First Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology

	FIRST JOINT EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY 22 August - 02 September 2011, Viterbo, Italy

INTRODUCTION

The First Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology shall be held in Viterbo, Italy, from 22 August to 02 September 2011.

Following the successful pattern of summer schools carried out by the HySafe Consortium, the EU Integrated Projects Real-SOFC and LargeSOFC and the European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety, the European Commission has decided to continue its support to this work.

Co-funding is now provided under the TrainHy-Project via the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) which is a joint agency of the European Commission and European Industry and Research Groups in this respective field. Thereupon the University of Ulster (United Kingdom), Risø National Laboratory/Denmark Technical University (Denmark) and the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany) teamed up with Heliocentris (Germany) to form the TrainHy Consortium. The TrainHy Consortium will organise the Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology. This Summer School shall be offered annually, starting in 2011.

The Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology will now take a broader approach and address topics from the whole field of low and high temperature fuel cells as well as hydrogen technology and safety. The Summer School consist of four separate courses, namely,

The school draws on the knowledge and expertise of a group of teachers currently working at the leading edge of fuel cell and hydrogen research and development in Europe from universities, national research centres and industry. These teachers have bundled their expertise and resources in the TrainHy Teaching Team to deliver lectures at the Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology. Its membership consists of: A. Atkinson (Imperial College, United Kingdom), F. Barbir (University of Split, Croatia), H. Barthelemy (Air Liquide, France), S. Brennan (University of Ulster, United Kingdom), G. Ciccarelli (Queen's University, Canada), A.E. Dahoe (University of Ulster, United Kingdom), M. Ellis (Intelligent Energy, United Kingdom), T. Graule (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Switzerland), A. Gubner (Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany), B. de Haart (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany), R. Hamelmann (eff +, Germany), T. Hocker (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland), S. Karvonen (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland), S. Knudsen Kær (Aalborg University, Denmark), A. Kulikowsky (Moscow State University, Russia; Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany), S. Linderoth (Risø National Laboratory/Denmark Technical University, Denmark), L. Magistri (University of Genoa, Italy), S. McPhail (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment, Italy), J. Mergel (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany), V. Molkov (University of Ulster, United Kingdom), R Mücke (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany), C. Navas (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), Brussels, Europe), S.G. Neophytides (Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes, Institute Processes, Patras, Greece), F. Panik (University of Applied Sciences Esslingen, Germany), B. Pollet (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), O. Posdziech (EBZ Fuel Cells & Process Technology, Germany), S. Reiners (Heliocentris, Germany), J. Schilm (Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems, Germany), M. Sorrentino (University of Salerno, Italy), R. Steinberger-Wilckens (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany), M. Thomas (AFC Energy, United Kingdom), I.C. Vinke (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany).

The 2011 Summer School's selection of lecturers is given in the programme below.

Informal networking is a key element of science and scientific work in general. The Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology offers ample opportunity for networking between young professionals and eminent scientists. Students are given a mini-project to work on in small teams and asked to give a short introduction to themselves and the work they are doing (or expect to be doing).

The schedule takes in ca. six hours of formal teaching per day. An optional exam will be available for students who are required to obtain ECTS points relevant to their PhD studies.

Please refer to the programme below for detailed information about the Summer School content.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

A Certificate of Attendance shall be issued to all students of the Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology. This Certificate of Attendance can be used for acquiring CPD-Points (see Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)).

ASSESSMENT AND UNIVERSITY APPROVED CREDIT POINTS UNDER THE EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER AND ACCUMULATION SYSTEM (ECTS)

Students who would like to receive MSc-level ECTS-points are expected to undertake an assessment.

LOCATION & VENUE

Viterbo is an ancient city in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is approximately 80 kilometers north of Rome on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and Monti Volsini. The historic centre of the city is surrounded by medieval walls, still intact, built during the 11th and 12th centuries. Entrance to the walled centre of the city is through ancient gates. Apart from agriculture, the main resources of Viterbo's area are pottery, marble, and wood. The town also hosts the Italian gold reserves, an important Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of Tuscia. It is located in a wide thermal area, attracting many tourists from the whole central Italy.

The hotel hosting the school is modern, has an outdoor pool with water slide, a grass football field, and further outdoor activities. Rooms are of a good standard and offer all the facilities you would expect including air-conditioning. More details at www.balletti.it. In early September we can expect temperatures in the mid to high 20°C range. Participants wishing to arrive early or stay longer should make their own arrangements with our contact and cooperating partner: Panhellas Tourism & Congress (Mrs. Manuela Drape Stathoglou, Mail: manuela@panhellas.gr, Tel: 0030 2810 300847, Fax: 0030 2810 30848).

As we meet around the end of the main European holiday season, there will very probably be suitable low cost charter flights to Rome airport (www.adr.it) available from a wide range of major and regional European airports.

There will be shuttle transfer coaches for all arrivals and departures from the airport of Rome (Fiumicino Aeroporto) to Balletti Park Hotel and vice versa approx every 3-4 hours. The transfer time by coach is around 1¼ hour, depending on the traffic.

Note: We need to receive your arrival and departure transfer details (flight number / arrival and departure time) in order to arrange the transfers until latest 16 August 2011. In case you arrive or depart at other dates than in the programme, you will have to arrange your transfer on your own.

Travel by train. Take the train from Fiumicino airport (Trenitalia), reach the station of Roma Trastevere and from there get another train to Viterbo (Porto Romana). For more information, please have a look at the website www.trenitalia.com. To find the correct connection, add the following information in the space: From: Fiumicino Aeroporto To: Viterbo The journey takes approx 2½ hours and you always have to change train in Roma Trastevere. From Viterbo, you have to take the bus to Balletti Park Hotel (15-25 minutes)

Travel by taxi. Private taxi transfers can be arranged and pre-booked – the driving time by taxi is 1¼ hour. Contact our cooperation partner Panhellas Tourism & Congress (Mrs. Manuela Drape Stathoglou, Mail: manuela@panhellas.gr, Tel: 0030 2810 300847, Fax: 0030 2810 30848). Each taxi can be shared between 3 persons. The fare per taxi-trip is 165,00 €.

SUMMER SCHOOL CHAIRMEN

Prof Dr Robert Steinberger-Wilckens (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
Prof Søren Linderoth (Risø National Laboratory/Denmark Technical University, Denmark)
Dr Arief Dahoe (University of Ulster, United Kingdom)

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Prof Dr Robert Steinberger-Wilckens (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
Mrs Chantal Hake (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
Mr Josef Mertens (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)

CORRESPONDENCE

Student registration and financial matters - ch.hake@fz-Jülich.de, Phone +49 2461 61-2244, Fax +49 2461 61-4155
Lecturers/other information - jo.mertens@fz-Jülich.de, Phone +49 2461 61-6706

STUDENT FEE AND REGISTRATION

Registration cost per student is 850 €/week; this includes accommodation (6 nights - Sunday to Saturday - double occupancy; single occupancy +125 €, upon availability), all food (full board), tuition, school banquet and the half-day excursion. The registration form for each school category can be found at the end of this document.

All registrations should be made by 16th August 2011 at the very latest.

PROGRAMME

GENIUS Project Complementary Workshop Thursday, 1st September 2011 Free participation for all Summer School pupils