The European Ceramic Society
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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
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2025
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.
12th March - International Day of Ceramics!
Dear Ceramic Community,
We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!
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