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)
Dienstag, 16.06.2026
12:00 – 13:00 | Registration, small lunch
13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome and opening remarks
13:15 - 14:15 | Session 1: Hydrogen Roadmap
09:45 - 10:45
Siemens Energy path for Power-to-H2-to-Power: Material aspects
Andrei Ghicov
Siemens Energy
09:45 - 10:45
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
09:45 - 10:45
Pilotanlagen für grünen Stahl – Direktreduktion und Einschmelzer zwischen Forschung und industrieller Anwendung
Dr. Boris Kohnen
ThyssenKrupp (Nachhaltige Stahlherstellung im Bereich Innovation & Quality Center)
09:45 - 10:45
Current research perspectives for hydrogen metallurgy
Prof. Dr. Hauke Springer
UDE
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
Alternative Perspective to Valorize the Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) Bottom Ash for Metal and Cement Industries
15:15 – 16:00 Postersession, Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 | Session 3: System Integration Industry
13:30 - 14:30
System Integration Starts at the Material Level: The Role of Catalyst Layers in Hydrogen Technologies
Meike Tack
Direct Matter
13:30 - 14:30
N.N.
Harry Hoster
wiss. Vortrag
13:30 - 14:30
17:00 - 18:00 | Session 4: Membranes
11:00 - 12:00
From AEL and PEM to AEM: Why Anion Exchange Membranes Will Define the Future of Water Electrolysis
Götz Baumgarten
Evonik
11:00 - 12:00
Novel Membranes for Hydrogen Production
Prof. Dr. Hannah Roth
UDE
Mittwoch, 17.06.2025
09:00 - 10:00 | Session 5: Electrolyzers
09:45 - 10:45
Revolutionary Simple – The Art of Electrolyzer Manufacturing
Dr. Wiebke Lüke
Water Electrolysis Works (WEW)
09:45 - 10:45
N.N.
Prof. Dr. Corina Andronescu
UDE
10:00 - 10:45 | Short Talks UDE
09:45 - 10:45
09:45 - 10:45
10:45 – 11:30 Postersession, Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 | Session 6: Electrode Manufacturing
09:45 - 10:45
N.N.
TBA
De Nora
09:45 - 10:45
N.N.
Prof. Plamen Atanassov
University of California, Irvine, USA
12:30–13:30 | Session 7: Electrochemical Conversion
09:45 - 10:45
Scaling Electrochemical Direct Air Capture: From Lab to Megaton CO2 removal
Dr. Steffen Garbe
Phlair
09:45 - 10:45
Catalysts Under Interrogation: Decoding Electrochemical Conversion in Real Time
Dr. Ioanis Spanos
MPI CEC
13:30–14:00 Summary and closing remarks
14:00–15:00 Networking & Small lunch