Sylvia Johnson

PACC-FMAs 2024 welcomes a swell of new attendees for a week of talks and sloths

By Lisa McDonald / April 19, 2024

The 2024 Pan American Ceramics Congress and Ferroelectrics Meeting of Americas took place April 7–11 in Panama City, Panama. The conference witnessed a surge in attendance compared to 2022 and welcomed a record-number of students from South American countries.

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ACerS announces 2022 Distinguished Life Members

By Eileen De Guire / May 17, 2022

The American Ceramic Society will award the honor of Distinguished Life Member to Sylvia Johnson, Tatsuki Ohji, and Kent Weisenstein. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T kicks off in Portland

By Lisa McDonald / October 1, 2019

The 121st ACerS Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the 2019 Materials Science & Technology (MS&T19) meeting, is taking place September 29–October 3 in Portland, Ore. See highlights from the first few days of the meeting.

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ACerS joins Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM as inaugural member

By Eileen De Guire / April 9, 2019

The American Ceramic Society has joined with over 80 leading academic and professional societies as an inaugural member of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM.

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The American Ceramic Society Establishes Pan American Ceramics Congress

By Faye Oney / March 14, 2019

The American Ceramic Society, along with three other materials organizations from South, Central, and North America, will create a new conference, the Pan American Ceramics Congress, to provide a forum for exchanging information on the current status and emerging trends of various technologies in the Americas.

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The American Ceramic Society and Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Extend MCARE Partnership Through 2030

By Faye Oney / March 7, 2019

The American Ceramic Society and the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-organize the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy annual conference through 2030.

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MS&T18 and ACerS Annual Meeting—Recapping a busy week

By Eileen De Guire / October 19, 2018

MS&T18 closed the week with a record 3,200 attendees, 92 vendors, and thousands of technical presentations. The Annual Meeting, Awards banquet, technical sessions, and student contests rounded out a busy week for ACerS members.

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Sylvia Johnson to provide new perspectives on thermal protection systems at ICACC’16

By April Gocha / December 14, 2015

The upcoming ICACC’16, Jan, 24–29, 2016, also has in store a special celebration to commemorate the meeting’s 40th anniversary. The 40th Jubilee celebration will include special events, a commemorative book, and even a unique symposium featuring top experts in engineered ceramics.

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Buzz at MS&T15 focuses on diversity in materials science and engineering

By April Gocha / October 7, 2015

At presentations and events at MS&T15 in Columbus, Ohio, this week, a similar thread seemed to be running through this year’s conference—diversity.

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Photoblog: ‘Stellar’ plenary session, mug drops among Day 3 highlights at MS&T15

By Stephanie Liverani / October 7, 2015

Day 3 of this year’s Materials Science and Technology conference definitely didn’t disappoint. From a ‘stellar’ plenary session to mug drops and disc golf, check out some of the day’s highlights.

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