The European Ceramic Society
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France
Mines Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Georges Friedel (LGF, UMR CNRS 5307)
Research on ceramic materials in the Material Science and Mechanical Engineering Center
Director : Guillaume Kermouche
Email : kermouche@emse.fr
Phone : +33 (0)4 77 42 00 74
Website : https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/lgf/
Research topics :
- Fabrication processes for different applications: ceramics for biomedical applications, design/handicraft, energy, defence
Shaping by additive manufacturing (robocasting, FDM) and conventional and microwave sintering to obtain architectured materials
Study of technical ceramics (calcium phosphate, alumina, zirconia, nuclear ceramics) and traditional ceramics (porcelain)
Understanding the microwave/materials interactions to optimize microwave sintering: study of the influence of the material (composition, microstructure) on the heating and sintering by microwave, measurement of dielectric properties at high temperatures in a specific microwave device
- Infusion of liquid phase in porous ceramics to produce composites
Follow-up of the infusion of liquid resin in macroporous ceramics and characterization of the permeability
Exceptional facilities :
- Different microwave instrumented cavities (multimode and single-mode) working under controlled atmospheres
- Specific microwave device dedicated to measurement of dielectric properties
Financial support programmes :
- European fundings: EURAD
- National fundings: ANR
- Partnerships with companies (ANDRA, Solcera, Bony)
Any other relevant information :
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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