The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
UK
NCC
Design, manufacture and characterisation of full-scale ceramic matrix composites (CMCs)
Director : Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Email : Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
Phone : +44 1172443973
Address : National Composites Centre, Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7FS
Website : https://www.nccuk.com/
Research topics :
- Design, manufacture, functional performance investigation and verification of full-scale ox/ox components.
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Virtudes Rubio; Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Tel: 0117 4568 303
Email: Virtudes.Rubio@nccuk.com; Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
- Design and manufacture of SiC-SiC based CMCs
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr Andrea D'Angio’
Tel: +44 1172443973
Email: Andrea.D’Angio@nccuk.com
Exceptional facilities :
- Clean room for prepreg layup
- Large autoclave for curing (up to 10 m)
- Concept design, modelling and simulation tools for composite materials
- Access to a wide network of SME’s, academic partners and Tier 1 organisations of the aerospace and energy sectors
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: European Regional Development Fund
- Regional funding: West of England Combined Authority
- National funding: High Value Manufacturing Catapult Network, Innovate UK, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)
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.
Information
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