The European Ceramic Society
Fellowship
Fellows shall be persons of good reputation and who shall have been a member of a national ceramic organization that is affiliated to the European Ceramic Society at least five years continuously at the established nomination deadline date when nominated. They shall prove qualified for elevation to the grade of Fellow by reason of outstanding contributions to the ceramic arts or sciences; through broad and productive scholarship in ceramic science and technology, by conspicuous achievement in ceramic industry or by outstanding service to the Society. Not more than 20 fellows will be awarded on a biennale basis.
Fellows of ECerS:

Belgium
Francis Cambier - 2013
Marlies Van Bael - 2019
Omer Van Der Biest - 2013
Benedicte Vertruyen - 2023
Jef Vleugels - 2025

France
Jean-François Baumard - 2013
Samuel Bernard - 2025
Thierry Chartier - 2015
Jérôme Chevalier - 2017
Catherine Elissalde - 2019
Gilbert Fantozzi - 2013
David Grossin - 2025
Anne Leriche - 2013
Pascal Marchet - 2019
Jacques Poirier - 2021
Fabrice Rossignol - 2021
Agnès Smith - 2015
David Smith - 2017
Helen Reveron - 2023
Jean-Marc Heintz - 2023
Sophie Guillemet - 2023

Germany
Christos Aneziris - 2017
Aldo Boccaccini - 2019
Peter Greil - 2015
Olivier Guillon - 2021
Juergen Heinrich - 2013
Mathias Herrmann - 2019
Walter Krenkel - 2019
Sanjay Mathur - 2025
Alexander Michaelis - 2017
Ralf Riedel - 2013
Andreas Roosen - 2017
Wilhelm Siemen - 2013
Jörg Töpfer - 2025
Moritz von Witzleben - 2021

Italy
Alida Bellosi - 2013
Enrico Bernardo - 2025
Vincenzo Buscaglia - 2021
Paolo Colombo - 2017
Michele Dondi - 2017
Laura Montanaro - 2017
Paola Palmero - 2021
Cristina Siligardi - 2025
Laura Silvestroni - 2021
Enrico Traversa - 2015
Paolo Zannini - 2013
Vincenzo M Sglavo - 2023
Diletta Sciti - 2023

Poland
Miroslav M. Bucko - 2015
Ferdynand Gacki - 2025
Kristof Haberko - 2013
Jerzy Lis- 2013
Roman Pampuch † - 2015
Janusz Partyka - 2019
Zbigniew Pedzich - 2013
Waldemar Pyda - 2019
Mikolaj Szafran - 2021
Jacek Szczerba - 2021
Marek Grabowy - 2023

Portugal
João Lopes Baptista - 2017
José M.F. Ferreira - 2015
Celso Gomes - 2021
Joaquim Manuel Vieira - 2019

Spain
Carmen Baudin - 2013
Jose F. Fernandez - 2013
Rodrigo Moreno - 2015
Victor M. Orera - 2017
Arturo Dominguez Rodriguez - 2015

United Kingdom
Jon Binner - 2013
Robert Freer - 2017
Roger Morrell- 2019
Michael J. Reece - 2019
Richard Todd - 2013
Luc Vandeperre † - 2021
Julie Yeomans- 2015
Ian Reaney - 2023
Honorary Fellows of ECerS:

USA
Raj Bordia - 2025
Sylvia Johnson - 2021
Gary Messing - 2017
Clive Randall - 2019
Kathleen Richardson - 2019
Mrityunjay Singh - 2017
Distinguished Fellows of ECerS:

United Kingdom
Sir Richard Brook - 2013
Fellowship ceremonies were organised during the ECerS conference and exhibition organised in 2013 in Limoges, France, in 2015 in Toledo, Spain, in 2017 in Budapest, Hungary, in 2019 in Torino, Italy, in 2022 in Krakow, Poland and in 2023 in Lyon, France.
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.
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