Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Next Short Courses
The FIRE Courses are back at UNITECR 2025, offering an exclusive opportunity to expand your expertise with focused, high-impact training. Designed for professionals at all levels, these courses provide in-depth insights into key topics shaping the industry.
Led by top specialists, each session delivers essential knowledge to help you stay at the forefront of refractory technology. Whether you’re refining your fundamentals or advancing your technical skills, FIRE Courses are your gateway to mastering refractory science.
3 short courses will be organised on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th October:
- Practical Aspects of Refractory Application - Inspection, Demolition and Installation Parameters for Suitable Field Performance - Sunday, October 26th, 2025 • 8:30am – 5:30pm
- The Fundamentals of Refractory Corrosion and Implications for Industrial Applications Including Hydrogen Transformation - How Refractories Enable High Temperature Technologies Under Extreme Conditions - Monday, October 27th, 2025 • 8:30am – 4:00pm
- Challenges of the New Refractory Era - How Computational and Characterization Tools are Guiding the Future - Monday, October 27th, 2025 • 8:00am – 5:00pm
More information and registration available here: https://unitecr2025.com/fire-courses
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Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Bruno Luchini - Tata Steel Nederland
Humans have been gathering around fire for hundreds of thousands of years — for warmth, protection, food, and simply to talk. In a funny way, my own career also began around “fire,” just a far more engineered version of it. I first heard about FIRE during my Master’s in São Carlos, Brazil, thanks to Prof. Pandolfelli. I joined without imagining that this decision would quietly shape my entire professional path.
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Otávio Henrique Borges - Doctoral Student at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brasil
I began my journey in refractory materials in 2017, when I started my Master’s degree at GEMM (Materials Microstructure Engineering Group), under the supervision of Prof. Victor Pandolfelli. From that moment on, and with the continuous support of the FIRE network, my interest in this challenging and fascinating field of refractory ceramics has only grown stronger.
Contact us and/or Become Member!
Contact us for any information and/or to Become Member of FIRE: fire@ecers.org
