Three-dimensional transport to triple phase boundaries and its role in electrochemical performance
Event details
| Date | 24.03.2016 |
| Hour | 16:00 › 17:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Wilson K. S. Chiu, University of Connecticut |
| Location |
EPFL Valais Wallis/Zeuzier conference room
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Advances in materials increasingly rely on the 3-D characteristics of its microstructure and chemistry at the nanoscale. This presentation will review 3-D imaging techniques that measure microstructural properties, and discuss its influence on material function and reliability. The presentation will then focus on three-dimensional microstructural imaging methods for energy materials. The use of a novel imaging technique, synchrotron-based transmission x-ray microscopy, will be demonstrated by characterizing structural and chemical changes in fuel cell and gas separation membrane materials. Challenges and opportunities for future work will then be discussed.
The goal of this research will be to obtain a scientific and engineering understanding into how micro- and nano-structure induced transport mechanisms govern performance, with a long-term goal to improve current materials and create new materials that will enable improved device performance and increased long-term reliability for advanced engineering applications.
Bio: Wilson K. S. Chiu earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1997 and 1999, respectively. His research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, and industry. He publi shed 101 journal articles and 154 conference articles/abstracts. Among his honors, he was elected fellow of ASME in 2013, elected into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in 2013, received the Rutgers University School of Engineering Medal of Excellence Award for Distinguished Young Alumnus in 2010, the United Technologies Corporation Professorship in Engineering Innovation in 2008, and the ASME Bergles - Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer in 2006 . He is the Founding Editor of the new ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (formerly ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology). He also serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports , as an associate editor for the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and the International Journal of Thermal Sciences, executive committee past co - chair for the ASME Advanced Energy Sy stems Division, and executive committee member for the ECS High Temperature Materials Division . He has gi ven over 9 0 plenary, keynote and invited lectures in the United States and abroad.
The goal of this research will be to obtain a scientific and engineering understanding into how micro- and nano-structure induced transport mechanisms govern performance, with a long-term goal to improve current materials and create new materials that will enable improved device performance and increased long-term reliability for advanced engineering applications.
Bio: Wilson K. S. Chiu earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1997 and 1999, respectively. His research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, and industry. He publi shed 101 journal articles and 154 conference articles/abstracts. Among his honors, he was elected fellow of ASME in 2013, elected into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in 2013, received the Rutgers University School of Engineering Medal of Excellence Award for Distinguished Young Alumnus in 2010, the United Technologies Corporation Professorship in Engineering Innovation in 2008, and the ASME Bergles - Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer in 2006 . He is the Founding Editor of the new ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (formerly ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology). He also serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports , as an associate editor for the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and the International Journal of Thermal Sciences, executive committee past co - chair for the ASME Advanced Energy Sy stems Division, and executive committee member for the ECS High Temperature Materials Division . He has gi ven over 9 0 plenary, keynote and invited lectures in the United States and abroad.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Dr. Jan Van Herle
Contact
- Constance Visser Witman