Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics

Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics
Established 2008
Director Professor Eduardo Saiz
Students 30
Location London, United Kingdom
Website

The Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics is a multidisciplinary research centre focusing on materials science and engineering involving ceramic materials for applications such as aerospace, energy and tissue engineering. It is located within Imperial College London in the United Kingdom.

It was intended from conception to facilitate research between CASC-associated academics and the UK’s industrial structural ceramics community. Its stated goal is to provide a "critical mass of UK expertise in the fundamental understanding of structural ceramics that is highly relevant to key areas of the economy including, energy generation, aerospace and defence, transport and healthcare". Funding initially came through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council but it is now funded through an industrial consortium including members such as Rolls-Royce Holdings, Morgan Advanced Materials and Reaction Engines.[1]

The CASC's work draws from skills of multiple fields, including chemistry, physics, materials and earth sciences and business. It supports the dissemination of knowledge of ceramic materials through annual summer schools, industry days, workshops and lectures.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Imperial College CASC Page". Imperial College London. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "UK’s Imperial College builds global advanced ceramics industry–university consortium". ceramics.org. The American Ceramic Society. Retrieved 27 August 2015.


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