLED Investigation of Water Breakthrough and Flow in Gas Diffusion Layers and Relavance to Fuel Cell Water Management Z. Lu and J. Patterson (Ford Motor Company)
17:20	1633	Effect of Channel Materials on the Behavior of Water Droplet Emerging from GDL into PEMFC Gas Channels P. Gopalan and S. Kandlikar (Rochester Institute of Technology)
17:40	1634	Microstructure-Driven Analysis of Two-Phase Transport in Dual-Layer Diffusion Media of PEFCs E. A. Wargo (Drexel University), V. P. Schulz (Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University), A. Cecen, S. R. Kalidindi, and E. C. Kumbur (Drexel University)

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
B-3.2 Fuel Cells - General (2)
Co-Chairs: Takashi Tokumasu & Sri Narayanan
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1635	Nanoscale Transport Phenomena in PEM of PEFC by Large Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulations T. Tokumasu (Tohoku University)
14:40	1636	A Direct DME High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell A. Vassiliev, J. Jensen, Q. Li, C. Pan, L. Cleemann (Technical University of Denmark), T. Steenberg, H. Hjuler (Danish Power Systems), and N. Bjerrum (Technical Iniversity of Denmark)
15:00	1637	Percolation in Catalyst Layer of PEMFC S. A. Stacy and J. Allen (Michigan Technological University)
15:20	1638	Impact of Structural Plastics as Balance of Plant Components on Fuel Cell Performance B. Lakshmanan, K. O'Leary, and R. Reid (General Motors Company)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-3.2.2 Non-Precious Metal Catalysts
Co-Chairs: Akimitsu Ishihara & Plamen Atanassov
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1639	Electrochemical Characterization of Non-Precious Metal Catalysts Based on Copper-Triazole Complexes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cells C. Zhang, G. A. Goenaga, C. Dabke, A. Belapure, A. Papandrew, S. Foister, and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr. (The University of Tennessee)
14:20	1640	Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Co, Fe and Cu-based Catalysts For ORR In PEM Fuel Cells G. A. Goenaga (The University of Tennessee), J. Brooksbank (University of Tennessee Knoxville), C. Dabke, C. Zhang, A. Belapure, A. Papandrew, S. Foister, and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr. (The University of Tennessee)
14:40	1641	Non-PGM Electrocatalysts for ORR: Structure and Reactivity of Dinuclear Heterometallic Catalysts K. Strickland and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
15:00	1642	Group 4 and 5 Metal Oxide-Based Compounds as New Non-Platinum Cathode for PEFC A. Ishihara, S. Yin, K. Suito, K. Hara, K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, K. Ota (Yokohama National University), M. Matsumoto, and H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.)
15:40	1643	ORR Activity of Nb Oxide Based Catalyst Prepared from Nb Compound Including C and N K. Hara, A. Ishihara (Yokohama National University), M. Matsumoto, M. Arao, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), K. Matsuzawa, S. Mitsushima, and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1644	Oxygen Reduction on TiO2-Coated Carbon Nanofibers Decorated with Graphene Platelets J. P. McClure (NC State University), C. Devine, A. Loebl (North Carolina State University), R. Jiang, D. Chu (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), J. Cuomo, G. Parsons, and P. Fedkiw (North Carolina State University)
16:40	1645	Highly-dispersed Nanoscale Tantalum-based Catalysts Prepared by Electrodeposition as Novel Non-platinum Cathodes for PEFCs J. SEO (The University of Tokyo), K. Takanabe (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)), J. Kubota, and K. Domen (The University of Tokyo)
17:00	1646	Bio-inspired Electrocatalysts for ORR: The Case for Structured Mixed Metal Oxides B. Halevi (The University of New Mexico), C. Harrison, A. Serov, C. Lau (University of New Mexico), K. Artyushkova (The University of New Mexico), B. Kiefer (New Mexico State University), and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
17:20	1647	Coaxial TiN-CNT Composites as Effective Low Temperature Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst Supports D. C. Higgins and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
17:40	1648	Electrospun Iron/Polyacrylonitrile Derived Nanofibrous Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction J. Wu, H. Park, D. C. Higgins, and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)
18:00	1649	Nitrogen-doped Activated Graphene Supported Platinum Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cells J. Choi, D. Lee, and Z. Chen (University of Waterloo)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-3.2.1 Pt-Alloy and Core-Shell Cathode Catalysts
Co-Chairs: Vojislav Stamenkovic & Hideo Daimon
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1650	Advanced Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells C. Wang, D. Van der Vliet, D. Tripkovic, D. Strmcnik, D. Li, N. M. Markovic, and V. R. Stamenkovic (Argonne National Laboratory)
