The Michigan/Northwest Ohio Section of The American Ceramic Society held its annual award dinner and presentation on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Heatherdowns Country Club in Toledo, Ohio.
The Section presented its Toledo Glass and Ceramic Award to Dr. Lisa C. Klein of Rutgers University. When Dr. Klein arrived at the School of Engineering, she was the first woman in the school hired to a tenure track position. When she received tenure in 1981, she was the first woman tenured in the school. In 1993, she was promoted to Distinguished Professor, and in 1998, she received the Achievement Award of the Society of Women Engineers for her work in sol-gel processing. She enjoys teaching undergraduates and graduate students, and her favorite subject is kinetics.
Dr. Klein’s research interests center on the synthesis and processing of ceramics and glasses using the sol-gel process. Her research specifically focuses on processing the conditions for forming gels for optical applications, porous membranes, electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells, smart windows and hermetic seals.
Dr. Klein is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society.
Bill Walker, Section Chair, presents the award to Dr. Lisa Klein.
Dr. Klein during her presentation, “Moon Rocks and Melting Gels: My Four (plus) Decades of Fascination with Glass”.
The 2018 Toledo Glass and Ceramic Award.