The European Ceramic Society

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Italy

Materials Science and Engineering Research Group - Department of Engineering, University of Naples "Parthenope"

Director : Prof. Raffaele CIOFFI

Email : raffaele.cioffi@uniparthenope.it

Phone : +39-081-54766732

Address : University of Naples "Parthenope" Centro Direzionale Isola C4 80143 Naples (Italy)

Website : http://maserg.uniparthenope.it/

Research topics :

  • Ceramic matrices consolidated at low temperature by alkali activation: use of clay waste from different sources (clay sediments, excavated soils), thermal and  mechanical activation.

    Contact information:

    Prof. Claudio FERONE

    Tel: +39-081-5476713

    claudio.ferone@uniparthenope.it

  • Organic-geopolymer  composites  materials:  mechanical  strength,  thermal  stability  and fire resistance, thermal conductivity, hydrophobic surface properties.

    Contact information:

    Prof. Giuseppina ROVIELLO

    Tel. +39-081-5476781

    giuseppina.roviello@uniparthenope.it

  • Synthesis   and   Characterization   of   functional   ceramics:   fabrication   of   ceramics electrolytes from powder synthesis by sol gel technique for energy application.

    Contact information:

    Dr. Grazia ACCARDO

    Tel: +39-081-5476761

    grazia.accardo@uniparthenope.it

Exceptional facilities :

  • SEM miscroscope equipped with EDS probe, FEI Quanta 200 FEG.
  • TEM apparatus, FEI Tecnai G2 Spirit Twin.
  • X- Ray powder diffractometer, Rigaku.
  • Optical microscope, Nikon.
  • Simultaneous DSC-TGA, Mettler-Toledo.
  • FT-IR spectrometer, Thermo Nicolet Mod. Nexus.
  • Compression-testing machine,Controls MCC8 (2000 kN).
  • Mercury Intrusion Porosimeter, Thermo Pascal 140 and 440.
  • Neytech 15P muffle.
  • Contact Angle Instrument, First Ten Ångstroms, FTA 1000 C.
  • Mechanical stirrer, mechanical sieve, planetary ball mill, ovens, crusher.

Financial support programmes :

  • National fundings: PON Ricerca e Competitività 2007-2013: Lototubo, Smart Generation, Fuel Cell Lab.
  • Regional fundings: POR Campania FSE 2007/2013: Mastri, Poligrid.

Last news

Jul 4, 2024
ACerS is offering travelling grants of 1.500 $ to attend the two 2024 ECerS Summer Schools

The grants can be allowed to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from non-European based universities. The 2024 ECerS Summer Schools will be held prior to Electroceramics XIX (Vilnius, Lithuania - School: 17-18 August 2024)  and Shaping 9 (Warsaw, Poland - School: 24-25 September 2024)!

Jun 27, 2024
2024 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!

In the frame of the 2024 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a third call, this time to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2024 Fall meeting of Korean Ceramic Society (COEX) that will be organised by the Korean Ceramic Society in Seoul, Korea, from 16th to 18th October 2024.

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