GCMAC Industry Days: Accelerated Materials Integration for Energy Applications

May 10-11 2023

The objective of industry days is to connect German and Canadian industries (incl. SMEs, start-ups), promote opportunities, and generate awareness for collaboration around “Accelerated Materials Integration for Energy Applications” along the entire value chain. The event will feature panel discussions, presentations, and in-person networking opportunities.

Agenda:

Day I: Canada – May 10 2023

Location: Virtually & In-person at CanmetMATERIALS Laboratory (183 Longwood Rd S, Hamilton, ON L8P 0A5, Canada)

Time: 9:00 – 12:00 EST | 15:00-18:00 CEST

Topic: Adoption & Integration of Accelerated Materials Discovery

Short presentations

Speakers: 

• Jayson Meyers, CEO, NGen 
• Ira Wolff, Director of Special Projects, NORAM 
• Khaled Boqaileh, CEO, LabsCubed 
• Curtis Berlinguette, CEO, Miru

Themes:

• Interest, understanding & integration of MAPs
• Leveraging MAP techniques
• Support from government and academia

Panel Discussion

Panelists: 

• Curtis Berlinguette, CEO, Miru 
• Steve Carlson, Executive Vice President of Advanced Materials & Battery Products, Meta Materials 
• Jennifer Decker, Consul – Principal Advisor, National Research Council Canada 
• Andrew Johnston, Program Director, National Research Council Canada

Themes:

• MAPs investments & opportunities for supporting industry
• Timeline of materials development
• Merit of accelerated materials discovery
• Access vs. internal deployment
• Q&A

12:00 EST

• Networking Lunch (Canada) & Optional Lab Tours

Day II: Germany – May 11 2023

Location: Virtually & In-person at Technology Center Jülich GmbH (Karl-Heinz-Beckurts-Straße 13, 52428 Jülich)

Time: 9:00 – 12:00 EST | 15:00-18:00 CEST

Topic: Hardware scale-up & building

Plenary Talk: Accelerating materials to device integration for H2 and Batteries

Florian Huber, Head of New Technologies & Incubation, hte GmbH

Short presentations from panel members & Panel Discussion

Featuring:

• Jens Hauch, Head of Research Unit, HI-ERN  
• Dietmar Janke/ Michael Fedler, Manager, Zinsser Analytic GmbH
• Michael Paul, Head of Development PEMFC Cell Components, EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH
• Francesco Matteucci, Program Manager, European Innovation Council 

Themes:

• Challenges and opportunities in automation & self-driving labs for energy materials
• How acceleration can be helpful across various companies in their production processes
• Opportunities that they might see to integrate accelerated materials into fabrication workflows
• Identify areas of improvement and lesson learnt that could be beneficial for R&D Labs and innovators across energy materials value chain

Q&A

18:00 CEST

Networking Dinner (Germany) & Poster Session