Management Team
Prof. Marc HUGER
General Coordinator
Dr. Eric BLOND
Deputy Coordinator
Dr. Daria BARSUK
Project Manager
ESR1 – Thermo-physical properties characterisation of insulating materials and joints
Leading Institution : University of Limoges- IRCER
Diana VITIELLO
PhD student
Prof. David SMITH
Supervisor, IRCER
Dr. Nicolas TESSIER-DOYEN
Co-Supervisor, IRCER
Dr. Benoît NAIT-ALI
Co-Supervisor, IRCER
Contributing Institution: University of Aachen – GHI, University of Minho – ISISE
Industrial Partners: RHI Magnesita – Leoben
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Secondment Mentor, GHI
Dr. Luis LAIM
Secondment Mentor, ISISE
Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL
Secondment Mentor, RHI-Magnesita
ESR2 – Mechanical characterisation of refractory materials
Leading Institution: University of Limoges
Robert KACZMAREK
Ph.D. Student
Prof. Marc HUGER
Supervisor, IRCER
Dr. Jean-Christophe DUPRE
Co-Supervisor, PPRIME
Dr. Ion-Octavian Pop
Co-Supervisor, GEMH
Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – LaMé
Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL – Ijmuiden
Dr. Jean GILLIBERT, LaMé
Secondment Mentor, LaMé
Dr. Sido SINNEMA
Secondment Mentor, TataSteel
ESR3 – Micro-mechanical approach with the discrete element method
Leading Institution : University of Limoges
Farid ASADI
Ph.D. Student
Prof. Marc HUGER
Supervisor, IRCER
Dr. Damien ANDRE
Co-Supervisor, IRCER
Dr. Pascal DOUMALIN
Co-Supervisor, PPRIME
Contributing Institution: University of Leoben
Industrial Partner: IMERYS
Industrial Partners: ALTEO – Gardanne
Dr. Dietmar GRUBER
Secondment Metnor, COC
Dr. Hugues LEMAISTRE
Secondment Mentor
Dr. Jérôme KIENNEMANN
Secondment Mentor, Alteo
ESR4 – Influence of corrosive medium on microstructure evolution
Leading Institution : AGH University of Science & Technology
Camille REYNAERT
Ph.D Student
Prof. Jacek SZCZERBA
Supervisor, AGH
Dr. Dominika MADEJ
Co-Supervisor, AGH
Dr. Edyta SNIEZEK
Co-Supervisor, AGH
Contributing Institution: University of Aachen – GHI
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Secondment Mentor, GHI
ESR5 - Monitoring of gradual fatigue due to thermal cycling
Leading Institution : University of Aachen
Ilona KIELIBA
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Supervisor, GHI
Prof. Rainer TELLE
Co-Supervisor, GHI
Contributing Institution: University of Limoges - SPCTS
Prof. Marc HUGER
Secondemnt mentor, IRCER
Industrial Partners: RHI-Magnesita - Hilden
Dr. Erwan Guéguen
Secondment Mentor, RHI Magnesita
ESR6 - Coupling of slag infiltration and resulting mechanical property changes
Leading Institution : University of Aachen
Efstathios KYRILIS
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Supervisor, GHI
Prof. Rainer TELLE, GHI
Co-Supervisor
Contributing Institution: University of Leoben – COC
Dr. Dietmar GRUBER
Secondemnt Mentor, COC
Industrial Partners: RHI-Magnesita - Hilden
Dr. Erwan Guéguen
Secondment Mentor, RHI Magnesita
ESR7 – Microstructural impact on the thermal transfer of different lining concepts
Leading Institution : University of Aachen
Vahid TADAION
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Supervisor, GHI
Prof. Rainer TELLE
Co-Supervisor, GHI
Contributing Institution: University of Krakow – AGH
Prof. Jacek SZCZERBA
Secondment Mentor, AGH
Industrial Partners: ALTEO – Gardanne
Dr. Jérôme KIENNEMANN
Secondment Mentor, Alteo
ESR8 – Identification of fracture mechanisms for ordinary refractories on a microscale
