The European Ceramic Society

Officers

The ECerS President is elected by the Council for a period of two years. The President is assisted by the Executive Committee and an Advisory Group.

Members of the 2023-2025 Permanent Executive Committee : 

Thomas Graule

Thomas Graule

President

Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Switzerland

Francis Cambier

Francis Cambier

Past-President 

Belgian Ceramic Research Centre, Mons

Belgium

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

President Elect

University of Oxford, Department of Materials
United Kingdom

Jon Binner

Jon Binner

School of Metallurgy and Materials - University of Birmingham

UK

María Canillas Pérez

María Canillas Pérez

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Spain

Andraz Kocjan

Andraz Kocjan

Department for Nanostructured Materials - Jožef Stefan Institute 

Ljubljana - Slovenia

Zbigniew Pędzich

Zbigniew Pędzich

AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland

Erling Ringgaard

Erling Ringgaard

Meggitt

Denmark

Moritz von Witzleben

Moritz von Witzleben

INMATEC Technologies GmbH  

Germany

Anne Leriche

Anne Leriche

Secretary

LMCPA

France

Pavol Sajgalik

Pavol Sajgalik

Treasurer

Slovak Academy of Sciences - Bratislava

Slovak Republic

Latest news

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High Entropy Oxides: Materials of the Future for Extreme Environments

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Apr 29, 2025

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Av. Gouverneur Cornez , 4

7000 Mons

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