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
Electroceramics XX - 12th to 15th October 2026 - Novi Sad, Serbia
The Electroceramics XX conference will be held at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia from 12th to 15th October 2026 ! It will be organized by the University of Novi Sad (Faculty of Technology and Institute BioSense), the European Ceramic Society and the Serbian Society for Ceramic Materials.
ECerS Refractory Network Webinar - 9th March - 14:00 PM CET
The ECerS Refractory Network proudly presents its 2nd Webinar organized in connection with the International Women's Day (8th March) :
"Across Borders, Beyond Barriers: Women in the Ceramic Sector"
ECerS Refractory Network & Women@Refractories
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