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PACRIM12 with GOMD feeds attendees in mind and body

By Eileen De Guire / June 4, 2017

[Image above] Food provided during the poster session and eaten with this view of the resort. Tuesday, May 23. Credit: M. Ahmadzadeh By Mostafa Ahmadzadeh Washington State University Aloha! My…

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Future responsibilities and the road ahead for new graduates

By Eileen De Guire / June 4, 2017

[image above] Open-air networking between sessions at PACRIM12-GOMD. Credit: ACerS By Yin Liu Alfred University As a first-time PacRim attendee and second-time recipient of the NSF travel award, I feel…

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PacRim Young Investigator Forum explores big ideas in nano

By Eileen De Guire / June 4, 2017

[image above] These raft recliners were not PACRIM attendees! They are dummies used in a children’s game show that was being filmed onsite while the conference was underway. Credit: ACerS…

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PacRim forum takes mystery out of journal publishing

By Eileen De Guire / June 4, 2017

[image above] Lunch sponsored by Saint-Gobain made efficient use of the lunchtime publishing workshop. Credit: ACerS By Hui Li University of California, Davis Now in the third year of my…

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Do you want to be cited? Search engine optimization can accelerate your career with minimal additional effort

By Jonathon Foreman / May 30, 2017

You can give yourself a leg up in the professional world by employing search engine optimization techniques while writing your manuscripts—simply focus on the most important keywords and place them into your manuscript strategically.

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In prestigious company: ACerS president Bill Lee gains Freedom of the City of London

By April Gocha / May 28, 2017

ACerS president Bill Lee recently participated in one of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence today—and, as a result of this “peculiarly English” ceremony, Lee is now a Freeman of the City of London.

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Workshop tips for gaining the competitive edge in publishing

By Eileen De Guire / May 25, 2017

A workshop aimed at providing guidance to students and young professionals in writing good research papers was conducted at PACRIM12 on 22 May, sponsored by Saint Gobain.

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PacRim12 Publishing Workshop—A student’s perspective

By Eileen De Guire / May 25, 2017

During the Publishing Workshop at PACRIM12, editors Bill Farenholtz, Hua-Tay Lin, and Mario Affatigato offered tips to graduate students on effective publishing.

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Building a better world—June/July ACerS Bulletin is now available online

By April Gocha / May 18, 2017

The June/July 2017 issue of the ACerS Bulletin is now available online. This special double issue is all about building a better world, from highlighting the activities of the next generation to the future of smartphones and antimicrobial surfaces.

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Marv Bolt pens ode to glass, the eye of science, in special issue of IJAGS

By April Gocha / May 2, 2017

In the March 2017 issue of the International Journal of Applied Glass Science, the second part of a two-part special issue series, Marv Bolt wrote a fascinating opening article all about glass’s role as the eye of science.

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