NCMC-14 Agenda

NCMC-14:  A DOE-EERE/NIST Joint Workshop on Combinatorial Materials Science for Applications in Energy

November 5, 2008 ◊ Bldg. 224 / Room B-245

November 6 – 7, 2008 ◊ Bldg. 101 / Lecture Room B

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 ◊ Afternoon

12:30 PM          Arrival & Registration

1:15 PM            Welcoming Remarks & Introduction

                        Kate Beers, NIST and Net Stetson, DOE

1:20 PM            Gary Sandrock, DOE-EERE

                        Overview of Hydrogen Storage: Gas, Liquid and Solid
 

                        Hydrogen Storage I:  Detection and Characterization for Irreversible Chemical Hydrides and Reversible Hydrides

1:45 PM            Kevin Ott, LANL

                        Chemical Hydrogen Storage:  Opportunities and Needs for Characterization and Rapid Throughput

2:15 PM            Ewa Ronnebro, Sandia

                        Current Challenges and Needs in Metal Hydride Research

2:40 PM            Leo Bendersky, NIST

                        Combinatorial and High-Throughput Approaches for Thin Films:  Application to Hydrogen Storage Materials

3:15 PM            Break

3:25 PM            Jean-Philippe Soulie, Ilika Technologies, Ltd.

                        High-Throughput Discovery of Novel Complex Metal Hydrides

3:55 PM            Marty Green, NIST

                        Combinatorial and High-Throughput Approaches for Exploring Inorganic Materials

4:20 PM            Michael Fleischauer, NRC-National Institute for Nanotechnology

                        Rechargeable Batteries:  A Combinatorial Perspective

5:00 PM            Breakout Groups – Discussion

6:00 PM            Adjourn 
 

Thursday, November 6, 2008 ◊ Morning

7:30 AM            Arrival & Registration

8:30 AM            Welcome

                        Eric Lin, Chief, Polymers Division, NIST

                        Hydrogen Storage II:  Detection and Characterization for Hydrogen Adsorption Materials

8:30 AM            Anne Dillon, NREL

                        Materials in the DOE Hydrogen Sorption Center of Excellence

9:00 AM            Andrew Cooper, University of Liverpool

                        High Throughput Discovery of Polymeric Hydrogen Adsorptive Materials

9:35 AM            Joe Zhou, Texas A&M

                        Combinatorial Synthesis and High Throughput Screening of Biomimetic Metal-Organic Materials for Military Hydrogen-Storage Applications

10:05 AM          Jochen Lauterbach, University of Delaware
Combi and HT Application of Spectroscopic Techniques

10:35 AM          Break

10:50 AM          Michael Fasolka, NIST

                        Overview of Combi Methods for Soft Materials

11:25 AM          Michael Smith, Symyx
High-Throughput Methods for Material Science Research in Energy Applications

11:50 AM          Rick Ricker, NIST

                        Materials for Safe Containment, Transport, Delivery, and Use of Hydrogen Fuel:  Hydrogen Pipeline Safety

12:20 PM          Lunch:  NIST Cafeteria

Thursday, November 6, 2008 ◊ Afternoon

                        Fuel Cells and Membranes Session

1:15 PM            Introduction & Overview

                        Kirt Page, NIST

1:15 PM            James Goldbach, Arkema

                        State of the Art and Challenges in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Membranes

1:50 PM            Carson Meredith, GA Tech

                        A Combi Approach to Characterizing Fuel Cell Membranes

2:30 PM            Kirt Page, NIST

                        Fuel Cell Membrane Project Structure & Dynamics

2:50 PM            Break

3:10 PM            Breakout Groups – Discussion Instructions (also using Dining Rooms A & B)

4:05 PM            Plenary Lecture

                        Richard Wool, University of Delaware

                        Fundamental Design of Sustainable Materials:  Solutions to Global Warming

5:05 PM            Adjourn

6:30 PM            Dinner (see details in the Handout) and Discussion Reports

                        Kate Beers, NIST and Net Stetson, DOE

Friday, November 7, 2008 ◊ Morning

7:45 AM            Arrival
 

8:40 AM            Welcome Back

                        Kate Beers, NIST

                        Organic Photovoltaics Session

8:40 AM            Introduction and Overview

                        Dean DeLongchamp, NIST
 

8:45 AM            Matt Reese, NREL

                        Combinatorial Measurements of PV Aging

9:20 AM            David Ginger, University of Washington

                        Scanning Probe Microscopy on Active Polymer Solar Cells

9:55 AM            David Germack, NIST

                        Correlating Composition, Morphology and Performance Metrologies Performed on Organic Photovoltaics: A Combinatorial Challenge

10:25 AM          Break

                        NCMC Update Session

10:45 AM          Jun Young Chung, NIST

                        Surface Wrinkling: A Powerful Tool for Measuring Material Properties

11:05 AM          Edwin Chan, NIST

                        Surface Wrinkles for Controlling Soft Material Adhesion

11:25 AM          Adam Nolte, NIST

                        A Flexible Platform for Adhesion Measurements at Polymer and Biomaterial Interfaces

11:45 AM          Peter Johnson, NIST

                        High-Throughput Measurements of Viscoelastic Properties Using Surface Indentation

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