The European Ceramic Society

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France

Laboratory for ThermoStructural Composites

An academic/industrial joint research unit on Ceramic-matrix Composites

Director : Gerard L . VIGNOLES

Email : vinhola@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Phone : +33 5 56 84 47 00

Address : 3, Allée La Boétie – F33600 PESSAC, France

Website : https://www.lcts.cnrs.fr

Research topics :

 

·         Name: Processing methods

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Laurence Maillé

Tel :

Email: maille@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Georges Chollon

Tel :

Email: chollon@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Structural and chemical characterizations

Contact name : Dr. Hervé Plaisantin

Email: plaisantin@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Testing and materials performances

Contact name : Pr. Francis Rebillat

Email: rebillat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Modelling and numerical simulation

Contact name : Dr. Guillaume Couégnat

Email: couegnat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Mechanical testing with simultaneous exposure to heat fluxes and oxidizing/corrosive gases

  • In-situ testing under X-ray synchrotron: mechanical, thermal and mechanical, ablation torch stages

  • In-situ testing under E-SEM: mechanical, thermal, with reactive gases

  • High-pressure corrosion vessel

  • Arc image and laser high-flux testing stages

  • Gas-phase and liquid-phase infiltration reactors

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: Horizon Europe projects

  • Regional fundings: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine projects

  • National fundings : ANR ASTRID projects

Any other relevant information :

Joint unit of CNRS, University of Bordeaux, CEA and Safran Ceramics with 36+ years of existence.

Latest news

New Empa fellowship program for future women science leaders

Empa has launched the Women Scientific Leadership Fellowship, a new four-year program designed to support outstanding women scientists on their path towards independent research leadership.

Oct 7, 2026
2027 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call - ICACC 2027

In the frame of the 2027 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 51st International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2027) to be held from 24th to 29th January 2027 in Daytona Beach, USA, as well as the IGNITE MSE (International Gathering and Networking for Individuals to Explore Materials Science and Engineering) event that will be held on Sunday 24th January 2027.

Oct 1, 2026

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