ACerS news

Materials Football Game of the Week: Bye week, student research at MS&T

By Eileen De Guire / October 20, 2011

The football throw event at the MS&T Expo drew a large crowd of quarterbacks. Credit: ACerS MS&T has been keeping me pretty busy, so this is a bye week from…

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What Peter saw in the Ceramographic exhibit

By / October 20, 2011

Every year, ACerS Basic Science Division sponsors a Ceramographic Exhibit & Competition and presents the Roland B. Snow Award to the Best of Show winner. This annual poster exhibit helps promote…

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The 2011 Mug Drop Competition in 4 minutes

By / October 20, 2011

[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/Mug%20Drop.flv mode=1 f={image=/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/Mug%20Drop.jpg}] Here’s a look at what went on at the Material Advantage Mug Drop event organized by Keramos, and I should note there was a good natured controversy about…

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What Eileen saw at the ACerS annual meeting at MS&T’11

By Eileen De Guire / October 19, 2011

At the MS&T Welcome Reception … Between sessions… Before and after the banquet … … including the President’s Council of Student Advisors. The future of the Society is in good…

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What Peter saw at the ACerS annual awards banquet

By / October 18, 2011
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MS&T’11/ACerS annual meeting blogging: Keramos award winning chapters

By / October 18, 2011

Missouri University of Science & Technology’s Keramos chapter won the Most Outstanding Chapter Award. The chapter’s representatives, front row, from left are William Meier, Megan Gilbert, Catie Mohrmann, Andrea Els…

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Art Friedberg and me

By Eileen De Guire / October 13, 2011

Art Friedberg. The Friedberg Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Clive Randall on Tuesday at MS&T. Credit: ACerS Much of the joy in my adult life can be traced back…

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Publish or perish, plus mark-up

By Eileen De Guire / October 10, 2011

Credit: “Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham, www.phdcomics.com Like most professional societies of our ilk, ACerS is in the publishing business. The Society is a necessary—and willing—partner in the…

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Materials Genome Special Session talks at MS&T

By Eileen De Guire / October 10, 2011

The full program of speakers for the Materials Genome Initiative Special at MS&T Session is now known. The session will be Monday, Oct. 17 from 2-3:30 pm. Joining the previously…

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Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division announces activities at MS&T’11; Rankin and travel stipend winners

By / September 28, 2011

The ACerS Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division wants to invite all MS&T’11 attendees to join them for several NETD-related events for the big meeting in Columbus, Ohio. NETD has assembled…

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