Federation for International Refractory Research and Education

Education Committee

Thorsten Tonnesen

Thorsten Tonnesen

RWTH Aachen - Germany

Chair

Emmanuel de Bilbao

Emmanuel de Bilbao

University of Orléans - France

Marc Huger

Marc Huger

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Ceramique Industrielle - France

Kinga Klima

Kinga Klima

Tata Steel Europe - The Netherlands

Victor Carlos Pandolfelli

Victor Carlos Pandolfelli

University of São Carlos - Brazil

Hong Peng

Hong Peng

Elkem - Norway

Jacques Poirier

Jacques Poirier

University of Orléans - France

Michel Rigaud

Michel Rigaud

Polytechnique Montreal - Canada

Paul Van Beurden

Paul Van Beurden

Tata Steel Europe - The Netherlands

Christoph Wohrmeyer

Christoph Wohrmeyer

Imerys - France

Last news

15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR – FIRE is a partner!

REFFRACTEUR, a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (DN-ID), has been selected for funding by the European Commission.

Apr 7, 2026
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Antoine Ducastel - RHI Magnesita

In 2010, as a student at ENSCI (École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle), I had the opportunity to join the FIRE program and spend six months at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, working on the fabrication and characterization of complex carbide refractories.

Mar 31, 2026

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