Preliminary Program subject to change
TC004 Novel Electrochemistry and Materials for Fuel Cells II
OverviewThis session is for oral presentations on fuel cell durability, performance degradation, and novel catalyst and membrane materials.
Primary SponsorTopical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Ken S. Chen
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Engineering Sciences Center
Sandia National Laboratories
Org. 1514, MS 0836
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0836
Phone Number: 505-844-5783
Fax Number: 505-844-4523
Email: kschen@sandia.gov

CoChair

Tom R. Marrero
Professor
University of Missouri-Columbia
1313 Fieldcrest
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone Number: 573-882-3802
Fax Number: 583-884-4940
Email: marrerot@missouri.edu

CoChair

Michael J. Antal Jr.
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 109
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone Number: 808-956-7267
Fax Number: 808-956-2336
Email: mantal@hawaii.edu
Accelerated Membrane Chemical Degradation and Diagnostic Methods
Annette M. Brenner1, Frank Coms2, Gerald Fly2, Craig Gittleman2, Yeh-Hung Lai2 and Kelly O'Leary2, (1)Fuel Cell Activities, General Motors, 10 Carriage St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472, (2)General Motors, 10 Carriage St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
Stability of Platinum-Based Alloy Cathode Catalysts in Pem Fuel Cells
Hector R. Colon-Mercado, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808 and Branko Popov, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 Main Street, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208
The Effects of Cationic Contamination on Pem Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Brian Kienitz1, Harihara Baskaran2 and Thomas Zawodzinski2, (1)Case Western Reserve University, A.W.Smith Building, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, (2)Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, A.W.Smith Building, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Porous Crystalline Organosilica Materials as High Surface Area Support in Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells
Brett A. Holmberg, Deryn Chu and Sol Gilman, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, AMSRD-ARL-SE-DC, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
Synthesis and Characterization of Microporous Titanium Silicates for Use as Proton Conducting Materials
Joseph J. Steirer Jr. and Yushan Yan, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521

Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems