The European Ceramic Society

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Austria

Chair of Structural and Functional Ceramics, Department of Materials Science, Montanuniversitaet Leoben

Expertise on processing, sintering, electro-mechanical testing and analysis of ceramics

Director : Univ.-Prof. Dr. Raúl Bermejo

Email : karin.krasser@tugraz.at

Phone : +43 316 873 32331

Address : Franz Josef-Strasse 18, A-8700, Leoben

Website : www.isfk.at

Research topics :

Design and processing of ceramics: design, processing and characterization of layered ceramics, microstructure tailoring (texture), mechanical testing, fracture mechanics.

Dr. Raul BERMEJO

Tel: +43 3842 402 4100

raul.bermejo@unileoben.ac.at

Mechanical Testing of Ceramics and Weibull statistics: strength, fracture toughness, sub-critical crack growth, creep, hardness, development of test procedures for specimens with non-standard shape and components, fractographic and fracture statistical interpretation of measurements.

Dr. Tanja LUBE

Tel: +43 3842 402 4111

tanja.lube@unileoben.ac.at

Fractography of advanced ceramics and components: identification of fracture initiating defects (specimens, components), microstructural investigations, failure analysis of components

Dr. Walter HARRER

Tel: +43 3842 402 4110

walter.harrer@unileoben.ac.at

Modelling and characterization of electroceramics: development and application of simulation models to investigate multi-physical effects in ceramic materials (electrical-thermal-mechanical). Experimental methods to characterize properties and behaviour of electroceramic materials and components.

Dr. Peter Supancic

Tel: +43 3842 402 4109

peter.supancic@unileoben.ac.at

Exceptional facilities :

  • Electro-mechanical testing (micro- and macro samples). Thermographic analysis for failure detection. Contact: Josef Kreith: Tel. +43 3842-402 4113, Email: josef.kreith@unileoben.ac.at

  • Processing Laboratory (Tape Casting, 3D-Printing through Stereolithography). Contact: Irina Kraleva: Tel. +43 3842-402 4112, Email: irina.kraleva@unileoben.ac.at

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: ERC - Consolidator Grant
  • National fundings: FFG

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!

Sep 24, 2025
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.

Sep 8, 2025

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