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contentsfeature articlesThe Bulletin’s Annual International Issue

Practical Progress in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Brazil is a growing economic powerhouse and that’s good news for Brazil’s ceramics industries,

particularly the producers of refractory products. But the nation is also making inroads in research, nanotechnology, bioceramcis and other areas of advanced ceramics.

Ceramics in South America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20A survey of ceramic businesses and scientific activities

South American Ceramics Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Ceramic organizations, associations and businesses throughout South America

Penn State students, faculty study dielectrics in Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26The school’s Center for Dielectric Studies laid the groundwork for future collaborations when it

organized a trip to meet with Japanese students and businesses

111th Annual Meeting and Society events at MS&T’09 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ACerS Young Professionals Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

departmentsNews & Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3• Energy appropriations bill now in Congressional conference committee• Largest heat shield heading to space on new Mars rover• International Space Station conducting new materials research

ACerS Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6• 2009 officer, board of directors election results• Proposed constitutional amendments

Ceramics in the Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11• Pickens scraps $12B wind farm plans• The potential of concentrating solar thermal power• Sandia demonstrates Stirling engine solar power system• Virginia Tech home prototype enters Solar Decathlon

Advances in Nanomaterials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14• Piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity to power nanoscale devices• New Zealand develops nanoparticle safety roadmap• Strong forecast for nanotech food packaging

Research Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45• Tackling LED “droop”• DOE selects university turbine research programs

Ceramics in Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48• Fuel cell catalysts go subnano• Oregon eyes roadways for solar energy production

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Advances in NanomaterialsNanotech food packaging - page 15

Ceramics in EnergyPrintable batteries - page 49

cover storyBrazil and South AmericaThe economic influence of the Southern Hemisphere continues to grow - page 17Cover: Map credit–Mark Cachuate, WikiTravel, used under Creative Common license; Rio photo credit–Mari-ordo, used under GNU Free Documentation license

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columnsInside the Beltway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Science appropriations: “Regular order” or continuing resolution?

Glass Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Investments in energy-efficient solutions

Deciphering the Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 “Just a minute . . . “

resourcesCalendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 New Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Classified Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Display Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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OfficersJohn Kaniuk, PresidentEdwin Fuller, President-electL. David Pye, Past PresidentArun Varshneya, TreasurerScott Steen, Executive Director

Board of Directors Rajendra Bordia, Director 2008-2011Donald Bray, Director 2006-2009Richard Brow, Director 2006-2009Carol Handwerker, Director 2007-2010Michael Hoffmann, Director 2008-2011William Kelly, Director 2008-2011John Mecholsky, Director 2006-2009David Payne, Director 2007-2010Kathleen Richardson, Director 2008-2011David W. Johnson Jr., Parliamentarian

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Conference committee gets energy, water appropriations bill

The houses of Congress each passed their own versions of the energy and water appropriations bills that includes Department of Energy funding. Now the bill will go to committee before a final version is passed by both houses, before it is sent to President Obama to be signed into law.

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) told the New York Times that merging the House and Senate bills should not be too difficult. “I don’t anticipate that this process is going to be full of contro-versy. I think we will be able to do this in fairly short order. We have some-what different numbers on water issues and certain areas of energy, but I think we will get this done,” he said.

Overall, the House’s version of the bill (H.R. 3183) provides $26.9 bil-lion for DOE. According to the House

Appropriations Committee, this is $86 million above current spending. The Senate’s version of the bill (S. 1436)

provides almost $27.4 billion for DOE. House and Senate lawmakers will have the task of ironing out the differences.

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House and Senate lawmakers will recon-vene this fall to iron out differences in the energy and water appropriations bills.

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Some of the funds will be funneled as follows:

For the full version of H.R. 3183, visit www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_energy_txt.pdf. For the full version of S. 1436, visit http://rpc.senate.gov/public/_files/ n

New Mars rover to employ largest heat shield

NASA’s next Mars rover’s massive heat shield is finally ready for the robot. It is the largest heat shield ever built for a spacecraft destined for the red planet. The extra size is needed because this rover – dubbed Curiosity – is about the size of a small car and could endure temperatures up to 3,800° F when it enters the Martian atmosphere.

The thermal protection system is a combination of reinforced carbon–car-bon on the wing leading edge, thermal blankets on the fuselage and thermal protective ceramic tile covering the underside of the vehicle and its nose cap. Curiosity’s heat shield is a large aero shell made of a material called phenolic-impregnated carbon ablator, developed at NASA Ames Research Center.

The shield was manufactured by

Lockheed Martin and is claimed to be the largest unit of its type ever built. It’s 4.5 meters wide, including the back shell. That is a dimension larger than the heat shields for the Apollo space-craft (less than 4 meters) and the ones used for the Spirit and Opportunity (2.6 meters) Mars rovers.

Landing via cableUniquely, once Curiosity’s vehicle

enters the Martian atmosphere, para-chutes will first deploy to slow its descent, and it will jettison its heat shield. Then, using thrusters, part of the vehicle becames a “floating crane” that uses a cable system to gently lower Curiousity to the surface of Mars.

Curiosity (formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory) is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2011. Its mis-sion is to gather scientific data to help determine whether there is or was life on Mars.

(Visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html) n

3-2-1, Liftoff!After five failed attempts, space

shuttle Endeavour lifted off at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.

Endeavour’s flight delivered the final

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Africa’s oldest ceramic unearthed in Mali

Archaeologists from University of Geneva have discovered what they claim is Africa’s oldest ceramic, dated at around 9400 BCE, in eastern Mali.