14:40	1651	In Situ Pt K-Edge XAFS Study on Pt/Au Nanoclusters for Fuel Cell Catalysts T. Kaito, H. Mitsumoto, S. Sugawara, K. Shinohara (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd), H. Uehara, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, and K. Asakura (Hokkaido University)
15:00	1652	Evaluation of Electrocatalytic Activity and Durability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Au Core/Pt Shell Catalysts with Small Core E. Higuchi, K. Okada, M. Chiku, and H. Inoue (Osaka Prefecture University)
15:20	1653	Improvement of Durability of Au core/Pt Shell Structured Catalyst H. Daimon (Doshisha University), N. Aoki (ishihuku metal industry), H. Inoue (Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd), T. Nishikawa, Y. Ikehata, E. Maki (Doshisha University), H. YAMADA (Nara National College of Technology), and M. Inaba (Doshisha University)
15:40	1654	Synthesis of Pt-Au Nanoparticle Netlike Assembly as High Active and Durable Catalysts for ORR Z. Zhou, H. Wang, L. Song, C. Chen, N. Tian, and S. Sun (Xiamen University)
16:00		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:20	1655	In Situ XAFS Study on the Structure and Behavior of PEFC Core-Shell Pt-M/C (M = Au, Pd) Catalysts under Stepwise Voltage Operation Conditions S. Nagamatsu (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo), T. Arai, M. Yamamoto, H. Oyanagi (Honda R&D Co., Ltd.), T. Ishizaka, H. Kawanami (AIST), T. Uruga (JASRI/SPring-8), M. Tada (Insitute for Molecular Science), and Y. Iwasawa (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo)
16:40	1656	Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance and Durability for Titanium Dioxide Modified PtAu/C Nanoparticles C. Liu (National Central University), M. Janyasupab (Case Western Reserve University), Y. Zhang (Shanghai University), C. Lai, J. Lin, L. Tsai (Industrial Technology Research Institute), C. Liu (Case Western Reserve University), and K. Wang (National Central University)
17:00	1657	PtPd Areogels as a New Class of High Surface Area Catalysts towards the Oxygen Reduction Reaction W. Liu (Technical University Dresden), A. Rabis (Paul Scherrer Institute), A. Foeslke (Paul Scherrer Institut), R. Kötz (Paul Scherrer Institute), J. Yuan (TU Dresden), A. Hermann (Technical University Dresden), P. Rodriguez (Paul Scherrer Institut), A. Eychmüller (Technical University Dresden), and T. J. Schmidt (Paul Scherrer Institute)
17:20	1658	Pt-Sn(Oxidized Shell)/C and Pt-Sn(Reduced)/C as Cathode Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Catalyst Performances and Characterization G. Samjeske, S. Nagamatsu, K. Nagasawa, Y. Imaizumi, S. Takao, O. Sekizawa (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo), T. Yamamoto (The University of Tokushima), T. Uruga (JASRI/SPring-8), and Y. Iwasawa (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo)
17:40	1659	PtSc Alloy Nanocrystals as Electrocatalysts with High Specific and Mass Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Y. Zhang (University of Delware), Z. Zhuang, and Y. Yan (University of Delaware)
18:00	1660	Hydrogen Oxidation at Small Amount of Pt on TiO₂-SiO₂ W. Zhang, S. Shironita, and M. Umeda (Nagaoka University of Technology)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-3.2 Acid Direct Fuel Cells. Materials and Systems
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Rice & Adam Lewera
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
14:00	1661	Hydrocarbon Electrolytes with Nitrile Groups for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells S. Hürter, M. Müller, D. Stolten (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), and M. Guiver (National Research Council Canada)
14:20	1662	Meso-Structured Aluminosilicate-Nafion Hybrid Membranes for DMFCs S. Meenakshi, A. Sahu, S. D. Bhat, P. Sridhar, S. Pitchumani (CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute), and A. K. Shukla (Indian Institute of Science)
14:40	1663	Mechanistic Studies of Palladium Based Catalysts in the Reactions of Alcohols Electrooxidation A. Serov (University of New Mexico), U. Martinez, K. Artyushkova, B. Halevi, and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
15:00	1664	Multiscale modeling for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells R. Ribadeneira, D. C. Orozco, and J. Molina (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
15:20	1665	Tungsten Carbide on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube as a Co-Catalyst for Methanol Oxidation M. Rahsepar (Shiraz University), P. Nikolaev (Sungkyunkwan University), and H. Kim (DGIST)
15:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00	1666	Electrode Degradation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Evidenced by X-ray Tomography Q. Li, D. Spernjak, and Y. Kim (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
16:20	1667	Catalysts for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells C. A. Rice and A. Bauskar (Tennessee Tech University)
16:40	1668	Effect of Nanometallic Catalysts on Electrochemical Oxidation of Glycerol V. Tran, T. Nguyen, T. Lam, T. Co, and T. Nguyen (Vietnam National University)
17:00	1669	Product Distribution on Ethylene Glycol Oxidation Reaction for Carbon Neutral Energy Cycle System T. Takeguchi, H. Arikawa, K. Sato (Hokkaido University), M. Yamauchi (Kyushu University), and R. Abe (Kyoto Univetsity)

