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Highlight of FIRE Academic Members - Montanuniversität Leoben
Dietmar Gruber, Chair of Ceramics: "We are proud to be a founding member of FIRE, as FIRE unites Academia and Industry in refractories to accelerate global collaboration. From student exchanges to partnerships, we help people and ideas grow".
My journey began at the first FIRE meeting in Bruck an der Mur, Austria, in 2005 (Polytechnique Montréal, University of Orléans, University of Limoges, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of São Carlos, Montanuniversität Leoben, , Nagoya University, TU Freiberg, Magnesita, RHI, Corus and Alcan).
Since then, FIRE has grown into a truly global network: we’ve welcomed students from around the world, launched numerous research projects with Industrial partners, and supported many PhDs.
FIRE connects companies with talent, helps the Refractory Industry innovate, and enables Academic partners to attract outstanding students.
If FIRE didn’t exist, we’d have to invent it!
Ass. Prof. Priv.-Doz. DI Dr. mont. Dietmar Gruber
Chair of Ceramics/Lehrstuhl für Gesteinshüttenkunde - https://coc.unileoben.ac.at/en/chair/team
Montanuniversität Leoben
Leoben - Austria
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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.
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Contact us for any information and/or to Become Member of FIRE: fire@ecers.org