“It’s a tiny, ornate fragment that was made with great skill and the use of fire,” says ethno-archaeologist Anne Mayor.

Mayor is part of an eight-person Swiss team in the country, comprising five scientists from Geneva and three from Fribourg, who are working with colleagues from Mali, Germany and France.

The find was made in the area of the Dogon people, whose main ter-ritory is bisected by the Bandiagara Escarpment, a sandstone cliff up to 500 meters high and which stretches for about 150 kilometers. Swiss archaeologists have been digging in the area for 20 years.

Currently, archaeologists are con-centrating in Ounjougou, “a unique location with massive potential for discoveries,” according to Mayor. The

aim of the project is to learn more about humans and the environment during the Palaeolithic Period. The first settlements in the region date from around a million years ago. n

Excavating at the Bandiagara Plateau, Dogon Country, Mali.

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components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory to the ISS. The 16-day mission included five spacewalks and the installation of two platforms outside of the Japanese module. One platform is permanent and will serve as a “porch” for experiments that require direct exposure to space. The other is an experiment storage pal-let that will be detached and returned with the shuttle.

During the mission, Kibo’s robotic arm moved three experiments from the pallett to the platform. Future experi-ments also can be transferred to the platform from the inside using the labo-ratory’s airlock.

Experiments at Kibo focus on space medicine, biology, Earth observations, material production, biotechnology and communications research.

One part of the Kibo lab, the Space Environment Data Acquisition Equipment-Attached Payload (SEDA-AP) will measure space environment data at Kibo on the ISS. It is composed of equipment that supports launch, RMS handling, power/communica-tion interface, a mast that extends the neutron monitor sensor into space and equipment that measures space envi-ronment data.

SEDA-AP has eight measurement units:

• Neutron monitor• Heavy-ion telescope• Plasma monitor• Standard dose monitor• Atomic oxygen monitor• Electronic device evaluation

equipment• Microparticles capture• Space environment exposure

deviceOf particular interest to the material

world are the atomic oxygen monitor, the electronic device evaluation euip-ment, the microparticles capture device and space environment exposure device.

The AOM measures the amount of atomic oxygen in the ISS orbit and how it affects coatings and other materials in space. Atomic oxygen highly interacts

with thermal control materi-als and paints, reducing their thermal control ability. The thickness of thin carbon film is decreased because of ero-sion by atomic oxygen. The change in the thickness is calculated as resistance value. The integration flux of atomic oxygen can be measured by preparing a table showing the relation between the change in resistance value and integration flux of atomic oxygen in advance.

The EDEE collects data on how “single-event effects” (caused by radia-tion in the space) interact with materials and electronics. It detects single-event upset, single-event latchup and single-event burnout by monitoring the storage data inversion, the power supply current and the electric charge, respectively. The results should improve accuracy of the prediction of how a part will behave in space.

The MPCD cap-tures microparticles (space debris and micrometeoroids) that exist at the ISS orbit. Postretrieval analysis will enable researchers to estimate particle size, composition, collision velocity, etc., of captured particles. The MPCD consists of two materials: silica aerogel and a gold plate. The aerogel allows scientists to determine particle impact directions and velocities from tracks left in the material. The gold plate provides a means for measur-ing particle fluxes

and estimating impact velocities by ana-lyzing craters in the material.

The SEED exposes materials for space use (thermal control materials, solid lubricants, etc.) to the space envi-ronment. After retrieval, scientists will analyze the degradation of these materi-als caused by radiation, ultraviolet rays and atomic oxygen.

Kibo – “hope” in Japanese – is Japan’s first human space facility.

(Visit: http://kibo.jaxa.jp/en) n

One part of the Kibo lab, the Space Environment Data Acquisition Equipment-Attached Payload (SEDA-AP), mea-sures space environment data on the International Space Station.

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Members of The American Ceramic Society affirmed the selection of Marina R. Pascucci to be the organization’s president-elect in voting that took place June 25 through July 25. The Society’s current president-elect, Edwin R. Fuller Jr., will take his seat as president of ACerS this October and Pascucci will step up to the presidency in the fall of 2010. President John Kaniuk will stay on the Board of Directors, replac-ing Past President L. David Pye. Arun Varshneya continues as the Board’s Treasurer and will be starting the sec-ond year of his three-year term.

Voters also elected three new Board of Directors members, William Fahrenholtz, Linda E. Jones and James Marra. They will fill the vacancies left when the terms of Donald Bray, Richard Brow and John Mecholsky expire, also in October.

President-elect – Marina R. Pascucci earned her B.S. in ceramic science and her B.A. in chemistry from Alfred University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in ceramics and materials science

from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to joining CeraNova Corp. in 1997, Pascucci was an assistant profes-sor of materials science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She also has 10 years of industrial research experience as a senior member of technical staff at GTE Laboratories and as a research sci-entist at Battelle Laboratories.

Pascucci is an ACerS Fellow and has been a member of the Society for more than 30 years. She is cur-rently affiliated with the Basic Science Division, the Engineering Ceramics Division and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. She is a past chair of the New England Section and also has held officer positions in the Central Ohio Section. She has served on a number of ACerS Committees, including Publications, Honorary

Members, Nominating and Ross Coffin Purdy Award. She has served on the ACerS Board of Directors with a con-comitant appointment to the Finance Committee. She is currently a member of the Meetings Committee.

Director – William (Bill) Fahrenholtz received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in ceramic engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in chemical

engineering at the University of New Mexico. Fahrenholtz was a UNM research assistant professor of chemical and nuclear engineering before going to Missouri University of Science and Technology where he is a professor of ceramic engineering.

Fahrenholtz is an ACerS Fellow and member of the Basic Science Division. He has chaired the Publications and Education Integration Committee and has served as president of the Ceramic Educational Council. Fahrenholtz is affili-ated with Keramos and NICE and is past chair of the New Mexico Section. He has served as a reviewer of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.

Director – Linda E. Jones is the Hewlett Professor of Engineering and director of the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from

Pennsylvania State University. Jones is deeply committed to the advancement of women and underrepresented individuals in science, technology and engineering. She has edited one book and received nine teaching awards, including the State University of New York’s Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Jones was also recognized by the

State of New York as a SUNY Research Scholar for her work on high-temperature materials. She also has been named the American Carbon Society’s Graffin Lecturer. Jones serves on the American Carbon Society’s executive board. She is actively involved in the European and Asian Carbon Society. She is a Fellow of ACerS and has served as president of the ACerS Ceramic Educational Council.

Director – James (Jim) Marra is an advisory engineer in the Materials Science and Technology Directorate of the Savannah River National Laboratory. He received his Ph.D.

in ceramic and materials engineer-ing from Clemson University. Marra obtained an M.S. in materials engi-neering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He also obtained a B.S. degree in ceramic science and a B.A. degree in mathematics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He has been employed at the SRNL for the past 19 years. Prior to SRNL, Marra worked at Digital Equipment Corp.

Marra is a Fellow of ACerS and a member of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. He served as chair of the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division and is a past chair of the ACerS Publications Committee and the Editorial Advisory Board for the Bulletin. He has also served on the ACerS Nominating Committee. Marra currently serves as Advisor to the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division and serves on the ACerS Books Committee. He was twice the recipient of the Best Paper Award for the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division. Marra is also the current chair of the International Commission on Glass – Technical Committee on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Vitrification. n

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Student website gets new lookThe Material Advantage Student Program launched a new

website recently. It offers all the great information it did in the past with an updated and more modern look with better navi-gation. It has brand-new interactive features, including blog and social-networking capabilities.

A blog will be used to post special news and information, and to allow students to comment and share thoughts and opinions. Users will also be able to share information through popular social-networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. The partnering societies of Material Advantage think users will find a better organized, more comprehensive and faster online experience. (Visit: www.materialadvantage.org) n

ACerS section golf outings The Pittsburgh Section’s annual golf outing will be held on

Monday, Sept. 14, at Lindenwood Golf Club. Registration is from 10:00 a.m to noon, with a noon starting time. The format will be a best-ball scramble, and four-person teams. The cost for the event is $75 per person. This price includes golf, a beer and hot dog at the turn, prizes and dinner. Arrangements may be made to bring a guest to dinner. Hole sponsorships remain available at just $75 per hole. If you would like to attend or be a sponsor, please contact Eric Young via email at elakyoung7@msn.com or call (412) 860-7291.

The Rocky Mountain Section will hold its golf outing Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Water Valley Golf Course. Tee times start at 2:00 p.m.

Participants should plan on arriving at 1:00 p.m. A bucket of practice balls will be supplied by the Section. For those who want an advanced look at the links, Water Valley provides a virtual tour of the course at www.watervalley.com. The fee for 18 holes, with cart, is $30, and 12 slots are available at this reduced rate. Afterward (approximately 6:30 p.m.), the Section will provide sodas and appetizers in Austin’s Homestead Bar & Grill at the course’s end. Please RSVP to Erik Wagg as soon as possible via email at ewagg@reuscheco.com or call (970) 346-8577 or fax (970) 346-8575. n

ACerS FedEx benefit correctionSeveral great new health and consumer programs for

ACerS members were announced in the August Bulletin (see “ACerS introduces new benefits for members”). However, because of a misunderstanding with a vendor, one of the pro-grams described contained an error.

The FedEx Shipping service, which can provide ACerS members with as much as a 29 percent on select FedEx shipping services, is limited to use by members in the United States. The original description did not mention the limitation.

For detailed information about ACerS member benefits, visit www.ceramics.org/member-services/member-benefits/ or contact Marcia Stout at 614-794-5821 or via email at mstout@ceramics.org. n

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OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS

of The American Ceramic Society

regardingProposed Constitution Amendments

The Board of Directors recommends several amendments to the Constitution. The amendments will be voted on at the Annual Members Meeting, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Room 405 of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

If approved at the Annual Meeting, a ballot and detailed explana-tion of the amendments will be sent to each member who is quali-fied to vote, seeking final approval.

Article III, MeMberShIP, Section 2: amend by inserting the word “voting” and by striking the words “b. honorary Members; h. Student Members; and j. electronic Members;” Section 4: amend by striking the words “All categories of membership except honorary Members, Student Members, and electronic Members may vote on matters relating to the SOCIeTY, its Division or its Classes;” Section 5: amend to Section 4 and by inserting the word “voting” and striking the words “except honorary Members, Student Members, and electronic Members;” (New) Section 5: amend by inserting the words “The board of Directors may institute non-voting grades of membership as defined in the by-laws.”

Purpose: To specifically separate out the existing non-voting grades of membership and allow initiation of new grades of non-voting members to be created by the Board of Directors through By-law changes.

Article IV, OffICerS, Section 3: amend by striking the words “to serve for a period of two years”

Purpose: To strike the appointed term of the Executive Director as it is defined in the applicable employment contract.

Article VII, Meetings, Section 1: amend by striking the word “given” and by inserting in its place, the word “commu-nicated” and by striking the words “either in writing or by publication in any regular publication.”

Purpose: To provide for the use of the most effective and effi-cient means of communication.

Article IX, ClASSeS, Section 4: amend by striking the words “to wit: from the close of one Annual Meeting to the close of the next Annual Meeting.”

Purpose: To allow the officers of a Class to be installed at times other than the Annual Meeting.

Article X, DIVISIONS, Section 4: amend by striking the words “No member shall vote or hold office simultaneously in more than one Division;” Section 5: amend by striking

the words “to wit: from the close of one Annual Meeting to the close of the next Annual Meeting.”

Purpose: To allow members to vote in or hold office in more than one Division simultaneously, and to allow the officers of a Division to be installed at times other than the Annual Meeting.

Article XIV, bY-lAwS AND ruleS, Section 1: amend by striking the words “submitted in writing” and by inserting in their place, the word “noticed” and by striking the word “mailed” and by inserting in its place, the word “communi-cated” and by striking the word “published” and by insert-ing in its place, the word “communicated” and by striking the words “in a regular publication of the SOCIeTY.”

Purpose: To provide for the use of the most effective and effi-cient means of communication.

Article XV, AMeNDMeNTS, Section 1: amend by strik-ing the words “immediately transmit” and by inserting in its place, the word “communicate” and by inserting the word “voting” and by striking the words “publish it in a regular publication of the SOCIeTY prior to the meeting at which the proposed amendment is to be considered” and by inserting in their place, the words “communicate the proposal to the SOCIeTY voting membership for discus-sion and comment;” Section 2: amend by striking the words “Opportunity shall be given for discussion of the proposed amendment at the Annual Meeting next succeeding its pub-lication and said proposed amendment may be modified by a majority vote, if a quorum be present as provided in the by-laws” and by inserting in their place, the words “After a minimum 90 day opportunity for discussion of and comment on the proposed amendment, the board of Directors shall decide whether to amend the proposed amendment based on the discussion and comments;” and Section 3: amend by striking the words “The members attendant at such Annual Meeting shall, by majority vote, determine whether the pro-posed amendment shall be submitted to the SOCIeTY for formal adoption. In the event of an affirmative vote thereon, the full text of” and by inserting in their place, the words “After final approval by the board of Directors” and by strik-ing the words “published in an early issue of a regular publi-cations” and by inserting in their place, the words “commu-nicated to the voting membership.”

Purpose: To provide for a faster and more efficient process to make amendments to the Constitution.

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ACerS September short course: Ceramic Injection Molding

Date: Sept. 16–17, 2009Location: Doubletree Hotel,

San Diego, Calif.Instructor: Randall M. German,

San Diego State UniversityTopics include applications and examples, feedstock, binder

systems, mixing and rheological testing, tooling, molding machines, debinding options, sintering cycles, process simula-tion, inspection, testing, tricks to improve yield, cost structure and calculations, case studies, facilities design, research efforts, market analysis and emerging opportunities.

See the ACerS Short Courses web page for more informa-tion. Register online or call 1-866-721-3322. n

2010 GOMD annual meeting call for papersThe Glass & Optical Materials Division of ACerS has

issued a call for papers for its 2010 annual meeting to be held in Corning, N.Y., May 16–19, 2010. The meeting will exam-ine all aspects of the glassy state, from the initial melting and forming processes to glass structure–property relationships and cutting-edge applications.

Three concurrent symposia are planned, along with a spe-cial symposium to honor the memory of Robert H. Doremus. Students are also encouraged to submit abstracts and partici-pate in the student poster contest. Abstracts are due Nov. 9, 2009. Visit the GOMD Annual Meeting website (www.ceramics.org/glass-optical-materials-division-2010/) for more information. n

Interested in being an ACerS volunteer?Have you checked out the new Volunteer Resource page

on the website? There’s a volunteer interest form you can complete and submit online if you’d like to volunteer for the Society, and there are lots of resources for current volunteer leaders. Read what other members have said about their ACerS volunteer experiences and how much satisfaction they’ve gotten from helping.

Here are just a few of the ways you can help your Society:• Recruit new members; • Participate in the Young Professionals program; • Be a mentor; • Help organize a technical meeting• Write an article for the Bulletin;• Be a guest blogger; Take a look at the volunteer page and let us know how

you’d like to be involved. Visit www.ceramics.org/acers-com-munity/volunteer-leaders-center/. n

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Entries are invited for the 2009 BSD Ceramographic Competition

The Basic Science Division is again sponsoring the annual Ceramographic Competition at MS&T’09 in Pittsburgh. Choose from seven differ-ent ceramographic categories. The best entry wins the Roland B. Snow Best of Show prize. The rules for submit-ting entries are available online at www.ceramics.org/acers-community/award-winners-resources/roland-b-snow-award/. The deadline for submission is Oct. 21, 2009. n

Reminders:Materials Challenges 2010 – Call for papers

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Pickens scraps plan to build $12B wind farm

T. Boone Pickens scrapped plans to build a $12 billion wind farm in the Texas Panhandle, even though he already spent $2 billion ordering 687 giant wind turbines and $60 million promoting the plan.

