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2026
Sep, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at Seoul National University
(κΈ°κ³κ³΅νμΈλ―Έλ2 - μ΄κ³΅ννΉκ°).
Sep, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at University of Ulsan (CCUS κΈ°μ νΉλ‘ ).
Sep, 2026: AFREL had a research meeting with BTP (λΆμ°ν ν¬λ Ένν¬).Β
Sep, 2026: Dr. Cha and General Manager Sae-Il Kim (Korea Federation of Combustion Engines) visited AFREL and had discussion & lab tour together.
Aug, 2026: Beomjin joined AFREL as undergraduate lab interns.
Aug, 2026: The wrap-up seminar for 2026-summer was held.Β
Aug, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at the invited lecture during "2026 China-South Korea Youth Forum on Internal Combustion Engines", held in Qingdao, China.
Aug, 2026: Dr. Pascale Desgroux (Univ. of Lille / CNRS) visited AFREL and had a great exchange about what we've been doing so far.
We also had a great lunch together!
July, 2026: Sechul, Hanyoung, Hobin, Doyeon, and Jaeho attended 41th International Symposium on Combustion held at the Kyoto international convention center where the "Kyoto Protocol" had been adopted.Β
We presented two WiPP presentations and had a great exchange with many attendees.
July, 2026: Seohee, Minkyu and Jihoon joined AFREL as undergraduate lab interns.
June, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at the special session during the 2026 KIEEME summer conference, held in BEXCO, Busan. (μ΅ν©μμ²κΈ°μ κ°λ°μ¬μ μ±κ³Όκ³΅μ ν, λ―Έλκ°μ²μ΅ν©κ³ΌνκΈ°μ κ°λ°μ¬μ , νκ΅μ κΈ°μ μμ¬λ£νν)
June, 2026: The wrap-up seminar for 2026-1 was held.Β
June, 2026: Hye Seong and Seo Hyeong graduated from AFREL.
May, 2026: Executive vice president Hong Gil Baek (CNRI Korea) gave us a great seminar presentation, dealing with LCA for the automotive industry.
May, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at the KSAE Spring Conference, 2026 held in Jeju.
(μ λ¬Έμ°κ΅¬μΈμ , μΈμ λͺ : "μμ μμ§ μ°κ΅¬ νν©κ³Ό λΉμ μ μ")We also had a great dinner with Dr. Ji and Advenger Lab.
May, 2026: Sechul, Jaeho, Nayeon, and Hojin attended the KSAE Spring Conference (held in Jeju), and had a presentation. (μλμ§ λ° λ°°κΈ° λΆλ¬Έ, νκ΅μλ차곡νν)
May, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at the KOSCO Spring Conference, 2026 held in Busan. (μ μ§μ°κ΅¬μκ°μ°, νκ΅μ°μνν)
May, 2026: Doyeon attended KOSCO spring conference 2026 and had an oral presentation.Β
May, 2026: Hobin got the best presentation award for his last presentation on the KOSCO 2025 Fall conference. Congrats!
(Title: Investigation of Lean Blowoff and Emission Characteristics in an Ammonia/Hydrogen Swirl Burner Experiments)
May, 2026: Prof. Suyong Kim gave a great seminar presentation for PNU, dealing with inverse modeling and its application for thermal engineering.
Apr, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation invited by Prof. Byungjin Lee at Ulsan University.
Apr, 2026: Sechul attended "Sustainable Carbon-Neutral Fuel Forum" held in Seoul.
Mar, 2026: Sechul had a seminar presentation at the KSCT spring conference, 2026 held in Busan. (μ΄μ²κ°μ°, νκ΅μ²μ κΈ°μ νν)
Mar, 2026: Tae Young graduated from AFREL.
Mar, 2026: AFRELβs first plasma test was successfully completed thanks to the efforts of Tae Young, Hye Seong, and Seo Hyeong, with assistance from Sungho Lee.Β
We would like to thank Re-energy Lab (led by Prof. Helena) especially Sungho Lee for their support.
IMG_1407.mp4Feb, 2026: Hanyoung graduated from AFREL.
Feb, 2026: Jaeho joined AFREL as a Ph.D. student.
from Jan to Feb, 2026: During the winter break, several improvements were made to the experimental environment, including; replacing fume hood, relocating equipment, setting a new gas storage cabinet and high-pressure air supply, relocating optical instruments, and checking gas leak for safety. We believe that this is a temporary one step back to take two or even more steps forward!
Feb, 2026: The wrap-up seminar for winter vacation was held.Β
Jan, 2026: Sechul visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University to discuss collaborative burner experiments and organize a joint seminar. We sincerely appreciate Prof. Fei Qi, Prof. Xia, Prof. Mardani, Prof. Wang, Prof. Mingming and Prof. Dong for their warm hospitality.
