204th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Co-sponsored in Part by the Electronics Division of The American Ceramic Society

October 12-October 16, 2003

PROGRAM INFORMATION

P1 - Tutorial on Fuel Cells

Energy Technology/New Technology Subcommittee/Industrial Electrolysis and Electrochemical Engineering

Monday, October 13, 2003

Sapphire Room, Ground Level

The Vision of Fuel Cells: General Operation and Applications

Co-Chairs: R,. Bellows and J.M. Fenton

Time	Abs#	Title
10:00		Introduction and Welcome by R. Bellows
10:05	1081	Fuel Cell Operation and Historical Development - P. Stonehart (Stonehart Associates Inc.) and D. Wheeler (UTC Fuel Cells, LLC)
11:00	1082	An Overview of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells in Residential Markets - G. Eisman (Plug Power Inc.)
11:30	1083	Large-Scale Stationary Applications - G.M. Ehrlich (UTC Fuel Cells)

The Vision of Fuel Cells: General Operation and Application

Co-Chairs: J.M. Fenton and R. Bellows

Time	Abs#	Title
2:00	1084	Portable Power Application of Fuel Cells: A Tutorial - S. Gottesfeld (MTI Microfuel Cells)
2:30	1085	Alkaline Fuel Cells (an Overview) - K. Kordesch and M. Cifrain (Technical University Graz)

Fuel Cell Approaches: Overview by Electrolyte Type

Co-Chairs: J.M. Fenton and R. Bellows

Time	Abs#	Title
3:00	1086	Overview of PEM Fuel Cells - T. Fuller (UTC Fuel Cells)
3:30	1087	Overview of Aqueous Carbonate Fuel Cells - E.J. Cairns (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Californa)
4:00	1088	Tutorial on Phosphoric Acid Electrolyte Fuel Cells - H. Kunz (University of Connecticut) and J. King (Joseph King)
4:30	1089	Carbonate Fuel Cells Overview - H. Maru, M. Farooque, and C.-Y. Yuh (FuelCell Energy, Inc.)
5:00	1090	Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: A Tutorial - S. Singhal (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Fuel Cell Stack: Electrode Development and Operational Issues

Co-Chairs: J. Weidner and W.A. van Schalkwijk

Time	Abs#	Title
8:00	1091	Cell and Stack Configuration Options - F. Barbir (Proton Energy Systems, Inc.)
8:30	1092	Electrocatalysis of Fuel Cell Reactions - M. Arenz, V. Stamenkovic, B. Blizanac, P. Ross, and N. Markovic (University of California)
9:00	1093	Tutorial: Measuring Catalyst Utilization and Mass Transfer Limitations in the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell - H. Gasteiger, W. Gu, R. Makharia, and M. Mathias (General Motors - Fuel Cell Activities)
9:30		Thirty-Minute Intermission
10:00	1094	Electrolyte Management - D. Wheeler, J. Yi (UTC Fuel Cells, LLC), J.A.S. Bett (unknown), and P. Stonehart (Stonehart Associates, Inc.)

System Integration: Fuels, Fuel Processing, and Balance-of-Plant Issues

Co-Chairs: J. Weidner and W.A. van Schalkwijk

Time	Abs#	Title
10:30	1095	Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Fundamentals and Applications - S.R. Narayanan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
11:00	1096	An Overview of Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing - R.J. Bellows (Bellows Advanced Energy Systems, LLC)
11:30	1097	Thermal Integration and Water Management - E.D. Doss, R. Humar, and R. Ahluwalia (Argonne National Laboratory)

Fuel Cell Characteristics

Co-Chairs: W.A. van Schalkwijk and J. Weidner

Time	Abs#	Title
2:00	1098	Development of Educational Tools for PEM Fuel Cells - V. Ramani, R. Jiang, H. Kunz, and J. Fenton (University of Connecticut)
2:30	1099	Alkaline Fuel Cells operation with Ammonia and Methanol as fuel sources - K. Kordesch, M. Cifrain, G. Faleschini, and G. Koscher (Technical University Graz)
2:50	1100	Real-Time Measurements of Mass and Current Distribution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - N. Burke, X.-G. Yang, and C.-Y. Wang (Pennsylvania State University)
3:10	1101	Potential Oscillations In PEM Fuel Cell - J. Zhang and R. Datta (Worcester Polytechnic Insitute)
3:30	1102	Two-Phase Microfluidics Visualization in a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell - G. Lu and C.-Y. Wang (The Penn State University)
3:50	1103	Two-Phase Transport and Role of Microporous Layer in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - U. Pasaogullari and C.-Y. Wang (The Pennsylvania State University)