Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Fuel Cell Deployment at Scale in the Transportation Sector
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
"Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies for Heavy-Duty Applications"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Pathways to Achieve Efficiency and Durability Targets for HD FCEV for Long Haul Fleet Application"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"Toyota's Latest Efforts Towards Commercialization of Next-Generation Fuel Cell Products"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Advanced Catalysts for Fuel Cells
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Interfacial Modifiers to Balance Ionomer/Water/Catalyst Interactions"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Engineering Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Catalysts and Electrodes"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Insights into Activity and Stability of Pt-Rare Earth Metal Alloys for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Cool Stuff Happening in Nafion (TM) for Hydrogen Applications"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Performance, Durability and Opportunities of Fully Hydrocarbon PEMFCs"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
"Characterizing Ionomers: The New, the Old and the Odd"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Challenges of Novel Materials Integration into Membrane Electrode Assemblies
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Implications of Component Integration on Heavy Duty Fuel Cell Performance and Durability"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Design of the Electrodes for Hydrogen to Electricity Conversion"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Impact of Catalyst-Ionomer Interface on PEM Fuel Cells Performance"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Early Career Investigator Presentations
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Advanced ORR Catalysts Based on Metal Organic Frameworks"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Multiscale Modeling of Next-Generation Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: Improving Oxygen Transport Through Porous Flow Fields"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
"A Journey Towards Realistic Durability Testing: Lifetime Validation for Heavy-Duty PEMFCs Stacks"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (HT-PEM)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Developments in Ion Pair Membrane Electrode Assemblies for HT PEM and Why"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Ion-Pair High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes: Principles and Applications"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Distribution of Relaxation Times Analysis of Phosphoric Acid Doped Systems"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Achieving Stability and Durability to Reach Million Mile Target
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
"Application of FTIR for the Evaluation of PEMFC Effluent"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
"Ingredients for a Longer Life: Mitigating Fuel Cell Aging"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
"How to Forecast Fuel Cell Life of One Million Miles"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ex-Situ, In-Situ, Operando Characterization Tools to Probe Reaction Kinetics and Transport in PEM Fuel Cells
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"What Can We Learn About PEMFCs from Small Angle Scattering?"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"In Situ and Operando X-Ray Characterization of Fe-N-C PEMFC Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Visualizing the Evolving Nanostructures in Fuel Cell Electrodes: Opportunities and Limitations of Electron Microscopy"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Hydrogen’s Role in Reaching Net Zero Economy
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Hydrogen from Research to Reality"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Electrolysis, or Everything We Don’t Know"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure