CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

The 2023 World Fuel Cell Conference (WFCC) is a multi-disciplinary conference that covers the latest developments and advancements in fuel cells, from fundamentals, to advanced materials, design, engineering, products, and applications. It will be of particular value and interest to those in the relevant fields.

VENUE

The conference will be held at Molecular Sciences Research Hub (MSRH), White City Campus, Imperial College London, UK on 11-13 December 2023.

CONFERENCE FORMAT

The conference will be composed of the following events and activities:

  • General contributed abstracts/papers presented orally in technical sessions and/or by posters

  • Keynote abstracts/papers presented by invited speakers

  • Tutorials about fuel cell and hydrogen-related technology by inviting leading researchers

ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSION

The submissions to the conference are in two formats:

  • Abstract only (no paper submission required and presentation only)

  • Full Paper (for consideration in Best Paper Award and/or special issues of peer-reviewed international journals)

General Contact:

Dr Shangfeng Du (s.du@bham.ac.uk)

Call for Abstract

Conference Committee

Conference Chair

Anthony Kucernak, Imperial College London, UK

Shangfeng Du, University of Birmingham, UK

Conference Co-chairs

Xianguo Li, University of Waterloo, Canada

Jack Brouwer, University of California, Irvine, USA

Jianbo Zhang, Tsinghua University, China

International Advisory Board

Nigel Brandon, Imperial College London, UK

Michael G. Guiver, Tianjin University, China

Liejin Guo, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Martin Freer, University of Birmingham, UK

Tim Mays, University of Bath, UK

Peter Strasser, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Sara Walker, Newcastle University, UK

Chao-Yang Wang, Penn State University, USA

Voja Stamenkovic, University of California, Irvine, USA

International Organizing Committee

Allam, Nageh, American University in Cairo, Egypt

Blanchard, Pierre-Yves, University of Montpellier, France

Bodner, Merit, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Cai, Qiong, University of Surrey, UK

Campanari, Stefano, Politécnico di Milano, Italy

Chan, Siew Hwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Eikerling, Michael H., Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Han, Minfang, Tsinghua University, China

He, Guanjie, University College London, UK

Hinds, Gareth, National Physical Laboratory, UK

Holmes, Stuart, The University of Manchester, UK

Jensen, Jens Oluf, DTU, Denmark

Jiang, San Ping, Curtin University, Australia

Jiao, Kui, Tianjin University, China

Irvine, John, University of St Andrews, UK

Li, Qingfeng, DTU, Denmark

Lin, Wenfeng, Loughborough University, UK

Liu, Terence Xiaoteng, Northumbria University, UK

Mamlouk, Mohamed, University of Newcastle, UK

Milewski, Jarek, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Pivovar, Bryan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

Pollet, Bruno G., Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada

Qiao, Geng, Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe, Germany

Shao, Minhua, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Shi, Zhiqing (Ken) National Research Council of Canada, Canada

Specchia, Stefania, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Siekierski, Maciej, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Steinberger-Wilckens, Robert, University of Birmingham, UK

Sun, Shuhui, INRS, Canada

Tao, Shanwen, University of Warwick, UK

Varco, John, University of Surrey, UK

Wang, Yunan, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering CAS, China

Ye, Siyu, Guangzhou University/SinoHykey, China

Yu, Hongmei, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics CAS, China

Zhang, Caizhi, Chongqing University, China

Zhang, Fengyuan, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA

Local Organizing Committee

Jack Dawson, Shangfeng Du, Mengjun Gong, Anthony Kucernak, Muhammad Tahir, Yichang Yan

General Contact

Shangfeng Du (s.du@bham.ac.uk)

Program

Invited Speakers

Dr Alex Martinez Bonastre

  • Johnson Matthey, UK

  • Robust CCM technology for automotive applications and water electrolysis

Dr Tobias Christoph Brunner

  • HYNERGY GmbH, Germany

  • CcH2 CRYOGAS hydrogen storage and refueling – a promising technology for ground, rail, ship and even aerial transportation

Prof. Martin Freer

  • University of Birmingham, UK

  • Hydrogen in the Midlands

Prof. Kui Jiao

  • Tianjin University, China

  • Modeling for fuel cell transport phenomena and design

Prof. Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

  • University of Yamanashi, Japan

  • New material challenges for polymer electrolyte fuel cells in heavy-duty transportation

Prof. Xianguo Li

  • University of Waterloo, Canada

  • Design of bipolar plate and flow field for PEM fuel cells

Dr Subhasish Mukerjee

  • Ceres Power Limited, UK

  • Ceres technology for clean power and green hydrogen

Prof. Joel Pauchet

  • CEA, France

  • Some developments and results to better understand transfers in PEMFCs and improve their performance

Prof. Stefania Specchia

  • Politecnico di Torino, Italy

  • The use of waste biomass in the synthesis of platinum-free sustainable electrocatalysts

Prof. Sara Walker

  • School of Engineering, Newcastle University, UK

  • Hydrogen integration into energy systems: the glue for net zero

Prof. Yunan Wang

  • Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering CAS, China

  • Performance and durability of PEMFC catalysts based on accessible carbon supports

Prof. Jianbo Zhang

  • Tsinghua University, China

  • Membrane-free, Ir-free nano-fluidic pure water electrolysis—multiple effects of overlapping electric double layers

Workshop

3MT Competition

Registration and Hotels

Registration Fee:

The WFCC 2023 will be delivered in-person, and the registration fee is as follows:

Regular:

  • £600 (Early bird)

  • £700 (From 1 Nov 2023)

Student:

  • £300 (Early bird)

  • £350 (From 1 Nov 2023)

Note: If you have 5 or more attendants from your group joining WFCC2023, please contact with Dr Shangfeng Du (s.du@bham.ac.uk) for group discount.

Conference Publication

High-quality abstracts/papers submitted to WFCC 2023 will be recommended for publications in special issues being organized in the following journals.

Sponsors

Important Dates

Submission of Abstract (presentation only) or Full Paper (presentation & publication):

  •         1 Aug 2023 – 16 October 2023

Registration Deadline:

  •         31 October 2023 (early bird)

  •         30 November 2023 (regular)