Adam Z. Weber holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tufts University, and a Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley in chemical engineering under the guidance of John Newman. Dr. Weber is a Senior Scientist and Leader of the Energy-Conversion at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, co-Director of the DOE funded Multi-Modal Fuel-Cell Technologies Consortium (M2FCT), and Chief Technology Officer of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES). Dr. Weber has coauthored over 250 peer-reviewed articles and 11 book chapters on fuel cells, flow batteries, and related electrochemical devices, developed many widely used models for fuel cells and their components, and has 6 patents. He is the recipient of a number of awards including a 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a 2020 R&D100 award for microelectrode development, and the 2023 Fuel Cell Award from the Department of Energy. He is a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society.
Organisation: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In this talk we will explore the current state of the art in hydrogen electrolyzers and fuel cells with a focus on how transport of reactants and products impact their overall performance and durability. Such tradeoffs are quantified through multiphysics modeling and key diagnostics of the cells including breakdowns of the various limiting phenomena at both the micro and macroscales. We will also discuss the impact of interfaces and interfacial resistance on transport phenomena and routes towards improving device performance. Finally, topics including deployment scenrios and ecosystem approaches to that will be introduced.