The ACerS Electronics Division presented awards for exceptional student work during the January 2019 Conference on Electronic Materials and Applications in Orlando, Fla. Congratulations to these outstanding students: Poster competition First Place: Shuhei Nakayama; Sophia University Poster title: “Ferroelectric HfO2 thin films with abundant dopants” Second Place: Kevin Ferri; The Pennsylvania State University Poster title: “Investigating the Roles…
Read MoreWhile January 15th was the deadline for most award nominations to be submitted, there are three prestigious Society and Division awards that have a May 15, 2019 deadline. Award eligibility for each can be found at ACerS Awards Page. Glass & Optical Materials: Alfred R. Cooper Scholars Award This award recognizes undergraduate students who…
Read MoreThe Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of up to 10 graduate students in materials science and engineering. The award is open to all graduate students who are making an oral presentation in any symposium or session at MS&T19. All papers must be submitted by March 15, 2019. The awards…
Read MoreAttention students and young professionals: Are you planning on attending the Electronics Materials and Applications (EMA 2019) conference, Jan. 23-25, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, USA.? If so, you will want to stay connected by joining the EMA 2019 Facebook event. Simply search “EMA 2019” on Facebook. The Facebook event page will also provide a list of…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2019 Material Advantage CVD! Let your voice be heard on April 1 – 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Congressional Visits Day (CVD) gives US-based Material Advantage Student Members an exciting opportunity to visit with legislators and congressional staff from their own states. The goal of the event is to educate Congress about the…
Read MoreAttention students and young professionals: Are you planning on attending the 43rd International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC’19), Jan. 27-Feb. 1, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.? If so, you will want to stay connected by joining the ICACC 2019 Facebook event. Simply search “ICACC 2019” on Facebook. The Facebook event page…
Read MoreIf you are attending ICACC 2019, don’t miss this design contest organized by ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA)! Show off your design skills in the PCSA Shot Glass Competition. Contestants are given one shot glass and 30 minutes to build protection devices using straws or pipe cleaners. Further, the glasses are dropped at…
Read MoreACerS Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division sponsored four $500 travel stipends to help students fund their attendance to MS&T18 in Columbus, OH, USA. Congratulations to this year’s winners! Adrianna Lupercio, Boise State University Edward Pang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yiyu Li, Alfred University Mostafa Ahmadzadeh, Washington State University
Read MoreACerS Basic Science Division recently announced the winners of its 2018 Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) awards. The division sponsors the GEMS award as part of the annual MS&T conference and ACerS Annual Meeting events each year. Congratulations to the 2018 GEMS Award Finalists! Diamond Ranking: Carli Moorehead, University of Washington, “Optimizing the rheology of ceramic suspensions…
Read MoreThere are three glass-related awards that have an extended February 4, 2019 nomination deadline, so please consider submitting a nomination! Stookey Lecture of Discovery: deadline February 4, 2019 The Stookey Award recognizes an individual’s lifetime of innovative exploratory work or noteworthy contributions of outstanding research on new materials, phenomena, or processes involving glass, that have…
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