I had a memorable experience in the beautiful country of Finland. I underwent a three months long internship at the Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland under the supervision of Professor Dmitry Murzin.
The internship gave me an opportunity to learn about kinetic modelling which is an important area of study in the field of catalysis. The one-on-one sessions with Prof. Murzin was something I will cherish. He taught me about elementary reaction steps, Steady-state approximations, Langmuir-Hinshelwood model, catalyst deactivation kinetics, internal and external mass transfer limitations, to name a few. I also got an exposure to writing MATLAB codes for estimating kinetic parameters. Apart from working in the field, I got ample opportunities to interact with experts from various fields related to chemical engineering and natural materials engineering .
Turku is a beautiful town nestled among dense Finnish forests and lakes, with long historical significance. My favorite Spots of Turku was the river-side walk of the Auro river, and the forest area around Littoistenjärvi beach. The historic centers of Kauppatori and Turku Cathedral were places where used to visit often during my stay. I will miss ‘Finnish Salmon soup’ with rye bread, among many other things.
I would love to continue learning and working with ÅAU and keep applying the things I learned during these three months. At the end I am thankful to UCT Prague Foreign Office for helping me to obtain the Erasmus funding.
My heart felt thanks to both ÅAU Turku and UCT Prague for this amazing experience. KIITOS!!

