The European Ceramic Society

Richard Brook Awards

This award honours Sir Richard Brook, distinguished fellow of ECerS and past editor of the Journal of ECerS, in recognition of all he has contributed to the Society.

The Richard Brook award is given to a ceramist belonging to a country outside Europe for outstanding contribution to ceramic science or technology and for enhancing understanding and collaboration within the international ceramic community.

Ceramists who received the Richard Brook Award (International Prize):

Malcolm McLaren †

Malcolm McLaren †

USA

4th ECerS (1995), Riccione

Rudi Metselaar

Rudi Metselaar

The Netherlands

5th ECerS (1997), Versailles

Bob Newnham †

Bob Newnham †

USA

6th ECerS (1999), Brighton

Masahiro Yoshimura

Masahiro Yoshimura

Taiwan

7th ECerS (2001), Bruges

Gary Messing

Gary Messing

USA

8th ECerS (2003), Istanbul

Yukio Sakabe

Yukio Sakabe

Japan

9th ECerS (2005), Portoroz

Mrityunjay Singh

Mrityunjay Singh

USA

10th ECerS (2007), Berlin

Frederich Lange †

Frederich Lange †

USA

11th ECerS (2009), Krakow

Yoshio Sakka

Yoshio Sakka

Japan

12th ECerS (2011), Stockholm

Mike Swain

Mike Swain

Australia

13th ECerS (2013), Limoges

Suk-Joong L. Kang

Suk-Joong L. Kang

Korea

14th ECerS (2015), Toledo

Kathleen Richardson

Kathleen Richardson

USA

15th ECerS (2017), Budapest

Young-Wook Kim

Young-Wook Kim

Korea

16th ECerS (2019), Torino

Basu Bikramjit

Basu Bikramjit

India

17th ECerS (2022), Krakow

Tatsuki Ohji

Tatsuki Ohji

Japan

18th ECerS (2023), Lyon

Clive Randall

Clive Randall

USA

19th ECerS (2025), Dresden (Ge)

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