The European Ceramic Society
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Italy
Raman and Energy group –Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste
Research and education on advanced technical ceramics
Director : Prof. Valter Sergo
Email : sergo@units.it
Address : Department of Engineering and Architecture Via Valerio 6/a I-34127 Trieste
Website : www.units.it
Director : Dr Eng. Vanni Lughi
Research topics :
- Spectroscopic characterization of ceramics: phase and stress analysis by means of Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy; determination of active ceramics for bone substitution and drug delivery systems.
Contact information
Prof. Valter Sergo
tel : +39 040 5583702
- Materials for energy applications: synthesis and characterization of nanostructured functional materials, based on colloidal ceramic nanopowders, with engineered optoelectronic properties
Contact information:
Dr Eng. Vanni Lughi
Tel: +39 040 5583769
Exceptional facilities :
- Raman microprobe in back scattered configuration with mappaing capability and 4 excitation lines (420, 513, 633 and 785 nm).
- Facility for synthesis and characterization nanostructured colloidal materials
- Laboratory for characterization of photovoltaic devices under real testing conditions
Financial support programmes :
- LONGLIFE EU program 2012-2015
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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