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New Editor in chief for the Journal of ECerS!
Since first January 2024, the Editor in Chief of the Journal of the European Ceramic Society, JECS, is Prof. Jérôme Chevalier, from INSA Lyon, France.
He is succeeding to Prof. Richard Todd, from University of Oxford’s Department of Materials, UK, who has been managing the Journal since July 2010 as editor in Chief and to Sir Richard Brook, also from University of Oxford’s Department of Materials, who ran the Journal since its creation in 1988 until 2010.
On the occasion of the organisation of the last PEC (Permanent Executive Committee) meeting of ECerS that was held in Oxford on 20th February 2024, the 3 Editors met for a nice dinner.

From left to right: Prof. Richard Todd, Sir Richard Brook and Prof. Jérôme Chevalier
We wish Professor Chevalier much success in his new duties, may he ensures that the Journal maintains its high quality and, why not, grows even more!
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