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 – 1st call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 30th November 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-February 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 30th November 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-March 2026.
Information
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