The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet

UK
Henry Royce Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Manchester
Director :
Address : Henry Royce Institute The University of Manchester Alan Turing Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
Research topics :
Ceramic Coatings
Name: Study has been focused on processing and characterisation of both thermal barrier coatings and environmental barrier coatings for aero-engine applications. Processing and characterisation of SiC ceramics is being studied for nuclear applications
Contact information:
Contact name : Ping Xiao
Tel : 44-161-3065941
Email: p.xiao@manchester.ac.uk
Any other relevant information :
Operating with its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Henry Royce Institute is a partnership of nine leading institutions – the universities of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Liverpool, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and UKAEA.
The Royce coordinates over 900 academics and over £300 million of facilities, providing a joined-up framework that can deliver beyond the current capabilities of individual partners or research teams.
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
Contact us for any information: info@ecers.org - We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.