The Robert B. Sosman Award is the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division and is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics. The awardee presents a plenary lecture at the ACerS Annual Meeting, receives a certificate commemorating the event and a piece of glassware. The lecture is given each year by the awardee who has been deemed by the award committee to have made the most significant contribution to the field of ceramics. 

Symposium Organizer(s) 

  • Ming Tang, Rice University, USA 
  • Dong Hou, Clemson University, USA 

Point(s) of Contact 

  • Ming Tang; mingtang@rice.edu 
  • Dong Hou; hou4@clemson.edu 

Symposium Sponsor(s) 

  • Basic Science Division  

ACerS Spring Meeting

April 12 • 16, 2026