Federation for International Refractory Research and Education

Communication Committee

Sido Sinnema

Sido Sinnema

Tata Steel Europe - The Netherlands

Chair

Kaoutar Anrhour

Kaoutar Anrhour

Vesuvius - Belgium

Aurore Belot

Aurore Belot

European Ceramic Society - Belgium

Yajie Dai

Yajie Dai

Wuhan University of Science and Technology - China

Véronique Huart

Véronique Huart

European Ceramic Society - Belgium

Robert Kaczmarek

Robert Kaczmarek

RHI Magnesita - Austria

Chris Parr

Chris Parr

Imerys - France

Thorsten Tonnesen

Thorsten Tonnesen

RWTH Aachen - Germany

Last news

Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Murilo Henrique Moreira - UFSCar - Brasil

Academic life is a continuous cycle of learning, discovering and transmitting knowledge. I entered this dance in 2014 when I came across refractories in the first semester of my Bachelor's in Materials Engineering, by joining the research group led by Professor Victor Carlos Pandolfelli at the Federal University of São Carlos. That decision shaped my professional career. High temperature materials were my entrance to discovering three passions: the scientific method, computational simulations, and advanced experimental tests.

Mar 12, 2026
New FIRE Associated Member: Lucideon

We are thrilled to announce that Lucideon has joined the FIRE - Federation for International Refractory Research & Education (FIRE) as an Associated Member!

Mar 10, 2026

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