The European Ceramic Society

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France

CEA - Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

Director : Fabienne Audubert

Email : fabienne.audubert@cea.fr

Phone : 04 42 25 76 47

Address : Centre de Saclay 91 191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex

Research topics :

Topics in the ceramic sector :  

  • Nuclear ceramics
  • Nuclear fuels
  • Nuclear waste storage
  • Nuclear fission reactors
  • Nuclear fusion
  • Fuel cells
  • Ceramics for military applications

Research fields and research centers in the ceramic sector :  

  • Energy (Cadarache, Marcoule, Saclay) :  Fuels and ceramics, Wastes, Reactors for the future
  • Fundamental research (Saclay, Caen, Cadarache) :  Nuclear fuels, Nuclear fusion
  • Technologies (Grenoble) :  Fuel cells, Materials for use in severe conditions, Nanomaterials and surface engineering
  • Defense (Le Ripault, Bruyère le Chatel, Valduc) :  Ceramics for military applications

Latest news

2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!

In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European students and post-docs to attend the Fall Meeting of the Korean Ceramic Society (COEX) in Seoul, Korea, from 30th September to 2nd October 2026.

Apr 28, 2026
15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR – EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY is a partner!

REFFRACTEUR, a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (DN-ID), has been selected for funding by the European Commission.

Apr 7, 2026

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

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Av. Gouverneur Cornez , 4

7000 Mons

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