Austria Guenter R. Simader, Austrian Energy Agency
		China Huamin Zhang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) Professor Huamin Zhang, is a Distinguished Professor of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He received his B.S. degree from Shandong University of China in 1982, and got his M.S. degree and Ph.D. degrees from Kyushu University of Japan in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Then, as a visiting professor he worked in SUD-CHEMIE of Japan from 1992 to 1995. Then he served as a senior researcher and the director of the Laboratory of New Catalytic Technology in Kansai Research Institute, Osaka Gas Inc. from 1995 to 2000 until he went back to China. He has been the director of the Fuel Cell R&D Center from 2000 to 2003 and the assistant to the director of DICP from 2004 to 2006. Now, he is the leader of PEMFC Key Material and Technology Research Group, the director of DICP-SAMSUNG Fuel Cell Joint Lab and DICP-BORONG Redox Flow Battery Joint Lab. Prof. Zhang's research fields cover R&D of key material and components and system integration of fuel cell, regenerative fuel cell and redox flow battery.
		Croatia Frano Barbir, FESB, University of Split
		Denmark Søren Linderoth, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy Søren Linderoth is Professor and Head of Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy (Risø DTU). He achieved his MSc in 1984 and PhD in 1987 from DTU. Søren Linderoth is the Director of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Academy (www.hyfc.aau.dk) that arranges international workshops and research schools. He is also responsible for the Elite Master Education on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen at DTU. Søren Linderoth has published 200 scientific papers and holds 20 patents.
		Denmark John Bögild Hansen, Topsoe Fuel Cell
		Finland Tero Hottinen, Wärtsilä Dr. Tero Hottinen received his Master and Doctor of Science (Tech) degrees from the department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics of Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland. Both degrees were done with major in Advanced Energy Systems, with the thesis topic being transport phenomena in small-scale PEMFCs. After receiving doctor's degree, Tero worked two years as post-doc at HUT in a PEM research group. From 2006 he has been working at Wärtsilä Fuel Cell Group that is focusing on the development and commercialization of large SOFC systems. In his current position as Technology Manager Tero is responsible for coordination of the group’s technology development activities.
		Finland Jari Kiviaho, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Dr. Jari Kiviaho has graduated from the University of Joensuu with following degrees: MSc, 1990, Ph.Lic, 1992, Ph.D 1996. His major subjects were physical- and inorganic chemistry. After receiving doctor's degree Jari has worked in various projected related to heterogeneous catalysts and fuel cells. In his current position he is Chief Research Scientist and responsible for the all SOFC research at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
		France Michel Cassir, Chimie ParisTech (ENSCP) Professor at the ENSCP (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris). Head of LECIME (Laboratoire d'Electrochimie, Chimie des Interfaces et Modélisation pour l'Energie) from the National Centre for scientific Research(CNRS). Head of the team "High temperature fuel cells and catalysis in molten salts ", with a 22 years experience in the field of MCFC and 10 years in the field of SOFC. About 130 scientific publications in Journals dedicated to Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Material Science, Energy and Catalysis. Direction of 17 PhD thesis and 40 master research projects (six months). About 200 communications, conferences or posters in scientific events. Responsible of more than 25 industrial (GDF, Renault, Alcatel-Alshtom, Doosan, Ansaldo, Alcan, Veolia etc.), European or international research programs. International collaboration with universities and Institutes in The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweeden, Mexico, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, USA, Japan, Korea, Central America. Chairman and organizer of scientific events on rare earth compounds, molten carbonate fuel cell, molten salts and high temperature fuel cells.
		France Thierry Priem, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) Thierry PRIEM, Fuel Cell Program Manager, CEA, has an engineering degree from the elite French "Ecole Polytechnique" and "Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris." He also has a PhD in solid state physics. Mr. Priem has a broad technical and scientific background at CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) in different research fields: material science, new energies, etc. For 4 years Thierry Priem has been at the head of a service of 60 people involved in new energies (hydrogen and fuel cells, photovoltaics, etc.). He has also an experience in technology transfer and negotiation with industrial partners. Since mid-2007, he has been the Fuel Cell Program Manager within the Direction of the New Technologies for Energy at CEA in Grenoble, southeastern France.
		France Claude Lamy, Université de Poitiers, GDR CNRS n. 2985 Born in Dijon, Burgundy (France), Claude LAMY is full Professor at the University of Poitiers, Department of Chemistry, since 1986, where he is teaching Physical Chemistry (Atomistic and Molecular Structures, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Spectroscopy, Electrocatalysis) .He is graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris 1962), Master of Sciences in 1963 and PhD in 1969 from the University of Paris. After being a research scientist in the CNRS at Meudon-Bellevue (Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Interfaciale) from 1969 to 1976, he moved to Poitiers in 1976 where he got a Professor position. As the previous Director of the Laboratory of Electrocatalysis, associated to the University of Poitiers and to the " Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique " (CNRS), Claude LAMY developed a research group specialised in " ELECTROCATALYSIS ". This group investigates the catalytic properties of different electrode materials (platinum and platinum based metals, transition metal macrocycles, alloys, adatoms,...) towards several electrochemical reactions involving the oxidation of organic compounds (alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids,...) and the reduction of dioxygen. The nature and the structure of the electrode materials are optimised in order to increase both their catalytic activity (i.e. to increase the current density at a given potential) and the reaction selectivity (i.e. to increase the chemical yield). From a more applied point of view, two aspects are developed in our Laboratory. The first one concerns Fuel Cells, mainly with liquid fuels (methanol, ethanol, ...) and the second one Organic Electrosynthesis in Aqueous Medium. The investigation on Fuel Cells concerns mainly Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells fed with reformate hydrogen and alcohols. In particular numerous studies were done on platinum based electrocatalysts (binary and ternary alloys, ...) for the oxidation of carbon monoxide and methanol at low overvoltages. Moreover due to the fact that methanol can cross-over the Nafion membrane, and depolarises the oxygen (air) cathode, new electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, and insensitive to the presence of methanol, are investigated : Pt alloys, Fe and Co porphyrins or phthalocyanines, Ru chalcogenides, ... A Laboratory Test for Fuel Cells has been recently developed, allowing us to measure the electrical characteristics with large electrodes (25 cm2 surface area). Concerning the Organic Electrosynthesis, we investigate the selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes, by controlling both the electrode potential and the electrode nature and structure. High added value products can thus be prepared from biomass compounds (polyols, carbohydrates,...) with high yields (> 90 %) and high selectivity (> 95 %) in a filter-press type electrochemical reactor with large surface area electrodes (100 cm2 geometric area). In summary this research activity have led to the publication of more than 200 original papers (180 in international Journals), 60 papers in proceedings, 9 chapters in books, 60 invited lectures and 200 oral presentations. Claude LAMY is also involved in different Committees of French Research Agencies (ANR, CNRS, ADEME, PACo Fuel Cell Network, …) and several research contracts (Energie Non Nucléaire, Joule programs from the EU, CNRS, PACo, EDF, GDF, PSA, …). He is now the Director of a "Groupe de Recherches" of CNRS, GDR n°2985, "Piles A Combustible Tout Electrolyte (PACTE)", which involves the coordination of 45 Research Groups (35 from CNRS, 5 from CEA and 5 from the industry) working on PEMFC and IT-SOFC.
		Germany Robert Steinberger-Wilckens, Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) Studied Physics in Hannover, Bremen (specialising in renewable energy) and Oldenburg (adding building physics). Masters degree in 1986 on heat exchange in and simulation of passive solar buildings. Ph.D. degree in 1993 on coupling of geographically dispersed renewable electricity generation to electricity grids. This was the first scientific analysis of the effect of integrating large scale renewable energy sources to the mains grid. Worked as building physics consultant to architects from 1982 and on programming mass spectroscopy high speed data acquisition systems from 1985 to 1987. Founded engineering consultancy PLANET (Planungsgruppe Energie und Technik) in 1985 in Oldenburg, Germany, with 4 partners alongside university work. Senior manager from 1993, and since has performed a variety of projects in the area of energy efficient building technology, water saving, building quality certification, solar and wind energy, biomass, complex system design, R&D projects, hydrogen (mobile and stationary applications) and hydrogen technology development (filling stations and vehicles). Delivered expertise to major companies on the market development of hydrogen in Europe up to 2025 and on strategies for hydrogen demonstration projects. Programme manager at Forschungszentrum Jülich since February 2002 and responsible for the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell development at the research centre. Co-ordinator of the European Integrated Project Real-SOFC under FP6 (2004-2008). Participation in EU projects Large-SOFC, Roads2HyCom and others. Lecturer at Oldenburg University since 2003 and supervisor of various Master thesis. Has authored over 100 full papers on topics ranging from renewable energies, over life cycle analysis on to hydrogen and fuel cells. Has served as the conference chairman at the Lucerne SOFC Forum and national German conferences on ecological building, as session chair at various occasions and on scientific and organising committees. Received the national German Solar prize in 2001 and two regional prizes for projects in energy efficiency.
