The European Ceramic Society
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Fraunhofer-Center for High Temperature Materials and Design
Development of High Temperature Materials and Processes
Director : Prof. Dr. Friedrich Raether
Email : friedrich.raether@isc.fraunhofer.de
Phone : +49 921 78510-002
Address : Gottlieb-Keim-Straße 62 95448 Bayreuth
Website : www.htl.fraunhofer.de
Research topics :
- Ceramics and in situ measuring
Contact information:
Dr. Holger Friedrich
Tel.: +49 921 78510-300
Email: holger.friedrich@isc.fraunhofer.de - Ceramic Matrix Composites
Contact information:
Dr. Jens Schmidt
Tel.: +49 921 78510-200
Email: jens.schmidt@isc.fraunhofer.d - Heating technology
Contact information:
Prof. Dr. Marcus Kirschen
Tel.: +49 921 78510-370
Email: marcus.kirschen@isc.fraunhofer.de - Additive manufacturing of ceramics
Contact information:
Joachim Vogt
Tel.: +49 921 78510-417
Email: joachim.vogt@isc.fraunhofer.de - Textile manufacturing of inorganic fibers
Contact information:
Prof. Dr. Frank Ficker
Tel.: +49 921 78510-700
Email: frank.ficker@isc.fraunhofer.de - Computer simulation for material and process design
Contact information:
Dr. Gerhard Seifert
Tel.: +49 921 78510-350
Email: gerhard.seifert@isc.fraunhofer.de
Exceptional facilities :
- Thermooptical measuring devices for high temperature material and process characterization
- Process chain for ceramic and composite manufacturing
- Textile techniques for weaving, breading, knitting etc.
- Pilot plant for manufacture of ceramic reinforcing fibers
- µ-computed tomography for non-destructive materials testing
- In-house and commercial 3D-printers
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: FUDIPO
- Regional fundings: various
- National fundings : mainly BMBF, BMWi
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 30th November 2025!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-February 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 30th November 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-March 2026.
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