What makes someone a ceramic materials engineer or scientist? The Society was founded 115 years ago to meet the professional needs of those who worked on ceramic and glass materials, a mission that is still valid.
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Larry Hench wrote a series of children’s books to show how scientists and engineers contribute solutions to real human problems.
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Val Cushing, Alfred University College of Ceramics professor emeritus, died Nov. 17 and had a long relationship with the American Ceramic Society.
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IBM is working hard to harness the firepower of its Watson computer system to solve real-world problems, including materials discovery.
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ACerS short courses aim to provide a basic foundation of knowledge to attendees who may not be experts in the subject area, and three courses will be offered in conjunction with MS&T’13.
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The Royal Society of Chemistry and the British Cheese Board applied the scientific method to determine optimum “process parameters” for making cheese on toast, a favorite snack of UK children and inspire school-age children to consider STEM careers. A deeper question, though, how urgent is the need for new STEM-trained graduates?
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Students from Ohio State’s Materials Science and Engineering program and ACerS PCSA demonstrate how well space shuttle tiles (don’t) conduct heat at the Ohio State Fair. The award-winning booth highlighted…
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Sound waves precisely position nanowires Researchers at Penn State University are using sound waves to position nanowires in repeatable patterns for potential use in a variety of sensors, optoelectronics and…
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Lane Martin will be one of the speakers at a NSF-sponsored workshop for young faculty in August. Credit: ACerS. In a few weeks—August 13–14— the National Science Foundation’s…
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If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not be aware there’s a new “Superman” movie due out June 14. A trailer for Man of Steel shows a bearded…
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