Draft:International Association for Hydrogen Energy

International Association for Hydrogen Energy

Formation	1974 (1974)
Type	Scientific society
Legal status	nonprofit organization
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Location	United States
Membership	1,000
Key people	John W. Sheffield, Ph.D.(President) Ayfer Veziroğlu, Ph.D.(Executive VP and CFO)
Website	iahe.org

The International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) is a learned society and professional association based in the United States that supports scientific, technology and engineering inquiries in the field of hydrogen science and technology. The IAHE was founded in 1974 by Turhan Nejat Veziroğlu and other scholars such as John Bockris who coined the term hydrogen economy. The IAHE membership comprises over 1,000 scientists, technologists and engineers in over 110 countries at all degree levels and in all fields of hydrogen and related technologies.

The IAHE is a non-profit organization.

The IAHE publishes the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - IJHE published by Elsevier. The IJHE on Elsevier encompasses over 200,000 peer-reviewed papers since its creation in 1976.

The IAHE has nine topic interest area divisions namely, the IAHE Biohydrogen Division, the IAHE Codes and Standards Division, the IAHE Fuel Cell Division, the IAHE Green Hydrogen Division, the IAHE Hydrogen Energy Systems Division, the IAHE Hydrogen Safety Division, the IAHE Hydrogen Storage Division, the IAHE Nuclear Hydrogen Division and the IAHE Young Scientists Division from different regions of the world sections. Over seventeen IJHE student chapters are located in major universities in Mexico, Egypt, Turkey, India, UK, USA, China, and Armenia, Europe.

The IAHE honors members with the designation, Fellow of The International Association for Hydrogen Energy (FIAHE) for having made significant accomplishments to the fields of hydrogen science and engineering.

The IAHE Board of Directors and IAHE members have numerous international awards and supports STEM educational and public engagement and outreach efforts.

The IAHE founded the World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) in 1976 and the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention (WHTC) in 2005 to provide a platform for the Hydrogen Energy community, including scientists, engineers, technologists, environmentalists, decision-makers, policy-makers, industrialists and visionaries.

History

Over a half of a century ago, the first international conference on Hydrogen Energy was held on 18–20 March 1974 in Miami, FL, USA. During this conference, the "Hydrogen Romantics" group was formed, agreeing that the Hydrogen Energy system was the solution to fuel depletion and global environmental problems.

Conferences

History of conferences and conventions

Year	Location	Number	Type
2027	Canada Halifax	12th	WHTC
2026	Singapore Singapore	25th	WHEC
2025	Ireland Dublin	11th	WHTC
2024	Mexico Cancún	24th	WHEC
2023	China Foshan	10th	WHTC
2022	Turkey Istanbul	23rd	WHEC
2021	Canada Montreal	9th	WHTC
2019	Japan Tokyo	8th	WHTC
2018	Brazil Rio de Janeiro	22nd	WHEC
2017	Czech Republic Prague	7th	WHTC
2016	Spain Zaragoza	21st	WHEC
2015	Australia Sydney	6th	WHTC
2014	South Korea Gwangju	20th	WHEC
2013	China Shanghai	5th	WHTC
2012	Canada Toronto	19th	WHEC
2011	Scotland Glasgow	4th	WHTC
2010	Germany Essen	18th	WHEC
2009	India Delhi	3rd	WHTC
2008	Australia Brisbane	17th	WHEC
2007	Italy Montecatini Terme	2nd	WHTC
2006	France Lyon	16th	WHEC
2005	Singapore Singapore	1st	WHTC
2004	Japan Yokohama	15th	WHEC
2002	Canada Montreal	14th	WHEC
2000	China Beijing	13th	WHEC
1998	Argentina Buenos Aires	12th	WHEC
1996	Germany Stuttgart	11th	WHEC
1994	USA Cocoa Beach	10th	WHEC
1992	France Paris	9th	WHEC
1990	USA Honolulu	8th	WHEC
1988	Russia Moscow	7th	WHEC
1986	Austria Vienna	6th	WHEC
1984	Canada Toronto	5th	WHEC
1982	USA Pasadena	4th	WHEC
1980	Japan Tokyo	3rd	WHEC
1978	Switzerland Zurich	2nd	WHEC
1976	USA Miami Beach	1st	WHEC
1974	USA Miami Beach	Theme Conference	WHEC

Journal

Since 1976, the IAHE publishes peer-reviewed technical papers, proceedings, monographs, conference abstracts, and a quarterly news magazine through Elsevier.

The top cited articles since 2021 are:

• Research article: Hydrogen in energy transition: A review by Ankica Kovač, ... Doria Marciuš. Published on 3 March 2021.
• Research article: A review on hydrogen production and utilization: Challenges and opportunities by Haris Ishaq, ... Curran Crawford. Published on 22 July 2022.
• Research article: Underground hydrogen storage: A comprehensive review by Davood Zivar, ... Jalal Foroozesh. Published on 1 July 2021.
• Research article: Green synthesis of DyBa2Fe3O7.988/DyFeO3 nanocomposites using almond extract with dual eco-friendly applications: Photocatalytic and antibacterial activities by Makarim A. Mahdi, ... Masoud Salavati-Niasari. Published on 12 April 2022.
• Research article: Insights into low-carbon hydrogen production methods: Green, blue and aqua hydrogen by Minli Yu, ... Harrie Vredenburg. Published on 15 June 2021.
• Review article: Review and comparison of various hydrogen production methods based on costs and life cycle impact assessment indicators by Mengdi Ji, Jianlong Wang. Published on 11 November 2021.
• Review article: Solid oxide fuel cell: Decade of progress, future perspectives and challenges by Mandeep Singh, ... Elisabetta Comini. Published on 5 August 2021.
• Research article: Recent development in electrocatalysts for hydrogen production through water electrolysis by Shams Anwar, ... Abdoulaye Djire. Published on 13 September 2021.

