Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Next Short Courses
The FIRE Courses are back at UNITECR 2025, offering an exclusive opportunity to expand your expertise with focused, high-impact training. Designed for professionals at all levels, these courses provide in-depth insights into key topics shaping the industry.
Led by top specialists, each session delivers essential knowledge to help you stay at the forefront of refractory technology. Whether you’re refining your fundamentals or advancing your technical skills, FIRE Courses are your gateway to mastering refractory science.
3 short courses will be organised on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th October:
- Practical Aspects of Refractory Application - Inspection, Demolition and Installation Parameters for Suitable Field Performance - Sunday, October 26th, 2025 • 8:30am – 5:30pm
- The Fundamentals of Refractory Corrosion and Implications for Industrial Applications Including Hydrogen Transformation - How Refractories Enable High Temperature Technologies Under Extreme Conditions - Monday, October 27th, 2025 • 8:30am – 4:00pm
- Challenges of the New Refractory Era - How Computational and Characterization Tools are Guiding the Future - Monday, October 27th, 2025 • 8:00am – 5:00pm
More information and registration available here: https://unitecr2025.com/fire-courses
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2026 FIRE Student Photo Competition dedicated to high-temperature resistant materials
If you are a student or recent graduate (up to 5 years after graduation), we invite you to submit a photo showing a material being able to withstand the power of FIRE. Both refractory and another high temperature resistant material qualify. Whether it is from a lab or industrial environment, we would love to see what amazes you.
Highlight of the members of the Board of Directors - Victor Carlos Pandolfelli
My journey with FIRE began in 2003, together with Prof. Michel Rigaud and other academic and industrial colleagues. In 2005, our first official meeting in Limoges, France, transformed this vision into reality. From the beginning, FIRE was founded on a strong belief in cooperation between universities and industry towards a better education. Its strength has always come from working across institutional, cultural, and national borders.
Contact us and/or Become Member!
Contact us for any information and/or to Become Member of FIRE: fire@ecers.org
