The European Ceramic Society

Laboratory sheet

UK

QinetiQ

Ceramics and ceramic composites design, characterisation and processing for advanced applications and extreme environments

Director : Prof. Sajad Haq

Email : SHAQ@qinetiq.com

Phone : 07785 340648

Address : Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, GU14 0LX

Website : www.qinetiq.com

Research topics :

  • Electromagnetic and Functional materials characterisation including low and high Temperature Characterisation
    Contact information:

Contact name :Pete Hobson/ Shahid Hussain

Tel : 07384 879265

Email: PAHOBSON@qinetiq.com / SHUSSAIN1@qinetiq.com 

  • Extreme Environment and Functional Ceramics Design and Manufacture
    Contact information:

Contact name :Charles Footer

Tel : 07384 879265

Email: CJFOOTER@qinetiq.com 

  • Ceramic Fibres and precursor manufacture
    Contact information:

Contact name :Emma Newton/ Charles Footer

Tel : 07384 879265

Email: ENEWTON@qinetiq.com / CJFOOTER@qinwtiq.com 

Exceptional facilities :

Fibre manufacturing Rig, Plasma nanoparticle synthesis facility (including R&D and Production Rigs), unique electromagnetic design and characterisation capabilities

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: Customer
  • Regional fundings: Customer
  • National fundings : Customer/ Government

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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