Jan Van Herle

Maître d'enseignement et de recherche
jan.vanherle@epfl.ch +41 21 693 35 10 http://gem.epfl.ch
Nationalité : CH
Date de naissance : 19.01.1966
Candidacy AE and CF STI
Since 2008 I actively participate in the EPFL community. I was elected for 3 mandates at STI Faculty (2008-2012, 2014-2016) and 4 mandates at the School Assembly (2008-2016), of which 3 (2010-2016) as president. I quit the 2 instances in 2016 to take over the presidency of the Personnel Section of Executive Staff (ACC), i.e. professors/MERs/scientists/admin&tech people in leading positions, in a engagement continuity in favor of staff. The salary increase of 0.6% in 2018 for all ETH Domain collaborators (7 MCHF) was for a decisive part due to the action of our Personnel representation Section ACC-Switzerland in autumn 2017, during its salary negociations with the ETH Board (=the strategic decision body which manages the annual 2.5 billions CHF of taxpayer's contribution, 666 MCHF of which go to EPFL, 1.3 billion to ETHZ, and the rest to the research Institutes PSI-Empa-WSL-EAWAG). The action (lead into Parliament against ETH Domain cuts) also helped recovering 13 MCHF to EPFL's 2018 budget. Through these mandates I gained an understanding of the mechanisms and decision paths both at EPFL and the governing ETH Board. Through this experience I try to contribute constructively where I can. Do you know the AE Delegate in the ETH Board, and how he/she is appointed? One of these mechanisms, and one of the reasons why I represent my candidacy, is that of the designation of the ETH Board Delegate of the 2 School Assemblies (Lausanne and Zürich). Our campus is unaware that this position represents 1 from the 11 permanent Council Members in the supreme ETH Board, and 1 out of only 4 ETH-internal members (together with EPFL President Prof Vetterli, with ETHZ President Prof Guzzella and with PSI Director Prof Mesot; the other 7 Members of the Board being 'external', nominated in rotation from the Swiss economic/industrial/financial tissue). The campus is equally unaware of the way how the position is designated. It is the only bottom-up position in the ETH Board, in other words the only one that represents the 'basis', the actual population of the EPFL and ETHZ Campuses (30'000 people). It's designation is solely based on an internal document and on a 'behind closed doors' procedure far from being transparent and democratic, contrasting with elementary principles that founded the School Assembly. In reality, a handful of people, 2 teachers, 2 scientists, 2 administrators and 2 students decide in secrecy whom to designate as 'School Assemblies Delegate' for 4 years in the ETH Board decision organ managing 10 billions of tax money in this period. This restrictive and fallacious procedure has to be changed. Whereas it should be occupied in rotation every 4 years by someone elected transparently and democratically from the base, it has in its 16 years of existence ping-ponged between 2 people one of which managed to stay on for 10 consecutive years bypassing the entire procedure. The position will have an active role (evaluation of candidates and voting right) in the election of the next ETHZ President; in the same way, the Delegate played a role in the election of the last EPFL President in 2016, a.o. in the elimination of candidates. The position and its designation procedure are totally unknown and underestimated. As the document has to be revised in 2019, one of my objectives is to modify this matter of fact. For all other subjects, I always apply the same guiding principles: common sense, ethics, confidence, transparency, freedom of speech, collegiality, support. Obviously this also applies to my candidacy to the STI Faculty council. Thank you kindly for reading me and participating.
