Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Summer School Videos
In August 2025, the ECerS FIRE Summer School took place in Dresden, Germany.
You can find the videos of the entire shcool below.
SESSION 1: Engineering of Refractories and HT-Materials
Olivier Kessler, Kakushin, France
Shaped refractories: from a “simple” brick to a complex ecosystem
SESSION 1: Engineering of Refractories and HT-Materials
Hong Peng, Elkem, Norway
Monolithic Refractories: From Formulation to Future Breakthroughs
SESSION 2: Fundamentals of Refractories and HT-Materials
In-Ho Jung, Seoul National University, Corea
Thermodynamics for Refractories and High Temperature Ceramic Materials
SESSION 2: Fundamentals of Refractories and HT-Materials
Dietmar Gruber, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Fracture mechanical testing and inverse evaluation
SESSION 2: Fundamentals of Refractories and HT-Materials
Thorsten Tonnesen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Microstructural changes due to liquid and gas reactive transportation
SESSION 2: Fundamentals of Refractories and HT-Materials
Marc Huger, University of Limoges, France
Multi-scale material examination
SESSION 3: Cross sectional topics of ceramics - PART 1
Emmanuel de Bilbao, University of Orléans, France
Coupling of material properties
SESSION 3: Cross sectional topics of ceramics - PART 1
Jacques Poirier, University of Orléans, France
Modeling vs. laboratory and industrial experiments
SESSION 3: Cross sectional topics of ceramics - PART 2
Jon Binner, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Ultra-high temperature ceramics and ceramic matrix composites
SESSION 4: Advanced Techniques
Christos Aneziris & Patrick Gehre, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Additive Manufacturing and individual processing
SESSION 4: Advanced Techniques
Victor Pandolfelli, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brasil
The New Stone Age
SESSION 4: Advanced Techniques
Ivan Kraljevski, Fraunhofer IKTS Dresden, Germany
Cognitive Material Diagnostics
SESSION 5: High temperature industries
Chris Parr, Imerys, France
Refractories and HT materials in a changing industrial environment
SESSION 5: High temperature industries
Paul van Beurden, Tata Steel, IJmuiden, The Netherlands
Enabling the Steel Industry's Energy Transition: The Impact of Refractories and Digital Technologies
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