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The workshop will be held May 2nd and 3rd, 2005 in the Konover Auditorium of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center (DODD) at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. The Dodd Center is within easy walking distance to the South Parking Garage located adjacent to the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the University Coop on Hillside Road. Please see http://visitors.uconn.edu/wholemap.pdf for directions to campus and as a visual reference for the building which is referred to as DODD.
The following is the preliminary schedule for the workshop. This schedule will be updated periodically as appropriate.
DAY ONE: MONDAY - MAY 2, 2005
8:30 am
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Workshop Registration, Check In and Coffee |
Location:
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Dodd Center |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome & Overview of Workshop |
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Ken Reifsnider, Director CT Global Fuel Cell Center |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| Session 1 |
NEXT GENERATION FUEL CELL SYSTEMS |
| Session Chair: |
Frano Barbir, CT Global Fuel Cell Center, UConn |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| 9:30 am |
1A
Jeremy Meyers,
Manager, Transportation FC Technology
UTC Fuel Cell |
| 9:50 am |
1B
Christopher Bentley, Executive Vice President, Government R&D
Operations, Strategic Manufacturing Development
FuelCell Energy
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| 10:10 am |
1C
Eric Barringer, Technical Director, SOFCo-EFS Holdings LLC |
| 10:30 am |
1D
Matthew Fronk, Chief Engineer, Fuel Cell Activities, General Motors Corp. |
| 10:50 am |
1E
Thomas Skrmetti, Principal Engineer, General Dynamics Electric Boat
and
To Be Announced, Hamilton Sundstrand |
| 11:10 am |
1F
TBA
General Electric
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| 11:30 am |
1G
Shimshon Gottesfeld,
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
MTI Micro Fuel Cell
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| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| Location: |
Information Engineering Technologies Building (ITEB) Lobby |
| Session 2 |
SCIENCE FOR NEXT GENERATION SYSTEMS |
| Session Chair: |
Ranga Pitchumani, University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| 1:00 pm |
2A
Design and Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Trent Molter, CT Global Fuel Cell Center and Ted Bergman, University of Connecticut |
| 1:30 am |
2B
Multiphysics Science and Analysis
Wilson Chiu, University of Connecticut |
| 2:00 pm |
2C
Nano- and Micro-Functional Materials and Catalysts
Monty Shaw, University of Connecticut, Eugene Smotkin, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, and Xinyu Huang,
University of Connecticut
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| 2:45 pm |
2D
Durability, Monitoring and Prognosis
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut, Scott Case, Virginia Tech and Michael Renfro, University of Connecticut |
| 3:15 pm |
Charge to Issues and Barriers Break Out Session
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut |
| 3:20 pm |
Coffee Break |
| Location: |
Dodd Center |
Session 3
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ISSUES AND BARRIERS |
| 3:40 pm |
Break Out Sessions |
| Group 1 |
Design and Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
| Facilitator: |
Trent Molter, CT Global Fuel Cell Center assisted by Roger Dougal, University of South
Carolina, Ted Bergman, University of UConn and Dave Bourell, University of Texas at Austin |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Room 162 |
| Group 2 |
Multiphysics Science and Analysis |
| Facilitator |
Wilson Chiu, University of Connecticut assisted by Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech |
| Location: |
ITEB, Room 336 |
| Group 3 |
Nano- and Micro-Functional Materials and Catalysts |
| Facilitator: |
Monty Shaw, University of Connecticut assisted by Jim McGrath, Virginia Tech, Gene
Smotkin, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and Xinyu Huang, University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| Group 4 |
Durability, Monitoring and Prognosis |
| Facilitator: |
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut assisted by Scott Case, Jack Lesko, both
of Virginia Tech and Xinyu Huang and Michael Renfro, both of University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
ITEB, Room 401 |
| 5:00 pm |
GROUP SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION |
| Session Chair: |
James McGrath, Virginia Tech |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| 6:00 pm |
BUFFET DINNER
CT Clean Energy Fund Buffet Dinner and Demonstration Event
(Sponsored by CT Clean Energy Fund) |
| Location: |
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center
Attendees are invited to tour the fuel cell center and see demonstrations of activities in progress at the Center. (A van will be available to assist with transportation to the center for interested individuals). |
DAY TWO: TUESDAY - MAY 3, 2005
| 8:30 am |
Coffee |
| Location: |
Dodd Center |
| 9:00 am |
Organization and Charge to Projects & Deliverables
Break Out Session |
| Session Chair: |
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
Dodd Center |
| Session 4 |
PATHS TO THE FUTURE: PROJECTS & DELIVERABLES |
| 9:15 pm |
Break Out Sessions |
| Group 1 |
Design and Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
| Facilitator: |
Trent Molter, CT Global Fuel Cell Center assisted by Roger Dougal, University of
South Carolina, Ted Bergman, University of UConn and Dave Bourell, University of Texas at Austin |
| Location: |
Dodd Center , Room 162 |
| Group 2 |
Multiphysics Science and Analysis |
| Facilitator: |
Wilson Chiu, University of Connecticut assisted by Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech |
| Location: |
ITEB, Room 336 |
| Group 3 |
Nano- and Micro-Functional Materials and Catalysts |
| Facilitator: |
Monty Shaw, University of Connecticut assisted by Jim McGrath, Virginia Tech, Gene
Smotkin, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and Xinyu Huang, University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| Group 4 |
Durability, Monitoring and Prognosis |
| Facilitator: |
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut assisted by Scott Case, Jack Lesko, both
of Virginia Tech and Xinyu Huang and Michael Renfro, both of University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
ITEB, Room 401 |
| 11:00 am |
GROUP SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION |
| Session Chair: |
Ken Reifsnider, University of Connecticut |
| Location: |
Dodd Center, Konover Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm |
WORKSHOP CLOSE
Box Lunches |
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