The European Ceramic Society
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Poland
AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow - Department of Ceramic and Refractory Materials
Technology of powders and sintered carbides, borides and nitrides
Director : Prof. DSc. Eng. Agnieszka GUBERNAT
Email : gubernat@agh.edu.pl
Phone : +48 12 6173696
Address : AGH University of Science and Technology Faculty of Material Science and Ceramic Department of Ceramic and Refractory Materials 2 Akademicka St., Building B8, 30-059 Kraków
Website : http://kcimo.pl
Research topics :
- Special synthesis methods, i.e. Self-propagating High Temperature Synthesis SHS, synthesis from elements using specific carbon substrates e.g. phenol-formaldehyde resins, expanded graphite or graphene
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr Eng. Dariusz ZIENTARA
Tel : +48 12 6172497
Email: zientara@agh.edu.pl - Obtaining single-phase sinters by solid state sintering, activated sintering or liquid phase sintering
Contact information:
Contact name : Prof. DSc. Eng. Agnieszka GUBERNAT
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: gubernat@agh.edu.pl - Obtaining particulate composites with carbide, boride and nitride matrix and carbide or boride inclusions. Modification of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of these composites i.e. hardness, strength, fracture toughness, abrasion, thermal and electrical conductivity
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr Eng. Kamil KORNAUS
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: kornaus@agh.edu.pl - Research on computer simulations of stress state in materials. Quantitative analysis of microstructure in single-phase materials and composites
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr. Eng. Grzegorz GRABOWSKI
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: grzegorz.grabowski@agh.edu.pl - Special techniques for forming raw materials, i.e. slip and gel casting, filter pressing. Obtaining stable suspensions
Contact information:
Contact name : DSc. Eng. Łukasz ZYCH
Tel : +48 12 6172480
Email: lzych@agh.edu.pl
Exceptional facilities :
- cold isostatic press;
- hot isostatic press and hot press;
- high temperature furnace (up to 2300C);
- high temperature dilatometer (up to 2300C);
- DLS particle size measurements Zetasizer;
- mercury porosimeters;
- BET specific surface area analyser.
Financial support programmes :
- National funds: the National Centre for Research and Development and the National Science Centre.
Latest news
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.
New Impact factors released for the 2 ECerS Journals!
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Impact Factors were released for the two official Journals of the European Ceramic Society:
- Journal of ECerS: 6.3
- Open Ceramics: 3.4
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