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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
Join industry partners and applied research leadership accelerating the development and deployment of
new energy solutions into products and society.
Cory Phillips
ARPA-E
Mathew D. Halls
Schrödinger Inc.
Nobuyuki Matsuzawa
Panasonic Industry Co
Jodie Lutkenhaus
Texas A&M
Boris Kozinsky
Harvard University
Michael Webb
Princeton University
Sak Arumugam
Ansys
Helen Zha
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Erik Spoerke
Sandia National Laboratories
Xiaolin Li
PNNL
Will McNamara
Sandia
Timothy Gardner
Cambium
Pat Brant
ExxonMobil
Alamgir Karim
University of Houston
Mark Tapsak
Glucotrack
Gustavo Carri
ExxonMobil
John P. Kopasz
Argonne National Laboratory
Jan-Willem Handgraaf
Siemens Digital Industries Software
Scott Swartz
Nexceris
Jean St-Pierre
Cummins Technical Center
Halil Tekinalp
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Imre Gyuk
U.S. Department of Energy
YuanQiao Rao
Dow Chemical Company
Carlos Quiroz-Arita
Sandia National Laboratories
Tim Barckholtz
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co.
Russell Jessup
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Lee Lynd
Dartmouth College
Lyle DePauw
Cargill
Santa Jansone-Popova
Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Oak Ridge National Lab
Andriy Palasyuk
Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory
Alison Fritz
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Simona Patange
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dalia Yablon
TechConnect World Innovation Conference
Filippo Mangolini
UT Austin
Jinhui Tao
PNNL
Paul Ashby
LBL
Peter Vekilov
University of Houston
Liam Collins
Oak Ridge National Lab
Yi-Chih Lin
UT Austin
Jason Killgore
NIST
Zhe Qiang
University of Southern Mississippi
Meng Wang
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Wong
Rice University
Chris Griggs
US Army Corps of Engineers
Reza Foudazi
University of Oklahoma
Jinyong Liu
UC Riverside
John P. Kopasz
Argonne National Laboratory
Brian Ingram
Argonne National Lab
YuanQiao Rao
Dow Chemical Company
Lin Zhao
Dow Chemical Company
Qilin Li
Rice University
Yifu Ding
UC Boulder
Yongsheng Chen
GeorgiaTech
Back to Top ↑Sessions | ||
Monday June 9 | ||
| 8:30 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes | |
| 10:30 | Hydrogen & Fuel Cells | |
| 1:30 | Hydrogen Production | |
| 1:30 | Energy Storage: Batteries | |
| 4:00 | Fuel Cells & Hydrogen - Posters | |
Tuesday June 10 | ||
| 8:00 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes | |
| 9:00 | Energy Storage: Beyond Batteries | |
| 9:30 | Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Component Development | |
| 9:30 | Biomass & Renewable Carbon Sources | |
| 10:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental I | |
| 11:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental II | |
| 1:30 | Innovations in Decarbonizing Steel | |
| 1:30 | Biorefineries for Negative Emissions | |
| 1:30 | Graphene & 2D Materials | |
| 1:30 | Energy Storage: Safety | |
| 3:30 | Energy Storage: Materials / Components & Power Electronics | |
Wednesday June 11 | ||
| 9:00 | Energy Storage: Power Electronics & Use Cases | |
| 10:30 | Energy Storage: Beyond Technologies | |
Detailed Program | ||
Monday June 9 | ||
| 8:30 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes | Lone Star E |
| Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, Dalia Yablon, Matthew Laudon, TechConnect Division, ATI, US | ||
| Welcome to TechConnect M. Laudon, TechConnect Division, ATI, US | ||
| TechConnect Overview: Connecting Research, Accelerating Innovation D. Yablon, J. Rocha, TechConnect Division, ATI, US | ||
| The nexus of materials, energy, and carbon dioxide—and how science, technology, and market development can impact it M. Pasquali, Rice University, US | ||
| Future Technologies Based on Mimicking Nature with Controls of Charge, Spin, and Heat P. Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles, US | ||
| Accelerating Innovation through America’s Seed Fund F. Salomone, Office of Innovation and Investment, Small Business Administration, US | ||
| 10:30 | Hydrogen & Fuel Cells | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Di-Jia (DJ) Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Nexceris Solid Oxide Cell Technology S.L. Swartz, Nexceris, US | ||
| Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells for the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck T. Zawodzinski, Jr., University of Tennesse-Knoxville, US | ||
| Development of a Mobile Fuel Cell Generator J. Schulte, P. Scott, M. Simon, RockeTruck, Inc., US | ||
| Electrolyzers that Live Outside and Underwater: An Integrated Offshore Hydrogen Production and LDES System for Utility Grid Balancing E. Greenbaum, GTA, Inc., US | ||
| 1:30 | Hydrogen Production | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Di-Jia (DJ) Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Hydrogen Energy Research Operation (HERO) - Best Practices for an End-to-End Integrated Hydrogen Prototype S. Stuver, M. Bradford, GTI Energy, US | ||
| Hydrogen Generation through Integrated Sustainable Electrolysis of Water S. Bashir, P. Villareal, J.L. Liu, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, US | ||
| *STUDENT ABSTRACT WINNER* High-rate photocatalytic hydrogen generation from methanol using narrow bandgap small molecule organic semiconductor N. Kumar, K.M. Alam, M.M. Rana, S. Chitti, R. Pambala, S.S. Aare, K. Shankar, University of Alberta, CA | ||
| 1:30 | Energy Storage: Batteries | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Energy Storage, A Southern Company Perspective K. Claffey, Southern Company, US | ||
| Next generation sodium iron chloride batteries for long duration energy storage: Inlyte Energy’s path to market and scale W.E. Gent, A.C. Baclig, B. Kaun, Inlyte Energy, US | ||
| Lithium Sulfur Flow Batteries for Grid-scale Energy Storage E. Benner, S. Byrne, C. Call, GridFlow, Inc., US | ||
| Materials innovation and cell development for room temperature Na-S batteries X. Zheng, H. Hao, S. Jagadeesan, J. Nanda, SLAC, US | ||
| The status and challenges in the development of sustainable batteries for energy storage applications X.L. Li, D.M. Reed, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| 4:00 | Fuel Cells & Hydrogen - Posters | JW Grand Ballroom |
| Effect of electrolyte in electrochemical anodic oxidation of valve metals and their photocatalytic applications N. Kumar, K. Shankar, University of Alberta, CA | ||
Tuesday June 10 | ||
| 8:00 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes | Lone Star E |
| Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, Dalia Yablon, Matthew Laudon, TechConnect Division ATI, US | ||
| National Health Security Innovation Initiatives M. Stebbins, Advanced Technology International (ATI), US | ||
| Fireside Chat with DARPA - Jennifer Thabet, DARPA & Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect/ATI J. Thabet, DARPA SBIR/STTR, US | ||
| SBIR Reauthorization Briefing J. Williams, SBIRC, US | ||
| 9:00 | Energy Storage: Beyond Batteries | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Underground Pumped Storage Hydroelectric using Salt Domes W.M. Taggart IV, Cavern Energy Storage, LLC, US | ||
| Innovative Long-Duration Energy Storage: Operational Insights and Grid Applications of Advanced Rail Energy Storage B. Cunnington, R. Weed, M. Gautam, D. Wu, C. Wiggins, R. Rebich, Energy Northwest, US | ||
| Techno Economic Assessment of Moving Particle Thermal Energy Storage Technology for Grid and Process Heat Applications L.P. McLaughlin, Sandia National Laboratories, US | ||
| Evaluation of Load Shifting in a Heat Pump System with Thermal Energy Storage for Both Heating and Cooling Y. Qiao, Z. Li, L. Wang, B. Shen, K.R. Gluesenkamp , X. Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| 9:30 | Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Component Development | Room 306 |
| Session chair: John Kopasz, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Highly durable low-cost catalysts derived from zeolitic imidazolate framework for proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications D.-J. Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| *STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION* Bubble-Printing Synthesis of High-Entropy Alloys for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis M.-F. Hsieh, A. Swain, Y. Zheng, The University of Texas at Austin, US | ||
| Resolving Fundamental Challenges of Graphene Integration in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells P. Carmichael, S. Kutagulla, Y. Lee, D. Akinwande, University of Texas at Austin, US | ||
