The European Ceramic Society
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Hungary
Thin Film Physics Laboratory - Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science - Centre for Energy Research
Ceramic/graphene, ceramic/ carbon nanotube and bioceramic development
Director : Dr. Katalin Balázsi
Email : balazsi.katalin@energia.mta.hu
Phone : +36 1 392 2249
Address : Konkoly-Thege M. str 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary
Website : www.thinfilms.hu, www.energia.mta.hu, www.mfa.kfki.hu
Director : Prof. Csaba Balázsi
Email : balazsi.katalin@energia.mta.hu
Research topics :
Basic and applied research. Analysis, analytical services, experimental.
Assistance and consulting. ISO Standardisation.
Topics: graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced silicon nitride composites, SiC and ZrO2 based
ceramics, powder, coating and sintered form of hydroxyapatite and bioceramics
Exceptional facilities :
- Spark plasma sintering (SPS-3T-3-MIN), hot isostatic pressing (ABRA)
- Attrition milling (Union Process laboratory and industrial)
- Structural characterization (TEM, HREM, AFM, SEM, XRD, AES, XPS)
- Mechanical (Instron) and tribological characterization (CSM)
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: EU FP7, H2020
- Regional fundings: M.ERANET, FLAG.ERA
- National fundings : NKFIH, bilateral projects
Latest news
Report on the 2025 ECerS-Fire Summer School
The 2025 ECerS - FIRE Summer School, entitled “Mining the future of refractories and high-temperature materials: the impact of sustainability, AI, computing tools and advanced techniques”, was co-organized by ECerS and FIRE at the Fraunhofer IKTS in Dresden, Germany, and took place from 28th to 30th August 2025, prior to the ECerS Conference.
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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