18th International Conference on Solid State Protonic Conductors (SSPC-18)

Solid state protonic conductors are the basic functional components in technologies of which many are, and will be, essential for the development of sustainable energy technologies, e.g. fuel cells and electrolyzers. The series of international conferences on Solid State Protonic Conductors (SSPC) are the globally acknowledged gathering where between 150 and 200 researchers, scientists and engineers from both academia and industry meet to discuss the chemistry and physics of proton conduction - ranging from fundamental processes to cutting-edge applications. The objectives in the field are well within the priorities of Nano2021 and large projects with emphasis on Protonics are funded in NANO2021 (e.g. FOXCET) and were funded in the previous Nanomat- and other RCN programs. From September 18th to 23rd, 2016, the 18th international conferences on Solid Sate Protonic Conductors (SSPC-18) will be organized in Oslo by The Group for Solid State Electrochemistry at Department of Chemistry (FASE), Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, UiO - one of the worlds most recognized groups in the field. The scope of SSPC-18 is centered on concentration and transport of protonic species in solids, from elementary processes to applications in electrochemical devices. Topics include materials, properties, mechanisms, computational approaches, and applications. The 18th SSPC meeting will, moreover, address a special topic; exotic hydrogen species in oxides. The scientific program will consist of keynote and invited speakers (20-30) and regular oral presentation (50-60), in addition to two poster sessions(80-100 posters all together). The scientific presentations will be published in an abstract booklet and full scientific papers in a special issue of the international Elsevier journal, Solid State Ionics. The tentative total budget of the conference is well above 1500 kNOK. We apply Nano2021 for up to 100 kNOK.