| Transistor Sensors for PEM Fuel Cell Degradation Monitoring and PFAS Regulation D. Dong, Rowan University, US | ||
| Facilitating hydrogen adoption with innovative hydrogen gas sensors for prognostics of industrial assets R.A. Potyrailo, GE Vernova Advanced Research Center, US | ||
| 9:30 | Biomass & Renewable Carbon Sources | Room 304 |
| Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US | ||
| Advancing Winter Camelina for Biofuels L. DePauw, Cargill, CA | ||
| Biorefining perennial sorghum: Sustainable bio-based materials R.W. Jessup, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| From Chitin to Sustainable Solutions: Biopolymers for a Circular Future J.L. Shamshina, R. Panackal Shibu, A. Zannat, Texas Tech University, US | ||
| To Be Announced C. Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US | ||
| Commercialization Opportunities for Renewable Fuels M. Young, Chevron, US | ||
| 10:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental I | Lone Star B |
| Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA | ||
| Room temperature Na/K batteries for grid energy storage B. Tan, PIDC, US | ||
| EMP proof power system D. Munson, Foi Group LLC, US | ||
| SPARK Hyper Agile Expeditionary Platform D. Bishop, Bishop Ascendant Inc, US | ||
| Aluminum Fueled Galvanic Generator B. Churchill, AlumaPower, CA | ||
| Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA | ||
| Review Panelist R. Roley, Battelle, US | ||
| Review Panelist J. Ryan, DIU, US | ||
| 11:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental II | Lone Star B |
| Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA | ||
| Electrochemical Reactive Capture from Exhaust Flue Gas Streams C. Iloeje, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Unlocking and harnessing the full energy and mineral potential of geothermal resources J. Johnston, CaSil Technologies Ltd, NZ | ||
| REMAFS: Rare Earth Metals from Alternative Flouride Salt J. Krennrich, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| CCSNet: a deep learning modeling suite for CO2 storage D. Mallin, Stanford University - Office of Technology Licensing, US | ||
| CO₂-Storing Precast Concrete: Enhancing Strength Through CO₂ Curing of Alternative Cements M. Bayram, Texas State University, US | ||
| Safe and low-cost batteries for energy storage T. Vosburgh, Coulomb Technology, US | ||
| Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA | ||
| Review Panelist S. Vohnout, OppsSpot LLC, US | ||
| Review Panelist J. Ryan, DIU, US | ||
| Review Panelist M. Villegas, Koch Modular, US | ||
| Review Panelist M. Lund, Woodside Energy, US | ||
| 1:30 | Innovations in Decarbonizing Steel | Room 306 |
| Session chair: John Kopasz, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| ArcelorMittal's Key Decarbonization Initiatives A. Morelato, ArcelorMittal, US | ||
| Evaluating acidic aqueous solutions for electrochemical deposition of metallic iron B.J. Ingram, Y. Sun, J. Luo, R. Akolkar, J.G. Connell, Q. Liu, Z. Yang, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Pathways to Low Temperature Electrolysis of Iron Oxides at Scale P.A. Kempler, A.C. Goldman, R. Shekhar, A. Konovalova, E. Rahman, University of Oregon, US | ||
| Hydrogen Plasma Rotary Kiln Furnace Reduction of Iron Ores J. Kopasz, Argonne National Lab, US | ||
| Engineered Biocarbon Materials for EAF Decarbonization M. Mlinar, B. Spigarelli, M. Young, Natural Resources Research Institute, US | ||
| 1:30 | Biorefineries for Negative Emissions | Room 304 |
| Session chair: Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US | ||
| Cellulosic biofuels: Addressing cost and land challenges while maximizing climate benefits L. Lynd, Terragia Biofuel, US | ||
| State-level biomass waste resource availability and GHG emission mitigation strategies F. Naaz, J. Zhang, U. Singh, T.R. Hawkins, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Harnessing Bioelectricity from Organic Waste: A Microbial Fuel Cell-Enhanced Compost System for Renewable Energy Generation S. Chen, P.N. Aquino, K. Hoang, S. Pandit, J. Dychauco, Ohlone College, US | ||
| Enhancing Formate Fermentation with Hydrogen Supplementation for Sustainable Biomanufacturing B. Zakaria, J. Panich, R. Swart, V.S. Nogue, C. Johnson, E. Sundstrom, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, US | ||
