Program 2026
June 16-17, 2026
Hosts: Prof. Dr. Harry Hoster, Prof. Dr. Gabi Schierning, Prof. Dr. Doris Segets, Prof. Dr. Corina Andronescu
Program from lunch to lunch, sessions with tandems forms by an academic and an industry speaker, 20 minutes each, followed by 10 minutes discussion. Poster Sessions and UDE Short Talks throughout the days.
Language: English
Booklet (PDF 1.2 MB)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
12:00 – 13:00 | Registration, small lunch
13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome and opening remarks
13:15 - 14:15 | Session 1: Hydrogen Roadmap
Siemens Energy path for Power-to-H2-to-Power: Material aspects
Andrei Ghicov
Siemens Energy
Materials Testing for Hydrogen Applications: How to assure H2-Readiness
Dr.-Ing. Jens Jürgensen
Euro-Labor GmbH
14:15 - 15:15 | Session 2: Hydrogen as Direct Reduction in Steel Production
Pilotanlagen für grünen Stahl – Direktreduktion und Einschmelzer zwischen Forschung und industrieller Anwendung
Dr. Boris Kohnen
ThyssenKrupp (Nachhaltige Stahlherstellung im Bereich Innovation & Quality Center)
Current research perspectives for hydrogen metallurgy
Prof. Dr. Hauke Springer
UDE, Chair Sustainable Metallurgy
15:15 - 16:00 | Short Poster Presentations UDE
15:15 – 16:00 Postersession, Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 | Session 3: System Integration Industry
System Integration Starts at the Material Level: The Role of Catalyst Layers in Hydrogen Technologies
Meike Tack
Direct Matter
From Stack to System: Managing Dynamics in Integrated Hydrogen Energy Systems
Prof. Dr. Harry Hoster
UDE, Chair Energietechnik & Scientific Director ZBT
17:00 - 18:00 | Session 4: Membranes
From AEL and PEM to AEM: Why Anion Exchange Membranes Will Define the Future of Water Electrolysis
Götz Baumgarten
Evonik
Novel Membranes for Hydrogen Production
Prof. Dr. Hannah Roth
UDE, Chair Technical Chemistry II
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
09:00-09:30 Coffee & Networking
09:30 - 10:15 | Session 5: Electrode Manufacturing
Electrocatalysis Processes and Electrocatalysts Design
Prof. Plamen Atanassov
University of California, Irvine
10:15 - 11:00 | Short Talks UDE
10:15 | Shape-Engineered NiFe₂O₄ Nanocatalysts for Water Electrolysis
Dr. Hatem Amin
Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry, UDE
10:22 | Cation-Anion Co-Doping Enables Acid-Stable MnO2 Anodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
Dr. Sebastian Hirt
PEM Electrolysis, Electrolysis, ZBT
10:29 | Innovative and Scalable PEMFC Production: MEA Fabrication and Activation
Dr. Thomas Lange
MEA Development and Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Components, ZBT
10:36 | Hydrogen Incorporation in X2CrNi18-9: A Look at Electronic and Magnetic Structures
Dr. Klara Lünser
Applied Quantum Materials, Engineering, UDE, RC FEMS
10:43 | Impact of Molecular Poisons on Ni(OH)2 Electrocatalysts
Dr. Benjamin Mockenhaupt
Technical Chemistry, Chemistry, UDE
10:50 | Site-selective Reduction and Surface Restructuring of α-Fe2O3 (0001) upon Hydrogen adsorption
Muhammad Munawar
Theoretical Physics, Physics, UDE
10:57 | Mechanochemical Activation to Enable Binder-Free Functional Materials for Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Dr. Vineetha Vinayakumar
Particle Science and Technology, Engineering, UDE
11:00–12:00 Poster Session, Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00 | Session 6: Electrolyzers
Revolutionary Simple – The Art of Electrolyzer Manufacturing
Dr. Wiebke Lüke
Water Electrolysis Works (WEW)
Catalyst Design for Energy Conversio and Storage – From Nanoelectrochemistry Towards Industrial Application
Prof. Dr. Corina Andronescu
UDE, Chair Technical Chemistry III
13:00 – 14:00 | Session 7: Electrochemical Conversion
Scaling Electrochemical Direct Air Capture: From Lab to Megaton CO2 removal
Dr. Ben Bowers
Phlair
Catalysts Under Interrogation: Decoding Electrochemical Conversion in Real Time
Dr. Ioanis Spanos
MPI CEC
14:00 – 14:30 Summary and closing remarks
14:30 – 15:30 Networking & Small lunch