SYMPOSIUM 20: Golden Jubilee: Engineered Ceramics for Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

Organized by the Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC) is the most prominent international meeting in advanced structural and functional ceramics, composites, and emerging ceramic materials and technologies. Since its first meeting at Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1977 with 37 papers (all invited) and ~90 attendees, ICACC has experienced tremendous growth in interest and participation from global ceramic communities, currently with 19 symposia, 7 focused sessions, more than 950 presentations/900 attendees, 32 exhibitors, and participation from 43 countries. ICACC will celebrate its 50th anniversary on January 25-30, 2026, at Daytona Beach, FL, USA.

As one of several events for the celebration of this anniversary during ICACC 2026, a special Golden Jubilee Symposium entitled “Engineered Ceramics for Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions” is being organized. This symposium will feature previous ECD James I. Mueller, Mrityunjay Singh Bridge Building, Jubilee Global Excellence, and Global Young Investigator Award winners, past and current ECD officers, and past ICACC plenary speakers. All the invited speakers will deliver presentations on the current status and future prospects of various technical topics related to advanced ceramics and composites as well as 50-year journey of ceramics and composites at Cocoa Beach/Daytona Beach. We hope that this symposium will serve as a global stage for the information exchange on the latest technologies of engineered ceramics and facilitate open dialogue and discussion with leading experts for the next generation.

Proposed Symposium Topics

  • Current trends and future directions for research and technology on advanced ceramics, composites, and multifunctional materials
  • Challenges and prospects for various ceramic technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning (AI/ML), and data driven strategies for materials innovation and rapid technology implementation
  • Innovative manufacturing processes for greening of ceramics manufacturing industrial processes
  • Global energy and environmental challenges and roles of ceramics; Advanced materials (ceramics, composites, and multifunctional) and manufacturing technologies for Hydrogen generation, wind energy, geothermal, solar energy, batteries, and energy storage systems
  • Advanced technologies to increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of energy production and consumption
  • New and innovative strategies and technologies for sustainable and self-sufficient solutions
  • Multifunctional Ceramics for healthcare and biomedical applications
  • Innovative materials for addressing water scarcity and waste management challenges
  • In addition, desalination membranes, bioinspired materials, water filtration materials for tackling PFAS and emerging contaminants, and advanced recycling technologies for accessing clean water, reducing waste, and recycling critical materials and minerals
  • Ceramic education, training, and knowledge management

Symposium Organizers:

  • Michael C. Halbig, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
  • Manabu Fukushima, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
  • Palani Balaya, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Mrityunjay Singh, Ohio Aerospace Institute, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
  • Tatsuki Ohji, YNU/NITech/AIST, Japan
  • Monica Ferraris, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • Alexander Michaelis, Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
  • Hui-Suk Yun, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Republic of Korea
  • Dileep Singh, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
  • Sanjay Mathur, University of Cologne, Germany
  • Jingyang Wang, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Young-Wook Kim, WORLDEX Industry & Trading Co., Ltd., Korea
  • Csaba Balazsi, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Hungary
  • Stuart Hampshire, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Walter Krenkel, University of Bayreuth, Germany
  • Lalit Mohan Manocha, UGC-IUAC, India

Point of Contacts:

Golden Jubilee Celebration of the 50th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2026)

January 25 • 30, 2026