The European Ceramic Society
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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
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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