The European Ceramic Society
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France
Institut Européen des Membranes - ENS Chimie Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2 and CNRS
Director : Prof. Philippe Miele
Email : philippe.miele@umontpellier.fr
Phone : + 33 (0)4 67 14 91 04
Address : IEM, CC047, UM2 Place E. Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Website : http : //www.iemm.univ-montp2.fr
Research topics :
Methodologies
- "Polymer Derived Ceramics (PDCs)" route.
- nanostructuring of materials with innovative methods of chemical synthesis.
- Ceramic, composite, and hybrid membranes.
- Surface treatments by cold plasmas.
- Innovative characterization methods specifically tailored to membranes and thin films.
Application fields
- Materials for chemical storage of hydrogen; materials for next-generation nuclear plants; materials for heterogeneous catalysis and renewable energy; sustainable materials; new ceramics with high added value.
- Membrane materials for catalytic or photocatalytic membrane reactors; gas separation and gas treatment.
Any other relevant information :
Contact-persons for GFC/ECerS
Prof. André Ayral
+33 (0)4 67 14 91 43
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.
Information
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