Department of Materials

Frequency: Once per Year

Duration: 3 Days

Date of next course: W/C 19^th March 2012 TBC

Venue: Loughborough University, Keith Green Building

Cost: £1150 (£1050 for IOM3 and BPF members)

Accommodation:  Not included.

Recommended convenient hotels: Burleigh Court or The Link

Other Information:
Lunches for short course delegates are included, however short course delegates study alongside full-time MSc students and need to organise their own light refreshments outside of lunchtime.

Description

Ceramic properties is an intensive course taught over a three day period comprising lectures, case studies, tutorials and complete with an up to date, comprehensive course book and all supporting lecture notes.This course is specifically designed for people concerned with, or interested in, the properties of structural and functional engineering ceramics and their composites. It provides an awareness of the advantages and limitations of these materials and the consequences on which they might be used.

For further information:

Administrative:
Martin White
Telephone: (0) 1509 228592
Email: m.e.white@lboro.ac.uk 

Technical:
Jon Binner
Telephone: (0) 1509 223331
Email: j.binner@lboro.ac.uk

This event has been recognised by the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining for PD.

‘Professional development is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill, and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional, managerial and technical duties throughout the practitioner’s working life.’

Disclaimer - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the details of this course are accurate, Loughborough University Department of Materials reserves the right to alter the course content and/or lecturers if the need should arise.

 

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge of the most significant structural and  functional engineering ceramic materials and their composites.

During the course students learn about Mechanical, Electrical, Dielectric, Magnetic, Optical, Chemical and Thermal behaviour as well as toughening and composites.

By consideration of these different properties students will be able to identify the advantages and limitations of ceramic materials for a wide range of applications and how they will perform.

In addition to Professor Binner, two industrial speakers present their own experiences and knowledge of ceramic materials in real-world applications.

Day 1

• Introduction
• Common Advanced Ceramic Materials
• Mechanical Behaviour
• Toughening and Composites

Day 2

• Electrical and Electronic Behaviour
• Dielectric behaviour
• Magnetic behaviour
• Optical Behaviour

Day 3

• Chemical Behaviour
• Thermal Behaviour
• Industrial Speaker 1
• Industrial Speaker 2

Note: Course information subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances

Lecturer profiles(tab)

The lecturers are both from within Loughborough University and external, and have extensive experience in the industrial use of ceramics. In this way we ensure that the key elements relevant to industry are brought out and developed.

Jon Binner – Professor of Ceramic Materials and Dean of the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering. Jon has over 25 years dedicated to the specialism of ceramics and heads a large research group. Over 80 research grants have been obtained totalling more than £5M leading to over 150 published papers.

Industrial Speakers – Each year Jon uses his many industrial contacts to provide two industrial speakers to enhance the content of the course. Details of this year’s speakers will be published when available.