The European Ceramic Society
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Spain
Material Culture and Heritage
Conservation science and archaeometric research on historic materials, mainly glass and ceramic materials.
Director : Dr Maria-Angeles Villegas
Email : mariangeles.villegas@cchs.csic.es
Phone : +34 91 602 26 72
Address : Instituto de Historia, CCHS-CSIC. Calle Albasanz, 26-28. 28037 Madrid, Spain.
Website : http://cervitrum.wixsite.com/cervitrum
Research topics :
- Preventive conservation strategies: It is carried out by means of both environmental sensors and protective coatings based on the Sol-Gel procedure.
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Maria-Angeles Villegas
Tel: +34 91 602 26 72
E-mail: mariangeles.villegas@cchs.csic.es - Chemical-physical characterization of historic materials: to study technology and raw materials used to produce glass and ceramic material items.
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Manuel Garcia-Heras
Tel: +34 91 602 24 65
E-mail: manuel.gheras@cchs.csic.es - Diagnosis of deterioration and degradation processes of historic materials: produced by natural weathering or by accelerated aging in the laboratory.
Contact information:
Contact name: MSc Fernando Agua
Tel: +34 91 602 27 29
E-mail: fernando.agua@cchs.csic.es
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: FSE and FEDER EU funds through the Geomaterials 2 Program.
- Regional funding: Geomaterials 2 Program. Regional Government of Madrid (ref. S2013/MIT-2914) “Technologies and conservation of Heritage geomaterials”.
- National funding: I+D+i Program oriented to Society Challenges, MINECO (ref. MAT2015-65445-C2-2-R) “Multifunctional coatings for protection of materials and collections from the Cultural Heritage”.
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.
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.
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