Friday, October 12, 2012
Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
A-4.1 Fuel Cell Performance and Degradation
Co-Chairs: Dusan Spernjak & Cynthia Rice-York
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1670	Ex Situ Characterization of Degradation Mechanisms of MEAs by Imaging XPS and SEM K. Artyushkova (The University of New Mexico), A. Patel (University of New Mexico), P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), M. Dutta, V. Colbow, and S. Wessel (Ballard Power Systems)
08:20	1671	PEMFC Gas Diffusion Media Degradation Determined by Acid-Base Titrations J. Chlistunoff, K. C. Rau, R. Mukundan, and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
08:40	1672	Influence of In Situ and Ex Situ Aging of Gas Diffusion Layers on Fuel Cell Performance Degradation D. Spernjak, J. D. Fairweather, T. Rockward, K. C. Rau, R. L. Borup, and R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:00	1673	Subzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives A. Pistono (Tennessee Technological University), C. A. Rice (Tennessee Tech University), J. Lewis, and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
09:20	1674	PEM Fuel Cell Performance and Durability with Different Treatments of Microporous Layer D. Spernjak, R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), P. Wilde, R. Schweiss (SGL Carbon GmbH), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), D. Langlois, J. D. Fairweather, and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1675	Effects of Pt Concentration of Carbon Supported Catalysts on High Temperature PEMFC Performance J. O. Park, J. Ha, S. Hong, Y. Lee (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology), M. Takezawa (SAMSUNG YOKOHAMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE), and K. Choi (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
10:20	1676	Improvement of PEFC Performance by Removing GDLs K. Takeuchi (Nippon Soken, Inc.)
10:40	1677	Effect of Gas Diffusion Layer Design on PEM Fuel Cell MEA Water Removal in an Under Humidified Environment J. Bellerive and A. Bellemare-Davis (Ballard Power Systems)
11:00	1678	PEMFC GDE Oxygen Mass Transport Coefficient Separation with Different Gas Diluents T. V. Reshetenko (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and J. St-Pierre (University of Hawaii)
11:20	1679	The Dew Point Temperature as a Criterion for Optimizing PEMFC Operating Conditions T. Berning (Aalborg University)
11:40	1680	Handheld Characterization Probe for Catalytic Assessments of Electrodes and MEAs D. Carr, B. Slote, K. Jayne, and M. C. Kimble (Reactive Innovations, LLC)

