ACerS is pleased to announce Chris Perry has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism. Perry is president of both Christy Refractories and Industrial Services. Previously, he held the role of vice president of engineering with additional responsibilities for R&D and…
Read MoreIt’s time to begin preparing nominations for four Bioceramics Division awards with a July 1, 2021 deadline. Award eligibility for each can be found at ACerS Awards Page. Young Scholar Award This award recognizes excellence in research among current degree-seeking graduate students and postdoctoral research associates. The recipient will receive a certificate, glass piece, and…
Read MoreHosted by the Northern California Section, this webinar will feature presentations from Professor Jian Luo (University of California, San Diego) and Professor Katherine T. Faber (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena). Their presentations will discuss recent studies from flash sintering to ultrafast sintering without an electric field and field effects on grain growth and the fundamentals of pore network design.
Read MoreThe ECD Nominating Committee invites nominations for the incoming 2021–2022 division secretary candidate. Nominations will be presented for approval at the ECD Annual Business meeting during ACerS annual meeting in conjunction with MS&T 2021 in Columbus, Ohio (October 17-21, 2021). Please send your nomination form by July 31, 2021 to the nominating committee chair, Surojit Gupta. Nominating CommitteeChair:…
Read MoreCareer Path: Dr. Valerie Wiesner Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 11 am (Eastern US time) ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) is hosting the June webinar, Career Path: Dr. Valerie Wiesner in the ACerS Professional Skills and Personal Development Webinar Series. Dr. Valerie Wiesner will share her path that has led to a career in…
Read MoreACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) is kicking off the #MaterialsLife Challenge in April 2021. The aim is to celebrate the diverse experiences of life as a student, scientist, engineer, researcher, or all of the above. Each month, beginning in April, the PCSA will post a challenge prompt on their Instagram page. Follow @acerspcsa…
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ACerS is pleased to announce Julian Jones has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program through which we recognize a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism. Jones is professor of biomaterials at Imperial College London. His research group focuses on 3D-printed biomaterials for regenerative medicine (bone, cartilage, wound healing)…
Read MoreThe Basic Science Division organizes the annual Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of graduate students in materials science and engineering. The award is open to all graduate students who are making an oral presentation in any symposium or session at the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) meeting. Abstracts…
Read MoreACerS corporate partner, Uncountable, is sponsoring the May webinar, “Digitalization and the future of formulating in modern R&D labs” on May 11, 2021. Scientists are the literal lifeblood of new product development and innovation, but they often spend much of their time simply pulling together data to conduct analysis in hopes of key learnings. The biggest lever that R&D leaders have today is to implement tools that make this learning process faster and easier, through better data tools. This Webinar will focus on the benefits of implementing a true data infrastructure, and the challenges that organizations will face along this journey.
Read MoreTo our members and friends in the ceramic and glass community, This week’s senseless shootings in the United States in Atlanta, Ga., and Boulder, Colo., lead us to affirm that The American Ceramic Society rejects all expressions of hatred. Our hearts unite with our Asian-American members, our members in Georgia and Colorado, and our members…
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