June–July 2013 - Vol. 92 No. 5

INSIDE THIS EDITION …

Robert V. Dennis, Lasantha T. Viyannalage, Anil V. Gaikwad, Tapan K. Rout, and Sarbajit Banerjee

A scalable roller-coating approach adapts new materials to solving persistent corrosion problems using existing manufacturing methods.

Joshua Caris

New plasma arc lamp process clads carbon steel pipelines for oil and gas industry.

The annual student-contributed section showcases student activities and research. Articles on laser machining, porous MAX phases, and sea slug research demonstrate the wide—and creative—range of student interests

Chair’s update on PCSA activities and welcome to the student ACerS Bulletin issue . . . . . 25

–Derek R. Miller

Successful 2013 Congressional Visits Day . . . . . 28

–Tricia Freshour

Demo and lab kits coming soon! . . . . . 29

Laser machining of structural ceramics . . . . . 29

–Hitesh D. Vora and Narendra B. Dahotre

Simple, inexpensive synthesis of damage-tolerant MAX phase foams . . . . . 31

–Liangfa Hu, Ibrahim Karaman, and Miladin Radovic

Extreme interdisciplinary study abroad—From sea slugs to gas turbines . . . . . 32

–Brad Richards

Karl W. Brisseaux

Study abroad benefits glass science and students through the International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass Research research opportunities.

12^th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-12)

Technical program, hotel information . . . . . . . . 36

Plenary speakers, schedule . . . . . . . . 37

UNITECR 2013

Welcome reception, schedule at a glance . . . . . . . . 38

Sponsors, conference dinner . . . . . . . . 39

Poster session, short courses . . . . . . . . 39

Optional tours, hotel information. . . . . . . . 39

4^th Advances in Cement-Based Materials: Characterization, Processing, Modeling, and Sensing

Della Roy lecture, schedule . . . . . . . . 40

Hotel information . . . . . . . . 40

Materials Science & Technology 2013 program preview

ACerS lectures and special events . . . . . . . . 41

Short courses . . . . . . . . 42

Student activities . . . . . . . . 43

• TAMU establishes interdisciplinary Department of Materials Science and Engineering

• Ceram building first commercial-scale flash sintering kiln?

• Schott reports progress in manufacturing ceramics for use in advanced lens systems and LED technology

• Business news

• UK announces £85 million funding for advanced materials, grid storage, and robotics

• Lessons from the ancients—engineered ceramic materials and climate change

• At PACRIM: Career roundtable event for students

• ACerS Ceramographic Exhibit and Competition

• Hench receives Toledo Ceramics and Glass Award

• Order of the Engineer induction at MS&T’13

• Wiley introduces open access online journals program

• Society leadership elections: Candidates statements and ballot

• Education Integration Committee

• Names in the news

• In Memoriam

• Philips claims record for energy-efficient lighting, doubling fluorescents’ lumens/watt

• E-glass fiberglass flywheels for low-cost energy storage

• Rare-earth oxides found to produce superhydrophobic ceramics

• Empa claims new ceramic foam approach advances diesel filter structure

• Researchers show axial vascularization of Bioglass matrix with animal tests

Richard Chinn

Review of My salad days in academia, when I was green before sintering