Session Chair: S8b Fuel Cell Catalyst

Yu Morimoto

Advanced Electrochemical Device Program

Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.

Nagakute, Aichi

Japan, 4801192

Email: morimoto@mosk.tytlabs.co.jp

Short Biography

Dr Yu Morimoto started his professional career at Toyota Central R&D labs. Inc, (TCRDL) in 1982 in R&D on secondary batteries for SLI (Starting, lighting ignition) and EV. In 1989 he initiated research activities on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFC) from scratch. Since 1995 he leads the PEFC R&D at Toyota focusing on electrocatalysis and MEAs by in-house research but also collaboration with material suppliers, universities, and national labs from all over the world.

Dr. Morimoto obtained his PhD in 1994 at Case Western Reserve University with Professor E. B. Yeager on Electrochemical oxidation of methanol on platinum and platinum based electrodes. Dr. Morimoto’s key expertise is in electrocatalysis and MEA development, evaluation, characterization, degradation analysis and macroscopic modeling and simulation.