Dr Salvatore Grasso
PhD, MSc, FHEA, Royal Society Industry Fellow
Senior Lecturer in Ceramics
Editor of European Ceramic Society; Associate editor Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology; Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
Engineering 340, Mile End
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Dr. Salvatore Grasso is a senior lecturer in ceramics at QMUL (250 publications, 28 patents, > 10 000 citations, h-index=54). He is an Editor of the European Ceramic Society and he is also an associated editor of the American ceramic society. During his career, he received seral prizes including: Pfeil Award, best paper in the journal of the Asian ceramic society and best PhD thesis (Japan). His research is focused on ceramics processing using non-equilibrium conditions. His vision is to develop better materials by using less energy and without need for critical elements. He develops geological inspired compaction (lithification) to improve the sustainability in ceramics manufacturing. With analogous motivation, he became a leading researcher in materials processing assisted by intense electric and magnetic fields (see www.magmat.uk). Electricity is a noble form of energy, the inherent accurate control of the power dissipation during firing, can remarkably reduce inherent heat losses and carbon footprint. The increased complexity of the sintering routes matches the degree of sophistication required to fabricate the next generation functional ceramics. He is currently Editor of the European Ceramic Society, Associate Editor of both the American ceramic society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. Keywords: Functional ceramics for energy: Fuel cells and solid state batteries Sustainable manufacturing: Ultra-fast high temperature sintering and Cold sintering Advanced material processing: Strong magnetic field alignment, Field Assisted Processing, Thermal shock synthesis |
| Research Centre: | Sustainable Engineering |