JESS primarily targets an audience of PhD students and post-doctoral researchers. Yet the topical content of JESS is tailored to the needs of a diverse audience: newcomers to the field, experienced students, and young professionals working in fields related to fuel cells, electrolyzers, hydrogen, and batteries.
The main aim is to provide a broad introduction to the technologies on the technical and scientific level. Construction, functionality, materials and challenges will be addressed from a basis in one of the following technologies of choice f the attendant.
The three tracks do not require previous experience in the field, but some extent of a technical background either from education or experience is recommended.
Beside the three tracks above, a fourth track is offered:
This was originally part of a follow-up week with advanced classes. Today it is offered in parallel to the three introductory tracks.
All teachers are active researchers at the forefront of the topics they teach, and the format with a limited group of people all staying at the same hotel at which the courses are held, makes for networking and good discussions during the stay. Refer to the menu point Lecturers for details.
The teaching sessions are mostly within the specific technological programmes or tracks, but some topics of overarching relevance are taught in plenum.
Besides the ordinary sessions, additional student activities are planned. The first two evenings participants have the option to make a short presentation of themselves. This works well as an early ice-breaker and a chance to see if anybody else is doing research in or working with interesting topics. Details about this is communicated by Robert prior to the start of the summer school. Normally, a slide presentation of a few minutes is suggested, but this may vary from year to year.
Another student activity is the student project, which is going on in groups throughout the week. The project is presented at the end of the week and can be quite entertaining. The student project is introduced at the school.
The teaching of fuel cells and electrolyzers is done jointly and the programmes are only divided into a high-temperature and a low-temperature programme. The idea behind is that fuel cells and the corresponding electrolyzer cells have more in common in terms of materials, properties and challenges than high-temperature electrolyzers and low-temperature electrolyzers have. The different families of cells are named after their electorlytes, which determines the chemical environment and thus the possible catalysts materials as well as structural materials.
Most types of batteries have less in common with fuel cells and electorlyzers, so batteries have their own undivided programme.
The programme on hydrogen safety is less introductory than the other tracks and builds on knowledge of the main principles of hydrogen as an energy carrier. Nevertheless, it share some of the overarching plenary sessions wit the other programmes.
The overarching sessions may change from year to year, but the following topics have been persistent so far
Additionally, for the three introductory programmes:
Included in the registration fee:
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