ACerS Awards
New for 2018: ACerS GLOBAL DISTINGUISHED DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD
Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2018
The purpose of this award is to recognize a distinguished doctoral dissertation in the ceramics and glass discipline. The awardee must have been a member of the Global Graduate Researcher Network (GGRN) and have completed a doctoral dissertation as well as all other graduation requirements set by their institution for a doctoral degree within 12 months prior to the application deadline. Read more…
NOMINATION DEADLINES FOR 2018 AWARDS:
Nominations for Society awards that will be presented at the annual awards banquet October 15, 2018 are now open. Additional information on each award, plus many Division and Class awards, is available below. Nomination deadline for all awards is January 15, 2018 unless otherwise noted. (Note that the 2018 Fellows deadline was August 25, 2017).
2019 CLASS OF FELLOWS:
The deadline for the 2019 Class of Fellows is August 30, 2018.
Basic Science Division: Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Awards
The Basic Science Division of The American Ceramic Society announces the Annual Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering. The award is open to all graduate students who are making an oral presentation in any symposium or session at MS&T.
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Basic Science Division: Robert B. Sosman Award and Lecture
The Robert B. Sosman Award is the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division and is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics. The lecture is given each year by the awardee who has been deemed by the award committee to have made the most significant contribution to the field of ceramics.
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Cements Division: S. Brunauer Award
The Brunauer Award is awarded annually to the author(s) of the best refereed paper on cements published during the previous calendar year in the Bulletin or the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Eligible papers must be nominated by a Fellow of the Society who is a member of the Cements Division. Self-nominations are not permitted. The winner(s) will receive a certificate at the Cements Division Business Meeting.
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Cements Division: L.E. Copeland Award
The Copeland award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development and understanding of cement and concrete science. The award will be presented whenever the Copeland Award Committee feels that there is a suitable candidate.
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Cements Division: Della Roy Lecture
The Della Roy Lecturer is selected by consensus of the division executive committee in consultation with Elsevier Science, who sponsors the lecture. The person selected does not need to be a member of ACerS or the Cements Division.
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Electronics Division: Edward C. Henry Award
The Edward C. Henry Award is given annually to an outstanding paper reporting original work in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society or the Bulletin during the previous calendar year on a subject related to electronic ceramics.
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Electronics Division: Lewis C. Hoffman Scholarship
The Electronics Division invites applications for the Lewis C. Hoffman Scholarship. The purpose of the $2,000 tuition award is to encourage academic interest and excellence among undergraduate students in the area of ceramics/materials science and engineering.
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Electronics Division: Student Presentation Awards
Each year at the Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) meeting, the Electronics Division presents best student presentation awards in two categories: best oral presentations and best poster presentations. First, second and third place awards are presented in each category.
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Engineering Ceramics Division: Best Paper and Poster Awards
Each year, ECD selects best papers and best posters from the papers and posters that are presented at the annual Daytona Beach Conference.
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Engineering Ceramics Division: Bridge Building Award
This award recognizes individuals outside of the United States who have made outstanding contributions to engineering ceramics.
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