Management Team

Prof. Marc HUGER
General Coordinator

Dr. João Miguel PEREIRA, ISISE
Deputy Coordinator

Dr. Glyn DERRICK
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

Dr. Dietmar GRUBER
Secondment Metnor, COC

Dr. Hugues LEMAISTRE
Secondment Mentor
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

Thanh Hung 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

Thais SOARES
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