Our Mission
The purpose of the Engineering Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society is to stimulate interest in the development and utilization of technology that falls within the broad category termed engineering ceramics. Members accomplish this by means of meetings for the presentation and discussion of professional papers, publication of professional literature, and promotion of scientific and industrial research.
Division Resources
Leadership
The Engineering Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society is dedicated to the development of its members. If you would like to contact any of the ECD officers, visit the ACerS online Membership Directory for contact information. You must be a member to access the directory. You may also contact Vicki Evans who will assist you.
2024–2025 Engineering Ceramics Division Officers
Chair: Jie Zhang | Institute of Metal Research, China
Chair-elect: Amjad Almansour | NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Vice-chair/Treasurer: Federico Smeacetto | Politecnico di Torina, Italy
Secretary: Yuki Nakashima | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Trustee (2024-2027): Michael C. Halbig | NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Parliamentarian (2024-2027): Manabu Fukushima | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Counselors: Palani Balaya | National University of Singapore; Young-Wook Kim | University of Seoul, South Korea
ACerS Board of Directors Division Liaison: Ruyan Guo | University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Young Professionals Network Division Liaison: Qiance “Quincy” Zhang | University of Oxford, UK
President’s Council of Student Advisors Delegates: Christine Brockman | Oklahoma State University, USA; Imoen Hawthorne | University of Virginia, USA
DEI Subcommittee representative: Federico Smeacetto | Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Panel of Fellows representative (2024-2027): Dileep Singh | Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Nominating Committee
Chair: Palani Balaya | National University of Singapore
Member: Jingyang Wang | IMR, China
Member: Meelad Ranaiefar | NASAGRC, USA
Division Awards
Engineering Ceramics: Best Paper and Poster Awards
ECD Awards Rules for Best Paper and Best Poster Competition ECD selects Best Papers and Best Posters each year from...
Engineering Ceramics: Global Star Award
The Global Star Award recognizes active volunteers for their contributions to the Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) and to the technical...
Engineering Ceramics: Global Young Investigator Award
The Global Young Investigator (GYI) award recognizes the outstanding young ceramic engineer and scientist whose achievements have been significant to...
Diversity Statement
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) values and seeks diverse and inclusive participation within the field of ceramic science and engineering.
ACerS strives to promote involvement and access to leadership opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location, career path or academic level.
About the Engineering Ceramics Division
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