The American Ceramic Society | If you work in ceramics or glass, ACerS is the society for you.

If you work in ceramics or glass, ACerS is the society for you.

Every day, materials professionals use ceramics to pioneer energy solutions, advance medicine, improve the environment, support manufacturing innovations, and make life better. Are you one of them?

Join more than 11,000 scientists, engineers, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators, students, marketing and sales professionals from more than 70 countries in The American Ceramic Society.

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Publications

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Meetings

ACerS meetings offer opportunities to network with ceramic and glass experts.

News

The latest in ceramic and glass news from around the world.

Upcoming Meetings

We have a great lineup of ceramic and glass conferences.

5th Ceramics Expo

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25th International Congress on Glass (ICG 2019)

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10th Advances in Cement-Based Materials

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GFMAT-2/Bio-4

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Here's the latest from ACerS

Ceramic materials engineer a cleaner, safer world in Jan/Feb 2019 issue of ACerS Bulletin, now available online

The January/February 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring two articles looking at clean energy technologies, and the annual summary of National Science Foundation Ceramics Program awards—is now available online.

Ferroelectric crystal(lizes) next-gen optical communication idea

Ceramic and glass business news of the week

Video: Safe structural batteries with a cartilage-like design

Optical fibers shake up earthquake monitoring systems

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Member Highlights

Volunteer Spotlight: Eugenio Zapata-Solvas

Eugenio Zapata-Solvas is featured in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight. He has been instrumental in the growth of...

ACerS Lifetime Member gets considerable ROI from involvement in Society

ACerS Fellow S.K. Sundaram has accomplished a lot in his 20+ year career. In this recent interview, he reflects on his career, how being involved in ACerS resulted in recognition and several awards, and benefits of membership.

ACerS member helps students find career success

ACerS member Claire Xiong believes that ACerS meetings provide many opportunities to further one’s career. One of her students actually found a postdoc job at an EMA meeting after she received second place for an oral presentation.

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Divisions

Connect with people who share your same ceramic and glass technical interests and challenges.
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U.S. Sections

Network with ceramic and glass industry professionals in your geographic area.
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International Chapters

Live outside of the U.S.? Join other ACerS members to further promote the local and regional ceramics and glass community in your country.
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