Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00337, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gyenge, Elod (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation (AFCC Inc.), located in Burnaby, BC, is a world-leader in the development_x000D_
and commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells for transportation_x000D_
applications involving partners such as Daimler and Ford. Development of highly-active and durable catalysts_x000D_
is of great interest to AFCC in order to meet the commercialization targets. The present Engage Plus proposal_x000D_
stems from and is the continuation of the successful collaboration between the applicant and AFCC, funded by_x000D_
NSERC Engage. The Engage collaboration revealed new phenomena related to the stability of oxygen_x000D_
evolution reaction (OER) catalysts in the anode environment of PEM fuel cells. The goal of the Engage Plus_x000D_
application is to deepen the scientific understanding of the OER catalyst behavior and to develop active and_x000D_
stable OER catalysts working in concert with the the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts, to improve_x000D_
the reversal tolerance of PEM fuel cell anodes. This work is important in to support the growth of a_x000D_
world-leading Canadian clean energy technology company, while also providing excellent training opportunity_x000D_
for highly qualified personal (HQP). The HQP trained in this project is exposed to a vibrant industrial_x000D_
collaboration gaining valuable expertise in the fields of applied electrocatalysis, electrochemical science and_x000D_
surface science characterization of catalysts and fuel cell testing., program purpose french : Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation (AFCC Inc.), located in Burnaby, BC, is a world-leader in the development_x000D_
and commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells for transportation_x000D_
applications involving partners such as Daimler and Ford. Development of highly-active and durable catalysts_x000D_
is of great interest to AFCC in order to meet the commercialization targets. The present Engage Plus proposal_x000D_
stems from and is the continuation of the successful collaboration between the applicant and AFCC, funded by_x000D_
NSERC Engage. The Engage collaboration revealed new phenomena related to the stability of oxygen_x000D_
evolution reaction (OER) catalysts in the anode environment of PEM fuel cells. The goal of the Engage Plus_x000D_
application is to deepen the scientific understanding of the OER catalyst behavior and to develop active and_x000D_
stable OER catalysts working in concert with the the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts, to improve_x000D_
the reversal tolerance of PEM fuel cell anodes. This work is important in to support the growth of a_x000D_
world-leading Canadian clean energy technology company, while also providing excellent training opportunity_x000D_
for highly qualified personal (HQP). The HQP trained in this project is exposed to a vibrant industrial_x000D_
collaboration gaining valuable expertise in the fields of applied electrocatalysis, electrochemical science and_x000D_
surface science characterization of catalysts and fuel cell testing., agreement title english : Oxygen evolution catalysts for reversal tolerant PEM FC anodes, agreement title french : Oxygen evolution catalysts for reversal tolerant PEM FC anodes, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada