The European Ceramic Society

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Germany

Competence Center for Material Moisture, Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgy (KIT)

Structure-functionality relation of clays in different applications (e.g. ceramics, pozzolans, supplementary cementitous materials and geopolymers, hydraulic sealings,….), Interaction of porous mineral material with aqueous solutions

Director : Dr.-Ing. Rainer Schuhmann

Email : rainer.schuhmann@kit.edu

Address : H.-v.-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Website : www.cmm.kit.edu

Research topics :

  • Applied mineralogy/Clay Science
    Contact information:

    Contact name : PD Dr. Katja Emmerich

    Tel :

    Email: katja.emmerich@kit.edu

  • High-frequency Technology & Sensors
    Contact information:

    Contact name : Dipl.-Ing. Franz Königer

    Tel :

    Email: franz.koeniger@kit.edu

Exceptional facilities :

  • Simultaneous thermal analysis (TG/DSC coupled with Mass spectrometer), clay laboratory

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding:
  • Regional fundings: yes
  • National fundings : yes

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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