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-4.1.1 Corrosion-Resistant Pt Cathodes
Co-Chairs: Michael Lennartz & Kazunari Sasaki
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1681	The Potential of Non-Carbon Supported Electrocatalyst for Automotive Fuel-Cells J. Suchsland (SolviCore), B. Klose-Schubert, D. Herein, and M. Lennartz (Umicore)
08:40	1682	Microstructure and Durability of Non-Carbon Supported Cathode Prepared by a Direct Dry Deposition Technique R. Maric, J. Roller, M. Arellano-Jiménez, W. E. Mustain, and C. Carter (University of Connecticut)
09:00	1683	Corrosion-Resistant PEFC Cathode Catalysts Based on Sub-Stoichiometric Titanium Oxide Supports T. Ioroi, M. Asahi, S. Yamazaki, Z. Siroma, N. Fujiwara, and K. Yasuda (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
09:20	1684	Alternative Electrocatalyst Support Materials for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells K. Sasaki, S. Hayashi, K. Kanda, Y. Takabatake, T. Tsukatsune, T. Higashi, F. Takasaki, Z. Noda, and A. Hayashi (Kyushu University)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1685	Electrochemical Characterization of Pt Catalysts Supported on Sn_0.96Nb_0.04O_2-δ and Sn_0.96Sb_0.04O_2-δ with Aggregated Structure in Rotating Disk Electrode and Membrane Electrode Assembly Measurements K. Kakinuma, Y. Chino, M. Uchida, H. Uchida, S. Deki, and M. Watanabe (University of Yamanashi)
10:20	1686	Mixed Metal Oxides as Corrosion-Resistant Catalyst Supports for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells A. Kumar and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)
10:40	1687	Titania and Carbon Nanotube Composite Catalyst Supports for Durable Electrocatalyst Performance W. A. Rigdon (University of South Carolina), J. J. Sightler (USC), D. Larrabee (University of South Carolina), E. McPherson, and X. Huang (USC)
11:00	1688	Conductive Nanostructured Materials for Supported Metal Catalysts J. Sansinena (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), M. Wilson, and F. H. Garzon (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:20	1689	Molybdenum Carbide as Support for Platinum Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells L. Elbaz (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. Philips (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey), N. J. Henson, and E. L. Brosha (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
11:40	1690	Vanadium Carbide Derived Carbon as a Possible Catalyst Support for PEMFC E. Härk (University of Tartu), J. Nerut, K. Vaarmets, S. Sepp, P. Valk, R. Jäger (Universtity of Tartu), and E. Lust (University of Tartu)

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
D-4.1.2 Non-Precious Metal Catalysts 2
Co-Chairs: Piotr Zelenay & Shigenori Mitsushima
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:00	1691	Catalytic Activity and Stability of Ta Compounds for Oxygen Reduction Reaction S. Mitsushima, Y. Fujita, A. Ishihara, Y. Ohgi, K. Matsuzawa (Yokohama National University), M. Matsumoto, M. Arao, H. Imai (NISSAN ARC Ltd.), and K. Ota (Yokohama National University)
08:20	1692	Non-Precious Metal Oxygen-Reduction Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells Based on N-Doped Ordered Porous Carbon A. Dorjgotov, J. Ok, Y. Jeon (Yonsei University), S. Yoon (Kyushu University), and Y. Shul (Yonsei University)
08:40	1693	Evaluation of Nitrogen Species and Microstructre of Silk-Derived Activated Carbon as Non-Precious Metal Catalyst for PEFC Cathode H. Fukunaga, T. Shimoyama, N. Takahashi, T. Takatsuka (Shinshu University), and H. Kishimoto (Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd)
09:00	1694	Insight into the Possible Nature of the Active Catalytic Site in Non-Precious Metal Fuel Cell ORR Catalysis P. Zelenay, G. Wu, H. T. Chung, M. Blair, E. F. Holby, C. D. Taylor (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and M. Neidig (University of Rochester)
09:20	1695	Active Site Modeling: Non-Precious Metal Based Catalysts for ORR E. F. Holby, C. D. Taylor, G. Wu, and P. Zelenay (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1696	Using a Dual Plasma Process to Produce Cobalt-Polypyrrole Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells C. Walter (INP Greifswald), K. Kummer (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), D. Vyalikh (TU Dresden), A. Quade, V. Brüser, and K. Weltmann (INP Greifswald)
10:20	1697	Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Non-PGM Cathode Catalysts Using MOFs as Precursors D. Zhao, J. Shui, C. Chen, S. Comment, B. Reprogle, and D. Liu (Argonne National Laboratory)
10:40	1698	Basicity of Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction N. D. Leonard and S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University)
11:00	1699	Templated Non-PGM Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), A. Serov (University of New Mexico), B. Halevi, K. Artyushkova (The University of New Mexico), and B. Kiefer (New Mexico State University)
11:20	1700	Investigation of Fe-N-C Cathode Catalysts in Laminar Flow Fuel Cells M. Naughton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), N. D. Leonard, S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University), and P. J. Kenis (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
11:40	1701	Development of Hybrid Cathode Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells T. Kim, W. Jung, T. Xie, A. Kriston, P. Ganesan, and B. N. Popov (University of South Carolina)

