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
New Impact factors released for the 2 ECerS Journals!
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Impact Factors were released for the two official Journals of the European Ceramic Society:
- Journal of ECerS: 6.3
- Open Ceramics: 3.4
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
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