The European Ceramic Society
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France
Polytechnic University Haut de France - CERAMATHS-DMP
Research and education on technical ceramics
Director : Prof. Christian COURTOIS
Email : christian.courtois@uphf.fr
Phone : +33 3 27531660
Address : Campus universitaire de Maubeuge Boulevard Charles de Gaulle 59600 Maubeuge
Website : https://www.uphf.fr/ceramaths/en/departments/departments/materials-and-processes-department-dmp
Research topics :
- Bioactive ceramics for bone substitution and Drug delivery systems : calcium phosphate powder synthesis, macroporous bone substitute fabrication, functionalization for prophylactic treatments and phagotherapy.
Contact information :
Dr Jean-Christophe HORNEZ (HDR)
Tel : +33-3275316
jean-christophe.hornez@uphf.fr
- Functional ceramics and composites : fabrication of piezoelectrical ceramics and polymer-ceramic composites from powder synthesis up to devices for actuators.
Contact information :
Prof. Christian COURTOIS
Tel : +33-327531669
- Surface functionalization by ceramic coatings : wear, corrosion and temperature resistant coatings by sol-gel technique.
Contact information :
Prof. Arnaud TRICOTEAUX
Tel. +33-327531660
Exceptional facilities :
- High capacity reactors for Ca-P oxide powder synthesis by precipitation route (up to 8 kg per batch).
- Microwave assisted sintering
Financial support programmes :
- Interreg V Programme France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen
- Regional fundings : ARCiR Nord pas de Calais
- National fundings : ANR
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 5th call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the International Conference on Advances in Refractory & Ceramic Materials 2026 organized by the Indian Ceramic Society on the occasion of their 90th Annual Session that will be held from 14th to 16th December 2026 at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 4th call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 11th International Congress on Ceramics – ICC 11 – that will take place from 6th to 11th September 2026 at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo, Japan.
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