This ACerS/Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC) lecture honors the memory of Arthur L. Friedberg for his teaching, research and numerous contributions to the ceramic/glass engineering profession. In addition to his work at the University of Illinois, Dr. Friedberg was the Executive Director of The American Ceramic Society from 1979 to 1984. The lecture is intended to provide a tutorial that reviews and instructs in some area of ceramics/glass with a distinct engineering flavor. The lecture is presented at a level that is accessible to all ceramists.
The award for this prestigious lecture is a certificate commemorating the engineering and professional contributions made to the ceramics professions by Dr. Friedberg.
Nomination Process
The annual lecturer is selected by committee. An individual or group may nominate one or more candidates who shall be members of ACerS for a minimum of three years at the time of nomination. Selection of an awardee will be based on the nomination form and accompanying evidence of contributions to ceramic/glass engineering, such as a list of relevant publications or patents, receipt of related awards or recognition, and the ability to present an enlightening lecture to a broad audience. The selection committee may also search for candidates among members of the Society regardless of nominations. The nominee must be 50 years old or older at the time the award is to be presented.
Contact
Erica Zimmerman
ezimmerman@ceramics.org
Award Winners
Olivia A. Graeve
Prof. Olivia A. Graeve (https://graeve.ucsd.edu/) joined the University of California San Diego in 2012 and is currently the Elias Masry Endowed Professor in Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems (https://resilientmaterials.ucsd.edu/), and Director of the Program of Materials Science and Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (2001) from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering (1995) from the University of California San Diego.
Her area of research focuses on the design and processing of new materials for extreme environments, including extremes of temperature, pressure, and radiation. Prof. Graeve has been involved in many activities related to the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minority students in science and engineering and has received several prestigious awards including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in 2020. She has been inducted into the Tijuana Walk of Fame (2014), the Mexican Academy of Engineering (2016), the Mexican Academy of Sciences (2019), the Latin American Academy of Sciences (2022), and has been named Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (2017) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021).