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TMS 2021 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Orlando, FL
Symposium Title: 7th Symposium on Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Sponsorship TMS: Functional Materials Division, TMS: Energy Conversion and Storage Committee
Organizer: Jung Pyung Choi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, jungpyung.choi@pnnl.gov
Sponsor: Energy Conversion and Storage Committee (FMD)
Co-Sponsor: High-Temperature Alloys Committee (SMD), Corrosion & Environmental Effects Committee (SMD)
Theme 1: Energy Conversion
Co-Organizers
i. Prof. Soumendra Basu, Boston University, basu@bu.edu (Lead)
iii. Prof. Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University, xingbo.liu@mail.wvu.edu
iv. Prof. Kyle S Brinkman, Clemson Univ., ksbrink@clemson.edu
v. Dr. Jung Pyung Choi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, jungpyung.choi@pnnl.gov
vi. Prof. Prabhakar Singh, Univ. of Connecticut, singh@engr.uconn.edu
vii. Dr. Amit Pandey, Granta Design/ANSYS, dramitpandey@gmail.com
Focus area: These symposium topics include, but not limited to, experiments and modeling of energy conversion systems including:
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and PEM fuel cells
• Electrolyzers and reversible fuel cells
• The durability of the fuel cell and stack materials
• Thermal-Chemical-mechanical stresses/expansion
• Study of thermo-mechanical degradation mechanisms
• Effect of microstructure evolution on the properties and efficiency
• Balance of Plant and Chrome poisoning
• Advances in the characterization and modeling techniques
Theme 2: Energy Storage
Co-Organizers
i. Prof. Partha P. Mukherjee, Purdue University, pmukherjee@purdue.edu (Lead)
ii. Prof. Eric Detsi, University of Pennsylvania, detsi@seas.upenn.edu
iii. Prof. Min-Kyu Song, Washington State University, minkyu.song@wsu.edu
iv. Prof. George Nelson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, george.nelson@uah.edu
v. Prof. Leela Arava, Wayne State University, larava@wayne.edu
Focus area:
• Batteries
• Physicochemical Interaction in lithium-ion batteries and beyond (e.g., Li-S, Li-air)
• Electrode microstructure - property - performance interplay
• Mesoscale modeling and characterization (e.g., X-ray tomography)
• Degradation (e.g., mechanical, chemical, electrodeposition) characteristics in electrodes
Theme 3: Materials Design for Sustainability and Energy Harvesting
Co-Organizers
i. Prof. Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota, surojit.gupta@engr.und.edu (Lead)
ii. Prof. Matt Cavalli, Western Michigan University, matthew.cavalli@wmich.edu
iii. Prof. Sankha Banerjee, California State University, sankhab@csufresno.edu
iv. Prof. Manoj Kumar Mahapatra, University of Alabama, mkmanoj@uab.edu
v. Prof. Lan Li, Boise State University, lanli@boisestate.edu
vi. Dr. Luca Masi, Ansys Granta, luca.masi@ansys.com
Focus area: This component of the symposium will focus on a variety of green and sustainable technologies for energy harvesting, additive manufacturing, green tribology, next-generation products and processes, and development of advanced instrumentation and control systems, etc.
Proposed Session Topics
• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• supercapacitor
• Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, and sustainability
• Green Tribology
• Life cycle analysis of materials and products
Theme 4- Functional Materials including coating, Ceramics and Alloys
Co-Organizers
i. Dr. Jung Pyung Choi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, jungpyung.choi@pnnl.gov (Lead)
ii. Dr. Paul Ohodnicki, University of Pittsburgh, pro8@pitt.edu
iii. Prof. Soumendra Basu, Boston University, basu@bu.edu
Focus area:
• Functional Oxides
• Ceramics and Dielectrics
• Sensors
• Coatings for harsh environments.
• Nanotechnology and next-generation multifunctional materials
• Membrane Separation Materials, Processes, and Systems (H2, O2, CO2).
• Water splitting.
• In-situ spectroscopy of oxidation state of functional oxides in operation
• Ceramics/Composite Structures/Alloys- corrosion, oxidation, heat, electric, magnetic resistant materials.
• Advances in the characterization and modeling techniques, including multiscale and in-situ.
• catalyst application
This symposium intends to provide a forum for researchers from national laboratories, universities, and industry to discuss current understanding of materials science issues in advanced materials for energy conversion and storage include high-temperature processes and to discuss accelerating the development and acceptance of innovative materials, and test techniques for clean energy technology. |