Fundamentals of Glass Science and Technology
May 20-21, 2012
Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Monday 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: Arun K. Varshneya, Saxon Glass Technologies
Location: In conjunction with 2012 Glass & Optical Materials Division Spring Meeting
Online registration is closed. Please register onsite.
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ACerS Member - $895 |
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Student - $370 |
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Nonmember - $985 |
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Course plus Membership - $1015 |
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| Course Description |
Course covers basic glass science and technology in order to broaden or improve one’s foundation in the understanding of glass as a material of choice. This one and a half day course covers following topics:
- Glass science (commercial glass families, glassy state, nucleation and crystallization, phase separation, glass structure)
- Glass technology, batch calculations
- Glass melting and forming
- Glass properties and engineering principles
- Elementary fracture analysis
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- know the various commercial oxide glass families, their nominal chemical composition, and their key properties that are important for applications
- understand its physical relationship to liquids and solids
- have a general idea of key physical and chemical properties that lead to common applications
- know the basics of glass melting and forming including annealing of the more common commercial glass products
| Instructor Biography | |
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Varshneya is the President of Saxon Glass Technologies and Professor of Glass Science & Engineering, Emeritus at Alfred University. He was a 25-year professor of glass science and engineering at Alfred University and has 12 years of industrial experience at GE Lighting and Ford Scientific Labs. Prior to that, he was the solo-author of a widely-acclaimed textbook on glass science, the invited author of the 13-page “Industrial Glass” entry in Encyclopedia Britannica, and has over 130 research publications and four patents. Varshneya is the president and CEO of “Saxon Glass Technologies, Inc.”, an entrepreneurial business delivering glass chemical strengthening service for pharmaceutical and personal mobile communication device applications. Varshneya received the “President’s Award” for outstanding lifetime contributions to glass science and technology by the International Commission on Glass, 2007. |
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Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 1 South Broadway To make reservations online, select your rate below. When making a reservation by phone, mention The American Ceramic Society room block to receive the conference rate. Room Rates $129.00 plus tax - Single/Double/Triple/Quad
Cut-off Date Secure your room by April 19, 2012 to ensure the discounted rate.
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