(subject to change)
Monday, June 30, 2025
(Schedule in Central European Summertime)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
01:30 p.m. Welcome & Introduction | Ulf Groos, Fraunhofer ISE
Session: What can we measure?
02:00 p.m. Catalyst ink development with different ionomer to carbon ratio and different equivalent weights | Zohreh Kiaee, Fraunhofer ISE
02:20 p.m. Characterization of effects on catalyst-ionomer interaction in PEM fuel cells | Patrick Schneider, Fraunhofer ISE
02:40 p.m. Discussion
03:00 p.m. Coffee break
Session: What do we see?
03:30 p.m. Bottum Up Catalyst Layer Design via Tailored Carbon Supports | Anna Fischer, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
04:00 p.m. Ionomer distribution in catalyst layers | Jasna Jankovic, University of Connecticut - UCONN (online)
04:30 p.m. Discussion
05:00 p.m. Lab Tour @ Fraunhofer ISE
06:30 p.m. Evening event
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
(Schedule in Central European Summertime)
09:00 a.m. Welcome | Ulf Groos, Fraunhofer ISE
Session: What do we understand?
09:10 a.m. Understanding fuel cell catalyst layers | Marian Chatenet, CNRS Grenoble
09:40 a.m. Modeling ionomer catalyst interaction | Dietmar Gerteisen, Fraunhofer ISE
10:10 a.m. Multi-scale computational analysis of cathode catalyst layers - From reconstructions to cell level integration | Marc Secanell, Newcastle University
10:40 a.m. Discussion
11:00 a.m. Coffee break
Session: How can we use this knowledge?
11:30 a.m. Open stage and Discussion | Moderation Ulf Groos, Fraunhofer ISE
12:30 p.m. Lunch and end of workshop
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE