At the clean steel laboratory, we primarily focus (but not limited to) on the thermodynamics and kinetics of steel refining reactions, including dephosphorization, desulfurization, secondary refining (deoxidation), vacuum treatment, slag engineering,  and slag-refractory interactions. Both computational and experimental approaches are used to improve the fundamental understanding of the steelmaking process and improve steel quality. Our expertise involves steel cleanliness through (i) high temperature (melting) experiments in a controlled atmosphere, (ii) the characterization of the samples obtained from the experiments using various techniques for composition analysis and investigation of non-metallic inclusions, (iii) the thermodynamic analysis of the experimental data. Our ongoing project includes the thermodynamics of induction furnace steelmaking, with a specific focus on the investigation of (i) refractory-steel interaction, (ii) dephosphorization, (iii) characteristics of refractory for enhanced life as well as better process control, (iv) and optimization of process parameters. We also work in the other areas of iron and steelmaking that includes quality improvement through optimalization of various refining treatments.