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village
E-4.1 Electrolysis and Alkaline Fuel Cell Materials
Co-Chairs: Christopher Arges & EunAe Cho
Time	Progr#	Title and Authors
08:20	1702	High Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogen Pump Cell Using a PBI Membrane at High Current Densities T. J. Petek, J. S. Wainright, and R. F. Savinell (Case Western Reserve University)
08:40	1703	Testing of 17-Cell Dimensionally Stable Membrane (DSA) High-Pressure Electrolysis Stack A. K. Kisor (California Institute of Technology), M. Errico (Caltech/ JPL), T. I. Valdez (California Institute of Technology), M. Hamdan, J. Willey, T. Norman, C. Mittelsteadt (Giner Inc.), and M. Hoberecht (NASA/ Glenn Research Center)
09:00	1704	CANCELLED Optimization of Clamping Pressure for High Pressure (Proton Exchange Membrane) PEM Electrolyzers O. F. Selamet, M. Acar, M. Ergoktas, and M. Mat (Nigde University)
09:20	1705	Comparing Platinum and Palladium as Hydrogen Oxidation/Evolution Electrocatalysts in Alkaline Medium J. Herranz, P. Rheinländer, S. Henning, and H. A. Gasteiger (Technische Universität München)
09:40		Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00	1706	Carbonate and Bicarbonate Ion Transport in Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes A. M. Kiss, T. Myles (University of Connecticut), K. N. Grew (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), A. Peracchio, G. Nelson, and W. Chiu (University of Connecticut)
10:20	1707	Alkaline Stability and Ion Conductivity of Polysulfone Anion Exchange Membranes (AEMs) with Different Cation Chemistries C. G. Arges and V. Ramani (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Honolulu PRiME 2012 - Honolulu, Hawaii

October 7 - October 12, 2012

PROGRAM INFORMATION

B9 - Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12)

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

D-0.1 Pt Catalysts on New Carbon Supports

Co-Chairs: Peter Pintauro & Akari Hayashi

D-0.2 Pt-Based Cathode Catalyst Layers

Co-Chairs: Shyam Kocha & Hiroyuki Uchida

Monday, October 8, 2012

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

Plenary Session

Co-Chairs: Hiroyuki Uchida & Hubert Gasteiger

Co-Chairs: Deborah Jones & Vijay Ramani

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

A-1.1 Modeling 1

Co-Chairs: Partha Mukerjee, David Harvey, & Scott Calabrese Barton

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

B-1.1 Contamination Effects

Co-Chairs: Balsu Lakshmanan & Doug Hansen

Honlulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

C-1.1 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes 1

Co-Chairs: Mark Edmundson & Deborah Jones

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

D-1.1 Durability of Pt-Based Cathodes 1

Co-Chairs: David A. Muller & Yu Morimoto

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

E-1.1 Alkaline Electrocatalysis

Co-Chairs: Karen Swider-Lyons & Elena Baranova

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

A-1.2 Modeling 2

Co-Chairs: Shawn Litster & Aimy Bazylak

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

B-1.2 MEA Degradation

Co-Chairs: Tom Fuller & Kazuhiko Shinohara

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

C-1.2 Sulfonated Polyaromatic Polymers & Membranes

Co-Chairs: Paul Kohl & Shoibal Banerjee

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

D-1.2 Durability of Pt-Based Cathodes 2

Co-Chairs: Christphe Coutanceau & Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

E-1.2 Alkaline Membranes I

Co-Chairs: Dario Dekel & Young-Woo Choi

Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 3, Level 1, Hawaii Convention Center

B9 - Poster Session

Co-Chairs: Jim Fenton, Pezhman Shirvanian, & Thomas Schmidt

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

A.2.1 Visualization

Co-Chairs: Daniel Hussey & Ugur Pasaogullari

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

B-2.1 Stack Structure/Components (1)

Co-Chairs: Yuichio Tabuchi & Tom Fuller

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

C-2.1High Temperature PEMFC Membranes 1

Co-Chairs: Deborah Jones & Akihiro Ohira

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

D-2.1 Pt-Based Cathode Catalysts 1

Co-Chairs: Tatsuya Hatanaka & Rohit Makharia

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

E-2.1 Small Organic Molecule Oxidation in Acid

Co-Chairs: Bruno Pollet & Christophe Coutanceau

Tapa 1, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

A-2.2 Diagnostics

Co-Chairs: Xinyu Huang & Jian Xie

Tapa 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

B-2.2 Stack Structure/Components (2)

Co-Chairs: Doug Hansen & Kazuhiko Shinohara

Honolulu 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

C-2.2 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes 2

Co-Chairs: Hideki Nakagawa & Mark Edmundson

Tapa 2, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

D-2.2 Pt-Based Cathode Catalysts 2

Co-Chairs: Bryan Pivovar & Peter Strasser

Honolulu 3, Tapa Conference Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village

E-2.2 Materials and Fuels for Alkaline Systems

Co-Chairs: Zenonas Jusys & El�d Gyenge