Engineering Ceramics Division
The purpose of the Engineering Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society is to stimulate interest in the development and utilization of technology that falls within the broad category termed engineering ceramics. Members accomplish this by means of meetings for the presentation and discussion of professional papers, publication of professional literature, and promotion of scientific and industrial research.
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Trustee Mrityunjay Singh NASA - Glenn Research Center MS 106-5, Ceramics Branch 21000 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland, OH 44135-3191 P: (216) 433-8883 F: (216) 433-5544 |
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Division Chair Jonathan Salem NASA - Glenn Research Center 21000 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland, OH 44135 P: (216) 433-3313 F: (216) 977-7051
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Chair-Elect Tatsuki Ohji National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Anagahora 2266-98, Shimo-Shimadi Moriyama-ku 463-8560 Japan P: 81-52-736-7096
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Vice-Chair / Treasurer Dileep Singh Argonne National Laboratory Bldg. 212/E206, 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439 P: (630) 252-5009
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Secretary Sanjay Mathur Chair, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry University of Cologne Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Greinstraße 6 50939 Cologne Germany P: 49-221-470-2292 F: 49-221-470-5196
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Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference and Exhibition - MS&T’10 combined with the ACerS 112th Annual Meeting, October 17-21, 2010 in Houston, Texas, USA 34th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2010 at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA, February 21-24, 2010 |
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Nominations are now closed for the 2010 James I. Mueller and the Bridge Building Awards. Award presentations will be made during the 34th Annual International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 24-29, 2010. James I. Mueller Memorial Award This award recognizes the enormous contributions of James I. Mueller to the Engineering Ceramics Division and the field of engineering ceramics. It is the intent of this award to recognize the accomplishments of individuals who have made similar contributions. The two main criteria used in selecting the recipient are:
Award selection can be based on either of these criteria or a combination of both. The award consists of a memorial plaque, certificate, and an honorarium of $1000. Nominations for the 2010 Mueller award are now closed. Jonathan Salem Chair, Engineering Ceramics Division NASA-GRC 2100 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44135, USA or Sujanto Widjaja Corning Inc. James I. Mueller Lecture Past Recipients This award recognizes individuals outside of the United States who have made outstanding contributions to engineering ceramics. The two main criteria used in selecting the recipient are:
The award can be based on either criteria or a combination of both and consists of a plaque, certificate, and an honorarium of $1000. Nominations for the 2010 Bridge Building award are now closed. Tatsuki Ohji ECD Chair-Elect National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Anagahora 2266-98, Shimo-Shimadi Moriyama-ku 463-8560 Japan P: 81-52-736-7096 or Sujanto Widjaja ECD Awards Chair Bridge Building Award Past Recipients Daytona Beach Best Poster and Paper Awards ECD selects Daytona Beach Best Papers and Best Posters each year from the papers and posters that are presented at the annual Daytona Beach Conference. The Daytona Beach Best Paper Awards will be selected from the papers that are presented at the Conference and submitted in written paper format for the Conference proceeding publications, and that are recommended or nominated for Best Paper award consideration by one of the Conference paper technical reviewers or an ECD member. Invited papers are not eligible for awards. The Best Paper Award Selection Committee will consist of ECD Program Chair, ECD Vice Program Chair (Chair-Elect), Proceedings Editor and Co-Editor, and ECD Awards Committee Chair. Additional Award Selection Committee members may include the ECD awards committee members, and/or other technical reviewers. The Best Paper Selection Committee will evaluate the recommended and/or nominated candidate papers using the criteria of “Originality,” “Quality and Thoroughness of Methods, Tests and Applications,” “Style,” “Technical/Scientific Strength,” and “Impact to the Ceramics Community” to select the Best Papers. The Daytona Beach Best Poster Awards will be selected from the posters that are presented at the Daytona Beach Conference during the specified poster presentation period when the poster evaluation is performed. The Best Poster Award selection committee will consist of ECD Awards Committee Chair, and the Award Committee Members. Additional Award Selection Committee members may include ECD Program Chair and other technical reviewers. The Best Poster Selection Committee will evaluate all eligible posters using the criteria of “Quality of Presentation,” “Quality and Thoroughness of Methods, Tests and Applications,” “Technical/Scientific Strength,” and “Impact to the Ceramics Community” to select the Best Posters. The Best Papers and Best Posters must be in the upper twentieth percentile, based on the selection committee’s overall evaluations. The Best Paper Awards and Best Poster awards will consist of first, second and third prizes for each contest. The cash awards for the first, second and third place prizes of each award category (the Best Paper or Best Poster) will be $500, $300 and $200, respectively. All winning authors will also receive award certificates. Honorable mentions will be made at the Awards Committee’s discretion. The identification of papers/poster specific evaluations will be destroyed after the meeting. |
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