The Basic Science Division of The American Ceramic Society is dedicated to the development of its members. If you would like to contact any of the Basic Science Division officers, visit the ACerS online Membership Directory for contact information. You must be a member to access the directory. Or, you may contact Karen McCurdy who will assist you.

Division Leadership

Contact our 2023–2024 BSD Officers

Chair: Edwin Garcia | Purdue University
Chair-elect: Amanda Krause | Carnegie Mellon University
Vice Chair: Ricardo Castro | Lehigh University
Secretary: Fei Peng | Clemson University
Secretary-elect: 
ACerS Board of Directors Division Liaison: Olivia Graeve  | University of California, San Diego
YPN +1 Representative: Lavina Backman | Naval Research Laboratory

President’s Council of Student Advisors Delegates: Graciela Martinez de la Rosa | Instituto Tecnológico De Saltillo
DEI Subcommittee representative: Victoria Blair | U.S. Army Research Laboratory

BSD officers: 2012–2018