The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
Germany
Competence Center for Material Moisture, Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgy (KIT)
Structure-functionality relation of clays in different applications (e.g. ceramics, pozzolans, supplementary cementitous materials and geopolymers, hydraulic sealings,….), Interaction of porous mineral material with aqueous solutions
Director : Dr.-Ing. Rainer Schuhmann
Email : rainer.schuhmann@kit.edu
Address : H.-v.-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Website : www.cmm.kit.edu
Research topics :
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Applied mineralogy/Clay Science
Contact information:Contact name : PD Dr. Katja Emmerich
Tel :
Email: katja.emmerich@kit.edu
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High-frequency Technology & Sensors
Contact information:Contact name : Dipl.-Ing. Franz Königer
Tel :
Email: franz.koeniger@kit.edu
Exceptional facilities :
- Simultaneous thermal analysis (TG/DSC coupled with Mass spectrometer), clay laboratory
Financial support programmes :
- European funding:
- Regional fundings: yes
- National fundings : yes
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 30th November 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-February 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 30th November 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-March 2026.
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