The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet
UK
Advanced Ceramics Research - Birmingham
Director : Prof Jon Binner
Email : j.binner@bham.ac.uk
Phone : +44(0)121 4145180
Address : School of Metallurgy & Materials University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
Research topics :
- Research topics
Processing and properties of advanced ceramics and ceramic matrix composites
Prof. Jon Binner
+44 (0)121 414 5180
- Novel battery technologies and proof of concept device manufacturing.
Prof. Emma Kendrick
+44 (0)121 414 6730
- Ceramic electrolytes for solid- and semi-solid-state batteries.
Dr. Dominic Spencer-Jolly
+44 (0)121 414 5196
- Processing of suspensions and coating manufacture
Dr. Carl Reynolds
Exceptional facilities :
- Powder characterisation (composition, size, morphology)
- Suspension characterisation (rheology, zeta potential)
- Glovebox for non-oxide powder storage and work
- Wide range of ceramic green forming equipment, including 3D printing
- Range of furnaces, including controlled atmosphere
- Microwave- and RF-heated chemical vapour infiltration furnaces
- Hot isostatic press
- Optical and a very wide range of electron microscopes, including SEM, FEGSEM, TEM, FEGTEM, STEM, etc, EDS and WDS, EELS, etc.
- XRD, including a hot stage, and X-ray microcomputer tomography
- Purpose-built oxyacetylene & oxypropane torch testing facilities
- Synthesis reactors, furnaces, ball and jet mills for processing powders
- Reel to Reel coater, slot die, comma bar, mixing up to 1 litre
- Dry room and cell making equipment for coin and single layer pouch
- ~500 channels for electrochemical testing, EIS, CV.
- Mineral processing equipment, magnetic, electrostatic, eddy current and safety chamber (EUCAR 7 rated) facility. Cell cold storage unit.
- Grinding and polishing machines
- Glovebox with a hot-press and box furnace for preparation of sulfide ceramics and glass-ceramics
- Range of mixing and dispersion apparatus (up to Kg scale), including a Thinky mixer
Financial support programmes :
Funding from the European Commission, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC-UKRI), Faraday Institution, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), US Army Research Office and a range of companies from start-ups to multinationals, including organisations such as BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce.
Any other relevant information :
Short description:
Research and education focused on the processing and properties of advanced ceramics and ceramics matrix composites for a very wide range of industries, including aerospace, communications, defence, energy generation, health and materials manufacture amongst many others.
Lead: Prof Jon Binner
+44-(0)121 4145180
Latest news
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
Result of the JECS Trust Call 02/2026
38 applications for Mobility projects were submitted to the JECS Trust by the deadline of 28th February 2026.
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