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
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
SESSION 3: Cross sectional topics of ceramics - PART 1
Emmanuel de Bilbao, University of Orléans, France
SESSION 3: Cross sectional topics of ceramics - PART 1
Jacques Poirier, University of Orléans, France
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
SESSION 4: Advanced Techniques
Victor Pandolfelli, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brasil
SESSION 4: Advanced Techniques
Ivan Kraljevski, Fraunhofer IKTS Dresden, Germany
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
Last news
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.
Highlight of the members of the Board of Directors - Christos C. Aneziris
As the world navigates climate and energy transitions, strong partnerships between industry and academia are more important than ever. In the refractory field, sustainability means not only developing materials for high-temperature applications, but also ensuring the sustainable processing of these materials.
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