The European Ceramic Society

Laboratory sheet

France

Université de Lyon / CNRS

Materials, engineering and science

Director : Prof. Jérôme CHEVALIER

Email : jerome.chevalier@insa-lyon.fr

Phone : +33 4 72438382

Address : INSA Lyon – Bâtiment Blaise Pascal 20, avenue Albert Einstein 69621 VILLEURBANNE Cedex

Website : mateis.insa-lyon.fr/

Research topics :

  • Nano-structured ceramics, transparent ceramics :  Powder engineering, dispersion, compaction, sintering, characterization of physical properties, mechanical testing at room and high temperature.

Dr. Vincent GARNIER

Tel :  +33-472438498

vincent.garnier@insa-lyon.fr

  • Bioceramics for implants and bone substitution :  zirconia and alumina implants, calcium phosphate cements and ceramics, bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics.

Dr. Sylvain MEILLE (HDR) / Laurent GREMILLARD (HDR)

Tel :  +33-472438064 / 8152

sylvain.meille@insa-lyon.fr / laurent.gremillard@insa-lyon.fr

  • Ceramics as building materials :  clay-based composites, highly porous mineral for super-insulation, structuration of hydraulic binders

Pr. Christian OLAGNON / Dr Geneviève FORAY (HDR)

Tel :  +33-472438317 / 6128

christian.olagnon@insa-lyon.fr / genevieve.foray@insa-lyon.fr

  • Ceramic matrix composites :  instrumented mechanical characterization at room and high temperatures, acoustic emission monitoring

Dr. Pascal REYNAUD (HDR)

Tel. +33-472438293

pascal.reynaud@insa-lyon.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Sintering platform under pressing (uniaxial pressing, HIP, SPS) 

Contact  :  Guillaume BONNEFONT

Tel  :  +33 472437929

guillaume.bonnefont@insa-lyon.fr

  • Mechanical testing platform (fatigue, creep, wear, joint prostheses simulator)

Financial support programmes :

  • European fundings :  Marie Curie action BIOBONE, FP 7 NMP Longlife, ERC, COST network
  • National fundings :  ANR, FUI

Latest news

2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call!

In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!

Sep 24, 2025
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 30th November 2025!

Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-February 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 30th November 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-March 2026.

Sep 8, 2025

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