The Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society
June–July 2013 - Vol. 92 No. 5 | INSIDE THIS EDITION … • Graphene nanocomposite coatings for protecting low-alloy steels from corrosion
PLUS …
• Annual student section • PCSA writing contest winner • Meetings: Cements division, ICCPS–12, UNITECR’13, MS&T’13 • And more |
Features
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Graphene nanocomposite coatings for protecting low-alloy steels from corrosion | 18 |
| 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. | |
New uses for carbon steel pipe thanks to corrosion- and wear-resistant claddings | 22 |
| Joshua Caris New plasma arc lamp process clads carbon steel pipelines for oil and gas industry. | |
Annual student section | 25 |
| 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 | |
International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass | 34 |
| Karl W. Brisseaux Study abroad benefits glass science and students through the International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass Research research opportunities. | |
PCSA writing competition | 33 |
| Richard Chinn Review of My salad days in academia, when I was green before sintering | |
12th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-12) | 36 |
Technical program, hotel information . . . . . . . . 36 Plenary speakers, schedule . . . . . . . . 37 | |
UNITECR 2013 | 36 |
Welcome reception, schedule at a glance . . . . . . . . 38 Sponsors, conference dinner . . . . . . . . 39 Poster session, short courses . . . . . . . . 39 Optional tours, hotel information. . . . . . . . 39 | |
4th Advances in Cement-Based Materials: Characterization, Processing, Modeling, and Sensing | 40 |
Della Roy lecture, schedule . . . . . . . . 40 Hotel information . . . . . . . . 40 | |
Materials Science & Technology 2013 program preview | 41 |
ACerS lectures and special events . . . . . . . . 41 Short courses . . . . . . . . 42 Student activities . . . . . . . . 43 | |
News & Trends | 36 |
• 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 | |
ACerS Spotlight | 36 |
• 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 | |
Ceramics in Energy | 40 |
• Philips claims record for energy-efficient lighting, doubling fluorescents’ lumens/watt • E-glass fiberglass flywheels for low-cost energy storage | |
Research Briefs | 41 |
• Rare-earth oxides found to produce superhydrophobic ceramics | |
Ceramics in the Environment | |
• Empa claims new ceramic foam approach advances diesel filter structure | |
Ceramics in Biomedicine | 17 |
• Researchers show axial vascularization of Bioglass matrix with animal tests | |
Calendar | 44 |
Classified Advertising | 45 |
Display Advertising Index | 48 |
