The European Ceramic Society

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Italy

Department of Industrial Enginnering – UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO

Research and education on glass and ceramics

Director : Prof. Vincenzo M. SGLAVO

Email : vincenzo.sglavo@unitn.it

Phone : +39 0461 281921

Address : Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico « F. Ferrari » Via Sommarive 9 38123 Trento

Website : http://web.unitn.it/en/dii

Research topics :

  • Mechanical properties of glass and advanced ceramics: indentation fracture mechanics, fatigue behaviour of glass, design of brittle materials insensitive to surface defects, strengthening of glass by ion-exchange, production of ceramic laminates.
  • Materials and processes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC): production of planar and tubular SOFC by colloidal processes (tape casting, extrusion, screen printing).
  • Electric field assisted sintering of ceramics: FAST and FLASH sintering, SPS.
  • Bioceramics:  production  and  in-vitro  characterization  of  bioceramics  (HA,  TCP), synthesis of CaP nanopowders

Contact information:

Prof. Vincenzo M. SGLAVO

Tel : +39 0461 282468

vincenzo.sglavo@unitn.it\

Financial support programmes :

  • National funding (PRIN)
  • Industrial projects
  • UE funding (LIFE)

Last news

May 16, 2024
New YCN Special Issue on Open Ceramics - Young Ceramists leading the Future

The special issue will accept hitherto unpublished original results submitted both in the form of full-length scientific papers and short communications, but also review papers on the topics in the list.

May 6, 2024
Results of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest

The ECerS Bioceramics Network is delighted to announce the winners of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest, which took place online from 17 to 18 April 2024!

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