Christian Friedrich Schönbein Silver Award for Best Scientific Contribution

The Christian Friedrich Schönbein Silver Award for Best Scientific Contribution is based on the scientific and technical content, results, and degree of innovation shown in the submitted paper.
In the case where there is more than one candidate, the oral presentation can influence the final decision, however scientific content is the main criteria.

We congratulate all winners of the Silver Medal of Honour, and thank them again for their enormous efforts to improve and advance technology in their chosen scientific field.

YearNameContribution title                    
2011J. Andreas SchulerNd-Nickelate Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Sensitivity to Cr and Si Contamination
2012Brandon J. McKennaAdvances in Metal Supported Cells in the METSOFC EU Consortium
2013Edward Brightman, Gareth HindsIn-Situ Study of Start-up and Shut-down Degradation Using Time Resolved Potential Mapping and CO2 Measurement
2014Helena Tellez, John Druce, Young-Wan Ju, Tatsumi Ishihara, John Kilner Decrease of the electrochemically active surface in mixed ionic-electronic conductors (MIECs) by impurity segregation
2015Andrea Casalegno, Matteo Zago, Claudio Rabissi, Andrea BaricciExperimental and Modelling Analyses of DMFC temporary degradation
2016Sebastian Dierickx, André Weber, Ellen Ivers-TifféeElectrochemical Analysis of Sulfur Poisoning in Ni/8YSZ Cermet Anodes
2017M. Cochet, A. Forner-Cuenca, V. Manzi, M. Siegwarts, D. Scheuble, P. BoillatNovel concept for evaporative cooling of fuel cells: an experimental study based on neutron imaging
2018Yusuke Shiratori, Mio Sakamoto, Takeo Yamakawa, Takuya Kitaoka, Hiroshi Orishima, Hajime Matsubara, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Shuji Nakatsuka, Tin Chanh Duc Doan, Chien Mau DangBiogas power generation with SOFC to demonstrate energy circulation suitable for Mekong Delta, Vietnam
2019Anne SchieferInductive low-frequency processes in PEMFC impedance spectra
2020Rémi Costa, Haoyu Zheng, Feng Han, Noriko Sata, Amir Masoud Dayaghi, Truls Norby, Marit StangeOn the development of planar metal supported electrochemical cells with proton conducting ceramics
2021Jennifer PeronInvestigation of the key-parameters for high OER activity of Ir-based mixed oxides
2022Daniel B. Drasbæk, Peter Blennow, Thomas Clausen, Jeppe Rass-Hansen, Giovanni Perin, Jens V. T. Høgh, Anne HauchUtilizing the full power of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to identify stack degradation mechanisms in commercial SOEC stacks
2023Sophie MullMembrane Humidifier Model for PEM Fuel Cell Systems
2024Svetlana Korneychuk, Cedric Grosselindemann, Laura-Alena Schäfer, Mariya E. Ivanova, Norbert H. Menzler, André Weber, Astrid PundtIn-situ TEM reduction of a solid oxide cell with NiO/YSZ and NiO/BZCY materials for fuel electrode
2025Anna Fischer, Niklas Ortlieb, Jan Oechsler, Sven Küspert, Lionel von Dobeneck, Jan BüttnerLarge Scale Production of Templated Carbon Nanospheres for Hydrogen Technologies