Lisa Rueschhoff

Dr. Lisa Rueschhoff is a Senior Materials Research Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, specializing in advanced processing methods for ceramics and composites and morphing aerospace structures. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Iowa State University and Purdue University, respectively. Since 2016 she has co-authored 32 peer-reviewed publications, 2 patents, 1 book chapter and given 26 invited and 18 contributed presentations. She has received numerous awards for her research, including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the ACerS Graduate Excellence in Materials Science Sapphire Award, and Finalist for the ACerS 2nd Century Trailblazer competition.

Dr. Rueschhoff is an active volunteer in The American Ceramic Society (ACerS). She served as the Member Services Committee Chair and in leadership roles for the President’s Council of Student Advisors (Chair and Communications Chair). She has also been heavily involved in conference organization, including serving as a co-organizer at 3 separate ICACC symposia, 1 MS&T symposia, and Program co-chair for the 10th International Congress on Ceramics. For her service to ACerS and the ceramics community, she has been awarded the Global Ambassador Award (2017), International Jubilee Global Diversity Award (2019), the Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award (2023), and Society Fellow (2026).