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Domaines de compétences
effets de contaminants sur catalyseurs
Co-électrolyse (vapeur+CO2)
Candidature AE / CF STI - Engagement participatif
Depuis 2008 je participe à la vie communautaire EPFL. J'ai été élu pour 3 mandats au Conseil de Faculté STI (2008-2012, 2014-2016) et 4 mandats à l'Assemblée d'Ecole (2008-2016), dont 2010-2016 comme Président de l'Assemblée. J'ai quitté ces 2 instances en 2016 pour reprendre la Présidence de la Section EPFL de l'Association des Cadres de la Confédération (ACC), dans la continuïté d'un engagement associatif et participatif, en faveur des collaborateurs. L'augmentation de salaire de 0.6% pour tous les collaborateurs du Domaine EPF en 2018 était pour une partie décisive due à l'action concertée de l'ACC-Suisse en 2017 lors des négociations salariales avec le CEPF (Conseil des EPF, organe suprême stratégique qui gère et décide des 2.5 milliards de budget annuels du contribuable dont 666 millions vont à l'EPFL, 1.25 milliards à l'ETHZ et le reste à PSI-Empa-EAWAG-WSL). L'action menée au Parlement contre les réductions budgétaires a d'ailleurs aussi contribué à récupérer 13 MFr à l'EPFL pour notre budget 2018.Par ces mandats j'ai acquis une bonne connaissance des mécanismes et chaînes de décisions à l'EPFL et au CEPF (qui se trouve une couche au-dessus de l'EPFL), et j'essaie de contribuer constructivement par mon expérience.
Connaissez vous le/la Délégué(e) AE et sa procédure de nomination?
Un de ces mécanismes, et une des raisons pour laquelle je me représente cette année à l'Assemblée d'Ecole, est celui de la désignation du/de la Délégué(e) des Assemblées d'Ecole de Lausanne et de Zürich. Le campus est sans savoir que ce poste représente 1 des 11 Membres du Conseil suprême (le CEPF), et 1 des 4 Membres EPF internes tout court (ensemble avec le Président EPFL Prof Vetterli, le Président ETHZ Prof Guzzella et le Directeur PSI Prof Mesot; les autres 7 Membres étant des 'externes' provenant du milieu économique/industriel/financier suisse). Le campus est également sans savoir comment ce poste est attribué. Il est le seul poste 'bottom up' au Conseil EPF, c'est à dire le seul qui représente la 'base' de la population EPFL et ETHZ (30'000 personnes). Il est basé sur un document interne et une procédure huis clos qui est tout sauf transparente et démocratique, contraire aux principes élémentaires fondatrices des Assemblées d'Ecole. De facto, une poignée de personnes, 2 enseignants, 2 scientifiques, 2 administrateurs et 2 étudiants décident en secret qui désigner comme représentant "Délégué(e) des Assemblées d'Ecole" pendant 4 ans dans l'Organe de décision (CEPF) qui gère 10 milliards du contribuable durant un mandat. Cette procédure restrictive et lacunaire est à changer. Alors que la position devrait être occupée en rotation tous les 4 ans par une personne élue de la base de façon transparente et démocratique, elle a depuis sa création il y a 16 ans fait ping-pong entre 2 personnes dont une a réussi à rester en place durant 10 ans de suite en bypassant la procédure. Le poste, pour donner un exemple concret, aura un rôle actif (=évaluation des candidatures et droit de vote) dans l'élection du prochain président de l'ETHZ; tout comme il a eu un rôle dans l'élection du dernier président de l'EPFL en 2016, entre autres dans l'élimination de candidatures. Le poste et sa procédure de désignation sont totalement méconnus et sous-estimés. Vu que le document doit être révisé pour 2019, changer cet état de fait sera un de mes objectifs.
Pour tous les autres sujets, j'applique les mêmes principes comme guides: sens commun, éthique, confiance, transparence, liberté d'expression, collégialité, soutien. Ceci vaut bien évidemment aussi pour ma candidature au Conseil de faculté STI. Merci beaucoup de m'avoir lu et pour votre participation.
