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SYMPOSIUM F

11:00 AM F1-S2.1
The Hydrogen Economy - Overview of Material Challenges in Hydrogen Generation, Distribution and Utilisation. (#815) Sukhvinder Badwal, Sarbjit Giddey; Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) Energy Technology, Australia.

11:15 AM F1-S2.2
New Fuel Cell Electrodes Using Plasma Based Nanocomposite Materials. (#556) Christine Charles¹, Amael Caillard¹, Cormac Corr¹, Devin Ramdutt¹, Rod Boswell¹, Pascal Brault², Herve Rabat², Marjorie Cavarroc²; ¹Space Plasma, Power and Propulsion group (SP3), The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ; ²GREMI Laboratory - CNRS, Université d′Orléans, France.

11:30 AM F1-S2.3
Improvements of Hydrogen Evolution and Electrochemical Properties by CNT Addition for Regenerative Fuel Cell. (#544) Hongki Lee¹, Seung-Weon Yang², Joongpyo Shim³, Jong-Min Lee⁴, Jeong-Mo Yoon⁴, Yeon-Tae Yoo⁴, Woomin Lee⁴; ¹Department of Cosmetics and Beauty, Woosuk University, Republic of Korea ; ²Woosuk University, Republic of Korea ; ³Kunsan University, Republic of Korea ; ⁴Chonbuk University, Republic of Korea.

11:45 AM F1-S2.4
Electrochemical Characterization of Pt-Ru-Pd Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation Reaction in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. (#403) In-Tae Kim, Seung-Weon Yang, Hongki Lee, Joongpyo Shim, So-Yeon Kim; Department of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University, Republic of Korea.

12:00 PM F1-S2.5
Lifetime Testing and Durability Issues in Direct Hydrogen Micro Fuel Cells. (#816) Sarbjit Giddey, Sukhvinder Badwal, Fabio T Ciacchi, Robin E Clarke, Daniel Fini, Brett Sexton, Fiona Glenn, John Beatty; Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) Energy Technology, Australia.

12:15 PM F1-S2.6
Magnetron Sputtering Electrocatalysts Synthesis for PEM Electrolyzer. (#477) Daniela Ebrasu¹, Laurentiu Gabriel Patularu¹, Ioan Stefanescu¹, Vasile Stanciu¹, Rares Medianu², Constantin Logofatu³; ¹ICIT-Rm. Valcea, Romania ; ²INCDFLPR-Bucuresti, Romania ; ³IFTM-Bucuresti, Romania.

2:00 PM *F1-S3.1 (invited)
Solid-State Hydrogen Storage: Materials and Possibilities. (#563) Evan Gray, Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

2:30 PM F1-S3.2
Carbon Aerogel Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Storage. (#286) Marcus A. Worsley, Joe H. Satcher, Theodore F. Baumann; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA.

2:45 PM F1-S3.3
Silica Nanosprings - A Novel Nanostructured Material for Hydrogen Storage. (#40) M. Grant Norton¹, David McIlroy²; ¹School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, USA ; ²University of Idaho, Moscow, USA.

3:00 PM F1-S3.4
A First Principles Study of Stability and Bonding Mechanism of Multicomponent Magnesium Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage applications. (#1240) Yan Song, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, China.

4:00 PM F1-S4.1
Towards Understanding Failure of Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Respect to Re-Oxidation Damage. (#253) Norbert H. Menzler, Manuel Ettler, Hans-Peter Buchkremer, Ico Vinke, Detlev Stoever; Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

4:15 PM F1-S4.2
Microstructural Features of Ni-SDC Cermet Anode for Intermediate-Temperature SOFCs applications. (#1032) Ding Rong Ou¹, Toshiyuki Mori¹, Fei Ye¹, Masaru Miyayama², Satoshi Nakayama², Jin Zou³, Graeme J Auchterlonie³, John Drennan³; ¹Nano Ionics Materials Group, Fuel Cell Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan ; ²The University of Tokyo, Japan ; ³The University of Queensland, Australia.

4:30 PM F1-S4.3
Design and Characterization of Nanocomposites Based upon Complex Perovskites and Doped Ceria/Zirconia as Advanced Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes and Membranes. (#543) Vladislav A Sadykov¹, Vitalii S Muzykantov¹, Oleg F Bobrenok², Nikolai F Uvarov³, Alevtina Smirnova⁴, John Kilner⁵, Oleksandr Vasyliev⁶; ¹Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russian Federation ; ²Institute of Thermal Physics, Russian Federation ; ³Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Russian Federation ; ⁴Global Fuel Cell Center, U-Conn, USA ; ⁵Imperial College, London, United Kingdom ; ⁶Institute of Problems of Materials Science, Ukraine.

