The European Ceramic Society
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Italy
Department of Industrial Enginnering – University of Trento
Research and education on glass and ceramics
Director : Prof. Vincenzo M. SGLAVO
Email : vincenzo.sglavo@unitn.it
Phone : +39 0461 281921
Address : Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico « F. Ferrari » Via Sommarive 9 38123 Trento
Website : http://web.unitn.it/en/dii
Research topics :
- Mechanical properties of glass and advanced ceramics: indentation fracture mechanics, fatigue behaviour of glass, design of brittle materials insensitive to surface defects, strengthening of glass by ion-exchange, production of ceramic laminates.
- Materials and processes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC): production of planar and tubular SOFC by colloidal processes (tape casting, extrusion, screen printing).
- Electric field assisted sintering of ceramics: FAST and FLASH sintering, SPS.
- Bioceramics: production and in-vitro characterization of bioceramics (HA, TCP), synthesis of CaP nanopowders
Contact information:
Prof. Vincenzo M. SGLAVO
Tel : +39 0461 282468
Financial support programmes :
- National funding (PRIN)
- Industrial projects
- UE funding (LIFE)
Latest news
2025 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2025 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a first call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2025 International Symposium on Green Processing for Advanced Ceramics (IGPAC 2025), organised by the Ceramic Society of Japan, from 5th to 9th October 2025 in Ise-Shima/Mie, Japan.
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 31st August 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of October 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st August 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before November 2025.
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