Prof. Dr. Zafer Üstündağ, Head of the Department of Chemistry at Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and Research Assistant Merve Gençoğlu conducted a scientific experiment titled "Boron’s Trial by Fire" at "BilimFest," an event organized under the TÜBİTAK 4007 Science Festivals support program.
During the day-long event—aimed primarily at middle school students—approximately 120 participants were given a hands-on demonstration of the flame-retardant properties of the element boron.
Through this initiative, the industrial applications of boron—one of the most strategic underground resources for both the region and the country—were effectively introduced to the younger generation, framed within the context of sustainable waste management and the science of chemistry.