The European Ceramic Society
News 2023
Obituary Professor Paul Goursat
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our dear friend and colleague Professor Paul Goursat died peacefully.
Report on the 2023 ECerS Summer School on Advanced Characterization Techniques
The 2023 ECerS Summer School “Advanced Characterization Techniques” took place from 29th to 30th June at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon) in Lyon, France prior to the XVIII ECerS Conference.
Obituary Professor K. Byrappa
Prof. K. Byrappa (Byron), the former Vice-Chancellor of the Mangalore University and a well-known ceramicist, passed away after he suffered a stroke at the Bangalore airport in India. He was an Academician of the World Academy of Science and an active volunteer of the global ceramic community.
Report on Lyon 2023 ECerS Conference and Exhibition
The 2023 XVIIIth Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society – ECerS – ended already 2 weeks ago and we would like to express our most grateful thanks to all the people that contributed to organise or participated to the huge success of this event!
2023 ECerS Awardees and Fellows
The Award Ceremony of the XVIIIth ECerS Conference took place on Wednesday 5th July 2023 in Lyon, France.
New ECerS officers for the 2023-2025 period
During the Council meeting that was held in Lyon, France, on 2nd July 2023, the ECerS officers were renewed or changed.
Next Deadline to apply for Mobility to the JECS Trust is 31st August 2023!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before beginning of mid-October 2023. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st August 2023 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before 1st November 2023.
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Industry - Entrepreneurship in Materials Science by Daniela Gehrisch
Founder of MAF, a material analysis laboratory, is Daniela Gehrisch. She was born in Freiberg and grew up the Ore Mountains in Germany. Having been enthusiastic about maths and physics at school, she decided to look for a place to study in the silver city Freiberg. That's how she found the course in materials science and technology and graduated with a diploma.
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - Bioceramic bone cements modified with bioglass by Kinga Kowalska
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - Best online poster presentation
"Bioceramic bone cements modified with bioglass" by Kinga Kowalska
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - COx-free Hydrogen Production in Additively Manufactured Electrified Reactor through Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia by Milan Vukšić
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 3rd place of the Best poster presentation
"COx-free Hydrogen Production in Additively Manufactured Electrified Reactor through Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia" by Milan Vukšić
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - Ultrafast high-temperature sintering for functional ceramics processing by João L. Miranda
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 2nd place of the Best poster presentation
"Ultrafast high-temperature sintering for functional ceramics processing" by João L. Miranda
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - MXenes as coatings on implant surfaces for improving of biological responses by Nima Amousa
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 1st place of the Best poster presentation
"MXenes as coatings on implant surfaces for improving of biological responses" by Nima Amousa
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - Enhancing Glass Surface Functionality for Water Purification and Bactericidal Applications with Thin-Layered Transparent Oxides by Jaime González Cuadra
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 3rd place of the Best oral presentation
"Enhancing Glass Surface Functionality for Water Purification and Bactericidal Applications with Thin-Layered Transparent Oxides" by Jaime González Cuadra
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - Processing of new super-hard and ultra-hard ceramics for personnel protection and industrial applications requiring stringent working conditions by Cristina Ojalvo Guiberteau
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 2nd place of the Best oral presentation
"Processing of new super-hard and ultra-hard ceramics for personnel protection and industrial applications requiring stringent working conditions" by Cristina Ojalvo Guiberteau
YCN Newsletter 17 - Research in Spot - Physics-based modeling of glass structural fluctuations by Katelyn A. Kirchner
Research in Spot – 3rd YCN Workshop edition - 1st place of the Best oral presentation
"Physics-based modeling of glass structural fluctuations" by Katelyn A. Kirchner
YCN Newsletter 17 - 3rd YCN Workshop - Feedback from Martina Kocijan, grant receiver for 3rd YCN Workshop
In April 2023, thanks to JECS Trust, I had the pleasure to attend the 3rd YCN Workshop organised in Aveiro, Portugal.
