Salvatore Grasso

Dr. Salvatore Grasso is a Senior Lecturer in Ceramics at the School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London. He serves as Editor of the European Ceramic Society and Associate Editor for the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. With over 250 publications and 28 patents, his work focuses on sustainable ceramics processing.

• Royal Society Industry Fellow (2025-2028, £157,805)
• Developed MagMat for electromagnetic material processing

Research Interests include:

• Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) with heating rates up to 10⁴°C/min
• Cold sintering processes for room-temperature joining
• Magnetic field alignment (9-15 Tesla) for textured ceramics
• High-entropy oxides and perovskites for energy storage
• Thermal shock synthesis of advanced ceramics

Scientific Awards include:

• Pfeil Award
• Best paper in Asian Ceramic Society Journal
• Best PhD thesis (Japan)

Research Trends in his 15 most recent articles show focus on:

• Reducing energy consumption in ceramic manufacturing
• Developing novel multi-field-assisted processing techniques
• Exploring high-entropy systems for enhanced stability
• Creating sustainable routes for functional ceramics

Current Funding supports his project Revolutionizing fuel and electrolysis cell production for NET-Zero: Sustainable, Efficient, and Rapid ceramics processing (SER). He leads international collaborations with groups in Europe, Asia, and America using custom equipment and multi-physics FEM simulations.