Organising committee: Participation fees:

1.340,- per course and person

Joint European Summer
Prof. Robert Steinberger-Wilckens, U Birmingham
Prof. Jens Oluf Jensen, DTU Energy
Prof. Rdiger-A. Eichel, FZ Jlich GmbH
This covers accommodation in single room (double School on Fuel Cell,
Scope and target:
room occupancy = 1.140,- per person), including
all tuition fees and taxes, as well as: Electrolyser, and Battery
The two week are conducted as individual courses
and participants can select:


full board for six nights,
coffee breaks,
Technologies
a banquet on the Friday, and
Week 1 is a comprehensive introduction aimed at
graduate and PhD students and young professionals
within the fields of fuel cells, electrolysis, hydrogen
an excursion on the Wednesday. JESS 2017
technology and batteries. An Early Bird discount of 150,- applies until

Week 2 is an advanced course for students and

incl. 30 April 2017. 11 15 September 2017
professionals with a few years of experience in the Accompanying persons (in same double room) pay
(Introductory Courses)
field.
550 including of the above.
All the lectures will be presented by highly acclaimed and
experts within the research fields from various
universities, research centres, and industry with For updates and information, please go to our web
18 22 September 2017
long-standing experience in teaching. A complete list
will be published with the final programme early in
site: (Advanced Courses)
2017. http://www.jes-school.eu

A selection of confirmed lecturers 2017:

Vougliameni, Athens, Greece
Prof Vladimir Molkov, University of Ulster Contact for all enquiries:
(hydrogen safety) Mr John Hooper
Prof Ferdinand Panik, University of Esslingen, and School of Chemical Engineering
Prof Thomas von Unwerth, University of Chemnitz University of Birmingham
(fuel cell vehicles) Edgbaston
Dr Birgit Thoben (business development) Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Emanuela Vartolomei, AllStreet (finance)
Dr Murat Peksen, Multiphysics Energy Solutions +44 121 414 5275
(modelling)
j.c.hooper@bham.ac.uk
Lecture language:
English.Slides and information will be available via a
secure download area on the JESS website.

First Announcement
The Joint European Summer School, JESS 2017, will Tentative Programme Schedule
be held in Vouliagmeni near the beautiful city of
Athens on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Once again, it Week 1:
will provide highly condensed high level courses on Introduction to Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics
selected topics. Introduction to Solid State Chemistry and Ionics
Introduction to SOFC / Introduction to LT Fuel Introduction to
Week 1 of the Summer School focuses on: SOE Cells & Electrolysers Batteries
Introduction to Fuel Cell, Electrolyser, and Battery
Technologies Starting from the fundamental electrolyte materials electrolyte electrolyte, anode,
principles of electrochemistry and thermodynamics the anode materials materials cathode materials
entire spectrum of materials, design and balance of cathode materials anode materials cell and stack
plant will be covered both from an engineering point of cathode materials designs
cell and stack
view as well as from a modelling perspective. The manufacturing
designs cell and stack
technological courses will be augmented by more
manufacturing designs characterisation
general lectures on various aspects of the technology.
characterisation manufacturing modelling
Plenary lectures will be followed by three tracks: (1)
Solid oxide cells fuel cells and electrolysers, (2) low modelling characterisation degradation
temperature fuel cells and electrolysers, and (3) degradation modelling system technology
batteries. system technology degradation beyond Lithium
system technology metal-air batteries
all solid state
Week 2 of the Summer School focuses on: batteries
Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology, Business power to gas, power to fuel
Development, Hydrogen Safety, and a Modelling
Master Class.This addresses students with one or two
years of experience in fuel cell and hydrogen research. Week 2:
The Master Class will offer insight into modelling
approaches before giving the students room to discuss Fuel Cell Business Modelling
Hydrogen Safety
their own projects. The other courses offer students Vehicles Development Master Class
with a background in the basic technology further 0D, 1D,
insights into developing businesses, protecting know- spinning out a 2D/3D introduction to
vehicle design
how, safely handling hydrogen, and the engineering fuel cell/ modelling hydrogen
hybrid vehicles
and design of fuel cell vehicles. hydrogen approaches safety
electric
business and hydrogen fires
drivetrains
financing a software hydrogen
vehicle
In addition to the lectures, the participants will be business multi- explosions
batteries
asked to join in student projects, applying the course intellectual physics incident
content to case studies to be presented at the end of life cycle and modeling
property handling
the week. emissions
protection student incident
market project
ideation, prevention
introduction presenta-
creativity
tions