MONDAY, 23 JULY 2007

SESSION I – Chairman: Robert I. Nigmatulin

9:00 – 10:00 OPENING CEREMONIES

Welcoming Address: S. Kakaç
Opening Remark: L. Vasiliev – Co-Director of the Institute
F. Arinc, Secretary General of ICHMT

10:00 – 10:45 Break and Registration

10:45 – 11:45 Introduction to the Institute
Shimshon Gottesfeld

11:45 – 12:45 Fuel Cell Basic Chemistry, Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics
Frano Barbir

12:45 – 13:00 Discussions

13:00 Lunch Break

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION II - Chairman: Selcuk Guceri

17:00 – 18:00 Performance Analysis of Micro-Structured Fuel Cells for Portable Applications
Ned Djilali

18:00 – 18:30 Discussions and further information about the Institute

18:30 – 19:30 Welcoming Party

19:30 Dinner

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2007

SESSION III – Chairman: Kenneth Reitsnider

9:00 – 10:00 Fuel Cell Stack and System Design Principles with Some Design Concepts of Micro-Mini Fuel Cells
Frano Barbir

10:00 – 11:00 A Review on Miniaturization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
Xiangyang Zhou, S. Kakac and A. Pramuanjaroenkij

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 Principles of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells for Portable and Micro Power
Chao-Yang Wang

12:30 – 12:45 Discussions

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION IV - Chairman: Renato M. Cotta

17:00 – 18:00 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology Platforms for Micro Fuel Cell Applications
Shimshon Gottesfeld

18:00 – 18:45 Mathematical Analysis of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Anchasa Pramuanjaroenkij

18:45 – 19:00 Discussions

19:30 Dinner

WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2007

SESSION V – Chairman: Chao-Yang Wang

9:00 – 10:00 Fundamental Comparison of High Temperature vs. Low Temperature Micro/Miniature Fuel Cells
Kenneth Reifsnider

10:00 – 11:00 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Ioan Stamatin

11:00 – 11:30 Discussions and Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 Meeting: Director of the Institute and the Lectures

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30 – 17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION VI – Chairman: Abdulmajeed Mohamed

17:00 – 18:00 Micro-Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
Nigel Sammes

18:00 – 19:00 Electrode Kinetics and Kinetically Limited Performance in PEMFCs and DMFCs with State-of-the-Art Catalysts
Hubert Gasteiger

19:00 – 19:30 Discussions

19:30 Dinner

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2007

SESSION VII – Chairman: Shimson Gottesfeld

9:00 – 10:00 Durability of Micro/Miniature Fuel Cells
Kenneth Reifsnider

10:00 – 11:00 Design and Preparation of Micro Fuel Cell Using for DMB Phone
DooHwan Jung

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 Contributions from Participants

12:15 – 12:30 Discussions

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00-16:30 Free Time

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION VIII – Chairman: Evgeni Budevski

17:00 – 18:00 Portable Fuel Cells: Fundamentals-Technologies
Ibrahim Dincer

18:00 – 19:00 Computational Modeling of Two-Phase Transport in Portable and Micro Fuel Cells
Chao-Yang Wang

19:00 – 19:30 Discussions

19:30 Dinner

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2007

SESSION IX – Chairman: Yaman Yener

9:00 – 10:00 Dynamic Characteristics of 30W class DMFC System for Notebook PC
DooHwan Jung

10:00 – 11:00 Catalyst Degradation Mechanisms in Proton Exchange Membrane (PEMFC) and Direct Methanol (DMFC) Fuel Cells
Hubert Gasteiger

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 Discussions

Free afternoon

SATURDAY - SUNDAY 28 AND 29 JULY 2007

Participants may take historical tours

MONDAY, 30 JULY 2007

SESSION X – Chairman: Frano Barbir

9:00 – 10:00 PEM Systems for Special Applications
Ugur Pasaogullari and Chao-Yang Wang

10:00 – 11:00 Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Systems for APU Units
Nigel Sammes

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15 Contributions from the Participants

12:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30 – 17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION XI - Chairman: Hubert Gasteiger

17:00 – 18:00 Current State of R&D on Micro Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Japan
Yasunobu Mizutani

18:00 – 19:00 Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Mobile and Portable Applications
Xiangyang Zhou

19:00– 19:30 Discussions

19:30 Dinner

SESSION XII – Chairman: DooHwan Jung

9:00 – 10:00 Autonomous Units for Mini Membrane Electrode Assemblies
Evgeni Budevski

10:00 – 11:00 Supersonic Conductions in Materials for Membranes
Ioan Stamatin

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 Contributions from the participants

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION XIII – Chairman: Colette Padet

17:00 – 18:00 Heat Pipe Concept in Fuel Cell Technology
Leonard Vasiliev

18:00 – 19:00 Spirol Architecture for Micro Fuel Cells
Eden Mamut

19:00– 19:30 Discussions

19:30 Dinner

WEDNESDAY, 1 AUGUST 2007

SESSION XIV – Chairman: Nigel Sammes

9:00 – 10:00 Toho’s Sold Fuel Cells – From Materials to Systems
Yasuhobu Mizutani

10:00 – 11:00 General Discussions and Contributions from the Participants

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 Discussions

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION XV – Chairman: Ned Djilali

17:00 – 18:00 Transport Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells
Yossef Elabd

18:00 – 19:00 Heat Transfer Enhancement in Fuel Cell Stack
Leonard Vasiliev

19:00 – 19:30 Contributions from the participants

19:30 Dinner

THURSDAY, 2 AUGUST 2007

SESSION XV – Chairman: Yasunobu Mizutani

9:00 – 10:00 Performance Characteristics and Degradation Studies Using the Easytest Cell
Evgeni Budevski

10:00 – 11:00 Water Transport Dynamics in Fuel Cell Micro-channels and Gas diffusion layers
Ned Djilali

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 General Discussions

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:30 Free Time

16:30-17:00 Afternoon Tea

SESSION XVI – Chairman: Nilüfer Egrican

Special Session: Energy-Environment Issues

17:00 – 18:00 Energy and the Environment
Osman T. Inal, Peter F. Gerity, and Daniel H. López

18:00 – 19:00 Bubble Fusion
Robert I. Nigmatulin

19:00 – 19:30 Contributions from the participants

19:30 – 20:00 Comments and the Closure of the Institute

20:00 Dinner

FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 2007

9:00 – 12:00 Discussion Groups and Departure

SESSION COORDINATORS

SESSION I through VIII:
Dr. Almila Yazicioglu and Dr. Ahmet Yozgatligil

SESSION IX through XVI:
Dr. Derek Baker and Dr. Gratiela Tarlea

GENERAL SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS:
Dr. Nilufer Egrican and Dr. Sebnem Tavman,

FINANCIAL MATTERS:
Dr. Tuba Okutucu and Mrs. Anchasa Pramuanjaroenkij

TECHNICAL MATTERS:
Basar Bulut and Andrew Higier

EXECUTIVE:
Gulter Mut and Zeynep Serinyel

ASSISTANT:
Cahit Koksal