The Colorado Section serves ACerS members in the state of Colorado.
Section Officers
Chair: Charles Lewinsohn, Rational Solutions, LLC
Vice Chair: Megan Holtz, Colorado School of Mines
Student Co-Chairs: Dagny Sacksteder, Colorado School of Mines and Jun Weng Yeo, Colorado School of Mines and Henry Afful, Colorado School of Mines
Advisory Board: Scott Thompson, CoorsTek and Sandrine Ricote, Colorado School of Mines and Nate Orloff, National Institute of Standards and Technology
If you would like to contact any of the Colorado Section officers, visit the ACerS online membership directory for contact details. You must be a member to access the directory. Or contact Vicki Evans at vevans@ceramics.org for assistance.
Upcoming Events
August 19-20, 2025: CoorsTek Atrium at Colorado School of Mines
Invitation to the 2025 Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) Conference & Happy Hour with ACerS
The planning committee for the 2025 Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) Conference is pleased to invite you to this year’s free event, taking place August 19 – 20th at the CoorsTek Atrium @ Colorado School of Mines. Registration is now open!
Conference details and registration: https://ceramics.mines.edu/annual-conference-2025/
We warmly invite you to a Happy Hour with ACerS – an informal opportunity for networking, collaboration, and community building across academia and industry.
This year, we are honored to welcome Dr. Celia S. Chari from the Straus Center at Harvard University as this year’s keynote speaker. Dr. Chari’s interdisciplinary work bridges materials science and cultural heritage, with a focus on synthesis–structure–property relationships across diverse fields, from aerospace engineering to art conservation.
We are also delighted to host invited talks from:
- Dr. Lance M. Wheeler (NREL)
- Dr. Samuel Marks (CU Boulder)
- Dr. Chris Weinberger (Colorado State University)
- Dr. Michael Hill (Trans-Tech)
We would be thrilled to have members of the Colorado Section join us for both the conference and the happy hour.
We hope to see you there!
Warm regards,
The 2025 CCAC Conference Planning Committee
September 11, 2025: National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tour
This tour is designed for industry organizations that have a broad interest in visiting NREL. The tour features a journey through the Research and Support Facility (RSF) and the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). The tour will include a presentation from Danelle Wilder in Work Force Development and a presentation and/or tour of the PV arrays and solar research in Solar Energy Research Facility (SERF) and Science & Technology Facility (S&TF). A link to the registration form will be distributed in early August.
Please note:
- There is a maximum of 20 participants for this tour.
- Participants must be U.S. citizens that are at least 18 years old.