Jan, 2026: Sechul was invited to serve as an advisory committee member for the SAF research planning project led by Prof. Hwasup Song.
Jan, 2026: Nayeon and Hojin joined AFREL as undergraduate lab interns.
Jan, 2026: Jiung, Yongjin, Minkyu, Min Woo, and Minho graduated from AFREL.
2025
Dec, 2025: Sechul's son (Sejun) visited AFREL and cheered up his father for his work throughout this year.
Dec, 2025: The AFREL year-end party was held.
Dec, 2025: Sechul attended COMODIA 2025 international conference held in Chiba, Japan.
Dec, 2025: Sechul attended the NEXT CONVERGENCE (λ―Έλμ΅ν©ν¬λΌ) held by Ministry of Science and ICT and had a presentation about λ―Έμ΅ν project.Β
Nov, 2025: Yongjin attended X-CORPS Fesitval (μ€μ λ¬Έμ μ°κ΅¬λ¨) and got μ₯λ €μ. Congrats!
Nov, 2025: Hanyoung, Hobin, Doyeon, Hanyoung, and Sechul attended KOSCO fall conference 2025 and had two oral presentations (Hobin and Hanyoung) and took a session chair role (Sechul).Β
We also had a great dinner with Advenger Lab. from CNU!
Nov, 2025: Minkyu, Hanyoung and Sechul attended KSAE fall conference 2025 and had an oral presentation.Β
Nov, 2025: Dr. Seokwon Alex Cho gave a great seminar presentation for PNU, dealing with SAF technologies.
Oct, 2025: Sechul joined the e-fuel (carbon-neutral fuel) policy roadmap project led by Prof. Bae and FTP Lab. from KAIST.
Sep, 2025: The ISTP-35 was held in Busan, where Sechul took a role of secretary general. Hanyoung gave a poster presentation.
Sep, 2025: Jiwon joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern.
Aug, 2025: The wrap-up seminar for summer vacation was held.Β
Aug, 2025: Dr. Woojae Shin (MIT Energy Initiative) had a seminar presentation for PNU.Β
July, 2025: Sechul had a seminar presentation (N-lab program in KIER, νκ΅μλμ§κΈ°μ μ°κ΅¬μ) invited by Dr. Hookyung Lee in KIER.Β
July, 2025: Hanyoung (Ph.D. candidate) got the best presentation award for his last presentation on the 21st International Symposium on Flow Visualization held in Tokyo, Japan. Congrats!
(Titlte: Visualization of swirl-enhanced NH3/CH4/H2 flame and combustion characteristics)
July, 2025: Yongjin joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern and has had a role for EWX-CORPS 2025.
June, 2025: Hanyoung got the best presentation award for his last presentation on 2025 KSAE spring conference held in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Congrats!
(λ°νλͺ : μλͺ¨λμ-μ²μ°κ°μ€ νΌμ μμ§ λ΄ λλ€ λ³νμ λ°λ₯Έ μλͺ¨λμ νλΆμ¬ κΈ°λ° SNCR λ°μ νΉμ±κ³Ό NOx μ κ° ν¨μ¨μ λν μμΉν΄μ)
June, 2025: Sechul hosted kick-off meeting for the project (λ―Έλμ λ§μ΅ν©κΈ°μ νμ΄μ€λμ΄ (λμ ν)).
June, 2025: Sechul attended "International Workshop on Green Fuel Production and Combustion" hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) and had a presentation about hydrogen and ammonia-fueled internal combustion engine.
Apr, 2025: The research paper written by Prof. Mardani, Hanyoung, Prof. Kyung Chun Kim, and Sechul was published in International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow.
(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2025.109826) - currently online publish first
Apr, 2025: AFREL has started a new project as a main role, collaborated with Prof. Jeongwoo Lee (CNU), Prof. Li Oi Lun Helena (PNU), Prof. Yeonjoon Kim (PKNU), and Dr. Junsuk Kim (KOCETI), funded by NRF.
(Title: νλΌμ¦λ§ νμ© μ΄λ§€ λ° κ³ ν¨μ¨ H2/CO2 μ μ₯ κΈ°μ κΈ°λ° on-board κ°μ§κΈ° λ° H2/e-fuel νΌμ μμ§ ν΅ν© μμ€ν κ°λ°)
(λ―Έλμ λ§μ΅ν©κΈ°μ νμ΄μ€λμ΄ (λμ ν), ꡬ STEAM μ¬μ )
Apr, 2025: AFREL has joined a new project - SDM professional manpower training project (건μ€κΈ°κ³λ―Έλμ΅ν©κΈ°μ μ λ¬ΈμΈλ ₯μμ±), funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).Β
Apr, 2025: Sechul attended KSME thermal engineering spring conference 2025 and had a chair role for two sessions.
Apr, 2025: Hanmin joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern and has had a role for EWX-CORPS 2025.
