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
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European students and post-docs to attend the Fall Meeting of the Korean Ceramic Society (COEX) in Seoul, Korea, from 30th September to 2nd October 2026.
15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR – EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY is a partner!
REFFRACTEUR, a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (DN-ID), has been selected for funding by the European Commission.
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