Mission
Recherche, formation, enseignement et transfert de technologie dans le domaine des piles à combustibles (y.c. membranes séparatrices, catalyse, chimie des combustibles), en focalisant sur la filière de piles haute température basées sur céramique conductrice, y compris son fonctionnement inverse comme co-électrolyseurs de vapeur d'eau et de CO2, pour le stockage d'électricité. Ce domaine est pluridisciplinaire par excellence, réunissant mécanique, chimie, électricité et science des matériaux. Cette technologie est parmi les plus efficaces et propres qui soit, pour convertir un combustible (fossile ou renouvelable) en électricité et chaleur, ou l'inverse, stocker de l'électricité sous forme de combustible (H2, CH4). Nous détenons le record de monde pour convertir le CH4 en courant dc dans nos piles (75% de rendement). En outre nous électrolysons l'H2O en H2 avec 100% de rendement, mieux que l'électrolyse classique (<70%).Travail en cours
Mon équipe de 18 collaborateurs établie à EPFL-Valais (Energypolis) est engagé actuellement dans 17 projets de R&D en Suisse et en Europe. Notre objectif est la compréhension de la technologie des piles à combustibles et électrolyseurs, en étroite collaboration avec l'industrie suiss et européenne ainsi qu'avec des partenaires académiques, pour valoriser nos avancements dans des connaissances et produits concrets.Biographie
Né à Anvers, Belgique, 1966. En Suisse depuis 1983. Naturalisé Suisse en 2004 par persuasion de la culture suisse démocratique et participative 'bottom-up'. Pas de double nationalité. Conseiller communal durant 2 mandats de 5 ans de 2006 à 2016.1987 : Chimiste de l'Université de Bâle (CH).
1988 : Post-grade informatique de l'Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Bâle.
1989 : Stage industriel chez ABB à Baden (CH).
1990-1993 : Thesè EPFL
1994-1995 : Postdoc au Japon (Tokyo).
1996-2000 : Chercheur à l'EPFL, Dpt. Chimie, responsable de groupe.
1998-2000 : Master en Energy Technology, EPFL.
2000 : Cofondateur de HTceramix SA (EPFL spin-off), à Yverdon (actuellement 12 employés). La maison mère SOLIDpower en Italie, qui a acheté notre technologie en 2007, emploie 250 personnes et a levé 70 MCHF.
2000-2012 : 1er Assistant et chargé de cours en STI-IGM. Promu à MER en 2008.
2013-présent: MER responsable d'unité.
Output : 135 publications, 120 papiers de conférence, 15 théses de doctorat, 4 thèses en cours, 37 thèses de master. Facteur h-42, >5000 citations.
Fonds levés jusqu'à présent >19 MCHF.
5 langues couramment (néerlandais, français, allemand (y.c. suisse-allemand), anglais, espagnol).
Publications
Publications Infoscience
Simulation of Thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks
2008. 8th European Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland, July, 2008.Simulation of thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks
Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Copenhagen, Danemark, October, 2008.Ageing of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks including thermal cycling, and expansion behaviour of MgO-NiO anodes
2008. International Workshop on Degradation Issues in Fuel Cells, Crete, GREECE, Sep 19-21, 2007. p. 389-399. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.03.006.Quantitative study of anode microstructure related to SOFC stack degradation
2008. 14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, September 1-5, 2008. p. 763-764. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-85156-1_382.Impact of Materials and Design on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack Operation
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2889025.Neodymium-deficient nickelate oxide Nd1.95NiO4+ı as cathode material for anode-supported intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.06.072.Ageing of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks including thermal cycling, and expansion behaviour of MgO–NiO anodes
Journal of Power Sources. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.powersour.2008.03.006.Redox study of anode supported solid oxide fuel cell
Fuel Cells Science and Technology 2008, Copenhagen, October 8-9, 2008.Quantitative study of Ni-zirconia anode micro- and nanostructure related to SOFC stack degradation
6th NanoEurope Congress, St-Gallen, September 16-17, 2008.Quantitative study of anode microstructure related to SOFC stack degradation
14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, September 1-5, 2008..Rapid preparation and SEM microstructural characterization of nickel-yttria- stabilized zirconia cermets
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2008. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02538.x.Investigation of Local Electrochemical Performance and Local Degradation in an Operating Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
