Germany’s Fraunhofer Institutes have been churning out a fascinating collection of announcements this year that showcase the group’s ability to successfully span the research-demonstration-deployment worlds. Deservedly, a lot of countries…
Read MoreEach year, the ACerS Basic Science Division sponsors a ceramographic competition at the Society’s Annual Meeting. The competition’s top award is the Roland B. Snow Award, presented to the Best…
Read MoreACerS Fellow Amit Goyal of Oak Ridge National Lab was named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine. An ACerS member since 1998, Goyal’s work is focused on high-temperature superconductivity.…
Read MoreCeramist, materials engineer and university-business technology partnership expert Beth Judson and her husband, Jim, were killed Tuesday when their plane crashed north of Tupelo, Miss. The news of her death…
Read MoreSpahr About a week ago I wrote that the current executive director of ACerS, Scott Steen, would be leaving in mid-November to lead a forestry organization, and that the Society’s…
Read MoreI’ll be writing from Houston for the rest of the week, covering the MS&T’10 and the ACerS Annual Meeting events. Many consider Houston to be one of the centers of…
Read MoreI usually don’t cover the business and membership side of The American Ceramic Society on these pages, but today is an exception. I am sorry to report that ACerS today officially announced…
Read MoreThe American Ceramic Society has launched its new Career Center. Best of all, it’s free. Job seekers will find a broad range of opportunities spanning academia, government labs and private…
Read MoreOn Thursday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST, Ford Motor Company will be offering a free webinar presentation that will demonstrate how they are using simulation to deliver affordable environmental…
Read MoreL. David Pye (left) and Louis Trostel Jr. Our congratulations go out to L. David Pye and Louis Trostel Jr., the 2010 recipients of the ACerS Distinguished Life Member award,…
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