EDITORIAL - Joint Meeting 9th International Symposium on New Materials and Nano-Materials for Electrochemical Systems and XII International Congress of the Mexican Hydrogen Society

The Joint Meeting 9th International Symposium on New Materials and Nano-Materials for Electrochemical Systems and XII International Congress of the Mexican Hydrogen Society, “Challenges in New Materials Development for Sustainable Energy and Transport”, was held in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, on July 8-13, 2012. It served as a forum to disseminate the latest developments in relevant topics such as Advanced Batteries, Fuel Cells, Photoelectrochemical Cells, Hydrogen Production and Storage, among others. The Event was hosted by the Mexican Hydrogen Society (MHS). Founded in 1999, the MHS is nowadays the leading organization within Mexico bringing together Research Groups, Government Agencies and Industry partners to promote R&D related to hydrogen technologies. Plenary lectures were delivered by Prof. Nicolas Alonso-Vante from University of Poitiers (France), Prof. Perla B. Balbuena from Texas A&M University (USA), Prof. Bruce Parkinson from University of Wyoming (USA), Prof. Krishnan Rajeshwar from University of Texas At Arlington (USA), Prof. James J. Spivey from Louisiana State University (USA) and William Whittenberger from EcoLake Enterprises, LLC, Ohio, (USA). The Meeting included 62 oral presentations and 73 works at the poster sessions of delegates from Mexico, Canada, France, Argentina, Spain, Turkey, USA, China, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Portugal. This special issue of the Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems includes selected papers presented at the Meeting, covering different important topics: Supercapacitors, Microbial Fuel Cells, Surface modification of polymer electrolytes, Capacitance studies, Materials for hydrogen evolution and hydrogen production, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Novel fuel cell membranes, Low Pt-content catalysts for PEMFCs anodes and cathodes, Autothermal Reforming of Ethanol, Steam Reforming of Biofuels, Anode electrocatalysts for DAFCs, We wish to thank the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico, CONACyT) for the financial support that made possible the 9th International Symposium on New Materials and Nano-Materials for Electrochemical Systems and XII International Congress of the Mexican Hydrogen Society. Also, we extend our gratitude to Prof. O. Savadogo, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, for encouraging the publication of this Special Issue. Also, we thank all of the authors for their contributions and to the referees for their comments and suggestions. The 10th International Symposium on New Materials and Nano Materials for Electrochemical Systems will be held in Montreal in July 5-8, 2015 The XIV International Congress of the MHS will be held in Cancun, Mexico, in 2014. For more information, please visit the MHS´s official webpage: www.smh2.mx.