2008. 8th EUROPEAN FUEL CELL FORUM 2008, Lucerne, June 30 - July 4, 2008. p. 1-20.Modeling of Local Cell Degradation in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Cumulative Effect of Critical Operating Points
2008. 8th EUROPEAN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL FORUM 2008, Lucerne, June 30 - July 4, 2008 . p. 1-12.Modeling and Study of the Influence of Sealing on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2784333.Small scale SOFC systems
Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4015.Real-SOFC – A Joint European Effort in Understanding SOFC Degradation
ECS Transactions. 2007. DOI : 10.1149/1.2729075.Production and properties of substituted LaFeO3-perovskite tubular membranes for partial oxidation of methane to syngas
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.10.004.Real-SOFC – A Joint European Effort in Understanding SOFC Degradation
2007. 10th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel cells, Nara, Japan, June 3-7, 2007. p. 67-76.Design of 500 W Class SOFC Stack with Homogeneous Cell Performance
2007. 10th International symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel cells, Nara, Japan, June 3-7, 2007. p. 123-132.Reduction and Oxidation Study of Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Euromat2007, Nürnberg, Germany, 10-13 September 2007.Étude de Réduction et d’Oxydation de l’Anode d’une Pile à Combustible à Oxyde Solide à Support Anode (SOFC)
Xème Colloque de la Société Française des Microscopie (SFmu-2007), Grenoble, France, 5-8 June 2007.Methods for quantification of anode support microstructure
4th Real-SOFC Workshop, Grenoble, France, 10-11 July 2007.Optimization of mixed conducting perovskites for the application in dense ceramic oxygen separation membranes, used in partial oxidation of natural gas to synthesis gas
2007Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Empa-kolloquium-Herbstsemester 2007, Empa, Dübendorf, Theodor-Erismann-Auditorium (VE 102), 20.11.2007.Selected pathways for a more efficient conversion of biomass in cogeneration or fuel production
2007. International Conference Engineering for Sustainable Energy in developing countries, Rio Cidade Nova Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August, 15 - 18, 2007.Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2007. DOI : 10.1115/1.2714564.Local current measurement in a solid oxide fuel cell repeat element
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.05.089.Determination of an electrochemical model from experiments on a segmented solid oxide fuel cell
3rd Symposium on Fuel Cell Modelling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL), Dübendorf, Switzerland, March, 2006.Synthesis, structure and oxygen thermally programmed desorption spectra of La1−xCaxAlyFe1−yO3−δ perovskites
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.02.018.Dynamic behaviour of SOFC short stacks
Journal of Power Sources. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.10.040.Oxygen transport in La0.5Sr0.5Fe1-yTi yO3-δ (y=0.0,0.2) membranes
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 2006. DOI : 10.1007/s10008-006-0133-z.Tubular La0.7Ca0.3Fe0.85 Co0.15O3-δPerovskite Membranes, Part II: Performance and Stability
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00811.x.Tubular La0.7Ca0.3Fe0.85Co0.15O3-delta Perovskite Membranes, Part I: Preparation and Properties
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00812.x.Simulation of SOFC stack and repeat elements including interconnect degradation and anode reoxidation risk
Journal of Power Sources. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.04.151.Innovative flexible SOFC stack concept
2005. 1st European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference 2005, EFC2005, Roma, December 14, 2005. p. 160.PROGRESS IN STACK POWER DENSITY USING THE SOFCONNEX™ CONCEPT
2005. 9th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Quebec (CAN), May 15-20 2005. p. 147-157.Characterization of perovskite powders for cathode and oxygen membranes made by different synthesis routes
2005. 9th Electroceramics Congress, Cherbourg, FRANCE, May 31-Jun 06, 2004. p. 1991-1995. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.124.Numerical modelling and experimental analysis of a tubular dense ceramic oxygen separation membrane, for the application of partial oxidation of natural gas to synthesis gas
2005Modeling and study of the influence of sealing on a solid oxide fuel cell
2005. ASME 2005 First European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference, Rome, Italy, 14-16 december 2005. p. 130-136.Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System
