Course Description
Learn a solid introduction to the field of refractory manufacturing
This course is an introduction to the field of refractory manufacturing. It first addresses basic concepts from powder preparation to forming of refractories. Next, each major refractory composition is discussed in detail, from raw materials to final properties.
Course Format
24 sessions | 28 hours of instruction | Available On-Demand or as a virtual Short Course
2025 Virtual Short Course
September 16–December 4, 2025 on Tuesdays and Thursdays | 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ET
Students will have access to on-demand content for 12 months after date of purchase.
*Employees of ACerS Corporate Partners receive the discounted Individual Member rate. Sapphire Corporate Partners receive an additional 20% discount; Diamond Corporate Partners receive an additional 30% discount. Please contact Customer Service or 614-890-4700 to register employees at the discounted Corporate Partner rates.
Joseph Homeny, Ph.D.
Joseph Homeny is technical director of the Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation, Westerville, Ohio. He holds a Ph.D. in ceramic engineering from Pennsylvania State University and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Rutgers University. He has industrial refractories experience in the research laboratories of the J.E. Baker Company and North American Refractories Company, and industrial glass experience at Owens Corning. Prior to joining Orton in 1992, he was a professor in the ceramic engineering department of University of Illinois. Homeny is active in the refractories and advanced ceramic committees of ASTM.
Check out more courses by Homeny: Advanced Thermal Properties of Refractories, Characterization of Refractory Microstructure, Drying and Firing of Refractories, Introduction to Glass Properties, Introduction to Properties of Refractories, Introduction to Refractories, Introduction to Refractory Compositions, Properties of Refractories, and Refractory Fundamentals.
