And we are back!
11 June 2020
After 12 weeks of closure, we are delighted to be (partially) back in the department.
![Technical staff putting safety measures in place for department return to UCL](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/sites/chemical_engineering/files/styles/large_image/public/chemeng-back-at-ucl-image-1.png?itok=LnDd6rnO)
![Keeping safe on campus digital screen message](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/sites/chemical_engineering/files/styles/medium_image/public/keeping-safe-on-campus-digital-screen_0.png?itok=GgvXwRFw)
![Image of Chemical Engineering lab with safety tape outlined on the floor](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/sites/chemical_engineering/files/styles/medium_image/public/lab-image-with-displayed-safety-tape.png?itok=X2HISxej)
The researchers are members of our Electrochemical Innovation Lab (EIL) and are working on battery cell manufacturing, and on examining the long term cycling of various battery chemistries, to optimising water electrolysis for hydrogen gas production and the testing of fuel cells for power generation, work that is funded by The Faraday Institution, Innovate UK, EPSRC and the EC.
![Image of x-ray CT facility back-up and running at UCL Chemical Engineering](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/sites/chemical_engineering/files/styles/small_image/public/image-of-ucl-chemical-engineering-x-ray-ct-facility-back-up-and-running.png?itok=i-5mkpjW)
The researchers are not compelled to return to UCL for this pilot if they do not wish to do so, and are supported by a team of departmental support staff, including a dedicated lab manager, our facilities manager and our safety officer, as well as UCL Estates and UCL Security. They seem happy to be back though!
The department hopes to be able to reopen our remaining laboratory facilities, within diverse areas such as catalysis, multi-phase flow and advanced materials, very soon.