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 :

  • Applied mineralogy/Clay Science
    Contact information:

    Contact name : PD Dr. Katja Emmerich

    Tel :

    Email: katja.emmerich@kit.edu

  • 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

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.

Apr 8, 2025
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.

Apr 2, 2025

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