2005. European Fuel Cell Conference, Roma, Italy, 14-16 dec. 2005. p. 249.Correlation between oxygen transport properties and microstructure in La<sub>0.5</sub>Sr<sub>0.5</sub>FeO<sub>3-δ</sub>
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.028.A Methodology for Thermo-Economic Modeling and Optimization of SOFC Systems
Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2005.Modeling and experimental validation of solid oxide fuel cell materials and stacks
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.225.Solid oxide fuel cell stack simulation and optimization, including experimental validation and transient behavior
Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3275.Electrical properties and defect structure of niobia-doped ceria
Solid State Ionics. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssi.2004.01.066.Fuels for Fuel Cells : Requirements and Fuel Processing
Chimia. 2004. DOI : 10.2533/000942904777677092.Electrochemical characterisation of oxygen nonstoichiometry and transport in mixed conducting oxides : Application to La0.4Ba0.6Fe0.8Co0.2O3
Solid State Ionics. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssi.2004.07.028.Influence of microstructure on oxygen transport in perovskite type membranes
British Ceramic Transactions. 2004. DOI : 10.1179/096797804225018688.Planar and Tubular perovskite-type membrane reactors for the partial oxidation of methane to syngas
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 2004. DOI : 10.1007/s10008-003-0489-2.Compact 100 W stacks using thin components of anode supported cells and metal interconnects
2004. 6th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland, July 2006.Conductivity of Mn and Ni-doped stabilized zirconia electrolyte
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00471-0.Multi-scale modeling methodology for computer aided design of a Solid Oxide fuel cell stack
2004. ESCAPE, Lisbonne, 2004. p. 1081-1086.CFD simulation tool for solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.089.Process flow model of solid oxide fuel cell system supplied with sewage biogas
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.01.013.Generalized model of planar SOFC repeat element for design optimization
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.088.Energy Integration and System Modelling of Fuel Cell Systems
2004Biogas as a fuel source for SOFC Cogenerators
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.09.027.Co-casting and co-sintering of porous MgO support plates with thin dense perovskite layers of LaSrFeCoO3
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00554-5.Oxygen transport through dense La0.6Sr0.4Fe0.8Co0.2O3-d perovskite-type permeation membranes
journal of the european ceramic society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00503-X.Modélisation système SOFC dans l’environnement gPROMS
2003Ammonia as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00083-1.Energy balance model of a SOFC cogenerator operated with biogas
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00103-4.Thermal modeling of a small anode supported solid oxide fuel cell
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00102-2.Oxygen permeation and stability of La0.4Ca0.6Fe1 - xCoxO3-delta (x=0, 0.25, 0.5) membranes
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00098-3.Modeling of cross-flow stack: sensitivity to thermal properties of the materials
2003. 8th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Paris, April 27 - May 2, 2003. DOI : 10.1149/200307.1478PV.Infoscience
Simulation of Thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks
2008. 8th European Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland, July, 2008.Simulation of thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks
Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Copenhagen, Danemark, October, 2008.Ageing of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks including thermal cycling, and expansion behaviour of MgO-NiO anodes
2008. International Workshop on Degradation Issues in Fuel Cells, Crete, GREECE, Sep 19-21, 2007. p. 389-399. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.03.006.Quantitative study of anode microstructure related to SOFC stack degradation
2008. 14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, September 1-5, 2008. p. 763-764. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-85156-1_382.Impact of Materials and Design on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack Operation
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2889025.Neodymium-deficient nickelate oxide Nd1.95NiO4+ı as cathode material for anode-supported intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.06.072.Ageing of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks including thermal cycling, and expansion behaviour of MgO–NiO anodes
