HYPOTHESIS

HYdrogen – POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solutions International Symposium

WHO'S WHO

Main A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

Dr. Ali Raissi 

Position

Director, Hydrogen R&D Division

Affiliation

Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida

Mail address

1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, Florida, U.S.A.

Tel.

+1 (321) 638-1446 

Fax

+1 (321) 638-1010

e-mail

ali@fsec.ucf.edu  

URL

www.fsec.ucf.edu 

Born 11 Nov. 1952. Graduated (Mechanical Engineering, thesis on centrifugal fluidization with continuous addition and removal of bed materials) in 1978 from Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and PhD (Mechanical Engineering, thesis on studies of biomass gasification) in 1982 from Univ. of California at Berkeley. Assistant Professor of Mech Engineering, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa in 1986. Senior Scientist with Natural Resources Research Institute, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth in 1997. Author of over 100 professional papers and technical reports on hydrogen production and storage technologies, and photocatalysis. Recipient of the Univ. of Central Florida's Distinguished Researcher of the Year Award for Institutes and Centers (1993 & 2003), holder of 12 U.S. patents.

Main fields of interest: hydrogen energy and environmental photocatalysis 

 

Dr. Carmen M. Rangel

Position

Research Coordinator, LNEG / Invited Full Professor at DEMAT/IST, Portugal

Affiliation

LNEG- National Laboratory for Energy and Geology

Mail address

Paço do Lumiar, 22 1649-038 – Lisboa - Portugal

Tel.

+351 21 0924664

Fax

+351 21 0924664

e-mail

ali@fsec.ucf.edu  

URL

www.fsec.ucf.edu 

In the context of recent restructuring and in the new LNEG´ structure Dr Carmen M. Rangel has been nominated as the Scientific Leader of the newly created Unit for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen. She was awarded a Ph.D degree from The University of Leeds, U.K in 1980 and right after, a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. She has implemented a research unit in Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (UPCH), with a research programme that addresses the challenges of Materials for Energy and the Environment through a portfolio of projects in the field of new materials for electrochemical devices for energy conversion. Efforts have been dedicated to the implementation of a Hydrogen and Fuel Cells laboratory, pioneering in Portugal fundamental and applied aspects of Materials for Hydrogen Production and Storage and the study of catalysts materials for more efficient and cost effective fuel cells of the PEM type and hydrogen generators. She actively participates in Research Projects within National and European/International frameworks. C.M. Rangel is author of 300 publications in Journals and Conference Proceedings and more than 200 reports associated to Projects and Consultancy to Industry. She was awarded the Jim Kape Memorial Medal 2000 from the Institute of Metal Finishing in the U.K and has acted as an elected member to the Board of Directors and the Science and Technology Committee of the EFC. She is presently Vice-President of the Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Hydrogen (AP2H2).

Main fields of interest:  

 

Dr. Vincenzo Recupero

Position

Leader of Research Group

Affiliation

CNR-TAE

Mail address

Salita S.Lucia sopra Contesse 39, 98126 Messina, Italy

Tel.

+39 (90) 624262-624232

Fax

624247-601011

e-mail

 

URL

 

Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin (1982) and postgraduate course (Chemistry and Technology of Catalysis) at Univ. of Messina (1983). CNR/TAE External Consulting (1983-1986); CNR/TAE Researcher (1987-1993). Leader of the CNR/TAE Research Group "Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy to Electrical Energy (PAFC)", 1987-1991 and leader of the CNR/TAE Research Group "R&D of Fuel Cell System integrated by Hydrogen Generation Unit", since 1992. He participated to: design, construction and testing of an Adsorption Heat Pump Test Plant (Water-zeolites); design and construction of a Test Plant for Monocell, 100 W stack and 1 kW stack PAFC; design and construction of a 150 W Test Plant SOFC (stack manufactured in Russia); validation and optimization of models regarding the analysis of the temperature distribution and of the water balance of PAFC and SPE stack; devel­opment of a CO selective oxidation engineeri­ng system integrated with a SPE stack R&D of PAFC integrated by Methanol Steam Reformer for Electric Vehicles; R&D of Fuel Cells Integrated by Biomass Gasifier; R&D of 5 Nmc/h H2 prototype by Methane Partial Oxidation; R&D of 20 Nmc/h H2 prototype by Methanol Partial Oxidation.

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Dr. Tecle Rufael 

Position

Senior Research Scientist

Affiliation

ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company

Mail address

3901 Briarpark, WP415, Houston, Texas 77477, USA

Tel.

+1 713-954-6346

Fax

+1 713-954-6368

e-mail

Tecle.Rufael@ChevronTexaco.com

URL

www.ChevronTexaco.com 

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry/Surface Science in 1994 from The University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Post Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University in Massachusetts on fundamental studies of engine lubricant additives. Briefly worked as an Associate Researcher in biomaterials at The University of Washington in Seattle. A research scientist at ChevronTexaco for the last 6 years. Currently working on hydrogen related R&D efforts, including small scale hydrogen generation and viable solid-state hydrogen storage materials.

Main fields of interest: Hydrogen storage and production, materials chemistry, catalysis, science and energy policies 

 

Dr. Prof. Hernando Romero Paredes Rubio

Position

Research Professor

Affiliation

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Dpt Process and Hydraulics Engineering 

Mail address

Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, 09340 Mexico City, Mexico

Tel.

5255 58044644

Fax

5255 58044900

e-mail

hrp@xanum.uam.mx

URL

 

Born February 5, 1953, in Mexico City, Graduate in Industrial Chemical Engineer from Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries School of Instituto Politécnico Nacional (1975). Graduate in Solar Energy from the University of Perpignan, France (1979). Graduate in Advanced Studies in Thermodynamic and kinetics of high temperatures from the University of Perpignan, France (1980). Doctorate in Energy with the specialty in Solar Energy from the University of Perpignan and CNRS Four Solaire of Font Romeu, Odeillo, France (1981). Is head of  the Group of Energy Resources Engineering, He has published more than 40 articles in specialized Journals and more than 150 publications of national and international Proceedings of congresses.

Main fields of interest: focuses on the thermochemical hydrogen production; design, characterization and operation of solar reactors and characterization and evaluation of the reactions involved in the thermochemical cycles. The experimental and theoretical models are his hobby and after them the simulation and sensitivity analysis of processes.