| Enhancing Sustainability in Pea-Based Biorefineries: Producing Isobutanol from Pea Starch R. Buitrago-Tello, U. Lee, M. Menegay, J. McVay, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| 1:30 | Graphene & 2D Materials | Room 307 |
| Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory; Babak Anasori, Purdue University, US | ||
| Advancing photonic materials via moiré patterns E. Li, Unveristy of Texas at Austin, US | ||
| Imaging interfacial domain switching dynamics of twisted hexagonal boron nitride layers M. Goodman, K. Lee, K. Dongseob, E. Li, M. Miyahara, Texas State University, US | ||
| Potential Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Fiber Optical Sensing J.W. Guan, P. Lu, H.M. Ding, L. Gaburici, S. Mihailov, C.T. Kingston, National Research Council Canada, CA | ||
| Recent Development of High-density Energy Storage Thin Film Dielectric Capacitors with Record Efficiency using Polymers and 2D Materials N. Pradhan, Jackson State University, US | ||
| Impact of hBN and Graphene Interlayers on the Dielectric Properties of Flexible Polymer Films F. Hasan Likhi, I. Vlassiouk, A. Karim, University of Houston, US | ||
| *STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION* Ultrahigh Electrostatic Energy Density in Au/2D-CuInP2Se6/Graphene Micro-Capacitor R. Padhan, M. Susner, R. Rao, S.A. Kadam, A. Wali, R. Divan, W.C. West, A.V. Sumant, N.R. Pradhan, Jackson State University, US | ||
| 1:30 | Energy Storage: Safety | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Safety Considerations for Battery Energy Storage Systems: From Conception to Culmination and Beyond R. Spray, S. Lele, Exponent, US | ||
| Fault Management Software to Increase BESS Reliability and Safety B. Ramamurthy, D. Sblendorio, Critical Loop, Inc., US | ||
| Self-Quenching Battery Pack: D^3 Concept of Detect, Direct, and Douse to Contain Thermal Runaway S. Pannala, T. Li, L. Chen, D. Pelletier, SABIC, US | ||
| The Impacts of Procedure in the FMEA of Lithium-Ion Batteries F.S. Gray, E. Cheever, W.S. Tang, J. Jeevarajan, UL Research Institutes: Electrochemical Safety Research Institute, US | ||
| Thermal Analysis of Micro-Cell Format Lithium-Ion Batteries: Building A Materials Safety Database M. Trujillo, V. Rikka, W.S. Tang, J. Jeevarajan, UL Research Institutes - Electrochemical Research Institute, US | ||
| 3:30 | Energy Storage: Materials / Components & Power Electronics | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| 1.8MW 13.8kVAC to 1kVDC Solid State Transformer (SST) for Energy Storage Systems A. Kelinsky; T. Beechner, RCT Systems, US | ||
| Advanced Fuel Cell Power Converter (AFCPC) G. Santamaria, A. Jathar, M. Simon, RockeTruck, Inc., US | ||
| Prismatic Battery Cell Thermal Modelling Using Aluminum Nitride Components D. Jimenez-Rivera, P. Quintero-Aguilo, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, US | ||
Wednesday June 11 | ||
| 9:00 | Energy Storage: Power Electronics & Use Cases | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| System integration challenges and opportunities for rechargeable zinc manganese dioxide (ZnMnO2) batteries G. Yadav, G. Cowles, Urban Electric Power, Inc., US | ||
| Thermal Energy Storage project at Hospital will reduce GHG emissions by 95% and thermal energy costs by 40% J. Koontz, Rock Energy Storage, US | ||
| Using AC Impedance to Identify Rate-Limiting Processes in Batteries E.C. Self, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Rule-based control of thermal energy storage integrated heat pump system: field test and simulation study Y. Qiao, L. Wang, X. Liu, B. Shen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| 10:30 | Energy Storage: Beyond Technologies | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Evaluating the effectiveness of energy storage development policies W. McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US | ||
| EverBESS: a tool for assessing the cost and environmental impacts of end-of-life management of battery energy storage systems A. Baby, J.R. Elias, Q. Dai, J.S. Spangenberger, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Sparking a Human-Centric 24/7 Electricity Network K. Johnston, NextGen Energy Partners, US | ||
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