Mar, 2025: Sechul attended PNU-HUST workshop and presented an introduction to AFREL.Β
Mar, 2025: Kilian and Mathis graduated from AFREL and moved their journey to Japan. Bon voyage!
Mar, 2025: Minjun graduated from AFREL.
Mar, 2025: Hobin joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern.
Mar, 2025: Seo Hyeong joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern.
Mar, 2025: Min Ho joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern and has had a leader role for EWX-CORPS 2025.
Mar, 2025: AFREL has joined a new project, one of the research group in RLRC (μ§μνμ μ λμ°κ΅¬μΌν°) - Eco-friendly Smart Ship Parts Technology Innovation Center (PI: Professor Emeritus Kyung Chun Kim) funded by NRF.
Feb. 2025: AFREL attended a lab tour invited by fuel cell research group, KIMM.
Jan, 2025: Sechul had a seminar presentation with gas turbine combustion research group in KIMM (PI: Dr. Minkuk Kim).
Jan, 2025: Doyeon joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern and has continued his work related to EWX-CORPS 2024.
2024
Dec, 2024: Prof. Mardani had a seminar presentation to share the work done by this year about our combustion research.
Dec, 2024: Dr. Seonyeob Kim (KIMM) had a seminar presentation for AFREL.Β
Dec, 2024: Dr. Sangho Lee (KIMM) had a seminar presentation for AFREL.Β
Nov, 2024: Sechul had a keynote presentation in CEAM2024 held in Busan.
Nov, 2024: Sechul had a seminar presentation in a special session of Energy & Emissions in KSAE Fall Conference, 2024 held in Jeju. (μλμ§ λ° λ°°κΈ° λΆλ¬Έ μ°κ΅¬ν λ°ν, νκ΅μλ차곡νν)
Nov, 2024: AFREL attended KOSCO fall conference 2024 and had a oral presentation (presented by Prof. Mardani).
Oct, 2024: Sechul had a seminar presentation invited by Korens. (μ½λ μ€κΈλ‘λ²)
Oct, 2024: Sechul had a seminar presentation in KSV Fall Conference, 2024 held in Gyeongju. (μ μ§κ³Όνμκ°μ°, νκ΅κ°μνμ 보νν)
Oct, 2024: AFREL attended the 2024 international symposium on carbon neutral fuel technology held in Busan. (νμμ€λ¦½μ°λ£κΈ°μ κ΅μ μ¬ν¬μ§μ)
Sep, 2024: Sechul attended 3rd symposium on ammonia energy held in Shanghai. (3rd SoAE)
Sep, 2024: Sechul had a seminar presentation in SJTU combustion research group.
Sep, 2024: First firing from our burner experiment setup!
Aug, 2024: AFREL finally got a new place to be together!
(officially established from August 29, 2024)
Aug, 2024: Prof. Wang from SJTU (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) had a seminar in PNU and discussed some topics related to NH3 combustion and its diagnostics.
Aug, 2024: Sechul had a presentation in Campus Asia summer school.
Aug, 2024: The research paper written by Prof. Mardani, Prof. Kyung Chun Kim, Hanyoung and Sechul was published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.036)
Aug, 2024: The research paper written by Dr. Sangho Lee and Sechul was published in Energy Conversion and Management.
(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118661)
May, 2024: Hyuntae joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern.
May, 2024: Sechul had a presentation in KIGAS spring conference 2025.
Apr, 2024: Sechul won the best presentation award from KSME based on his work presented in last year (2023).
Apr, 2024: Collaboration work among Sechul, Hanyoung (Ph.D. student) and Prof. Mardani has started to investigate NH3/H2/CH4 co-firing swirl burner with MILD regime approach, funded by RLRC project (PI: Professor Emeritus Kyung Chun Kim).
Apr, 2024: AFREL has started a new project with Advenger's lab (Prof. Jeongwoo Lee at CNU) as a collaborator funded by NRF.
(κ³Όμ λͺ : νμμ€λ¦½ μ°λ£ κΈ°λ° μ λ°μ μ μ μ°λ£ μμ°/κ°μ§ λ° xH2/μμ μ΅ν©μ°μ μμ§ ν΅ν© μμ€ν μ μλμ§ ν¨μ¨ λΆμ μ°κ΅¬, μ°μμ μ§μ°κ΅¬ 곡λμ°κ΅¬)
Mar, 2024: EWX-CORPS (μ€μ λ¬Έμ μ°κ΅¬λ¨) had started and Doyeon also joined this group.
Mar, 2024: Hanyoung (Ph.D. student) joined AFREL as a collaborator (co-supervised with Prof. Kyung Chun Kim).
Mar, 2024: Kibaek joined AFREL as an undergraduate lab intern.
Mar, 2024: Sechul joined PNU and established AFREL.
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