The problem? The transmission lines can’t carry that much electricity.

Wind power is inconsistent. Transmission lines have to be designed to carry a maximum load even though production reaches peak levels only about 10 percent of the time.

When the wind blows hard, the wind farm produces energy. When the wind doesn’t blow, it doesn’t. It’s the same problem with solar energy. When the sun is out, you get energy. When it’s cloudy (or night), you don’t.

Power storage and power smoothing is one of the known hurdles. That’s why the DOE is investing in projects that range from water-pumping/behind-dam systems and capacitor banks to massive battery banks.

To see an interview of Pickens explaining his decision, visit www.you-tube.com/watch?v=vK2WnBxLG5Q n

Getting to concentrating solar thermal power’s potential

A new report released by the World Resources Institute claims that an enor-mous solar energy resource remains largely untapped in the Southwest of the

United States. The WRI offers Congress ways to tap into this abundant resource, particularly concentrating solar thermal power:

• Enact a price on carbon. CST currently is more expensive than coal and other fossil fuel sources. Because

T. Boone Pickens dropped plans to build a wind farm in the Texas Panhandle.

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CST is a low-carbon technology, enacting a carbon price would help the technology com-pete with conventional sources.

• Fund RD&D. Research, development and demonstration sup-port will facilitate cost reductions of materials and systems, including thermal energy storage, which can bring down costs to make CST com-petitive with conventional sources of baseload power.

• Create a national Renewable Energy Standard. Currently, some states with an RES have a solar “carve out,” or a percentage set aside that must come specifically from solar. A national RES, including a mandate for solar, would send a market signal to invest in renewables, such as CST.

• Push for CST in international tech-nology partnerships. China, India and countries in the Middle East and North Africa have great potential for CST. The World Bank’s Clean Technology Fund includes a program dedicated to deploying CST power.

• Improve the grid and transmission system. Greater federal oversight of the electricity grid and improved coordina-tion between grid operators will help bring CST power from the country’s prime CST area, the Southwest, to a broader area.

• Consider alternative investment incentives. While tax credits are impor-tant, they are subject to periodic and uncertain renewal, which presents a risk to investors. Moreover, in the current economy, tax-based incentives may not be as accessible to project developers as they have been in the past. Incentives, such as feed-in tariffs, widely used in Europe require utilities to pay renewable energy generators a fixed, above-whole-sale price for the power they produce. Thus, feed-in tariffs directly raise the price paid for renewable generation and guarantee it to a buyer over a period of

time – a more stable signal to investors. (Visit: www.wri.org) n

Stirling engine solar power system displayed at SNL facility

Four newly designed solar power col-lection dishes called Suncatchers were unveiled at Sandia’s National Solar Thermal Test Facility. The new dishes are the next-generation model of the original Suncatcher system. Engineers say they are designed for high-volume production, ease of maintenance and cost reductions, and could be in com-mercial service by 2010.

The modular solar thermal power Suncatcher uses precision mirrors attached to a parabolic dish to focus the sun’s rays onto a receiver, which transmits the heat to a Stirling engine. The engine is a sealed system filled with hydrogen. As the gas heats and cools, its pressure rises and falls. The change in pressure drives the piston inside the engine, producing mechanical power to drive a generator and makes electricity.

The new dishes are an improvement over the original Suncatcher system. “Six first-generation Suncatchers built over the past several years at the NSTTF have been producing up to 150 kilowatts of grid-ready electrical power during the day,” says Chuck Andraka, the lead Sandia project engineer. “Every part of the new system has been upgraded to allow for a high rate of pro-duction and cost reduction.”

The new Suncatcher is about 5,000

pounds lighter than the original, is round instead of rectangular to allow for more efficient use of steel, has improved optics and consists of 60 percent fewer engine parts. The revised design also has fewer mirrors – 40 instead of 80. The reflective mirrors are formed into a parabolic shape using a stamped sheet- metal technique, similar to that used to form the hood of a car. This approach, according to SNL and its partner, Stirling Energy Systems, allows high-volume production, cost reductions and easier maintenance.

“The new design of the Suncatcher represents more than a decade of innovative engineering and validation testing, making it ready for commercial-ization,” says Steve Cowman, CEO of Stirling Energy Systems. “By utilizing the automotive supply chain to manu-facture the Suncatcher, we’re lever-aging the talents of an industry that has refined high-volume production through an assembly line process. More than 90 percent of the Suncatcher components will be manufactured in North America.”

The new Suncatcher minimizes cost and land use and has numerous envi-ronmental advantages, Andraka says. “They have the lowest water use of any thermal–electric generating technology, require minimal grading and trenching, require no excavation for foundations and produce no greenhouse gas emissions while converting sunlight into electric-ity.” (Visit: www.sandia.gov/news/ resources/releases/2009/stirling.html)n

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Virginia Tech aims for the sky to win Solar Decathlon

Lumenhaus is Virginia Tech’s zero-energy home that can be completely powered by the sun and geothermal energy. Other sustainable features include the use of passive energy sys-tems, radiant heating and building materials made from renewable and/or recyclable sources.

The College of Architecture and Urban Studies is entering the house in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2009.

The house will be displayed out-side the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., for most of September. In October, Lumenhaus will be on display at the National Mall along with other entrants in the Solar Decathlon. And, Virginia Tech is one of only two U.S. universities invited to compete in the first Solar Decathlon

Europe, which will take place in Madrid in June 2010.