Journal of Power Sources. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.powersour.2008.03.006.Redox study of anode supported solid oxide fuel cell
Fuel Cells Science and Technology 2008, Copenhagen, October 8-9, 2008.Quantitative study of Ni-zirconia anode micro- and nanostructure related to SOFC stack degradation
6th NanoEurope Congress, St-Gallen, September 16-17, 2008.Quantitative study of anode microstructure related to SOFC stack degradation
14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, September 1-5, 2008..Rapid preparation and SEM microstructural characterization of nickel-yttria- stabilized zirconia cermets
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2008. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02538.x.Investigation of Local Electrochemical Performance and Local Degradation in an Operating Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
2008. 8th EUROPEAN FUEL CELL FORUM 2008, Lucerne, June 30 - July 4, 2008. p. 1-20.Modeling of Local Cell Degradation in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Cumulative Effect of Critical Operating Points
2008. 8th EUROPEAN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL FORUM 2008, Lucerne, June 30 - July 4, 2008 . p. 1-12.Modeling and Study of the Influence of Sealing on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1115/1.2784333.Small scale SOFC systems
Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4015.Real-SOFC – A Joint European Effort in Understanding SOFC Degradation
ECS Transactions. 2007. DOI : 10.1149/1.2729075.Production and properties of substituted LaFeO3-perovskite tubular membranes for partial oxidation of methane to syngas
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.10.004.Real-SOFC – A Joint European Effort in Understanding SOFC Degradation
2007. 10th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel cells, Nara, Japan, June 3-7, 2007. p. 67-76.Design of 500 W Class SOFC Stack with Homogeneous Cell Performance
2007. 10th International symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel cells, Nara, Japan, June 3-7, 2007. p. 123-132.Reduction and Oxidation Study of Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Euromat2007, Nürnberg, Germany, 10-13 September 2007.Étude de Réduction et d’Oxydation de l’Anode d’une Pile à Combustible à Oxyde Solide à Support Anode (SOFC)
Xème Colloque de la Société Française des Microscopie (SFmu-2007), Grenoble, France, 5-8 June 2007.Methods for quantification of anode support microstructure
4th Real-SOFC Workshop, Grenoble, France, 10-11 July 2007.Optimization of mixed conducting perovskites for the application in dense ceramic oxygen separation membranes, used in partial oxidation of natural gas to synthesis gas
2007Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Empa-kolloquium-Herbstsemester 2007, Empa, Dübendorf, Theodor-Erismann-Auditorium (VE 102), 20.11.2007.Selected pathways for a more efficient conversion of biomass in cogeneration or fuel production
2007. International Conference Engineering for Sustainable Energy in developing countries, Rio Cidade Nova Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August, 15 - 18, 2007.Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 2007. DOI : 10.1115/1.2714564.Local current measurement in a solid oxide fuel cell repeat element
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.05.089.Determination of an electrochemical model from experiments on a segmented solid oxide fuel cell
3rd Symposium on Fuel Cell Modelling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL), Dübendorf, Switzerland, March, 2006.Synthesis, structure and oxygen thermally programmed desorption spectra of La1−xCaxAlyFe1−yO3−δ perovskites
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.02.018.Dynamic behaviour of SOFC short stacks
Journal of Power Sources. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.10.040.Oxygen transport in La0.5Sr0.5Fe1-yTi yO3-δ (y=0.0,0.2) membranes
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 2006. DOI : 10.1007/s10008-006-0133-z.Tubular La0.7Ca0.3Fe0.85 Co0.15O3-δPerovskite Membranes, Part II: Performance and Stability
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00811.x.Tubular La0.7Ca0.3Fe0.85Co0.15O3-delta Perovskite Membranes, Part I: Preparation and Properties
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2006. DOI : 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00812.x.Simulation of SOFC stack and repeat elements including interconnect degradation and anode reoxidation risk
Journal of Power Sources. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.04.151.Innovative flexible SOFC stack concept
2005. 1st European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference 2005, EFC2005, Roma, December 14, 2005. p. 160.PROGRESS IN STACK POWER DENSITY USING THE SOFCONNEX™ CONCEPT
