The ACerS New Jersey/New York Metro/Philadelphia Section, in conjunction with Rutgers University Department of Materials Science & Engineering, and the Ceramic Association of New Jersey, are hosting the 2026 Malcolm G. McLaren Lecture Symposium on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Rutgers University – Busch Campus (Piscataway).
The symposium is being held to recognize the contributions of Helen M. Chan, a professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Lehigh University. Chan’s lecture is titled: “Novel Processing of Entropy Stabilized and Compositionally Complex Materials.”
In addition, the Technical Program will include:
- Ryan Sills, professor at Rutgers University, speaking on “High-entropy fracture: towards high-toughness ceramics”
- Tim Rupert, professor at Johns Hopkins University, speaking on “Using entropy to stabilize unique (and useful) grain boundary states”
- Jeffrey Rickman, professor at Lehigh University, speaking on “The Role of Entropy and Complexity in Materials Science: Microstructure and Properties”
Reception and Poster Session to follow. The program will run from 1:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the Bush Campus in Piscataway, NJ. For further information please contact Lisa C. Klein at licklein@soe.rutgers.edu.
