The European Ceramic Society

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Spain

Electrochemical Applications of Materials

The group research involves the synthesis, processing and characterisation of electroactive ceramic materials and components for energy, environmental and medical applications.

Director : Glenn Mather

Email : mather@icv.csic.es

Phone : +34 917355840

Address : Institute of Ceramics and Glass, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

Website : http://www.icv.csic.es/

Research topics :

  • Name: Ionic and electronic conducting ceramics for clean energy applications.
    Preparation and characterisation of electroactive components for solid oxide fuel cells,
    electrolysers and membrane reactor with a special focus of proton-conducting ceramics.
    Contact name : Glenn Mather
    Tel : +34 917355840
    Email: mather@icv.csic.es
  • Name: Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC).
    Preparation and characterisation of catalysts, hybrid membranes and membrane electrode
    assemblies for high-temperature PEMFCs.
    Contact name : Eva Chinarro
    Tel : +34 917355840
    Email: martin@icv.csic.es
  • Name: Bioactive materials for the adherence, survival and growth of neurons.
    Synthesis of materials by sol-gel and combustion followed by structural, morphological
    and electrochemical characterisation.
    Contact name : Eva Chinarro
    Tel : +34 917355840
    Email: martin@icv.csic.es

Exceptional facilities :

Proton transport number measurement (emf method); Hydrogen permeation; Faradaic Efficiency

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding:
  • Regional fundings: CAM (Spain)
  • National fundings : MINECO (Spain), CSIC (Spain)

Last news

Aug 7, 2024
2024 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!

In the frame of the 2024 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a 4th call, this time to allow grants to European Students to attend the 88th Annual Session of the Indian Ceramics Society and International Conference in Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability which will be organised by the Indian Ceramic Society in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (located in Chennai, India), from 28th to 30th November 2024.  

Jul 4, 2024
ACerS is offering travelling grants of 1.500 $ to attend the two 2024 ECerS Summer Schools

The grants can be allowed to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from non-European based universities. The 2024 ECerS Summer Schools will be held prior to Electroceramics XIX (Vilnius, Lithuania - School: 17-18 August 2024)  and Shaping 9 (Warsaw, Poland - School: 24-25 September 2024)!

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