2005. 9th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Quebec (CAN), May 15-20 2005. p. 147-157.Characterization of perovskite powders for cathode and oxygen membranes made by different synthesis routes
2005. 9th Electroceramics Congress, Cherbourg, FRANCE, May 31-Jun 06, 2004. p. 1991-1995. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.124.Numerical modelling and experimental analysis of a tubular dense ceramic oxygen separation membrane, for the application of partial oxidation of natural gas to synthesis gas
2005Modeling and study of the influence of sealing on a solid oxide fuel cell
2005. ASME 2005 First European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference, Rome, Italy, 14-16 december 2005. p. 130-136.Thermo-economic Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid System
2005. European Fuel Cell Conference, Roma, Italy, 14-16 dec. 2005. p. 249.Correlation between oxygen transport properties and microstructure in La<sub>0.5</sub>Sr<sub>0.5</sub>FeO<sub>3-δ</sub>
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.028.A Methodology for Thermo-Economic Modeling and Optimization of SOFC Systems
Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2005.Modeling and experimental validation of solid oxide fuel cell materials and stacks
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.225.Solid oxide fuel cell stack simulation and optimization, including experimental validation and transient behavior
Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3275.Electrical properties and defect structure of niobia-doped ceria
Solid State Ionics. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssi.2004.01.066.Fuels for Fuel Cells : Requirements and Fuel Processing
Chimia. 2004. DOI : 10.2533/000942904777677092.Electrochemical characterisation of oxygen nonstoichiometry and transport in mixed conducting oxides : Application to La0.4Ba0.6Fe0.8Co0.2O3
Solid State Ionics. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.ssi.2004.07.028.Influence of microstructure on oxygen transport in perovskite type membranes
British Ceramic Transactions. 2004. DOI : 10.1179/096797804225018688.Planar and Tubular perovskite-type membrane reactors for the partial oxidation of methane to syngas
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 2004. DOI : 10.1007/s10008-003-0489-2.Compact 100 W stacks using thin components of anode supported cells and metal interconnects
2004. 6th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland, July 2006.Conductivity of Mn and Ni-doped stabilized zirconia electrolyte
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00471-0.Multi-scale modeling methodology for computer aided design of a Solid Oxide fuel cell stack
2004. ESCAPE, Lisbonne, 2004. p. 1081-1086.CFD simulation tool for solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.089.Process flow model of solid oxide fuel cell system supplied with sewage biogas
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.01.013.Generalized model of planar SOFC repeat element for design optimization
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.088.Energy Integration and System Modelling of Fuel Cell Systems
2004Biogas as a fuel source for SOFC Cogenerators
Journal of Power Sources. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.09.027.Co-casting and co-sintering of porous MgO support plates with thin dense perovskite layers of LaSrFeCoO3
Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00554-5.Oxygen transport through dense La0.6Sr0.4Fe0.8Co0.2O3-d perovskite-type permeation membranes
journal of the european ceramic society. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00503-X.Modélisation système SOFC dans l’environnement gPROMS
2003Ammonia as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00083-1.Energy balance model of a SOFC cogenerator operated with biogas
Journal of Power Sources. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7753(03)00103-4.Thermal modeling of a small anode supported solid oxide fuel cell
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2003. 8th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Paris, April 27 - May 2, 2003. DOI : 10.1149/200307.1478PV.Recherche
Output
Journal publications 125Conference publications 115
Funded project proposals 72
Oral presentations 120 (8 keynotes, 45 invited talks)
Citations 5300
H-factor 42
Funding raised 18.0 MCHF
(43% outside Switzerland and 16% from Industry)
Presently teaching 3 bachelor and 8 master credits
(thermodynamics, renewable energy, fuel cells, engines, electrochemistry).
PhD theses 16 completed, 4 ongoing
Master theses 40
Semester projects 70
Enseignement & Phd
Enseignement
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering