The European Ceramic Society

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France

Laboratory for ThermoStructural Composites

An academic/industrial joint research unit on Ceramic-matrix Composites

Director : Gerard L . VIGNOLES

Email : vinhola@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Phone : +33 5 56 84 47 00

Address : 3, Allée La Boétie – F33600 PESSAC, France

Website : https://www.lcts.cnrs.fr

Research topics :

 

·         Name: Processing methods

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Laurence Maillé

Tel :

Email: maille@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Georges Chollon

Tel :

Email: chollon@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Structural and chemical characterizations

Contact name : Dr. Hervé Plaisantin

Email: plaisantin@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Testing and materials performances

Contact name : Pr. Francis Rebillat

Email: rebillat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Modelling and numerical simulation

Contact name : Dr. Guillaume Couégnat

Email: couegnat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Mechanical testing with simultaneous exposure to heat fluxes and oxidizing/corrosive gases

  • In-situ testing under X-ray synchrotron: mechanical, thermal and mechanical, ablation torch stages

  • In-situ testing under E-SEM: mechanical, thermal, with reactive gases

  • High-pressure corrosion vessel

  • Arc image and laser high-flux testing stages

  • Gas-phase and liquid-phase infiltration reactors

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: Horizon Europe projects

  • Regional fundings: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine projects

  • National fundings : ANR ASTRID projects

Any other relevant information :

Joint unit of CNRS, University of Bordeaux, CEA and Safran Ceramics with 36+ years of existence.

Latest news

20 JECS Trust grants available to attend the CERAMIC AM SUMMIT!

The Ceramic AM Summit will be organised by DKG from 30th June to 2nd July 2025 at WISTA Eventcenter in Berlin, Germany.

Apr 8, 2025
Platinum Internship Programme at CGCRI!

As a part of the platinum jubilee celebration, CSIR-CGCRI is proud to announce the ‘PLATINUM Internship Award’ to invite young undergraduates to gain from the knowledge and experience of accomplished scientists by working at CSIR-CGCRI and to inspire them to pursue S&T as a career. This is meant to be a preparatory phase for young interns to imbibe the spirit of inquiry and learn the tools and techniques of research during their stay at CSIR-CGCRI.

Apr 2, 2025

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