A powerful array of photovoltaic panels provides carbon-neutral energy to the house. The PVs, arranged in a single array that covers the roof, are built into the house during construction. The pan-els are bifacial, meaning they use both sides to increase energy output by up to 15 percent. Using an electric actuator, the entire PV array can be tilted to the optimal angle for each season (from zero degrees to a 17-degree angle in summer and to a 35-degree angle in winter).

The energy collected during the day will be radiated back out at night through a low-energy, long-lasting LED lighting system.

An advanced building façade is comprised of two independent layers: a metal shutter shade and a translu-cent insulating panel. The shutter shade slides along the north and south

façades, providing protection from direct sunlight while simultaneously allowing for indirect, natural light-ing, views to the exterior and privacy to those inside. The sliding insulating panel is a translucent polycarbonate panel filled with aerogel. Aerogel pro-vides insulation equivalent to a typical sold wall during harsh weather condi-tions without blocking natural light. n

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New Zealand develops roadmap to address nanoparticle safety

Amid growing worldwide concern about the potential effects of nano-particles, Kiwi scientists, academics and government officials want New Zealand to introduce a labeling sys-tem identifying nanomaterials used in products on supermarket shelves and to maintain a public database of nano-products.

Finely ground feed stocks have been around for quite a while, so the com-mercial use of nanosized materials is not necessarily new – although thinking about them as such is relatively novel. But manufacturers have stepped up the conscious use of nanomaterials, and reportedly they are already used in more than 800 consumer products, includ-ing cosmetics, sunblock, clothing, food, washing machines and refrigerators.

A report on the opportunities and

drawbacks of nanotechnology has just been published by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. It lists more than 70 actions the govern-ment should take.

Report editor and University of Canterbury physicist Simon Brown told The Press that apart from nano-technology’s obvious advantages in the computer and electronics world, there are known and unknown hazards.

Brown conveys a belief that the

Piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity to power nanoscale devicesA team of University of Houston

scientists has set out with the goal to use piezoelectrics to create nanodevic-es that can power electronics, such as cell phones, MP3 players and biomedi-cal implants.

“Nanodevices using piezoelectric materials will be light, environmen-tally friendly and draw on inexhaust-ible energy supplies,” says associate professor Pradeep Sharma, one of the creative minds at the Cullen College of Engineering running two projects on piezoelectrics. “Imagine a sensor on the wing of a plane or a satellite. Do we really want to change its bat-tery every time its power source gets exhausted? Hard-to-access devices could be self-powered.”

Although piezoelectrics have been used for many years, Sharma’s team is exploring new possibilities by beefing up the effect in existing piezoelectrics. Doing so requires understanding the phenomenon that spurs piezoelectric-ity, known as “flexoelectricity.”

“Flexoelectricity, at the nanoscale, allows you to coax ordinary material to behave like a piezoelectric one. Per-haps more importantly, this phenome-non exists in materials that are already piezoelectric. You can make the effect even larger,” Sharma says.

For example, the piezoelectricity in barium titanate can be increased by 300 percent when the material is reduced to a 2-nanometer beam and pressure

is applied. “Thus, you’ll take an ordi-nary piezoelectric material and really give it some juice,” he says.

Sharma under-scores the flexo-electric effect is a function of size – and the smaller the better, at least for generating piezoelec-tric power. Materials with nanoscale features, such as nano-scale-thin plates stacked on each other or materials with particles or holes the size of a few nanometers, exhibit a much larger flexoelectric effect, he says.

Sharma and Ken White, director of UH’s Center for Reliability of Ceram-ics, have been studying the relationship between flexoelectricity and elasticity. They wondered if elasticity is affected by flexoelectricity-caused electrical activity. The duo devised experiments that were focused on studying this phe-nomenon in single crystals.

Sharma and White received an NSF grant in 2008 to develop a method they named nanoindentation. Nano-indentation uses the tip of an atomic force microscope to make indentations to evaluate the material’s hardness.

“We basically predicted that, when you poke [a single crystal], because of this electrical activity, depending

upon how big a crater you create, your elastic behavior will change. It’s not supposed to. Ordinarily, whether you make a big crater or small crater, if you calculate how stiff it is or soft it is, it’ll give you the same answer – a con-stant,” Sharma says.

“By monitoring the stiffness of the material as the crater became larger and larger,” White says, “we discov-ered a change in elasticity relative to size, which could only be explained by flexoelectric effect.”

Although a fair amount of research on piezoelectrics has been done, White says, the fabrication of piezo-electric nanostructures remains chal-lenging. The amount of power that can be harvested is still too low to actually power wearable devices, he says, unless efficient electric storage solutions, like nanocapacitors, also are conceived. n

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New Zealand government has yet to face up to nanotechnology.“My impression is they’re keen to work on the issues, but their

departments don’t see it as a priority. Fundamentally, it’s been well established that some nanoparticles cause negative health impacts. We know that certain nanoparticles cause cancer, dam-age genes and can accumulate in your brain if they get into your body,” says Brown. “How should we regulate new products when there is a lack of clarity about the risks? And how do we balance the benefits and risks?”

Silver nanoparticles used in disposable diapers are example of the possible risks.

“Do they accumulate in sewage ponds, which may stop them breaking down the sludge because they are antibacterial, or if it is then used as fertilizer, is it possible those nanoparticles will accu-mulate in those plants that grow?” Brown asks.

