The European Ceramic Society
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Germany
Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design
Development of High Temperature Materials and Processes
Director : Prof. Dr. Friedrich Raether
Email : friedrich.raether@isc.fraunhofer.de
Phone : +49 921 78510-002
Address : Gottlieb-Keim-Straße 62 95448 Bayreuth
Website : www.htl.fraunhofer.de
Research topics :
- Ceramics and in situ measuring
Contact information:
Dr. Holger Friedrich
Tel.: +49 921 78510-300
Email: holger.friedrich@isc.fraunhofer.de - Ceramic Matrix Composites
Contact information:
Dr. Jens Schmidt
Tel.: +49 921 78510-200
Email: jens.schmidt@isc.fraunhofer.d - Heating technology
Contact information:
Prof. Dr. Marcus Kirschen
Tel.: +49 921 78510-370
Email: marcus.kirschen@isc.fraunhofer.de - Additive manufacturing of ceramics
Contact information:
Joachim Vogt
Tel.: +49 921 78510-417
Email: joachim.vogt@isc.fraunhofer.de - Textile manufacturing of inorganic fibers
Contact information:
Prof. Dr. Frank Ficker
Tel.: +49 921 78510-700
Email: frank.ficker@isc.fraunhofer.de - Computer simulation for material and process design
Contact information:
Dr. Gerhard Seifert
Tel.: +49 921 78510-350
Email: gerhard.seifert@isc.fraunhofer.de
Exceptional facilities :
- Thermooptical measuring devices for high temperature material and process characterization
- Process chain for ceramic and composite manufacturing
- Textile techniques for weaving, breading, knitting etc.
- Pilot plant for manufacture of ceramic reinforcing fibers
- µ-computed tomography for non-destructive materials testing
- In-house and commercial 3D-printers
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: FUDIPO
- Regional fundings: various
- National fundings : mainly BMBF, BMWi
Latest news
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 28th February 2026!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-April 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 28th February 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-May 2026.
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou
The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.
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