January 10, 2006

Topic: Hydrogen Economy and Materials Issues

Speaker: Dr. Leon Shaw, FASM
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering - UConn

 Directions: Cugino's, 1076 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111, Ph: (860) 665-0881

Main Street is Route 176. Cugino's is south of Route 175 (Cedar Street). 
Use alleyway to parking area in rear. Directions to Cugino's

Agenda:
Cocktails: 5:30-6:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 7:30 PM
Program: 7:30- 8:30 PM

Program Charges:
Regular Members - $28.00*
Retirees - $15.00
Full Time Students - $15.00
 

 Technical Chairperson: Arnie Grot
Reservations: Call Shirley at Dynamic Metals (860) 583-3336 by noon January 6th. Thanks!

Abstract:

A transition to hydrogen as a major fuel in the next 50 years could significantly change the U.S. energy economy, reducing air emissions, and expanding domestic energy resources. However, many technical, economic, and infrastructure barriers need to be overcome. 
This presentation provides a brief overview of the key technical barriers associated with hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, and fuel cell technology. The work performed at UConn to develop novel solid-state hydrogen storage materials will be highlighted as one of the specific examples in our journey to achieve the Department of Energy (DOE) FreedomCAR target and to make the hydrogen economy a reality.

Speaker’s Bio

Prof. Leon L. Shaw received a B.S. in Materials Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Fuzhou University ( China ), as well as a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering with a Minor in Mechanics and Engineering Science from the University of Florida . He worked as a Research Scientist at Systran Corporation and as a Visiting Scientist at Air Force Wright Laboratory for 2 years before joining the University of Connecticut faculty in 1995.

His teaching and research interests are in processing and mechanical properties of nanostructured materials, solid freeform fabrication, and energy materials for hydrogen storage and fuel cell applications. He is a Fellow of ASM International, and a Fellow of the Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Poland. He has authored or co-authored over 160 publications (2 edited books, 5 book chapters, 92 archival refereed journal articles, and 64 conference proceedings), and made 150 plus conference presentations including 33 invited talks or keynote presentations. He holds US patents for large quantity production of nanostructured materials. He is a guest editor for several journals including Metallurgical and Materials Transactions and Materials Science and Engineering. He also serves as a reviewer for federal funding agencies (e.g., NSF, DOE, AFOSR and CRDF) and leading journals in the field. He is an executive committee member of ASM Nanomaterials Technology Task Force and the Chairman of ASM Materials Synthesis and Processing Committee. He is cited in Who's Who in America and Who’s Who in Science & Engineering. He is also an award-winning faculty advisor to the UConn ASM/TMS Student Chapter from 1998 to 2004 with the following international awards.

  • ASM/TMS Chapters of Excellence for Technical Programming in 1999

  • ASM/TMS Chapters of Excellence for Technical Programming in 2001

  • ASM/TMS Chapters of Excellence for Promotion of the Field in 2003  

  • The First Place Winner of the 2003 and 2004 ASM, ISS, TMS World Materials Outreach Award investigative science in pre K through 12th grade.
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