Technical Program
Monday, 12 March 2007 |
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1600-1800 hours | Registration |
1800-2000 hours | Welcome Reception |
13 MARCH 2007 0930 - 1130 |
INAUGURATION |
Moderators: Vikram Kumar, IN and Jim Chang,
Japan |
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G. Melendez, US | Welcome |
T. Ramasamy, IN | Inaugural Address |
COFFEE BREAK |
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INAUGURAL SESSION |
Moderators: Vikram Kumar, IN and Jim Chang,
Japan |
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A. Patil, US | US Army R&D Focus |
R. Ponnappan, US | US Air Force R&D Focus |
J. Pazik, US | US Navy R&D Focus |
A. Mitra, US | Indo-US S&T Cooperation |
1200-1330 | TECHNICAL SESSION I BATTERIES |
Moderators: Ashok Shukla, IN and Jon Oistein
Hasvold, NO |
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Jean Marie Tarascon, FR | Moving from bulk to nanomaterials to design better Li-based storage batteries for a "Green Energy Society |
S. Sampath, IN | Electrochemical Capacitors Based on Gel Electrolytes and Exfoliated Graphite and its Composites |
N. Munichandraiah, IN | Lithium-air Battery |
Daniel A. Scherson, US | Novel Tactics for Monitoring in Situ Charge Flow Within High Energy Density Lithium-Ion Batteries |
Marcelle Gaune-Escard, FR | Molten Salts, Power and Energy |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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1330-1430 | LUNCH |
1430-1630 |
TECHNICAL SESSION
II |
Moderators: C.Karuppiah,
US and K.T. Jacob, IN |
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Trevor Kirsten, SA | Dismounted Soldier Power |
Romesh Kumar, US | Fuel Cell Power Systems for Automotive, Stationery, and Portable Power Applications |
S.R. Narayan, US | Advances in Materials and System Technology for Portable Fuel Cells |
Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, US | Meeting the reliability and durability goals of PEMFC Stacks: Materials and Engineering Solutions |
J. Narayana Das, IN | Fuel cells - an energy source |
1630-1700 | COFFEE BREAK |
A.K. Shukla, IN | Polymer-Electrolyte-Based Fuel Cells |
Rajendra N. Basu, IN | Development of Planar SOFC Technology at CGCRI |
K.T. Jacob, IN | Regenerative Fuel Cells in the Context of Future Energy Requirements |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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14 MARCH 2007 |
TECHNICAL SESSION III |
Moderator: Romesh Kumar, US and Prabhakar
Singh, US |
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S.Srinivasa Murthy, IN | Thermal design aspects of solid-state hydrogen storage using metal hydrides |
Pinakin S. Patel, US | Direct Fuel Cell Power Plants for Clean and Efficient Energy |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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TECHNICAL SESSION IV |
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Moderator: S.S. Murthy, IN and Pinakin
S. Patel, US |
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H. S. Mukunda, IN | Waste-to-Energy including some e-wastes |
J.J. Isaac, IN | Energy Related Activities at the National Aerospace Laboratories |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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TECHNICAL SESSION V SOLAR ENERGY |
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Moderator: A. Kalghatgi, IN and Marcelle
Gaune-Escard, FR |
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Vikram Kumar, IN |
Photovoltaics – A perspective |
Richard Corkish, AU | Research and Education Activities at UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering |
1100-1130 | COFFEE BREAK |
Lawrence L. Kazmerski, US | Solar Photovoltaics: Evolutionary, Disruptive, and Revolutionary Technologies |
Jean-Pierre Fleurial, US | Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Power Generation Technology and Terrestrial Application Opportunities |
Pranav R. Mehta, IN | Solar Energy for India through Space Based Solar Satellites & NASA Technology |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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1300-1400 |
LUNCH |
1400-1600 |
TECHNICAL SESSION VI GAS HYDRATES |
Moderator: Richard Coffin, US and Kalachand
Sain, IN |
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Richard B. Coffin, US | Naval Research Laboratory Activity in International Methane Hydrate Exploration |
Kalachand Sain, IN | Gas-hydrates: India’s future potential energy resource |
N. Satyavani, IN | Gas Hydrates |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION
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TECHNICAL SESSION VII COGENERATION STIRLING ENGINE, INDIVIDUAL COOLING |
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Moderator: S. R. Narayan, US and Henry
W. Brandhorst, US
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M. Kevin Drost, US |
The Application of Microchannel Technology to Heat Actuated Cooling for Portable Combined Heat and Power |
1600-1630 | COFFEE BREAK |
Henry W. Brandhorst, Jr., US | Free-Piston Stirling Convertor Technology for Military and Space Applications |
Surjit Singh, IN and Sriram Jaisimha, IN |
Co-Generation for High Altitude Areas |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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15 MARCH 2007 0900 - 1100 |
TECHNICAL SESSION VIII ENERGY MANAGEMENT |
Moderators: J. Narayan Das, IN and Landis
Kannberg, US |
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Subbarao Surampudi, US | Overview of the Space Power Conversion and Energy Storage Technologies |
Jon Oistein Hasvold, NO | Consequences of the Norwegian soldier modernization program: Energy sources and power distribution in the field |
Landis Kannberg, US | Advanced Energy System Operation |
Ponnappan R | An Overview of AFRL's Power and Energy Storage Research |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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1100-1130 |
COFFEE BREAK |
1130-1200 |
TECHNICAL SESSION IX PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE |
Moderators: S.G. Sampath, US and Ashok
S. Patil, US |
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Prabhakar Singh, US |
Portable Power Systems: Technology Status and Roadmap for Accelerated Development, Demonstration and Deployment |
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION |
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1200-1300 |
CLOSING REMARKS |
S.G. Sampath, US Ashok S. Patil, US |
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1300 |
LUNCH Workshop Concludes |