News 2024

 The Fall Meeting of the Korean Ceramic Society (KCerS) was held from October 16–18, 2024, at COEX in Seoul, South Korea. A highlight of the conference was the inaugural KCerS-ECerS Joint Symposium, a collaborative event between the Korean Ceramic Society (KCerS) and the European Ceramic Society (ECerS). This symposium marks the beginning of an exciting exchange of ideas and research in ceramics between young researchers from Korea and Europe. 

Have you ever heard of glass 3D printing? If you have, you are likely part of a small and very exclusive group of experts in the field of additive manufacturing. For most people, however, this cutting-edge technology still goes under the radar. Until about a year ago, I was among those who had no idea it even existed. 

Report from Enzo Todeschini, an undergraduate student from São Paulo State University (UNESP). He won the "ABCeram Best Poster" Award sponsored by the Brazilian Ceramic Association.

Report from Dariia Chernomorets, YCN representative for Ukraine, fourth-year PhD student at the Institute for Single Crystals, NAS of Ukraine in Kharkiv. Also, I am a visiting student at CNR ISSMC in Faenza, Italy.

The 1st Brazilian Meeting on Ceramic Additive Manufacturing (CeramicAM) was held from 19 to 20 September 2024 in São Carlos, SP, Brazil.  The event was organized and hosted by the São Carlos School of Engineering of the University of São Paulo (USP) in collaboration with the Brazilian Ceramic Association (ABCeram), the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), and the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP). 

It is with great excitement and gratitude that I introduce myself as a new member of the Young Ceramists Network Committee.  

Dear YCN community, dear colleagues, dear friends,

First of all, I would like to express my deepest thanks to all young (and less young) scientists who constantly give their time and energy for the Ceramic Community and improve the networking between us...

2024 – What a Year It Has Been!

Where do we even begin? If there’s one word to define this year, it’s gratitude. In the coming year, we wish our entire community plenty of laughter, great results, exciting collaborations, and, of course, wonderful gatherings.

We are proud to announce that Isabela Reis Lavagnini has been awarded the 2024 Capes Thesis Award for her outstanding work in Materials, titled "Flash Sintering of Zirconia, Hydroxyapatite, and Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Composite." 

The 19th Electroceramics Conference and summer school were recently held in Vilnius, Lithuania for the first time. The events were organized together by the faculties of Physics and Chemistry and Geosciences of Vilnius University and the and the European Ceramic Society. 

When I started my professional career – more than seven years ago - printing of ceramics was a new hyped topic. 

Determination of the Curie temperature by temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction of barium bismuth potassium titanate

I am Francesco Bertolini, a PhD student from Politecnico di Milano, specializing in the 3D printing of piezoceramic materials using binder jetting technology, with a focus on Potassium Sodium Niobate (KNN). I recently attended the Electroceramics XIX conference, held from August 19th to 22nd, 2024, at Vilnius University in Lithuania.

The 9th Shaping Conference, organized jointly by the European Ceramic Society, the Polish Ceramic Society, and the Warsaw University of Technology, took place from September 25th to 27th, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. It was a great honour and privilege to host such a distinguished group of professionals, researchers, and students from 27 countries, all passionate about shaping ceramic materials.

Letter from Nicolas Somers, YCN Committee Member

YCN Workshop 2024 short report from Marija Kovač from the participant's point of view

yCAM 2024 short report from the yCAM Committee from the organizer's point of view

yCAM 2024 - Short report from Sarah Nistler from the participant's point of view

yCAM 2024 - Short report from Valeria Diamanti from the participant's point of view

yCAM in the land of thousands of lakes - Short report from Nonna Nurmi from the local organizer's point of view

Rapid debinding and sintering of additively manufactured components by Subhadip Bhandari

Interview of Dr. Stefan Pfeiffer Managing Director of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG) and former YCN representative

Metal Matrix Composites and Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering

3D Printing Technology for Process Intensification in Chemical Engineering

Bismuth ferrite purity and morphology control through a highly reproduceable process

My Clay Path: A Journey as a YCN Representative for India

Colloidal processing as a tool to obtain ceramic-metal nanocomposites

Synthesis, processing and characterization of high-entropy spinel oxides