Here’s another good holiday video sent to me. I thought it was a joke at first, but realized it’s pretty interesting rocket science. I have no idea about the safety concerns.

Check it out. As before, if you have seen other good related to the holidays, post a link in the comments.

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I’ve been getting a lot of “Holiday” emails with embedded animations and/or links to videos. My favorite, so far, is Setaram’s (above).

Curious to know if readers have seen other science-related favorites. If so, feel free to put links in the comments.

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I usually don’t cover the business and membership side of The American Ceramic Society on these pages, but today is an exception. I am sorry to report that ACerS today officially announced that Executive Director Scott Steen would be leaving the Society in order to take a new post in Washington, D.C., to become the CEO of American Forests, the nation’s oldest nonprofit conservation organization.

Steen leaves ACerS on great terms and we wish we could change his mind. He stepped up to lead the Society at an important turning point in its 112-year history.

I’ve worked with Steen for nearly three years and this blog would not be here today were it not for his enthusiastic support and critical feedback. His excellent intuition about communication and organizational strategy, not to mention a great eye for design, is reflected in the ACerS website, publications and newsletters. His support for innovation by staff and volunteer leaders has lead to many new types of meetings, conferences and outreach initiatives. He encouraged us to takes chances, praised our successes and easily tolerated our failures. A whiz at erudite humor and cultural references, he had a knack for making me and others laugh when work starting getting too tense.

… and the good folks at American Forests were pleased to provide us with a video of how they hope Steen dresses for the first day on his new job:

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The American Ceramic Society has launched its new Career Center. Best of all, it’s free.

Job seekers will find a broad range of opportunities spanning academia, government labs and private sector companies of all sizes. Job posters will find an audience of both established and emerging leaders in traditional and advanced ceramic segments that include areas such as energy, biomedical, environmental issues, national security, aerospace, transportation, nanotechnology and more.

Job seekers can create a profile, upload resumes and apply for posted jobs. Companies with open jobs in the materials industry can post online to their target audience.

As I mentioned, posting a position opening or posting a résumé is free. All you need to do it register. Check it out. www.ceramics.org/careers

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It’s print deadline day, so have fun at Failblog, here and here and here.

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