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CEITEC BUT to lead a new EIC Pathfinder project: BiCeps!

We are excited to announce that CEITEC BUT, under the leadership of Dr. Edgar Montufar, will coordinate the groundbreaking EIC Pathfinder project, BiCeps. This initiative brings together a team of distinguished scientists from leading academic institutions and industrial companies, united by a shared vision of innovation.

Science Seminar "Solution-Processed Nanostructured Thin Films"

The Science Seminar Series on “Solution-Processed Nanostructured Thin Films” was held from October 25 to October 30, 2024.

Advances in Ceramics and Glass: Highlights from the 2024 Scientific Seminar

From October 16th to 18th, the annual Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Glass seminar, in conjunction with the Joint Annual Meeting of the Silicate Scientific-Technological Society, took place.

FunGlass Shares GlaCerHub Insights on Collaboration and Research Infrastructure at 3rd Teaming Club Conference

Prof. Dušan Galusek, GlaCerHub project coordinator, and Dr. Peter Hošták, the Hub Office Manager, participated in the 3rd Teaming Club Conference, held from October 9-11, 2024, in Novi Sad, Serbia.

GlaCerHub - First Review Meeting for Project Progress

On October 8th, the GlaCerHub project team held a successful online review meeting.

CEITEC BUT Scientists Showcase Transformation Experiments at 2024 Researchers' Night

The Advanced Ceramics Research Groups from CEITEC BUT captivated the public during the 2024 Researchers' Night with an exciting series of experiments and demonstrations based on this year's theme: Transformation.

Hardness testing seminar results

Hardness testing seminar in Czechia and Slovakia on hardness measurement organized by Metalco Testing s.r.o., CEITEC BUT with the support of GlaCerHub project took place last week.

Second Hub Board Meeting of 2024 Highlights Progress and Future Plans

The Hub Board held its second meeting of 2024 at CEITEC BUT in Brno, with all members participating in a hybrid format.

CEITEC BUT PhD Students Win 2024 JCMM Internship Competition

Two PhD students from CEITEC BUT, Ing. Lenka Drotárová and Ing. Tereza Havlíková, have emerged as winners in the prestigious 2024 JCMM Internship competition.

CEITEC Student Talent Summer School

The 4th year of CEITEC Student Talent Summer School has successfully finished.

GlaCerHub partner – JCMM announced new call for Brno Ph.D. Student competition

GlaCerHub consortium partner JCMM (originally South Moravian Centre for International Mobility) announced a new call for the year 2024 of the Brno Ph.D. Talent competition.

CEITEC BUT will host a „Hardness testing“ - seminar/workshop oriented to materials testing.

The GlaCerHub team is pleased to announce another important activity in the field of academia-industry collaboration!

Invitation to Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Glass scientific seminar

FunGlass centre and Slovak Silicate Scientific-Technological Society is inviting scientists to the scientific seminar Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Glass

Inaugural Slovak Melting Days Foster Cross-Sector Collaboration

On June 12-13, 2024, the prestigious Chateau Oponice (Slovakia) hosted the inaugural "Slovak Melting Days" event, bringing together academic, industrial, and government representatives associated with the FunGlass Centre. The FunGlass Centre, known for its groundbreaking work in glass and ceramic research, organized this networking event as part of the GlaCerHub project, which aims to foster cross-sector collaboration and innovation.

Vojtěch Mařák successfully defended his PhD thesis: "Ceramic materials and composites for advanced applications".

On Wednesday 26th June Vojtěch Mařák officially became a Doctor of Philosophy!

Award of the Czech Ceramic Society - The Best Master Thesis for the Year 2024 - won by Tereza Havlíková!

Promising student of FME BUT Tereza Havlíková successfully presented her master thesis: Development of ceramic filter devices for electro-insulating liquids, and was awarded with the prize of the Czech Ceramic Society for The Best Master Thesis for the year 2024.