		Germany Wolfgang Winkler, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Wolfgang Winkler holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and was appointed as a Professor for energy technology and thermodynamics at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in 1990 after different industrial management positions. Here he started his research work on fuel cell technology and high efficient system integration and founded the fuel cell lab of the university. His research work is strongly based on thermodynamics with a clear link to its application in design and product development. Wolfgang Winkler is chairman of the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) scientific committee on 'fuel cells', chairs the secretariat of the international standardisation board on fuel cells IEC TC 105 and is member other national and international fuel cell bodies. He is involved in different R&D activities and projects on fuel cell technology. He organised as a chairman numerous national and international conferences on fuel cells, he contributed more than 110 scientific papers and lectures on fuel cells and energy technology, and published or contributed to six scientific books.
		Germany Ludwig Jörissen, ZSW
		Greece Iacovos Vasalos, CERTH - Centre for Research and Technology
		Greece Tsiakaras Panagiotis, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly Dr Panagiotis Tsiakaras is Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Thessaly and Head of the Laboratory of Alternative Energy Conversion Systems. He received his Diploma and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Materials Engineering of the University of Messina in 1984 and 1987, respectively, and his Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras in 1993. Professor Tsiakaras has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific publications in the fields of solid state electrochemistry, fuel cell engineering, design and development of catalytic and electrocatalytic reactors, and electrochemical promotion of catalysis (more than 2500 citations by others). He is member of scientific organisations and reviewer of 30 international journals. Professor Tsiakaras has participated in several international research projects and has managed bilateral collaboration projects with European and Asian Universities and Research Institutes.
		Italy Stefano Ubertini, Parthenope University of Naples Stefano Ubertini graduated with honours in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Perugia in 1998 and got a PhD in Machinery Engineering in 2002. Since 2007 he is employed as Associate Professor in Fluid Machinery at the University of Naples "Parthenope" - Department of Technologies. Stefano Ubertini has (co)authored over 80 papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings in the fields of energy, fuel cells science, thermo-fluid dynamics and vehicles propulsion. He recently edited/authored the book "Modeling Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - Methods, Procedures and Techniques", Springer. He serves as a referee for numerous International Journals, as an associate editor of the "Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology" and as an editor of the "Open Software Engineering Journal" He has been member of the scientific committee of the ASME "European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference" on 2005, 2007 and 2009. In the last two editions he has been coordinating the conference scientific content as the Technical Program Manager. He has been collaborating and co-directing over 20 research projects on fuel cells, internal combustion engines, hybrid vehicles and thermo-fluid dynamics. He has been delivering many seminars, invited talks and series of lectures in Europe and USA. He has been awarded with "The Young Researcher Fellowship Award for Exemplary Research in Computational Mechanics" at the Third M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics", the "SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award" (SAE World Congress 2006) and the "SAE International: Certificate of Appreciation" (Vehicle Configuration Committee - SAE World Congress 2002).
		Italy Mauro Scagliotti, CESI RICERCA Dr. Mauro Scagliotti is responsible of the Fuel Cell Laboratory at CESI RICERCA (Milan - Italy). He graduated in physics with a PhD in Solid State Physics from P. and M. Curie University in Paris, France. After a few year of research activities on solid state physics and materials science at the P. and M. Curie University in Paris he joined in 1986 CESI Ricerca. Here he started his work on fuel cell technologies for stationary applications with a focus on the characterisation of materials, of single cells and of laboratory stacks and more recently on the testing of fuel cell power systems. Most of this work has been carried out on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC), with additional experiences on SOFC materials in the eighties and on PEFC power units in the last years. He is (co)author of about 80 papers and communications in referred journals and conference proceedings and of several technical reports. He is also chairman of the Italian Mirror Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC TC 105 - Fuel Cell Technology and involved in different EU funded projects on fuel cells.
