Technical University (TU) Braunschweig is in the centre of Northern Germany, and easy to access from airports: Hanover (HAJ), Berlin (BER) & Frankfurt (FRA).
Fee: from €300 (Students) to €350 (Early Bird) both available til 30th of April to €400 from 1st of May, including 3 lunches, 3 dinners, coffee breaks, poster sessions, a certificate for participation (2 ECTS) from TU BS and access to all documentation for each oral presentation at HydEM 2026. The meeting starts with optional lunch 3rd of June and ends with conference dinner 5th of June 2026.
Recommended hotels: Deutsches Haus or PLAZA INN.
Organizers: Michael Heere
Scientific advisory board: Marek Polanski, Erika Michela Dematteis, Mark Paskevicius, Hai-Wen Li, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Torben R. Jensen
We are facing major societal challenges, particularly the transformation toward climate-neutral and sustainable energy systems. Meeting these demands requires not only improvements of existing technologies, but also fundamentally new materials concepts and integrated system solutions.
Metal hydrides play a central role in solid-state hydrogen storage, hydrogen compression and transport, fuel cell systems, and advanced battery technologies. Beyond classical applications, hydrides are emerging as ionic conductors, high-entropy systems, and even superconducting superhydrides. Progress in advanced characterisation techniques and data-driven materials discovery is accelerating the understanding and design of these complex systems, while life-cycle assessment and system integration ensure technological relevance.
Leading scientists from Europe and around the world will present recent advances across hydrogen production, storage, batteries, characterisation, and novel H-rich systems. This joint symposium and summer school aims to connect the experience of established researchers with the creativity and curiosity of early-stage scientists, fostering collaboration and shaping future research directions in hydrogen and hydride-based technologies.
22.02.2026: tentative Program is added and Details towards the registration process.
12.11.2025: This page is launched and will be updated regularly. We expect a first general announcement on the 1st of December 2025, incl. invited speaker list and abstract submission deadline as well as details for registration.
see you all in Braunschweig,
on behalf of the Organizers
Michael