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We’re pleased to share the HELIOS project second peer reviewed article publication by Ankur Agnihotri (Doctoral Researcher at the University of OULU) in the Journal of Physics! The full article is available here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Delft University of Technology is looking for a Metallurgical Engineer or Materials Engineer for a PhD position within MSCA project HELIOS to work on Reduction and degradation of pellets in a hydrogen-dominated direct-reduction shaft furnace ... helios-dn.eu/dc1/

We’re pleased to share the HELIOS project first peer reviewed article publication by Yuhan Sun (Doctoral Researcher at the University of OULU) in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy! The full article is available here: doi.org/10.1007/s40831…. helios-dn.eu/1st-peer-revie…

At the EASES 2025 symposium in Ljubljana, Ankur presented his paper “Modeling the Thermal Properties of H-DRI During Melting in an Electric Arc Furnace,” where he combined high-temperature DSC experiments with FactSage simulations to measure ... helios-dn.eu/helios-at-the-…

As part of its ongoing commitment to fostering interdisciplinary research and collaboration, the HELIOS – MSCA DN was represented at the 19th Society and Materials (SAM19) Conference, held on 6–7th May 2025 in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. helios-dn.eu/helios-researc…

As part of ongoing research within the Horizon Europe-funded MSCA DN project HELIOS, PhD researcher Mert Saraçoğlu, presented his latest findings at the 9th International SVS Symposium, held in Leuven. helios-dn.eu/helios-researc…

From 9 to 11 April 2024, the HELIOS MSCA Doctoral Network was represented at the 9th International Slag Valorisation Symposium (SVS9) held in Leuven, Belgium. helios-dn.eu/helios-msca-dn…

Steel and Critical Raw Materials: Securing the Future of Electric Mobility. A Euronews video highlights the role of steel and critical raw materials in supporting Europe’s transition to sustainable transport. helios-dn.eu/steel-and-crit…

The HELIOS – MSCA Doctoral Network (HELIOS-DN) marked a significant milestone with the successful completion of its first full consortium meeting, held in Hasselt, Belgium. helios-dn.eu/helios-researc…

HELIOS researcher Rim Boulahya from the SAM research group at KU Leuven took part in the 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) held in Rome, Italy. helios-dn.eu/helios-partici…

Hannah Weber is a doctoral researcher from TU Delft. Her project HELIOS is funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and her work in this project as DC1 focuses on the reduction and degradation ... helios-dn.eu/a-qa-with-sim%…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Ankur Agnihotri to the team as DC3 at the University of Oulu, Finland. Ankur’s research focuses on Future EAF steelmaking using various iron-bearing raw materials. helios-dn.eu/welcome-ankur-…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Mohammad Jafarzadeh to the team as DC5 at K1-MET GmbH and Montanuniversitaet Leoben. Mohammad will take on research about hydrogen plasma-based reduction of chromite/chromium oxide for stainless steel production. helios-dn.eu/welcome-mohamm…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Mert Saraçoğlu to the team as DC6 at KU Leuven. Mert Saraçoğlu will take on research about the use of hydrogen plasma as an alternative reducing agent for the reduction of Cr2O3-containing slag ... helios-dn.eu/welcome-mert-s…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Gaurav Verma to the team as DC4 at Delft University of Technology. Gaurav will conduct research about the Future Converter Steelmaking based on Hydrogen-Reduced DRI. helios-dn.eu/welcome-gaurav…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Rim Boulahya to the team as DC10 at KU Leuven. Rim will take on research about “Sustainability and Economic Assessment of Future Steelmaking Routes”. helios-dn.eu/welcome-rim-bo…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Yuhan Sun to the team as DC9 at University of Oulu. helios-dn.eu/welcome-yuhan-…

Yuhan Sun is a doctoral researcher from Process Metallurgy Unit, University of Oulu. Her work in the HELIOS project as DC9 focuses on the advanced characterization of HPSR by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and image analysis. helios-dn.eu/a-qa-with-sim%…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Kunwar Shivam Pratap to the team as DC8 at Heraeus Electro-Nite. helios-dn.eu/welcome-kunwar…

The HELIOS – MSCA DN project welcomes Pritish Nayak to the team as DC2 at Delft University of Technology. Pritish will take on research about “Carburization and melting behaviour of hydrogen-based direct reduced iron”. helios-dn.eu/welcome-pritis…