		Italy Aristide Massardo, University of Genova
		Italy Salvatore Freni, CNR-ITAE Salvatore Freni, graduated in mechanical engineering. In 1979, He started his collaboration with the University of Messina, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, and with the National Council of Researches Institute of Chemical Processes for Energy Transformation and Storage, in the field of processes for energy transformation, chemical processes for energy storage and fuel cells. In the period from 1985 to 2000 he covered the role of researcher in the CNR-Institute of Chemical Processes for Energy Transformation and Storage" where he was active in the field of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells with main regard to components decay mechanisms and development of reforming submodules. Since 2001, he is research manager in charge of National Council of Researches Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy "N. Giordano". Processes for hydrogen production from alcohols, up-grading of biofuels and exhaust industrial solvents, high temperature fuel cells (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells) represent his main sector of scientific interest. Since 2003 he is contract professor to the University of Messina, faculty of naval engeneering, course of Naval propulsion systems. The up dated scientific production consists of 130 manuscripts, scientific papers, communications at international congresses and industrial patents.
		Italy Francesco Di Mario, ENEA
		Italy Ennio Macchi, Politecnico of Milan
		Italy Alberto Carotenuto, Parthenope University of Naples
		Italy Umberto Desideri, University of Perugia Umberto Desideri received his degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florence in 1988 and PhD in Energy Engineering at the same University in 1993. From December 1992 to March 2000, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Perugia. From March 2000 to December 2004, he was Associate Professor if Systems for Energy and Environment at the University of Perugia. Since December 2004 he is full professor of Thermal Machines at the University of Perugia and since January 2006 director of the course of study in Energy Engineering. He is member ATI (Associazione Termotecnica Italiana), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Cycle Innovations and Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels Committees of the International Gas Turbine Institute. 2006-2008 Chair of Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels Committees of the International Gas Turbine Institute Peer reviewer for: Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of Power and Energy, Energy, Appled Thermal Engineering and for conferences organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Associate Editor of the Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. Associate Editor of the Journal Applied Energy. President of the spin-off company "Tecnologie per la Riduzione delle Emissioni Engineering" (www.tre-eng.com). Vice-President of the spin-off company "Biomass and New Technologies". Author of 120 scientific publications.
		Italy Arturo Torazza, Ansaldo Fuel Cells Arturo Torazza received his Electrical Engineering Degree at the University of Genoa in 1971. In the same year he joined Ansaldo Group where he spent about 10 years first as researcher and then as manager of an R&D department for new materials and technologies, heat transfer, electronic instrumentation and control devices applied to improvement and development of conventional high power generation systems. Since the beginning of the eighties, he has been widening his activity field to advanced energy storage and conversion systems. In 1989 he joined Ansaldo Ricerche focusing his professional activity on the development of energy conversion systems based on fuel cell technology. From 2001 to 2007 he held the position of Chief Product Officer at Ansaldo Fuel Cells managing a development unit and a pilot-production factory. At the beginning of 2008 he retired and is now continuing its professional activity as Senior Advisor at Ansaldo Fuel Cells.
		Japan Koichi Eguchi, Kyoto University
		Japan Yoshiyuki Izaki, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) Senior Research Engineer Sector Leader, Energy Conversion Engineering Energy Engineering research Laboratory Central Research Institute of Electric Power industry (CRIEPI) After joined CRIEPI in 1984, I am working on Fuel Cell technology (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell). Mainly, I was in charge of operation and evaluation technology of large scale MCFC stacks and a 1,000kW MCFC power plant. I worked from 1992 to 1993 at Illinois Institute of Technology in U.S, as a visiting researcher. I worked from 1998 to 2000 at KAWAGO 1,000kW MCFC demonstration plant in MCFC Research Association. Present, I am in charge of energy conversion engineering sector (fuel cells, end-use technology, energy system evaluation and etc.).
		Japan Shogo Watanabe, JARI
		Netherlands Bert Rietveld, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands Bert Rietveld studied materials science. He started his professional career by working on structural materials for nuclear applications at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) in 1980. Additionally, he was engaged in troubleshooting and failure analysis in various areas, ranging from the optimisation of the polishing process of gravestones, to the analysis of welding cracks in the legs of oil production platforms situated in the North sea. Around 1992 he started working on corrosion and protection of structural steels for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells. In 1994 he fully moved into the MCFC field, where he led several projects on materials and component development, stack development and stack testing. In January 2000 he switched to SOFC technology and became the manager of the R&D group at ECN. Currently, he is a work package manager in a number of international projects funded by the European Commission, and he is the coordinator of the Integrated Project SOFC600, a EU finded project working on the development of SOFC stack technology for operation around 600C.
		Netherlands Georgios Tsotridis, JRC - IE
		Norway Tomas Heber Tronstad, DNV Research & Innovation
		Portugal Rei Fernandes, Instituto Superior Técnico
		Romania Eden Mamut, Ovidius University of Constantza
		Spain Javier Brey, Hynergreen
		Sweden Lars Sjunnesson, E.ON.
		Sweden Bin Zhu, Royal Institute of Technology Bin Zhu received M.Sc., in 1987 from University of Sci. & Tech. of China (USTC), and 1995 for Ph.D. from Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers), Physics and Engineering Physics, Sweden. In 10/ 95-12/97 he was Postdoc. in Uppsala University (Ångström Lab.). Since 1998 moved to KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) and 1999 became associate professor in Dept of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and now in Dept of Energy Technology, KTH. Currently he is Director of the GETT AB - KTH fuel cell laboratories; Coordinator for EC (Turkey) - China FP6 NANOCOFC (Nanocomposites for advanced fuel cells) research network, www.nanocofc.org; and Special issue Managing Guest editor for Inter. J Hydrogen Energy. Zhu has been engaged in intermediate and low temperature SOFCs (ILT: 300-700ºC) or innovative fuel cells since 1989 moved to Sweden. As one of the earliest innovators/scientists engaged in this field Zhu has contributed more than 150 publications together with 30 publications in high performance solid state batteries. Since 2000 Dr. Zhu has acted as guest professor and professor in several Chinese universities to co-supervise the research projects and Ph.D students, and established the Sino-Swedish ILTSOFC network with successful organization of workshops and publication of proceedings. Several patents on ILT SOFCs from Dr. Zhu are engaged in ongoing industrialization involving a number of Hi-Tech. companies and industries.
		Switzerland Roberto Bove, Alstom Power
		USA Nigel M. Sammes, Colorado School of Mines Graduated with a PhD from Imperial College, London University, UK, in 1987 (and an MBA in 2000). From 1987 to 1991, worked at ICI Chemicals and Polymers, as a Senior Research Scientist, running a group that investigated new materials for use in electrochemical applications. From 1991 to 2000, Sammes was a Professor at the University of Waikato, in Hamilton New Zealand. Sammes taught a number of courses relating to Materials Engineering, and also formed a large research group studying solid oxide fuel cells. He has published over 200 papers, patents and book chapters, and was the author of a textbook on Ionic Materials. In 2000 Sammes moved to Acumentrics, in Westwood Massachusetts, with a number of his research team, and set up the solid oxide fuel cell commercialization program there, as the Director of Fuel Cell Development. From 2002 until 2007 he held the post of UTC Chair Professor in Fuel Cell Technology (and Professor of Mechanical Engineering) at the University of Connecticut, as well as the first director of the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center. In 2007 he accepted the position of the Herman F. Coors Distinguished Professor in Ceramic Engineering, and Professor in Materials Science, in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines. He is currently a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK), a Chartered Engineer and a member of a number of other professional institutions. He serves on a number of editorial boards including Journal of Power Sources, Fuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Systems, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. He is also the Editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Fuel Cell science and Technology.
		USA Robert Moore, University of Hawaii Dr. Moore's 35 years of professional experience include consulting, university teaching and research, industrial research, and new process and product development and testing. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, author or co-author of more than 100 technical publications and papers, and holds or shares seven US Patents. In 1999 he was elected a ByFellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. He is currently the Director of Fuel Cell Research for the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute of the University of Hawaii. Prior to joining the faculty at UH, he was the Director of the Fuel Cell Vehicle & Fuels Modeling Project, and Co-Director of the FCV Center-of-Excellence, at the Institute of Transportation Studies of the University of California. The FCV & Fuels Modeling Project (1997-2004) was a seven-year research program, funded by an international consortium of 25 companies from the automotive and fuels industry. The FCV Center-of-Excellence was established under the US DoE Graduate Automotive Technology Excellence program to educate and develop future technical and policy leaders in the automotive industry. Dr. Moore also lectured on the fundamentals of Fuel Cells and related system and application topics. Prior to joining the University of California, Dr. Moore held a variety of senior positions at Chevron Research Company ('80-'97) and was a Member of the Technical Staff and technical manager at the Sarnoff Research Center of RCA Corporation ('66-'79). He earned his DSc in Engineering as a NASA Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the George Washington University, and his undergraduate honors include Outstanding BSE Graduate and membership in both the Engineering and Physics Honor Societies.
		USA J. Robert Selman, Illinois Institute of Technology
		Russia Anatoly K. Demin, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry
		Russia Dimitry Bronin, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry
		Turkey Fehmi Akgun, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Dr. Fehmi Akgun has been involved in the field of energy technologies for about 25 years. He received his undergraduate, MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. He carried out his post doctorate studies at Ohio State University, department of Mechanical Engineering (USA). He is an associate professor in the area of thermodynamics in mechanical engineering since 2000. His experience is based on fuel cells and hydrogen technologies, fuel reforming, combustion and gasification of biomass and coal for energy and liquid fuel production. He worked as a researcher and group leader from 1997 to 2000 and has been working as Deputy Director since 2000 at Energy Institute of TUBITAK Marmara Research Centre. He was a member of Hydrogen Group in International Energy Agency from 2003 to 2005 and represented Turkey in the Mirror Group of European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform from 2003 to 2007. He represents TÜB?TAK Marmara Research Centre as a Member of Research Grouping of the European FCH JU. He has chaired the Combustion/Energy group within the advisory board of the Engineering Research Grant Committee for The Support Programme for Scientific and Technological Research Projects of TUBITAK in Turkey. He is a member of advisory board of The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority. He has coordinated various national/international research projects on energy issues. Currently, he coordinates two integrated national research projects in the areas of "Micro Cogeneration System Based on PEM Fuel Cell" and "FT diesel production from biomass and coal mixtures".
		Turkey Nicolas Lymberopoulos, UNIDO-ICHET< Dr. N. Lymberopoulos has been actively involved in the field of energy and the environment for more than 20 years. In his current position at ICHET he is Associate Director of the Centre, responsible for Projects and Programmes. He is involved in setting up frameworks for supporting the realisation of pilot projects in developing countries and in managing a team of engineers for realising these projects. In his previous position at CRES, he initiated and was responsible for the management of a section within CRES involved in R&TD related to the energetic use of hydrogen and in particular the integration of technologies for the production, storage and use of Hydrogen (including fuel cells) with Renewable Energy Technologies. He is the Secretary of the Greek Hydrogen Association. He is the Delegate of UNIDO in the ExCo of the IEA Hydrogen Implementing Agreement and used to be the National Delegate of Greece in the same committee. Lastly, he was actively involved in the SRA of the HFP, being the co-chair of the Hydrogen Production group of the Steering Panel.
		Turkey Atilla Ersoz, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Energy Institute Dr. Atilla Ersöz graduated as a Chemical Engineer from Ege University Faculty of Engineering in Izmir Turkey. He got his MSc and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering at Ege University. Dr. Ersöz's 20 years of professional experience include university teaching and research, new process and prototype development and testing. His experience is based on Reactor Modeling, Design and Operation, Reaction Engineering, Energy Systems, Fuel Cell Systems, Fuel Processing Technologies, and Chemical Process Simulation and Modeling. He has been working as Chief Senior Scientist of Energy Institute of TUBITAK Marmara Research Center since 2000. He has been involved various international (CEPA, FP6 etc.) /national research and development & demonstration projects on energy issues. Recently, he is already working on hydrogen production technologies for small scale applications especially with fuel cell micro cogeneration processes. He is also representing TUBITAK in HfP (European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Platform), Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking Research Grouping N.ERGHY. He is also one of the experts of Turkey & TUBITAK in FP7 Energy Programme Committee of the European Commission and in Task 23 "Small-scale reformers for on-site hydrogen Supply" of IEA Hydrogen Implementing Agreement.
		Korea Jaeyoung Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology - GIST Prof. Dr. Jaeyoung Lee is a Vice Director in the Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis at GIST, South Korea. He received his doctoral degree in 2001 from Frtiz-Haber-Institut der MPG and FU Berlin, Germany, with Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Laureate 2007) studying "Spatiotemporal pattern formation of small organic molecules". He was a senior scientist at Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST, 2002-2004) and at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 2004-2007) where he developed a stable and cost-effective electrocatalyst for fuel cells and water treatment. He is trying to apply his experience to the development and optimization of a number of processes involving Electrocatalysis for (a) hydrogen generation, (b) oxygen & CO2 reduction, (c) liquid fuel oxidation and electrochemical power production, in particular for construction of biocompatible fuel cells for micro medical devices and direct carbon fuel cells for power plant.