The European Ceramic Society
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UK
CASC
Research and education focussed on processing and properties of ceramics for structural applications
Director : Prof Eduardo Saiz
Email : e.saiz@imperial.ac.uk
Phone : +44 (0)20 7594 6779
Address : Imperial College London South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
Research topics :
- Processing and properties of bio-inspired materials
Contact : Dr Florian Bouville
f.bouville@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 8547
- Novel in-situ mechanical testing
Contact : Dr Finn Giuliani,
f.giuliani@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 1249
- How interfaces control microstructures and properties of ceramics
Contact : Dr Katharina Marquardt,
k.marquardt@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 9534
- Processing of ceramics and ceramic-based composites
Contact : Prof Eduardo Saiz, e.saiz@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 6779
- Ceramics for harsh environments
Contact : Prof Luc Vandeperre, l.vandeperre@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 6766
Exceptional facilities :
- Powder characterisation (size, composition, morphology)
- Glovebox for non-oxide powder storage and work
- Range of 3D printers, CNC mill for green machining
- Suspension characterisation
- FCT graphite hot press and sinter furnace to 2400 °C
- Tungsten vacuum furnace to 2400 °C
- Dilatometry to 2000 °C, laserflash to 2000 °C and TGA to 2000 °C
- Mechanical testing (compression, bending) to 2000 °C
- Elastic modulus by impulse excitation of vibration to 1700 °C
- Range of rigs for mechanical testing in microscopes (SEM & TEM)
Financial support programmes :
Funding from European Commission, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC-UKRI), Aerospace Technology Institute programme, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a range of companies from start-ups to multinationals.
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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