4:45 PM F1-S4.4
Sol-Gel Processing of YSZ Electrolyte Layers. (#640) Tim van Gestel, Feng Han, Hans-Peter Buchkremer, Detlev Stöver; Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

5:00 PM F1-S4.5
TEM Study of Nano-Sized Domains in Gadolinium-Doped Ceria and an Explanation of Their Structure Based on Computer Simulation of Defect Clusters. (#931) Fei Ye¹, Toshiyuki Mori¹, Ding Rong Ou¹, Jin Zou², John Drennan², Alastair N. Cormack³; ¹Fuel Cell Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan ; ²The University of Queensland, Australia ; ³Alfred University, USA.

5:15 PM F1-S4.6
Electrochemical Performance of Nanostructured Cobaltite Mixed Conductors for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes. (#1124) Laura Baque, Federico Napolitano, Adriana Serquis, Alberto Caneiro; Materials Characterization, Instituto Balseiro, Centro Atomico Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.

F1-S5.1
Preparation of Protic Ionic Liquids for Industrial Applications. (#1249) Geoffrey L Burrell¹, Noel F Dunlop², Frances Separovic¹; ¹The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia ; ²Orica Ltd, Australia.

F1-S5.2
Proton Conductive Membrane for Medium Temperature Fuel Cell Based on Poly(phenylene oxide)/Silica Nanocomposite Materials. (#487) Daniela Ebrasu, Irina Petreanu, Ioan Stefanescu, Vasile Stanciu; ICIT-Rm. Valcea, Romania.

F1-S5.3
Dissociation and Recombination Processes in Pure Polyethylene Oxide Film. (#431) Bo Guan¹, Kam Hong Chau¹, Yan Zhou², Yuen Wah Wong¹, Franklin George Shin¹; ¹Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong ; ²Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

F1-S5.4
Ultrafast Processes and Tapping the Zero Point Energy in Electrochemical Double Layer. (#412) Lijun Han, School of Science, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, HaiDian District, BeiJing, China.

F1-S5.5
Hydrogen Permeation Properties Of Pd/Nb-coated TiNx Composites. (#503) Kyoung-Won Cho, Tae-Whan Hong; Chungju National University, Republic of Korea.

F1-S5.6
A GDC/BSCF Composite for Oxygen Ion Transport Membrane. (#244) Jong Seol Yoon, Hae Jin Hwang, Ji-Woong Moon; Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

F1-S5.7
Effects of Electrical Properties Containing Carbon Fiber in Epoxy/Graphite Composite Bipolar Plate for PEMFC. (#541) Hongki Lee, Soo-Heun Chae, Hyung-Ryul Rim, Seung-Weon Yang, Jeong-Mo Yoon, Bum-Chul Choi; Department of Cosmetics and Beauty, Woosuk University, Republic of Korea.

F1-S5.8
Effect of Thermal Nitridation on Nitriding Behavior and Electrical / Corrosion Properties of Fe-V Alloy as Metallic Separator for PEMFC. (#339) Seokhyun Lee, Jonghee Kim, Younghwan Kim, Yunyong Lee, Dangmoon Wee; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea.

F1-S5.9
Cyclic Hydrogen Absorption-Desorption Characteristics of Ti_0.8Cr_1.2V_1-X Alloys. (#376) Hsin-Chih Lin, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

F1-S5.10
New Carbon Composite Gas Diffusion Layer for Polymer Membrane Electrolyte Fuel Cells. (#550) Joongpyo Shim, Man-Soo Choi, In-Tae Kim, Hongki Lee; Kunsan National University, Republic of Korea.

11:00 AM *F2-S2.1 (invited)
Carbon Based Hydrogen Generation Technologies. (#1250) Gregory James Duffy, Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia.

11:30 AM F2-S2.2
Fabrication and Characterization of Noble Metal Modified Porous TiO₂ Nano-Composites for Photocatalytic Application. (#1177) Xingdong Wang¹, David R. G. Mitchell², Kathryn Prince², Rachel A. Caruso¹; ¹PFPC, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia ; ²Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia.

11:45 AM F2-S2.3
Synthesis and Characterization of Pd-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. (#557) In-Tae Kim, Man-Soo Choi, Hongki Lee, Joongpyo Shim;

12:00 PM F2-S2.4
Synthesis of Pd,Pt/Alumina Nanotube and its Application to Catalytic Type Hydrogen Gas Sensor. (#284) Chi-Hwan Han, Hak-Soo Lee, Sang-Do Han; Korea Institute of Energy Research, Republic of Korea.

12:15 PM F2-S2.5
Research into Ta-Coated 316-Ti Stainless Steel as a Bipolar Plate Material for PEMFC. (#1043) Haijun Yu,