Day 20: A little science. A little magic. A little chicken soup.

The last educational days of the study trip have arrived. We have a busy day ahead of us with the Chungnam National University (CNU), the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), and the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT).

At 08:10 we took the bus to CNU, which was an exceptional luxurious vehicle that was heavily appreciated by everyone. We received a small general introduction and followed this up with a campus tour. This campus tour was not possible by walking due to the size of the campus full of cherry blossom trees. We ended the visit with receiving a small explanation from the professor Soon Gil Yoon in his laboratory about his work on PECVD.

We quickly went to KIER where we received a short lecture about the institute and the possibilities of energy storage in hydrogen. Then, we were allowed to see the testing environment of a fuel cell able to deliver electricity in the kilowatts. After this we had a wonderful lunch which was chicken soup! Very tasty!

The time went by quickly, and it was time for our last visit of the day, namely KRICT. Here we received a cute keychain and a tour around the facilities, in which we were allowed inside the clean room. Here, we were able to see a large roll-to-roll sputtering machine. After this we went back to the hotel for a quick shower and off the dinner we went. A traditional Korean meat dish named “bulgogi” was on the menu, and it was amazing. Tomorrow we will visit the prestigious university KAIST, stay tuned!