I²CNER Annual Symposium 2012 / I²CNER International Workshop 2012 (International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research(I²CNER))
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Jan.31(Thu) I²CNER Annual Symposium 2012 Program and Speakers
9:00~ Opening Remarks

Setsuo Arikawa
President, Kyushu University
Greetings

Mitsuyuki Ueda
Director, Office for Basic Research Projects, Basic Research Promotion Division, Research Promotion Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Toshio Kuroki
WPI Program Director /
Deputy Director, Research Center for Science Systems,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Jeffrey Miller
Energy Attache, U.S. Embassy Japan

9:15~ Opening Lecture

Petros Sofronis
Director, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER)

9:45~ Session 1
Chair: Michihisa Koyama, Professor, INAMORI Frontier Research Center , Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Energy Analysis: Toward the Realization of a Carbon-Neutral Society (CNS)
Kuniaki Honda
WPI Visiting Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Standing Corporate Auditor, Gas and Power Co.,Ltd

Presentation Title:
I²CNER Energy Analysis Platform
Mark Paster
WPI Visiting Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Independent Consultant

11:00~ Session 2
Chair: Miho Yamauchi, WPI Associate Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Hydrogen Production

Presentation Title:
Hydrogen Production Based on Solar Water Splitting
Tatsumi Ishihara
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Professor, Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Energizing the Hydrogen Economy: Investigations of New Materials System for Photocatalysis
Lane W. Martin
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois
Hydrogen Storage Materials

Presentation Title:
Hydrogen Storage: How it Contributes to the Energy System
Etsuo Akiba
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Mechanism of Hydrogenation in Interstitial Hydrogen Storage Materials
Junko Matsuda
WPI Assistant Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Fuel Cells

Presentation Title:
Development of Next Generation Fuel Cells and Materials
Sean Bishop
WPI Assistant Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Development of Catalysis Supports for Next Generation Fuel Cells and Materials
Andrew A. Gewirth
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Professor, Chemistry, University of Illinois

13:15~ Session 3
Chair: Andrew Gewirth, Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Thermophysical Properties

Presentation Title:
Thermophysical Properties for Low-Carbon Energy Technologies
Yasuyuki Takata
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Ultrafast Thermophysical Properties as Probes of Hydrogen-Material Interactions
David G. Cahill
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Professor & Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Material Transformations

Presentation Title:
Biomimetic Fuel Cell
Seiji Ogo
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Professor, Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Why Nickel Hydrides Are Relevant to Our Carbon-Neutral Future
Thomas B. Rauchfuss
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Professor, William H. & Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Hydrogen Structural Materials

Presentation Title:
Surface Reaction-Limited Embrittlement of Steel in Hydrogen Gas
Brian Somerday
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Doctoral, Sandia National Laboratories

Presentation Title:
Oxidation at Tribo-Interface under Repeated Contact in Hydrogen
Joichi Sugimura
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University

15:15~ Session 4
Chair: Dimitrios Kyritsis, I²CNER, University of Illinois
CO₂ Separation and Concentration

Presentation Title:
Innovation for CO2 Separation Technology
Katsuki Kusakabe
WPI Principal Investigator, I²CNER, Kyushu University
Professor, Nanoscience, Sojo University

Presentation Title:
Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Value-Added Chemicals
Paul J. A. Kenis
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois
CO₂ Capture and Storage

Presentation Title:
Sub-Seabed and Ocean CCS in I²CNER
Kiminori Shitashima
WPI Assistant Professor, I²CNER, Kyushu University

Presentation Title:
Dynamics of Multi-Phase Turbulent Plumes with Application to Sub-Seabed CO2 Sequestration
Kenneth T. Christensen
Satellite Institution Principal Investigator, I²CNER, University of Illinois
Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois

16:15~ Educational Outreach

Presentation Title:
Improving the Pipeline of Future Scientists and Engineers: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Outreach
Lizanne Destefano
Professor, Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies,
Educational Psychology, University of Illinois

16:30~ General Comments

Nobuhide Kasagi
WPI Program Officer / Professor, the University of Tokyo
Closing Remarks
Petros Sofronis
Director, I²CNER

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