Another example of unintended consequences had been found in Australia, where sunblock containing nanoparticles used by roofing workers had been shown to cause unpredicted chemical reactions when it fell on to a roof, prematurely corroding the iron.

“It is this potential for the unexpected that makes this difficult to deal with. There’s not just the potential for health and environ-mental risk, but a business risk too. Labeling gives people a choice and instills a bit of discipline on the system, but it’s not a solution in itself. The worst thing we can do, which is what we’re doing at the moment, is sit around and do nothing,” Brown says. n

Strong forecast for nanotechnology food packagingNanotechnology is poised to have a big impact in food and bev-

erage packaging, according to a report published by IRAP.A thin layer of nanoparticles is sufficient to change the proper-

ties of packaging materials without significant changes in density,

The safety of products containing nanoparticles, such as sunscreen, is being investigated by New Zealand’s Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.

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transparency and processing character-istics. The addition of certain nano-particles into shaped objects and films has been shown to render them light, fire resistant and stronger in terms of mechanical and thermal performance, as well as less permeable to gases. IRAP says new packaging solutions will focus more on food safety by controlling microbial growth, delaying oxidation and improving tamper visibility and convenience.

According to the report, three basic categories of nanotechnology applica-tions and functionalities appear to be in development for food packaging: improved plastic materials barriers; incorporated active components that can deliver functional attributes beyond those of conventional active packaging; and included materials that can sense and signal relevant information. Expect to see new food packaging materials with improved mechanical, barrier and antimi-crobial properties, and nanosensors that can monitor and report on the condition of food during transport and storage.

According to Nano-Enabled Packag-ing for the Food and Beverage Industry – A Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis, the total nanoenabled food and beverage packaging market in the year 2008 was $4.13 billion, which is expected to grow in 2009 to $4.21 billion and forecasted to grow to $7.30 billion by 2014, at a CAGR of 11.65 percent. Active technology represents the largest share of the market and will

continue to do so in 2014, with $4.35 billion in sales. The intelligent segment will grow to $2.47 billion sales.

Time–temperature indicators are a major share of intelligent packaging, with radio-frequency identification data tags forecasted to show the strongest growth in this category in the future.

In food products, the bakery and meat products categories have attracted the most nanopackaging applications. In beverages, carbonated drinks and bottled water dominate.

Among the regions, Asia, in par-ticular Japan, is the market leader in active nanoenabled packaging, with 45 percent of the current market, valued at $1.86 billion in 2008 and projected to grow to $3.43 billion by 2014, at a CAGR of 12.63 percent.

In the United States, Japan and Australia, active packagings are already being successfully applied to extend shelf life while maintaining nutritional quality and ensuring microbiological safety. Examples of commercial applica-tions include oxygen scavengers (for sliced processed meat, ready-to-eat meals and beer), moisture absorbers (for fresh meat, poultry and fresh fish) and ethylene-scavenging bags (for packag-ing of fruit and vegetables).

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Practical Progress in BrazilPractical Progress in Brazil

Each year, we dedicate one of the issues of the Bulletin to look at the state of ceramics in impor-tant areas outside the United States. In 2008, the Bulletin explored the world of ceramics in China because of that nation’s enormous influence on science and industry. This year, we decided to focus on South America and, particularly, on Brazil.

Similar to China, Brazil is another nation described as an “emerging market.” And, as in the case of China, the words emerging market perhaps understate the significance that Brazil is having on South America and the world. Brazil is rich in raw materials; contains several developed ports within its borders; and has a large and relatively well-educated popu-lation, a growing system of higher education and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities in fields that include steelmaking and automobile manufacturing.

Other nations, such as Chile and Argentina, also Other nations, such as Chile and Argentina, also are experiencing strong economic growth, while some less-developed countries, such as Bolivia (see the August 2009 Bulletin), possess key strategic resources and large workforces.

Those that ignore Brazil and the rest of South America do so at their own risk.

- Peter Wray

Expertise in nanotechnology and other advanced ceramics is building, but prac-tical applications fuel ceramics in South America’s largest nation.

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bioceramic/bioglass implants, bioceramic/bioglass implants, with a specific focus on materi-with a specific focus on materi-

als being tested as bone substi-tutes used in dental implants. (See tutes used in dental implants. (See

page 18 an abstract of the study.) page 18 an abstract of the study.) Authors Juliana Marchi, Carina S. Delfino, José C. Bressiani, Ana H.A. Bressiani and Márcia M. Marques are all affiliated with universities in Brazil. Their research was supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation.

Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht have collaborated on many English-Spanish bilingual research, reporting and writing projects, from National Geographic books to content created for a portal that covers foreign trade requirements and resources in 50 countries. They are partners in Aphra Communications, which maintains offices in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and in New York City.

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Practical Progress in Brazil

The paper is the latest example of efforts being made in Brazil to expand the scope of technological capability within its ceramics industry. Although most of the industry’s rev-enue continues to be generated by the ceramic tile-making sector, Leonardo Curimbaba Ferreira, president of the national professional group Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica, is monitoring the technology-related sectors for signs of advancement.

“We see a lot of movement here in Brazil in nanotechnology,” says Curimbaba Ferreira. “There are some institutes in Brazil that are gearing up a lot of money in nanotechnology, which is quite new.”

