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 This international scientific symposium is dedicated to Energy, Environment and Sustainability, with internationally renowned scientists who will address, from different perspectives, topics closely related to the research done in MATGAS, highlighting the scientific and technological challenges we face in these areas.
The symposium will take place on the 1st and 2nd June 2011 in the Hotel Campus and in the Rectorate of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (map).
Places are free but very limited. Please RSVP to
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, +34 935929950.
Program
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| Wednesday 1st June, 2011 - Hotel Campus (map). |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Symposium presentation.
Monty Alger, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Air Products, USA. Bio. |
| 15:45-16:15 |
Opening presentation: Advances in Energy, Sustainability and Environment: MATGAS Achievements and Remaining Challenges
L. F. Vega, MATGAS, Spain. Bio. |
| 16:15-17:15 |
Plenary lecture: The Global Energy and Environmental Challenge and the Potential Role of Natural Gas.
R.C. Armstrong, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Bio. |
| 17:15-17:45 |
Invited lecture: CO2, Climate and Sustainability.
J.E. Llebot, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. Bio. |
| 17:45-18:15 |
Invited lecture: Pending breakthroughs in the energy scenario.
P. Gómez-Romero, CSIC, MATGAS, Spain. Bio. |
| Thursday 2nd June, 2011 - Rectorate of the UAB (map). |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Plenary lecture: The hidden benefits of CO2 utilization.
M. Aresta, U. of Bari, Italy. Bio. |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Invited lecture: Direct uses of CO2; Supercritical CO2.
C. Domingo, ICMAB-CSIC, Spain. Bio. |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Invited lecture: Assessing the carbon Footprint of Energy Use by Life Cycle Techniques.
F. Castells, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain. Bio. |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break. |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Plenary Lecture: The Role of Hydrogen in Energy Storage.
A. Züttel, Head of Div. Hydrogen & Energy, EMPA, Switzerland. Bio. |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Invited lecture: Hydrogen Generation: An Industrial Perspective.
T. Golden, Center of Excellence in Adsorption, Air Products, USA. Bio. |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Invited lecture: Sustainable Hydrogen from Waste/Biomass.
J.L. Garcia-Fierro, ICP-CSIC, Spain. Bio. |
| 13:30-14:30 |
Lunch. |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Invited lecture: Supporting Product and Process Development in Industry Using Quantum-based Calculations
A. Derecskei – Computational Modeling Center, Air Products and Chemicals, USA. Bio. |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Invited lecture: Molecular Simulation in Porous Systems: Material Characterization and Adsorption Behavior as Case Studies.
E. Lomba – Institute of Physical Chemistry Rocasolano, CSIC, Spain. Bio. |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Invited lecture: Atomistic Modeling of Catalytic Water Oxidation.
A. Lledós – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain. Bio. |
| 16.00-16:15 |
Coffee break. |
| 16.15-17:00 |
Round table: Future trends in Energy, Sustainability, Environment.
Coordinator: X. Obradors – CSIC.
Speakers: C. Miravitlles (Materials and Energy), J. Rodriguez-Viejo (Hydrogen), L. Vega (CO2 and Simulations), G. Decrop (Energy and Sustainability). Bio. |
| 17:00 |
Closing Remarks.
M. Collins – Director, Global Technology Centers, Air Products, Allentown, USA.
J. Marquet, Director of the Research Parc, UAB, Spain. Bio. |
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