ACerS Bulletin
The membership magazine of The American Ceramic Society
Toward a renewable energy future—flow batteries and solid oxide fuel cells
In this issue we look at the future of renewable energy technologies. The first feature story looks at opportunities for the ceramics community in the rapidly growing flow battery market, and the second feature story overviews recent technological advances that help move solid oxide fuel cells toward widespread applications.
In addition to the cover stories, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office provides a synopsis of the programs AMO offers to support U.S. manufacturers.
This volume (Vol. 101) of the ACerS Bulletin coincides with the United Nations International Year of Glass. A regular column highlighting the International Year will appear in each issue, and the first column outlines what the ACerS journals plan to do in recognition of IYoG.
Beth Dickey began her term as ACerS president at the Annual Meeting at MS&T21. In an interview, Dickey discusses what led her to work in ceramics and her plans for the Society in 2022.
Finally, learn about the plurality of thermoelectrics in application and factors driving the current global semiconductor chip shortage in two columns.
Table of Contents
Feature Articles
Flow batteries and energy storage—a new market for ceramics
Richard Clark
Demand for energy storage technologies is driving dramatic growth in the redox flow battery market, and with it opportunities for the ceramics community.22
Solid oxide fuel cell technology for the future
Nguyen Q. Minh and Yoon Ho Lee
Solid oxide fuel cells possess all the characteristics desired for future advanced energy systems—and recent technological advances have helped move the technology toward widespread applications.28
How DOE’s no-cost technical assistance
resources support today’s glass and ceramics manufacturersContributed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office offers a range of technical assistance and workforce development resources that can support glass and ceramics manufacturers today.34
Departments
News & Trends
5
Spotlight
8
Research Briefs
16
Ceramics in Biomedicine
18
Columns
Letter to the Editor
3
International Year of the Glass
John Mauro
The American Ceramic Society journals celebrate the International Year of Glass4
Business and Market View
BCC Publishing Staff
Semiconductor chips: Applications and impact of shortage15
Meet ACerS president Beth Dickey
Eileen De Guire
20
Highlights from ACerS 123rd Annual Business Meeting
Lisa McDonald
21
Deciphering the Discipline
Rishabh Kundu
From the Perseverance Mars Rover to car
seat climate control: The plurality of thermoelectrics in application
48
Resources
Calendar
44
Classified Advertising
45
Display Ad Index
47
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