Leading Institution : University of Leoben
Hung Thanh NGUYEN
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Dietmar GRUBER
Supervisor, COC
Prof. Harald HARMUTH
Co-Supervisor, COC
Contributing Institution: University of Limoges – IRCER
Prof. Marc HUGER
Secondment Mentor, IRCER
ESR9 - Primary and secondary creep behaviour of refractories
Leading Institution : University of Orléans
Lucas TEIXEIRA
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Eric BLOND
Supervisor, LaMé
Dr. Jean GILLIBERT
Co-Supervisor, LaMé
Dr. Thomas SAYET
Supervisor, LaMé
Contributing Institution: University of Leoben - COC
Dr. Dietmar GRUBER
Secondment Mentor, COC
Industrial Partners: Saint-Gobain - Cavaillon
Dr. Paul LEPLAY
Secondment Mentor, St-Gobain
ESR10 - Nonlinear thermomechanical modelling of refractory masonry linings
Leading Institution : University of Orléans
Mahmoud ALI
Ph.D Student
Prof. Alain GASSER
Supervisor, LaMé
Dr. eric BLOND
Co-Supervisor, LaMé
Contributing Institution: University of Minho - ISISE
Prof. Paulo LOURENCO
Secondment Mentor, ISISE
Industrial Partner: RHI-Magnesita - Leoben
Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL
Secondment Mentor, RHI-Magnesita
Industrial Partner: TATASTEEL - Ijmuiden
Dr. Sido SINNEMA
Secondment Mentor, TataSteel
ESR11 - Experimental thermomechanical characterization of refractory masonry
Leading Institution : University of Coimbra
Rafael DE OLIVEIRA
Ph.D. Student
Prof. João RODRIGUES, ISISE
Supervisor
Dr. João PEREIRA, ISISE
Co-Supervisor
Contributing Institution: University of Limoges - IRCER
Prof. Marc HUGER, IRCER
Secondment Mentor
Industrial Partners: RHI-Magnesita - Leoben
Dr. Ulrich MARSCHALL, RHI-Magnesita
Secondment Mentor
ESR12 - Influence of corrosion on thermomechanical linings behaviour
Leading Institution : AGH University of Science & Technology
Sina DARBAN
Ph.D. student
Prof. Jacek SZCZERBA
Supervisor - AGH
Dr. Dominika MADEJ
Co-Supervisor - AGH
Dr. Ryszard PROROK
Co-Supervisor - AGH
Contributing Institution: University of Orléans – LaMé
Dr: Eric BLOND
Co-Supervisor, Secondment Mentor - LaMé
Dr. Thomas SAYET
Secondment Mentor - LaMé
Contributing Institution: University of Aachen – GHI
Dr. Thorsten TONNESEN
Secondment mentor - GHI
ESR13 - Computational strategies for masonry structures subjected to high temperatures
Leading Institution : University of Minho
To be Defined
Ph.D. Student
Prof. Paulo B. LOURENCO, ISISE
Supervisor
Prof. Miguel AZENHA
Co-Supervisor
Contributing Institution: University of Orléans - LaMé
Prof. Alain GASSER, LaMé
Secondment Mentor
Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL - Ijmuiden
Dr. Sido SINNEMA, TATASTEEL
Secondment Mentor
ESR14 - Thermomechanical modelling of industrial linings
Leading Institution : University of Leoben
Soheil SAMADI
Ph.D. Student
Dr. Shengli JIN, COC
Supervisor
Prof. Harald HARMUTH, COC
Co-Supervisor
Contributing Institution: University of Orléans - LaMé
Prof. Alain GASSER, LaMé
Secondment Mentor
Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL - Ijmuiden
Dr. Sido SINNEMA, TATASTEEL
Secondment Mentor
ESR15 - Validation of thermomechanical models of refractory masonry in industrial full-scale
Leading Institution : University of Minho
Pratik GAJJAR
Ph.D. student
Dr. João Miguel PEREIRA, ISISE
Supervisor
Prof. Paulo B. LOURENCO, ISISE
Co-Supervisor
Industrial Partners: TATASTEEL - Ijmuiden
Dr. Sido SINNEMA, TATASTEEL
Secondment Mentor