New England Section

Welcome to the New England Section! Our Section enjoys a rich history, as we were granted our original Charter by The American Ceramic Society on February 11, 1918! The Section was active from 1918 until World War II, but there are no existing Section records from that period. The Section was reactivated in December 1952.

The Section annually bestows the F.H. Norton Distinguished Ceramist Award to recognize individuals for significant contributions to the field of ceramics and/or service to the New England Section.

Officers

Chair: (seat vacant)

Immediate Past President: John Redman

Treasurer: C. Scott Nordahl

Secretary: (seat vacant)

Counselor: Marina Pascucci

If you would like to contact any of the New England Section officers, visit the ACerS online membership directory for contact details. You must be a member to access the directory. Or contact Karen McCurdy at kmccurdy@ceramics.org for assistance.

Meetings and Events

Beyond 5G Materials, Measurements and Standards Webinar

On October 8, 2021, Dr. Orloff introduced the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) microwave materials program and discussed a new effort to develop traceable mmWave standard reference materials.

The recording of the webinar is available at this link.

This new standard impacts on-wafer calibration standards, traceable power, phase and impedance. Dr. Orloff discussed cavity perturbation theory, which is a method that’s easy and inexpensive to do. Having introduced NIST’s goals, he reviewed a list of essential equipment needed to perform the on-wafer calibrations.

Nathan (Nate) D. Orloff is the Project Leader of the Microwave Materials Project in the Communications Technology Laboratory at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado. His research focuses on standards, materials-by-design for communications, 5G standard reference materials, on-wafer materials metrology, and bridging the gap between optical and microwave on-wafer measurement science.

ACerS New England Section cocktail hour at Ceramics Expo

The ACerS New England Section hosted a cocktail hour on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the 1890 Lounge at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade. Approximately 15 New England ACerS members gathered to network and discuss ideas for the section.