The European Ceramic Society
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Raman and Energy group –Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste
Research and education on advanced technical ceramics
Director : Prof. Valter Sergo
Email : sergo@units.it
Address : Department of Engineering and Architecture Via Valerio 6/a I-34127 Trieste
Website : www.units.it
Director : Dr Eng. Vanni Lughi
Research topics :
- Spectroscopic characterization of ceramics: phase and stress analysis by means of Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy; determination of active ceramics for bone substitution and drug delivery systems.
Contact information
Prof. Valter Sergo
tel : +39 040 5583702
- Materials for energy applications: synthesis and characterization of nanostructured functional materials, based on colloidal ceramic nanopowders, with engineered optoelectronic properties
Contact information:
Dr Eng. Vanni Lughi
Tel: +39 040 5583769
Exceptional facilities :
- Raman microprobe in back scattered configuration with mappaing capability and 4 excitation lines (420, 513, 633 and 785 nm).
- Facility for synthesis and characterization nanostructured colloidal materials
- Laboratory for characterization of photovoltaic devices under real testing conditions
Financial support programmes :
- LONGLIFE EU program 2012-2015
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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