Educational Activities and Programs

The IAHE offers various educational activities and programs in several universities worldwide.

Awards and Fellowships

The IAHE recognizes members for outstanding technical achievement in hydrogen science and engineering at various career levels, and recognizes exceptional service to the association, through the IAHE Fellowships and sponsorships - the international awards, medals, and prizes administered by the IAHE.

• IAHE Sir William Grove Award for Leadership in Electrochemical Area
  • 1998 - Ballard Power Systems, Canada
  • 2000 - Stanford R. Ovshinsky, U.S.A., DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Germany/U.S.A., and Ford Motor Company, U.S.A.
  • 2002 - UTC Fuel Cells, U.S.A.
  • 2004 - Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan, Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan and General Motors Corporation, U.S.A.
  • 2006 - Milan M. Jaksic, Serbia
  • 2008 - Janusz Nowotny, Australia and Gang Wan, China
  • 2010 - Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan
  • 2012 - Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan, Japan; Hydrogenics Corporation, Canada; Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group, China and Dieter Zetsche, Germany
  • 2014 - Detlef Stolten, Germany and Erich D. Wachsman, USA
  • 2016 - Deborah Jones, France and Adam Z. Weber, U.S.A.
  • 2018 - Peter Strasser, Germany and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., China
  • 2022 - Bruno G. Pollet, Canada

• IAHE Akira Mitsui Award for Leadership in Biological Area
  • 2002 - Jun Miyake, Japan
  • 2004 - Peter Lindblad, Sweden
  • 2008 - Debabrata Das, India
  • 2016 - Armen Trchounian, Armenia
  • 2022 - Takeshi Morikawa, Japan

• IAHE Jules Verne Award for Superior Service (a general area of involvement)
  • 1998 - John O'M. Bockris, U.S.A. and Cesare Marchetti, Austria
  • 2000 - Tokio Ohta, Japan and Robert M. Zweig, U.S.A.
  • 2002 - William D. Van Vorst, U.S.A. and Mylopore V.C. Sastri, India
  • 2004 - Bragi Arnason, Iceland and Carl-Jochen Winter, Germany
  • 2006 - Zong Qiang Mao, China and David Sanborn Scott, Canada
  • 2008 - U.S. DoE Hydrogen Program, U.S.A. and Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany
  • 2010 - C. E. (Sandy) Thomas, U.S.A.
  • 2012 - Alexander (Sandy) K. Stuart, Canada and Tom Sullivan, U.S.A.
  • 2014 - Chiyoda Corporation, Japan and Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea
  • 2016 - Hydrogen Energy Systems Society (HESS), Japan International Scientific Journal and Ecology (ISJAEE), Russia
  • 2018 - Nazim Muradov, Azerbaijan & U.S.A.; Andrei V. Tchouvelev, Canada; Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan
  • 2022 - Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Italy

• IAHE Rudolph A. Erren Award for Leadership in Thermochemical Area
  • 1998 - World Energy NETwork (WE-NET) Project, MITI, Japan
  • 2000 - Victor A. Goltsov, Ukraine and Vladimir D. Rusanov, Russia
  • 2002 - BMW A.G., Germany
  • 2004 - Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Netherlands
  • 2006 - Linde A.G., Germany and Stoichi Fruhama, Japan
  • 2008 - The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Japan and M.A.N. AG, Germany
  • 2010 - Hydrogen Network of North Rhine Westphalia - Dr. Andreas Ziolek, Germany
  • 2012 - Ravinder Kumar Malhotra, India
  • 2014 - Shanxi Provincial Guoxin Energy Development Group Co. Ltd (GXED), China
  • 2018 - Donald L. Anton, U.S.A. and Giuseppe Spazzafumo, Italy
  • 2022 - Yun Hang Hu, U.S.A.

• IAHE Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Award for Leadership in Aerospace Area
  • 1998 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S.A.
  • 2000 - Aerospatiele Matra, France
  • 2004 - Airbus S.A.S., E.U.
  • 2006 - ROSCOSMOS, Russian Federal Space Agency, Russia and Iwatani International Industry Co. Ltd., Japan
  • 2008 - Aerovironment Inc., U.S.A.
  • 2022 - Hiroaki Kobayashi, Japan

Grants

Through competitive fellowship stipends, IAHE supports students and young professionals as they pursue new ideas and forge connections with professionals both within and outside the field.

Notable members

The IAHE Fellows are:

• Hussein K. Abdel-Aal (Egypt)
• Frano Barbir (Croatia)
• John O'M. Bockris (United States)
• Juan Carlos Bolcich (Argentina)
• Alfonso Contreras (Spain)
• Debabrata Das (India)
• Peter Hoffmann (United States)
• Jameel Ahmad Khan (Pakistan)
• Stanislav P. Malyshenko (Russia)
• Cesare Marchetti (Italy)
• Nazim Z. Muradov (United States)
• Bruno G. Pollet (Canada)
• Jacques Saint-Just (France)
• Vibha R. Satsangi (India)
• John W. Sheffield (United States)
• Giuseppe Spazzafumo (Italy)
• Onkar N. Srivastava (India)
• Hirohisa Uchida (Japan)
• Carl-Jochen Winter (Germany)
• Guo Xu (China)