The European Ceramic Society

Laboratory sheet

France

Institut de recherche sur les céramiques

Understanding and control elaboration processes, and surface traitments, to produce ceramics components, layers… with specific, improved, reliable properties

Director : Dr Philippe THOMAS

Email : philippe.thomas@unilim.fr

Phone : +33 (0)5 87 50 23 10

Address : Centre Européen de la Céramique 12 rue Atlantis 87068 LIMOGES CEDEX

Website : http : //www.unilim.fr/spcts/

Research topics :

  • Group 1 :  Ceramic processes :  ceramic powders, shaping processes and numerical fabrication, consolidation mechanisms

Contact information :

Dr. Fabrice ROSSIGNOL

+ 33 (0)5 87 50 24 14

fabrice.rossignol@unilim.fr

  

  • Group 2 :  Plasma processes and lasers :  thin films and nanostructures, sources and plasma processes, engineering of ceramic / metal assembly and plasma spraying

Contact information :

Prof. Corinne CHAMPEAUX

+33 (0)5 87 50 23 31

corinne.champeaux@unilim.fr

    

  • Group 3 :  Multi-scale structural organization of materials :  structure / properties of complexes oxides, materials with controlled micro-nano structures

Contact information :

Dr. Philippe THOMAS

+33 (0)5 87 50 24 07

philippe.thomas@unilim.fr

    

  • Group 4 :  Ceramics under environmental conditions :  high temperature materials, bioceramics, mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties

Contact information :

Prof. Sylvie FOUCAUD

+33 (0)5 87 50 23 49

sylvie.foucaud@unilim.fr Thierry.chartier@unilim.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Equipments of deposition (CVD, PECVD, PVD, PLD, LECBD, powder/suspension plasma spraying)
  • Additive manufacturing :  inkjet printing, (micro) stereolithography, aerosol deposition method
  • Sintering :  Under controlled atmosphere up to 2200°C, Hot Pressing, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Spark Plasma Sintering
  • Many facilities of characterization of materials and plasma
  • X-Ray diffraction / scattering
  • 2 HRTEM (200 kV, EDS and STEM)

Financial support programmes :

  • Regional, National (ANR, FUI, DGA, ADEME, CNRS…), European fundings
  • Companies

Latest news

Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES

We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:

  • The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
  • The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
  • Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects 
May 18, 2026
Result of the JECS Trust Call 02/2026

38 applications for Mobility projects were submitted to the JECS Trust by the deadline of 28th February 2026.

May 4, 2026

Information

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ECerS coordinates and promotes the study of ceramics through the following actions :

ECerS office

Av. Gouverneur Cornez , 4

7000 Mons

Belgium

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