Eileen De Guire

Career tips for young scientists at HTCMC—self knowledge, mentors, planning

By Eileen De Guire / July 1, 2016

Dr. Federico Rosei’s interactive session offered points to students and young professionals on managing their careers, and, to a certain degree, their lives.

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Conference inspires new thoughts on optical materials

By Eileen De Guire / July 1, 2016

The HTCMC, GFMAT conference provided some new ideas for a student researcher about single crystals, phosphors, and how to make good optical materials.

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CNT supercapacitor research a good fit for HTCMC-GFMAT conference, Georgia Tech student finds

By Eileen De Guire / July 1, 2016

Tyler Colling, a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was invited to present his research at HTCMC-9, GFMAT 2016, in Toronto, Canada, but he wasn’t sure how his work with carbon nanotube-based super capacitors would translate to the other research topics at the conference.

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Materials processing for advanced materials and sustainable development

By Eileen De Guire / July 1, 2016

Many excellent studies on material processing and characterization were included in the session “Powder Processing Innovation and Technologies for Advanced Materials and Sustainable Development” during the HTCMC-9, GFMAT 2016 conference in Toronto, Canada.

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Successful poster session at HTCMC 9, GFMAT 2016 in Toronto, Canada

By Eileen De Guire / July 1, 2016

The HTCMC-GFMAT poster session was outstanding and provided an excellent opportunity for many researchers to present their most recent work with each other.

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HTCMC-GFMAT student view—NSF perspectives and guidance to young academics

By Eileen De Guire / June 29, 2016

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.

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‘A journey in the field of ceramic matrix composites’—Roger Naslain

By Eileen De Guire / June 29, 2016

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.

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Ceramic matrix composites conference a mix of ‘promise delivered’ and ‘promised potential’

By Eileen De Guire / June 28, 2016

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.

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HTCMC-GFMAT student view—Plenary session inspires

By Eileen De Guire / June 28, 2016

University of North Dakota graduate student, Matt Fuka, reports on the opening plenary session at HTCMC-GFMAT in Toronto, Canada.

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ACerS summits Denali as ‘stowaway’ with Society Fellow Ivar Reimanis

By Eileen De Guire / June 24, 2016

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.

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