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Live from Ceramics Expo 2017—More photos from Cleveland, Ohio

By Faye Oney / April 27, 2017

Ceramics Expo 2017 continues its final day at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, today. The 3rd installment of this annual expo for all things ceramic and glass has definitely delivered on its promise to be bigger and better than ever before.

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Research advancing the glassy frontier showcased at Corning Research Summit, including ACerS report on consortium planning

By Eileen De Guire / June 21, 2016

Corning held its second Glass Research Summit at company headquarters in Corning, N.Y., June 1–3, where ACerS reported on progress to establish the Functional Glass Manufacturing Innovation Consortium.

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Why you need to be at Ceramics Expo 2016

By Stephanie Liverani / March 18, 2016

For the second year in a row, Cleveland, Ohio, will play host to Ceramics Expo 2016, April 26–28—the industry’s only free-to-attend, twin track, commercial and manufacturing conference that runs parallel to the Expo. And here’s why you need to be there.

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ACerS leaders report from ceramics summit in Singapore and Bangkok

By Eileen De Guire / March 14, 2016

A two-day Asia Pacific Ceramic Cooperation Summit gave invited researchers from Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia the opportunity to present updates on their work as well as to network in their broad geographic regions.

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Ceramics Expo 2016 draws thousands of commercial and manufacturing industry leaders to Cleveland

By Stephanie Liverani / March 8, 2016

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Cleveland will host more than 3,000 ceramic and glass commercial and manufacturing industry leaders and 300 vendors for Ceramics Expo 2016, April 26–28, outpacing last year’s event, which brought 171 exhibitors and more than 2,300 attendees from 25 countries representing 1,000 organizations.

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ACerS members honored by World Academy of Ceramics for industry contributions

By Stephanie Liverani / September 25, 2015

Earlier this month, the World Academy of Ceramics honored 13 ACerS members for internationally renowned, significant contributions to the advancement of ceramic science and technology.

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On-location in JeJu Island, Korea: Highlights from PACRIM 11

By Stephanie Liverani / September 1, 2015

ACerS executive director Charlie Spahr is on location in JeJu Island, Korea and reports highlights from a successful meeting, as political and weather-related challenges abated and allowed the conference to be held as planned.

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School is in session—ECerS hosts summer school program in Madrid, Spain

By Stephanie Liverani / July 8, 2015

The European Ceramic Society hosted a summer school program June 17–19 in Madrid that focused on ceramic and glass science and technology—specifically, applications to bioceramics and bioglasses.

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Southern Hospitality: Highlights from the 2015 ACerS Southwest Section Meeting

By Stephanie Liverani / June 9, 2015

Charlie Spahr, ACerS executive director, attended the 2015 Meeting of the Southwest Section of The American Ceramic Society June 3-5, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek in Fort Worth, Texas and provides a recap of the event’s happenings and highlights.

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Ceramic manufacturing is back in a big way at Ceramics Expo

By Eileen De Guire / May 1, 2015

The first-ever Ceramics Expo closed yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio. More than 170 vendors displayed everything needed to make ceramic and glass materials—from raw materials to forming/shaping to furnaces/kilns to characterization and all the materials and equipment needed for those functions.

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