YCN Newsletter 17 - 3rd YCN Workshop - Letter from Inês Vilarinho, Organiser of the 3rd YCN Workshop
The 3rd YCN workshop (hybrid event) took place from April 19th to 21st, 2023 at the University of Aveiro in Portugal.
YCN Newsletter 17 - See you soon at Young Scientists Career Fair in Lyon!
Monday 3rd July - Lyon Convention Centre
Obituary Professor Mike Pomeroy
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our dear friend and colleague Professor Mike Pomeroy died peacefully on March 13th.
Open Ceramics - don't miss the ongoing Special Issues!
Reduced Article Publishing Charges for ECerS members and no charges for publishing in the current Special Issues!
Award on Best Contributions to the Wiki on Ceramic Processing!
The JECS trust is funding an award for the best contribution to the Wiki on Ceramics Processing.
YCN Newsletter 16 : YCN-Research in Spot – Micro-harvesters of heat for the Internet of Things by Carlos Nunez Lobato
In the coming years we will witness an ever-growing network of interconnected sensors embedded in our everyday objects and devices.
YCN Newsletter 16 : Development of an energy storage device by Camille Zoude
For several years, the European Union has been strongly encouraging the integration of renewable energies into the energy mix.
YCN Newsletter 16 : Feedback from Winter Workshop 2023 by Szymon Skibinski
The JECS Trust offers annual financial support to young researchers, PhD and Masters students, enabling them to attend the highly-regarded Winter Workshop organized by the American Ceramic Society at Daytona Beach. We are thrilled to announce that Szymon was selected as one of the grant recipients for the Winter Workshop in 2023. As a member of our young ceramists community, Szymon is sharing his invaluable experience with us all.
YCN Newsletter 16 : EcerS Summer School 2023 in Lyon
The ECerS Summer School on Advanced Characterization Techniques will be organized at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon) in Lyon the week before the next ECerS conference, from Thursday 29 to Friday 30 June.
YCN Newsletter 16 : ECerS Career Fair in Lyon
We are pleased to announce that the YCN and the organizers of the XVIIIth Conference of the European Ceramic Society in Lyon will be hosting a Career Fair with the support of Saint-Gobain!
YCN Newsletter 16 : YCN Membership Milestone
We are thrilled to share with you that our Young Ceramists Network (YCN) community is expanding at an incredible rate. We are delighted to announce that our LinkedIn group now has over 1500 members, and we are constantly growing!
YCN Newsletter 16 : YCN Representative Meeting
We are delighted to announce that the Young Ceramists Network (YCN) will be holding its first quarterly meeting of 2023 on the 8th of March.
YCN Newsletter 16 : yCAM 2023 in Leoben, Austria
The young Ceramists Additive Manufacturing Forum (yCAM) is a networking event for young researchers interested in Additive Manufacturing (AM) of ceramics.
YCN Newsletter 16 : Workshop in Aveiro, Portugal
Exciting news for everyone! After a challenging period of virtual interactions, we are thrilled to announce that the Young Chemists Network (YCN) is bringing back the thrill of in-person workshops!
Young Ceramics Additive Manufacturing - New Committee
In 2017 we started the young Ceramics Additive Manufacturing Forum with our first conference at Technical University Berlin.
XVIII ECerS Conference : Abstract submission deadline extended to 20 February!
It is our great pleasure to inform you that the call for Abstract, ending initially on 31st January, for the next ECerS conference in Lyon 2-6 July 2023 has already been a great success with about 1000 abstracts submitted!
2023 European Ceramic Society membership
Being member of the ECerS allows you advantages such as reduced prices to the events organised by ECerS.
How to get JECS Trust funding for your ceramics research in Europe
Check the recording of the last YCN Webinar to know how to apply to get JECS Trust funding for your ceramics research in Europe, presented by Jon Binner, Chair of the JECS Trust.
Last news
Obituary Professor Paul Goursat
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our dear friend and colleague Professor Paul Goursat died peacefully.
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