The European Ceramic Society
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Spain
Group of Research in Ceramic Materials and Composites
Director : Maria Dolores Salvador Moya
Email : dsalva@mcm.upv.es
Phone : +34 963877000
Address : Polytechnic University of Valencia, Institute of Materials Technology Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain)
Research topics :
- Name: Design and study of ceramic coatings on ceramic and metallic substrates as
protective layers against high temperatures (thermal barriers) and unique environments
(bioceramic coatings).
Contact information:
Contact name: Maria Dolores Salvador
Tel: +34 963877000
Email: dsalva@mcm.upv.es - Name: Design and processing of materials through the control of the microstructure in order
to obtain materials with specific functionalities.
Non-conventional consolidation technologies: Spark Plasma Sintering and Microwave.
Contact information:
Contact name: Amparo Borrell
Tel: +34 963877000
Email: aborrell@upv.es - Name: Development and nanoscale characterization of composite materials
Contact information:
Contact name: David Busquets
Tel: +34 963877000
Email: dbusquets@mcm.upv.es
Exceptional facilities :
Laboratory of microwave for materials synthesis and sintering
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: yes
- Regional funding: yes
- National funding: yes
Any other relevant information :
Development and manufacture of new ceramic materials and composites through the structural
design of functional materials.
The three basic objectives of the Research Group;
1) Development and characterization of ceramic coatings
2) Consolidation of materials using non-conventional techniques
3) Development and design of composite materials
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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