GlaCerHub cotutelle students attended FunGlass School in Oponice for the first time

Excellent event by FunGlass Centre.

GlaCerHub Czech Melting Day

A GlaCerHub Czech Local Chapter networking event took place this Tuesday!

2024 Competitive Research Internships - Launched!

We are thrilled to announce that our partner, JCMM (South Moravian Centre for International Mobility), has opened applications for student internships under the GlaCerHub project for the year 2024.

Optical and electrical performance of translucent BaTiO-sub-3--sub--BaSnO-sub-3--sub- ceramics

New article in prestigious journal - Ceramics International.

Visit of the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Czech Republic, Mrs. Ingrid Brocková

Visit of the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic

Join the GlaCerHub Team- Hub Innovation Chair

NEW POSITION- Hub Innovation Chair

Hub Office staff joined the EARMA conference

Michaela Matejová and Andrea Chrastinová attended prestigious meeting of Project Managers of research projects in Denmark.

Successful Kickoff to Scientific Webinars on Sintering!

Successful Kickoff to Scientific Webinars on Sintering!

INVITATION to the Scientific Webinars on “Sintering”

The district round of the SOČ competition (Secondary School Research)

The district round of the SOČ competition (Secondary School Research) took place 2 weeks ago in SVČ Lužánky Brno.

Hub Board discussed the progress of the GlaCerHub project

Hub Board discussed the progress of the GlaCerHub project

GlaCerHub International Innovation Board inaugural meeting

CEITEC BUT Specific research projects 2024

Out of 51 internal projects worth 9.5 million CZK, CEITEC BUT ceramics groups PhD students secured success in 6 projects, with a 100% success rate!!

CEITEC and FunGlass Project Managers at Widera Excellence Hubs Online Workshop

Andrea Chrastinová and Blahomír Skoupý participated in Session B: Panel Discussions of the Widera Excellence Hubs Online Workshop

CEITEC and FunGlass double degree students attended Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials Conference in Prague

CEITEC & FunGlass students Erik Ščasnovič and Marek Rotter at Doctoral Seminar organised by the Department of Glass and Ceramics of UCT Prague. In total, 20 international PhD students participated in the Student Speech Contest and we are happy that two of them were from our research group!

GlaCerHub project presented at LIMACON 2023

GlaCerHub's communication activities have already crossed the Czech and Slovak borders. GlaCerHub project was presented within The Raising Funds Panel of the LIMACON 2023 Conference.

FunGlass shares GlaCerHub experience with candidates for new Excellence Hub call

FunGlass shares experience with Excellence Hub applicants

Double degree (cotutelle) students of CEITEC BUT and FunGlass

Erik Ščasnovič and Marek Rotter passed the entrance exams to the Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín.

CEITEC BUT Advanced Ceramics Research Groups presentation at Researchers' Night 2023

CEITEC BUT researchers captivated dozens of visitors with demonstrations on the mysteries of ceramics, including 3D printing, levitating ceramic superconductors and the fascinating applications of unique ceramics in ballistic protection.

33-sup-rd--sup- conference and annual meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (Bioceramics 33)

Dr. Edgar Benjamin Montufar Jimenez attended conference Bioceramics 33.

GlaCerHub: European Innovation Centre for the Glass and Ceramic Industry is being established in Brno at a cost of 50 million crowns

Scientists, students, representatives of small and medium-sized companies from the border of the Czech and Slovak Republics will meet. Not the beginning of a joke, but the real vision of the European project GlaCerHub, coordinated by Czech and Slovak scientists.

Collaboration between CEITEC and FunGlass in exploring advanced ceramics

At the beginning of November, we welcomed to FunGlass Lucie Pejchalová, who works at CEITEC in Brno, in the research group Advanced Multifunctional Ceramics, led by Prof. Karel Maca.

The story of the GlaCerHub project presented at the transnational seminar of the Technology Center in Prague