Management Team

ESR1 – Thermo-physical properties characterisation of insulating materials and joints

Leading Institution : University of Limoges- SPCTS

	Dania VITIELLO PhD Student		Prof. David SMITH SPCTS Supervisor		Dr. Benoît NAIT-ALI SPCTS Co-Supervisor
			Dr. Nicolas TESSIER-DOYEN SPCTS Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Aachen – GHI, University of Minho – ISISE

Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Secondment Mentor

Dr. Luis LAIM ISISE Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: RHI – Leoben

Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL RHI Mentor

ESR2 – Mechanical characterisation of refractory materials

Leading Institution: University of Limoges

	Robert KACZMERECK PhD Student		Prof. Marc HUGER SPCTS Supervisor		Dr. Ion-Octavian Pop SPCTS Co-Supervisor
			Dr. Nicolas TESSIER-DOYEN SPCTS Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – PRISME

Dr. Eric BLOND PRISME Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden

Dr. Sido SINNEMA TATASTEEL Mentor

ESR3 – Micro-mechanical approach with the discrete element method

Leading Institution : University of Limoges

	Farid ASADI PhD Student		Dr. Damien ANDRE SPCTS Supervisor		Prof. Marc HUGER SPCTS Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Leoben – COC

Dr. Dietmar GRUBER COC Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: ALTEO – Gardanne

Dr. Jérôme KIENNEMANN ALTEO Mentor

ESR4 – Influence of corrosive medium on microstructure evolution

Leading Institution : University of Krakow

	Camille REYNAERT PhD Student		Prof. Jacek SZCERBA AGH Supervisor		Dr. Pawel STOCH AGH Co-Supervisor
			Dr. Dominika MADEJ AGH Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Aachen – GHI

Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Secondment Mentor

ESR5 – Monitoring of gradual fatigue du to thermal cycling

Leading Institution : University of Aachen

	Ilona KIELIBA PhD Student		Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Supervisor		Prof. Rainer TELLE GHI Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Limoges – SPCTS

Prof. Marc HUGER SPCTS Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: MAGNESITA – Hilden

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ESR6 – Coupling of slag infiltration and resulting mechanical property changes

Leading Institution : University of Aachen

	Peter LETO PhD Student		Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Supervisor		Prof. Rainer TELLE GHI Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Leoben – COC

Dr. Dietmar GRUBER COC Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: MAGNESITA – Hilden

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ESR7 – Microstructural impact on the thermal transfer of different lining concepts

Leading Institution : University of Limoges

	Vahid TADAION PhD Student		Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Supervisor		Prof. Rainer TELLE GHI Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Krakow – AGH

Prof. Jacek SZCERBA AGH Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: ALTEO – Gardanne

Dr. Jérôme KIENNEMANN ALTEO Mentor

ESR8 – Identification of fracture mechanisms for ordinary refractories on a microscale

Leading Institution : University of Leoben

	Achyut DHAR PhD Student		Dr. Dietmar GRUBER COC Supervisor		Prof. Harald HARMUTH COC Co-Supervisor
			Dr. Shengli JIN COC Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Limoges – SPCTS

Prof. Marc HUGER SPCTS Secondment Mentor

ESR9 – Primary and secondary creep behaviour of refractories

Leading Institution : University of Orléans

	Lucas TEIXERA PhD Student		Dr. Eric BLOND PRISME Supervisor		Dr. Jean GILLIBERT PRISME Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Leoben – COC

Dr. Dietmar GRUBER COC Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: STGOBAIN – Cavaillon

Dr. Paul LEPLAY STGOBAIN Mentor

ESR10 – Nonlinear thermomechanical modelling of refractory masonry linings

Leading Institution : University of Orléans

	Mohammad Ali Ausaf QURESHI PhD Student		Prof. Alain GASSER PRISME Supervisor		Dr. Eric BLOND PRISME Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Minho – ISISE

Prof. Paulo LOURENCO ISISE Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: RHI – Leoben, TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden

Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL RHI Mentor

Dr. Sido SINNEMA TATASTEEL Mentor

ESR11 – Experimental thermomechanical characterization of refractory masonry

Leading Institution : University of Minho

	Name Surname PhD Student		Prof. João RODRIGUES ISISE Supervisor		Dr. João PEREIRA ISISE Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Limoges – SPCTS

Prof. Marc HUGER SPCTS Co-Supervisor mail

Industrial Partners: RHI – Leoben

Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL RHI Mentor

ESR12 – Influence of corrosion on thermomechanical linings behaviour

Leading Institution : University of Krakow

	Luis Tadeo IBARRA PLATA PhD Student		Dr. Dominika MADEJ AGH Co-Supervisor		Dr. Pawel STOCH AGH Co-Supervisor
			Prof. Jacek SZCERBA AGH Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – PRISME, University of Aachen – GHI

Dr. Eric BLOND PRISME Secondment Mentor

Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN GHI Secondment Mentor

ESR13 – Computational strategies for masonry structures subjected to high temperatures

Leading Institution : University of Minho

	Name Surname PhD Student		Prof. Paulo B. LOURENCO ISISE Supervisor		Prof. Miguel AZENHA ISISE Co-Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – PRISME

Prof. Alain GASSER PRISME Co-Supervisor

Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden

Dr. Sido SINNEMA TATASTEEL Mentor

ESR14 – Thermomechanical modelling of industrial linings

Leading Institution : University of Leoben

	Soleil SAMADI PhD Student		Dr. Dietmar GRUBER COC Supervisor		Prof. Harald HARMUTH COC Co-Supervisor
			Dr. Shengli JIN COC Supervisor

Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – PRISME

Prof. Alain GASSER PRISME Secondment Mentor

Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden

Dr. Sido SINNEMA TATASTEEL Mentor

ESR15 – Validation of thermomechanical models of refractory masonry in industrial full-scale

Leading Institution : University of Minho

	Name Surname PhD Student		Dr. João Miguel PEREIRA ISISE Supervisor		Prof. Paulo B. LOURENCO ISISE Co-Supervisor

Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden

Dr. Sido SINNEMA TATASTEEL Co-Supervisor