The European Ceramic Society
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UK
CASC
Research and education focussed on processing and properties of ceramics for structural applications
Director : Prof Eduardo Saiz
Email : e.saiz@imperial.ac.uk
Phone : +44 (0)20 7594 6779
Address : Imperial College London South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
Research topics :
- Processing and properties of bio-inspired materials
Contact : Dr Florian Bouville
f.bouville@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 8547
- Novel in-situ mechanical testing
Contact : Dr Finn Giuliani,
f.giuliani@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 1249
- How interfaces control microstructures and properties of ceramics
Contact : Dr Katharina Marquardt,
k.marquardt@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 9534
- Processing of ceramics and ceramic-based composites
Contact : Prof Eduardo Saiz, e.saiz@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 6779
- Ceramics for harsh environments
Contact : Prof Luc Vandeperre, l.vandeperre@imperial.ac.uk, +44 (0)20 7594 6766
Exceptional facilities :
- Powder characterisation (size, composition, morphology)
- Glovebox for non-oxide powder storage and work
- Range of 3D printers, CNC mill for green machining
- Suspension characterisation
- FCT graphite hot press and sinter furnace to 2400 °C
- Tungsten vacuum furnace to 2400 °C
- Dilatometry to 2000 °C, laserflash to 2000 °C and TGA to 2000 °C
- Mechanical testing (compression, bending) to 2000 °C
- Elastic modulus by impulse excitation of vibration to 1700 °C
- Range of rigs for mechanical testing in microscopes (SEM & TEM)
Financial support programmes :
Funding from European Commission, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC-UKRI), Aerospace Technology Institute programme, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a range of companies from start-ups to multinationals.
Latest news
12th March 2026 : International Day of Ceramics !
Today we celebrate the International Day of Ceramics
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 2nd 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 2 events organized by ABCERAM, the Brazilian Ceramic Society in 2026:
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