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 †
USA
4th ECerS (1995), Riccione

Rudi Metselaar
The Netherlands
5th ECerS (1997), Versailles
Bob Newnham †
USA
6th ECerS (1999), Brighton

Masahiro Yoshimura
Taiwan
7th ECerS (2001), Bruges

Gary Messing
USA
8th ECerS (2003), Istanbul

Yukio Sakabe
Japan
9th ECerS (2005), Portoroz

Mrityunjay Singh
USA
10th ECerS (2007), Berlin
Frederich Lange †
USA
11th ECerS (2009), Krakow

Yoshio Sakka
Japan
12th ECerS (2011), Stockholm

Mike Swain
Australia
13th ECerS (2013), Limoges

Suk-Joong L. Kang
Korea
14th ECerS (2015), Toledo

Kathleen Richardson
USA
15th ECerS (2017), Budapest

Young-Wook Kim
Korea
16th ECerS (2019), Torino

Basu Bikramjit
India
17th ECerS (2022), Krakow

Tatsuki Ohji
Japan
18th ECerS (2023), Lyon

Clive Randall
USA
19th ECerS (2025), Dresden (Ge)
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Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 28th February 2026!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-April 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 28th February 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-May 2026.
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou
The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.
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