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Divisions of The American Ceramic Society

ACerS Divisions

The ten divisions of The American Ceramic Society represent the principal disciplines of technical ceramics. They connect you to valuable information and vibrant and welcoming communities of people who share similar technical interests and challenges. Members may select affiliation with any of the divisions listed below.

Art: Concentrates on the design and decoration of consumer ceramic products such as dinnerware, tile, glass, and ceramic art.

Basic Science: Focuses on the basic properties of materials. Researchers concerned with the chemistry and physics of ceramic materials examine processing techniques, behavior, performance, and failure mechanisms.

Cements: Involved with the research, development, manufacturing and sale of cements, limes, and plasters.

Electronics: Deals with capacitors, superconductors, varistors, electronic packages, sensors, semiconductors and other electronic devices. Applications include components for microcomputers, calculators, watches, TV sets, stereo systems, communication satellites, recording heads, microwave ovens, automotive control systems, and lasers. 

Engineering Ceramics: Examines advanced ceramics such as coatings and structural ceramics that are of monolithic or composite composition. Division members also are concerned with the application of advanced ceramics in fields as diverse as automotive components, bioceramics, aerospace, armor, and commercial products.

Glass & Optical: Focuses on the scientific research and development, application and manufacture of all types of glasses, including fiber optics, the encapsulation of nuclear and hazardous wastes in glasses and the interaction of glass and ceramics in biosystems.

Nuclear & Environmental: Explores applications of nuclear ceramics in energy production and medicine. Current uses of ceramics in this field include fuel and absorber materials for fission reactors as isotopic heat sources and for safe encapsulation of nuclear and hazardous waste materials.

Refractory Ceramics: Examines the science, production and application of ceramics for use at elevated temperatures and in other hostile environments. Members are involved in materials development, formulation, production, and engineering of refractories for the iron, steel, aluminum, and other nonferrous metals industries as well as the minerals processing, glass, cement, and petrochemical industries.

Structural Clay: Emphasizes the most efficient and economical ways to manufacture brick, pipe, red-body tile, and other structural clay products.

Whitewares &  Materials: Concentrates on finding ways to improve the production of whiteware products and the production and processing of minerals, materials, and additives used in manufacturing ceramic products.