Management team
Recruitment, Training and Skill Progress Committee (RTSPC) chaired by:
PhD 01 : Documenting the upstream of refractories manufacturing
Academic Supervision (GEMME, University of Liege, Belgium)
Industrial Supervision (RHI Magnesita, Leoben, Austria)
Academic Supervision (CHEMENG, University of Liege, Belgium)
Industrial Supervision (St-GOBAIN, Cavaillon, France)

PhD 03 : Enhanched Value in Use of Refractories in Industrial systems, by developing LCA methodologies
Academic Supervision (CHEMENG, University of Liege, Belgium)
Industrial Supervision (TATASTEEL, IJmuiden, Netherlands)
PhD 04 : Use of metallurgical residues as potential raw materials for high performance refractory castables
Academic Supervision (RWTH, Aachen, Germany)
Industrial Supervision (CALDERYS, Neuwied, Germany)
PhD 05 : Characterization of refractory material properties after usage for recyclability determination
Academic Supervision (IRCER – UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France)
Industrial Supervision (VESUVIUS, Ghlin, Belgium)
PhD 06 : Microstructure design of refractory castables for in use thermomechanical properties optimization
Academic Supervision (IRCER – UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France)
Industrial Supervision (IMERYS, Vaulx Milieu, France)
PhD 07 : Microstructure dependence of local strain through in-situ micromechanical investigations

Molla EWNETE
Doctoral Candidate
Academic Supervision (PIMM – UMR CNRS 8006, Paris, France)
Industrial Supervision (ELKEM, Kristiansand, Norway)
PhD 08 : Discrete Element Method to support microstructure design of refractories
Academic Supervision (IRCER – UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France)
Industrial Supervision (IMERYS, Vaulx Milieu, France)
PhD 09 : Influence of mirostructure of refractory materials on the macroscopic mechanical behaviour
Academic Supervision (MUL, Leoben, Austria)
Industrial Supervision (SAFRAN Tech, Colombes, France)
PhD 10 : Microstruct. impact on refract. materials during In-Situ testing by means of X-Ray imaging methods
Academic Supervision (BAM, Berlin, Germany)
Industrial Supervision (SAFRAN Tech, Colombes, France)
PhD 11 : Influence of H2 containing atmospheres on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of refractories

Cristian BOHORQUEZ MORENO
Doctoral Candidate
Academic Supervision (MUL, Leoben, Austria)
Industrial Supervision (TATASTEEL, IJmuiden, Netherland)
PhD 12 : Changes of microstruct. and thermal properties of refractory castables in H2 combustion atmospheres
Academic Supervision (RWTH, Aachen, Germany)
Industrial Supervision (RHI Magnesita, Leoben, Austria)
PhD 13 : Sensoring material performance in use, and monitoring using machine learning

Amit KUMAR GOPE
Doctoral Candidate