The Arthur L. Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture is prestigious lecture given every year at the Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) Conference. 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.
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 nominee must be 50 years old or older at the time the award is to be presented.
The nomination package must include:
– Nomination letter no more than two pages.
– Nominee’s brief bio-sketch (maximum length three pages).
– A maximum of 3 support letters as separate attachments (maximum length one page each).
Nominations shall be considered for five years. It is possible to update the nomination during this period.
Award Namesake
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.
Contact
Erica Zimmerman
ezimmerman@ceramics.org
Award Winners
Frank W. DelRio
Frank W. DelRio received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boise State University in 2002, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 2006. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California Berkeley, he joined the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). At NIST, Frank served as a Project Leader and Group Leader in the Nanomechanical Properties Group and Fatigue and Fracture Group on the Gaithersburg and Boulder campuses from 2007 to 2020. Since 2020, he has served as a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Materials Mechanics and Tribology Department at Sandia National Laboratories. His research focuses on the development and use of materials and assemblies for small-scale mechanical applications via advancements in stand-alone and integrative mechanical measurement and microscopy techniques, with an emphasis on advanced materials in electronics, biomedical and health, infrastructure, energy, and forensics applications. In all, he has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Science, Nature Materials, PNAS, and Nano Letters. Frank is also the recipient of several awards and honors, including a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, a Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, and a Great Minds in STEM HENAAC Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.