Posts by Lisa McDonald
HTCMC-GFMAT student view—NSF perspectives and guidance to young academics
Reporting from the 9th High-Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites meeting in Toronto, Canada, student Johnny Nelson from the University of North Dakota shares what he’s learned about the many opportunities afforded by the National Science Foundation for researchers to further their work.
Read More‘A journey in the field of ceramic matrix composites’—Roger Naslain
Michael Presby, a Ph.D. student from the University of Akron (Ohio) reflects on what he learned from Roger Naslain’s presentation (University of Bordeaux, France), which highlighted five key steps in the field of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) that where significant milestones in the development and optimization of CMCs and their properties.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Ultra thin lens resolves chirality and color, photovoltaics that mimic rose petals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2016.
Read MoreCeramic matrix composites conference a mix of ‘promise delivered’ and ‘promised potential’
About 425 ceramic engineers, scientists, and students are in Toronto this week to attend the 9th International Conference on High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (HTCMC) and the Global Forum on Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development (GFMAT). This truly international conference brings together attendees from 24 countries, and 58 students are here.
Read MoreHTCMC-GFMAT student view—Plenary session inspires
University of North Dakota graduate student, Matt Fuka, reports on the opening plenary session at HTCMC-GFMAT in Toronto, Canada.
Read MoreSubmit abstracts to 6th Global Young Investigator Forum at ICACC17
The Global Young Investigators Forum (GYIF), held at the 41st International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC17),…
Read MoreSupercomputer-powered materials database unleashes data deluge
The Materials Project—a public database of materials property data launched in 2011—just released another massive chunk of data, complete with user-friendly tools to explore and analyze that data.
Read MoreACerS summits Denali as ‘stowaway’ with Society Fellow Ivar Reimanis
Reimanis, ACerS Fellow and former Society director and a lifelong climber, fulfilled an ambition that struck when he was 19 years old with his 17-day climb to the summit of Denali.
Read MoreUpdated metrics highlight ACerS journals’ impact in ceramic and glass materials
Each year, Thomson Reuters releases the latest rankings of metrics for a slew of journals in its Journal Citation Reports—see how ACerS journals stack up with the just-released 2015 metrics.
Read MoreGlass genome opens up new opportunities for functional glasses with tailored properties
Scientists at Corning Inc. (Corning, N.Y.) and Aalborg University (Aalborg, Denmark) have turned to computer modeling to help develop a glass-specific genome that will allow exploration and tailoring of specific properties of functional glasses.
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