The Pittsburgh Section is the oldest ACerS section. Our geographical area encompasses western Pennsylvania and small portions of Ohio and West Virginia.

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Membership

Dues of $15 per year can be paid on your annual ACerS membership renewal form.

Meetings & Events

The 2011 Pittsburgh Section Golf Outing was held Monday, September 12, 2011, at the Lenape Heights Golf Course in Ford City, PA. This year’s event was a great success, with the proceeds going to the Section’s J. Earl Frazier Memorial Scholarship fund. This year’s winners were Mark Rhoa and Mike Kozlow of Chiz Brothers; Tom Mulholland with Utah Refractories; and Gary Harper with Unifrax.

Tom Mulholland, Gary Harper and Mike Kozlow (Mark Rhoa not pictured)

The putting contest winner, Jeff Buszinski with Swindell Dressler, walked away with the Ceramic putter.

Jeff Buszinski poses with his prize ceramic putter.

Special thanks goes to Alton Johnson, a 50+ year member of The American Ceramic Society, who donated his collection of Drakenfeld Convention glasses and other memorabilia he had collected over the years.

The Pittsburgh Section would like to thank all who participated. We also want to thank the donors and sponsors: Aluchem Inc., Endeka Ceramics, Fusion Ceramics, Inc., Henry F. Teichmann, Inc., Imerys / KT Clay, Mars Mineral, Morgan Thermal Ceramics, Standard Ceramic Supply Co., Swindell Dressler, The American Ceramic Society and Utah Refractories. We couldn’t have done it without your generosity.

SEE YOU ON THE GOLF COURSE NEXT YEAR!

Technical Meeting
We are evaluating having a local technical meeting with short talks showcasing the technical work done by some local ceramic or material science companies. If you are interested in presenting, please contact Glenn McIntyre.

Future City Competition
www.futurecitypittsburgh.org 

The National Engineers Week Future City Competition offers 7th and 8th grade students a resourceful way to learn about engineering. The Pittsburgh Section presents students with a cash award for “The best use of ceramics” in their displays. The judging is based on the specific inclusion of ceramic materials in the model (and the ability to identify them) and the knowledge of the group (or spokes member) of how ceramics/materials would be used in their city of the future.

Congratulations to the 2010 Best Use of Ceramics Winner, Warwood Middle School, Wheeling, WV!

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Scholarship

The J. Earl Frazier Memorial Scholarship, $2000 minimum, is awarded annually to a member of a junior class at one of the colleges providing an accredited undergraduate ceramic science and/or engineering curriculum and whose home residence is within the geographical confines of the Pittsburgh Section.

Scholarship Requirements | Scholarship Application Form

Contact:

Curt Zimmer

302 Mattier Dr.

Pittsburgh, PA 15238

P:  (412) 828-1081

F:  (412) 469-3889

Email:  c/o  gmcintyre@anhrefractories.com

The J. Earl Frazier Memorial Scholarship winner for 2011 is Samantha Schneider-Pollack. Samantha is from Pittsburgh and a senior at Alfred University. Pictured right to left: Glenn McIntyre, Section Chairman; Curt Zimmer, Counselor and Scholarship Chairman; Samantha; and Eric Young, AdHoc Committee.

Awards
The Albert Victor Bleininger Memorial Award
The Pittsburgh Section presents this award for distinguished achievement in the field of ceramics. The Pittsburgh Section established this award in honor of one of its founders, A Charter Member and early President of The American Ceramic Society and one who contributed richly to the development of ceramics and the ceramic industry.

View Recipient History 

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