Programme Highlights
| Date | Dec. 17th & 18th, 2025 |
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| Venue | Shiiki Hall, Ito Campus, Kyushu University 744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka 819-0395 |
| Day 1 <December 17, 10:00–18:00> |
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| Opening Ceremony | |
 10:00–10:30 |
Welcome Address Tatsuro Ishibashi President, Kyushu University (Video Letter) Shintaro Matsumoto, Executive director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) |
| 10:30–11:30 |
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Past, Present, and Future Dr. Sunita Satyapal Hydrogen Leader; Former Director, U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office |
| 11:30–12:00 |
Natural Hydrogen and its potential in Kyushu Prof. Yasuhiro Yamada Kyushu University |
| 12:00–12:30 |
State of the Art and Knowledge Gaps in Hydrogen Pipelines Prof. Jinyang Zheng Zhejiang University |
| 12:30–14:30 |
Lunch & Poster Session |
| 14:30–15:00 |
Introduction of Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage (HYDROGENIUS) Prof. Hisao Matsunaga Kyushu University |
| 15:00–15:30 |
Introduction of International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy & Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center (NEXT-FC) Prof. Kazunari Sasaki Kyushu University |
| 15:30–16:00 |
Introduction of International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) Prof. Tatsumi Ishihara Kyushu University |
| 16:00–16:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:15–16:45 |
Enabling safety and reliability in hydrogen systems through reliability and risk analysis: implications for fueling stations, forklifts, electrolyzers and beyond. Prof. Katrina Groth University of Maryland |
| 16:45–17:15 |
Hydrogen Refueling Station Data Analysis - How Polymeric Materials Are Actually Exposed to Pressure Cycling Associate Prof. Hiroaki Ono Kyushu University |
| 17:15–18:00 |
Poster Session |
| Reception | |
| 18:15–20:00 |
*Advance registration is required. |
| Day2 <12/18, 09:30-17:10> |
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| Opening Remarks |
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| 09:30-09:40 |
Prof. Hisao Matsunaga, Kyushu University Director, Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage |
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| Presentaion | ||
| 9:40-10:20 |
Cost of Hydrogen – Introduction of IEA/H2TCP Task 50 – Prof. Michio Hashimoto, The University of Tokyo |
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| 10:20-10:30 |
Fatigue and Fracture HYDROGENIUS in Action: From Mechanisms to Industrial Implementation. Prof. Hisao Matsunaga, Kyushu University |
10:30-11:00 |
Enduring International Partnerships as Catalysts for Innovation: from Fundamental Science to Engineering Materials Solutions for Hydrogen Technologies Prof. Petros Sofronis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
11:00-11:30 |
Safety and Materials Challenges of High Pressure Hydrogen Pipeline Dr.Nobuyuki Ishikawa, JFE Steel Corporation |
| 11:30-13:00 |
Lunch | |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Thermophysical Properties Thermal Analysis of Hydrogen Behavior during Refueling of Fuel Cell Vehicles Prof.Naoya Sakoda, Kyushu University |
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| 13:30-14:00 |
Thermodynamic Safety Evaluation of Hydrogen Storage Tank Installation Methods for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Dr.Taichi Kuroki, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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| 14:00-14:10 |
Polymers Research Activities on Hydrogen Compatible Polymeric Materials in HYDROGENIUS Prof. Shin Nishimura, Kyushu University |
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| 14:10-14:40 |
High-Pressure Hydrogen Hoses and Plastic Pipes for Hydrogen
Prof. Takashi Kuriyama, Kyushu University |
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| 14:40-15:10 |
Polymers in Pressurized Hydrogen: Fracture Mechanical and Hollow-Specimen Approaches
Dr. Bernd Schrittesser, ScioFlex Hydrogen GmbH |
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| 15:10-15:30 |
Coffee Break | |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Tribology Hydrogen Tribology Researches in HYDROGENIUS Prof. Yoshinori Sawae, Kyushu University |
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Tribological behavior of polymeric materials in Hydrogen
Dr. Geraldine Theiler, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) |
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| 16:30-17:00 |
Hydrogen Effects on Friction and Wear in Dry and Boundary-Lubricated Contacts Prof. Ardian Morina, University of Leeds |
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