Since October 2015, Prof. Olena Volkova is the director of Institute of Iron and Steel Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany). Current research topics at the Institute of Iron and Steel Technology are in particular the research on thermophysical properties such as viscosity, density, surface tension, heat conductivity, flow behavior of molten slags; thermophysical properties of molten steels; atomization of molten steels; the development of steels and composite powders for additive manufacturing, steel design, direct reduction of iron ores with hydrogen for the decarbonisation of steel production, steel and slag recycling, decopperisation, VOx vaporization. The institute collaborates actively with industrial partners including thyssenkrupp steel europe AG, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, BMW AG, ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH, Georgsmarienhütte GmbH, Riva Stahl GmbH, ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH. In last 7 years, Prof. Volkova has granted 1 patent and published around 100 research articles.