4th International Workshop on “Modern Trends in Energy Research”
WMTER-2025
July 10, 2025, Aveiro, Portugal
Topics:
Green Hydrogen: Production, Storage & Transport
Fuel Cells/Electrolysers
Electrochemical Synthesis of Green Fuels and Chemicals
Batteries & Supercapacitors
Nanocatalysis & Electrocatalysts
Convener: Dr. D. Pukazhselvan (UA, Portugal)
Co-convener: Dr. Francisco Loureiro (UA, Portugal)
Host Institution:
Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Local Organizing committee:
Dr. D. Pukazhselvan (UA, Portugal)
Dr. Francisco J. A. Loureiro (UA, Portugal)
Dr. Igor Bdikin (UA, Portugal)
Dr. Duncan Paul Fagg (UA, Portugal)
*No registration fee
*This event is only in online mode
Workshop Contact:
dpukazh@ua.pt
WMTER-2025 program
10th July 2024, 14 h to 16h h
Session:1
Chair: Francisco Loureiro (Co-convener, WMTER 2025)
| 14.00 – 14.05 | Workshop introduction and welcome Address
D. Pukazhselvan (Convener WMTER 2025) |
| 14.05 –14.40 | Plenary Lecture
Fausthon Fred da Silva Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil Title: “Phyto-mediated green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles for OER electrocatalysis” |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | Keynote Address
Ihsan Çaha International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal Title: “Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy: A New Frontier for Dynamic Imaging at the Nanoscale” |
Session:2
Chair: Vanessa Graca
| 15.00 – 15.20 | Invited Talk-1
Allan J. M. Araújo TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal Title: “Layered Ruddlesden–Popper lanthanum nickelates for SOC oxygen electrodes: Effect of PrOx impregnation” |
| 15.20 – 15.40 | Invited Talk-2
Paula Rosendo Santos Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, E-28668 Madrid, Spain Title: “Unveiling the Mechanism of Exsolution of Silver Nanoparticles for Decorating Lanthanum Strontium Ferrite and assessment of its electrochemical behavior” |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Invited Talk-3
Jayakrishnan K. Ravindran TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal Title: “Environmental Assessment of MSW-to-FT Fuel Pathways: Impact of Gasification and Tail Gas Utilization Strategies” |
| 16.00 –16.20 | Invited Talk-4
Carlos O Amorim Department of Physics and i3N, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal Title: “Low-Temperature, Rapid Synthesis of Cu3BiS3 Thin Films for Sustainable Photovoltaics” |
| 16.20 –16.30
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Session break |
Session:2
Chair: Laura Holz
| 16.40 – 17.00 | Invited Talk-5
Jaykumar Lachure Department of Computer Engineering & Information Technology, VJTI Mumbai, India Title: “Quantum-Informed Generative Optimization (QIGO) for Catalyst-Free Hydrogen Evolution Using Hybrid Quantum-AI” |
| 17.00-17.20 | Invited Talk-6
Morena B. Farias Department of Materials Science and Engineering Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Title: “Improvement of cobalt-free perovskite electrodes for application in solid oxide fuel cells” |
| 17.20 – 17.40 | Invited Talk-7
Raquel Dantas Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Portugal Title: “From Design to Performance: Redox-active COFs as advanced organic electrode materials” |
| 17.40-17.55 | Invited Talk-8
D. Pukazhselvan TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal Title: “Reactive Hydride Composites: A Promising Pathway for High-Capacity Hydrogen Storage” |
| 17.55-18.00 | Vote of Thanks/Concluding remarks |