Dr.-Ing. Gerardo Valadez Huerta
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr.-Ing. Gerardo Valadez Huerta
Postdoctoral researchers

Research focus areas

  • Thermodynamic Modeling of Caverns for Energy Storage
  • Molecular Simulation and Modeling

Scientific and Working Experience

since 2026Research Associate at the Institute of Electric Power Systems at Leibniz University Hannover
2021–2025Assistant Professorship & AvH-JSPS Fellow, Research Initiative for Supra Materials / Institute for Aqua Regeneration, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
2020–2021Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Initiative for Supra Materials, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
2018–2021Research Associate, Institute of Thermodynamics, Technische Universität Braunschweig
2013–2018Research Associate and Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Thermodynamics, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover

Scholarships and Awards

  • 2021–2023: Alexander von Humboldt / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship

Memberships

  • Member of the American Chemical Society; since 2025

Publications and research projects

  • Publications (Click here)
    First 1
    A novel method to determine the transport coefficients of an YSZ electrolyte based on impedance spectroscopy. / Radici, P.; Valadez Huerta, G.; Geesmann, N. et al.
    In: SOLID STATE IONICS, Vol. 363, 115591, 05.2021.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Exergy analysis of the diesel pre-reforming SOFC-system with anode off-gas recycling in the SchIBZ project: Part II: System exergetic evaluation. / Valadez Huerta, Gerardo; Álvarez Jordán, Johanan; Marquardt, Tobias et al.
    In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 44, No. 21, 23.04.2019, p. 10916-10924.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Modelling and simulation of the transport mechanisms in solid oxide fuel cells with molecular dynamics and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. / Valadez Huerta, Gerardo.
    Hannover: Leibniz Universität Hannover, 2019. 161 p.

    Research output: ThesisDoctoral thesis

    Impact of multi-causal transport mechanisms in an electrolyte supported planar SOFC with (ZrO2)x-1(Y2O3)x electrolyte. / Huerta, Gerardo Valadez; Flasbart, Vincent; Marquardt, Tobias et al.
    In: Entropy, Vol. 20, No. 6, 469, 06.2018.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Modeling a thermocell with proton exchange membrane and hydrogen electrodes. / Marquardt, T.; Valadez Huerta, G.; Kabelac, S.
    In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 43, No. 43, 25.10.2018, p. 19841-19850.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    A Diffusivity Study of (Sc2O3)0.1(CeO2)0.01(ZrO2)0.89 between 1100 and 1500 K at Zero Pressure with Molecular Dynamics. / Valadez Huerta, Gerardo; Reus, Lucas; Kabelac, Stephan.
    In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Vol. 63, No. 6, 14.06.2018, p. 1955-1960.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Approach to the Coulomb Contribution of Thermodynamic Properties from the Mean Electrostatic Potential of the Ions in (ZrO2)1-x(Y2O3)x. / Valadez Huerta, Gerardo; Siemen, Malte; Kabelac, Stephan.
    In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 122, No. 1, 11.01.2018, p. 62-70.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Exergy analysis of the diesel pre-reforming solid oxide fuel cell system with anode off-gas recycling in the SchIBZ project: Part I: Modeling and validation. / Valadez Huerta, Gerardo; Álvarez Jordán, Johanan; Dragon, Michael et al.
    In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 43, No. 34, 23.08.2018, p. 16684-16693.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    Local entropy production rates in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. / Siemer, Marc; Marquardt, Tobias; Huerta, Gerardo Valadez et al.
    In: Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 42, No. 1, 01.2017, p. 1-30.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review

    A phenomenological study of yttria-stabilized zirconia at 1300 K with the Green-Kubo formulation and equilibrium molecular dynamics. / Valadez Huerta, G.; Kabelac, S.; Kelle, A.
    In: Chemical Physics, Vol. 485-486, 01.03.2017, p. 108-117.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer review