Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Next Summer School

The ECerS-FIRE Summer School "Mining the future of refractories and high temperature materials: the impact of sustainability, AI, computing tools and advanced techniques" will be co-organized by ECerS and FIRE at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Dresden, Germany, the week before the next ECerS conference, from Thursday 28 to Friday 29 August 2025.
The school will be organised onsite but also online for those who could not travel to Dresden.
This 2025 edition of the ECerS-FIRE School will be a unique opportunity for the attendees (mostly PhD students, but also professionals) to learn more about (or discover!) refractories through 3 main aspects: fundamental approaches, industrial needs and new approaches on innovations.
The School will also be followed by a visit of the University TU BA Freiberg and of the Freiberg Silver Mine on Saturday August 30th (visit of the refractory, ceramic and metallurgy institutes)!
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New FIRE Industrial Member: TRL KROSAKI - India
TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited is one of India’s most trusted and technologically advanced refractory manufacturers.
TRL Krosaki is the only refractory manufacturer in India producing the full spectrum of refractory products under one roof at its flagship plant in Belpahar, Odisha. Complemented by operational facilities across Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, the company serves a diversified customer base across Steel, Cement, Glass, Copper and Aluminium industries, both in India and worldwide.
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.
Contact us and/or Become Member!
Contact us for any information and/or to Become Member of FIRE: fire@ecers.org