Webinar Description
Hosted by: The American Ceramic Society
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, from 12–1 p.m. Eastern Time
Join us on November 19 to hear from Mr. George Quinn, a consultant with expertise in mechanical properties of ceramics and glasses. He is a world authority on fractographic analysis of ceramics and glasses. He is the author of: “Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses” (2007). Quinn also instructs the in-person short course Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Glass.
In this session, you’ll get a glimpse of Quinn’s teaching style, engage in a brief lesson, and connect with an expert on fractographic analysis of ceramics and glasses.
Registration
- ACerS member: Free
- Non-member: Free
- Student non-member: Free
Register for Meet the Instructor: George Quinn
Speaker Biography
George Quinn
Mr. George Quinn is a consultant with expertise in mechanical properties of ceramics and glasses. He is a world authority on fractographic analysis of ceramics and glasses and he wrote the definitive book: “Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses” in 2007 that now is in its 3rd edition (2020). He retired from the National Institute for Standards and Technology NIST in January 2009 but continues there as a Guest Researcher. He taught courses on fractographic analysis of glasses and ceramics both privately and as an instructor at Alfred University from 1996 to 2021. As a world authority on standardization, mechanical testing, materials science, and fractography, he is frequently consulted on failure analysis problems. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University in 1973 and did graduate work at Northeastern and MIT.
He is the author of 250 papers on topics including fractography, mechanical property characterization, standardization, and percolation theory. He has written three Military, 15 ASTM, and 4 ISO standards. Quinn created two standard reference materials for hardness as well as the world’s only standard reference material for KIc. He has edited five books and has one patent. He was Chairman or Vice-chairman of ASTM Committee C-28 from 1986–1997; Chairman of Versailles Advanced Materials and Standards Technical Working Area #3 from 1990–2000; and has led five ISO working groups. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Testing and Materials and The American Ceramic Society. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland from 2008 to 2016. He was The American Ceramic Society Educator of the Year in 2020.
