ACerS is pleased to announce Delbert E. Day has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.
Day is Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). Day received a B.S. in ceramic engineering at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (now called Missouri S&T) and a Ph.D. in ceramic technology from The Pennsylvania State University.
Following his Ph.D., Day returned to Missouri S&T and for the next 50 years taught classes in the ceramic engineering program. He and his students performed ground-breaking research on a variety of glass-related topics, including the mixed-alkali effect, nucleation and crystallization phenomena, iron phosphate glasses, and glasses for biomedical applications. The latter work included the development of glass microspheres for radioembolism treatment of liver cancer, and in 1985, Day started the company Mo-Sci to produce the microspheres. The company has now grown to become a worldwide supplier of specialty glasses for healthcare applications and other engineering products.
Day is a Distinguished Life Member and past president of The American Ceramic Society. He is a recipient of the Glass & Optical Materials Division’s George W. Morey Award for glass research (1998), the Phoenix Award for the Glass Person of the Year (2010), and the International Commission on Glass President’s Award (2013), among his many other honors. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineers and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
We extend our deep appreciation to Day for his service to our Society!