“Nanotechnology and Ceramics Products: Big Opportunities and Risks,” is the subject of a seminar being con-ducted this month by Rafael Salomão, professor and docent of the post-graduate program in nanosciences and advanced materials at the Universidade Federal de ABC in Santo André, São Paulo. His presentation will cover such topics as methods of synthesizing and growing nanoparticles and nanotubes, as well as a variety of applications of the technology.

Salomão is co-author, with Victor Carlos Pandolfelli, of a paper entitled, “Polypropylene Fibers and their Effects on Processing Refractory Castables.” That work analyzed rheology, dynamic permeability, drying and the likelihood of explosion of polypropylene fibers containing castables. Pandolfelli, a pro-fessor in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, says Brazilian

academic research in the materials engineering area of ceramics is “focused on solving industrial needs and devel-oping new products … If you go to mathematics, physics, perhaps they’re still trying to be at the forefront of knowledge. But on the engineering side, it’s focused on doing research for solving problems or developing new materials.” This emphasis on research that has practical application is part of what makes the current atmosphere in the Brazilian ceramics sectors attrac-tive, he adds.

Pandolfelli also is anticipating sig-nificant growth within the production of heat-resistant and fireproof ceram-ics. A driving force is Brazil’s plans to double steel production in the next four years. That expansion will create paral-lel opportunities in that sector of the ceramics industry, which he says will experience a sharp increase in require-ments for graduating students and new professionals.

That’s good news for students, because, according to Curimbaba Ferreira, in the current climate, many who complete their studies in ceramics engineering subsequently take jobs in better-paying fields. “Most of them do not stay in ceramics. They go to work in banks and financial institutions, because they pay more than most of the ceramic industry.” His alma mater, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, which he estimates graduates 10–15 ceramic engineers each year, has a strong curriculum in heat-resistant and fireproof ceramic technologies.

Asked what he regards as other top universities for the industry, he

cited the Universidade de São Paulo, which has an institute dedicated to research of uses of nuclear science in the development of ceramics materi-als. In addition, he mentioned the Universidade Estadual Paulista, whose chemistry department works with the Universidade Federal de São Carlos to develop ceramics for use in nanotech-nology.

Noteworthy university research also has been conducted at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, where a research team published a paper entitled, “Porcelain Casting Slips Formulated with Waste Glass.” The study investigated what happens when waste glass is introduced into the com-position of a ceramic body in an indus-trial slip-casting process.

Collaboration among teams at multiple universities and institutes also is common, as was the case with the publication of, “Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis of Densification of Silicon Carbide Ceramics with (SiO2–Dy2O3–Al2O3) Additives.” That study was the work of a team whose members included faculty from the Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais at the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, the Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas at the Universidade Federal de ABC and the Instituto de Química, IQ Universidade Estadual de Campinas, all located in São Paulo.

Knowledge sharing often crosses borders to take advantage of the inter-national knowledge base. Curimbaba Ferreira says that, at this stage, Brazilian ceramics technology development is heavily dependent on use of foreign knowledge shared via networking with universities and institutes worldwide. Foreign funding generally is not the focal point, he says, although compa-nies from other countries have provided funding or become joint venture part-ners on certain projects. However, for the most part, Brazilian companies have adequate domestic sources for funding. “They look for technology from foreign partners,” he says. “They don’t look for money. They look for different ways to improve productivity, reduce costs and

Abstract: Cell Proliferation of Human Fibroblasts on Alumina and Hydroxyapatite-Based Ceramics with Different Surface Treatments

Biocompatibility is an important characteristic of dental implant material, and in-vitro tests are required to elucidate the interaction between these materials and human tissues. Cell proliferation assays were done with fibroblasts plated on the surface of alumina- and hydroxyapatite-sintered samples, each with a different surface treatment (sintered, recti-fied or polished). After one, two and three days, the samples were prepared for scanning electron microscopy observations. The data were compared by analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s test. It was concluded that neither the hydroxyapatite nor alumina substrate is cytotoxic, and hydroxyapatite is more biocompatible than alumina.

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be more competitive … with foreign products.”

One area in which Brazilian prod-ucts are competing very successfully is ceramic tile. The Associação Nacional de Fabricantes de Cerâmica para Revestimento (ANFACER), Brazil’s professional association for ceramic-tile manufacturers, promotes Brazil as “one of the major international players in the ceramic-coverings market. The country is currently the second-largest producer and consumer, and the fifth-largest exporter in the world.”

Antonio Carlos Kieling, the associa-tion’s CEO, is particularly optimistic about the growth of porcelain tile. “Brazilian producers are aligned with the best technology available in the world, and almost all of its production is in accordance with international standards of quality,” he says. In 2007, the country published NBR 15463rd, the Brazilian standard for porcelain, “the first global initiative to standardize the production process of porcelain.” In addition, he says, tile manufacturers are working on continued design enhance-ments that already have established Brazil’s international reputation for distinct design quality. Another trend in this sector of the industry is envi-ronmentally friendly products, another area that Brazilians think will increase international appeal.

As has been the case throughout the world, the construction industry in Brazil has been hurt by the global eco-nomic crisis, and the level of opportu-nity in the industry will be determined to some extent by the speed of global economic recovery. However, Kieling says the country offers a wide variety of advantages to foreign companies that are interested in investments, joint ventures or other business dealings with ceramics companies in Brazil. Those advantages include “a modern industrial park, capacity management [and] avail-ability of energy and raw materials of all kinds.” Brazil also is home to 14 percent of the world’s renewable fresh-water supply.

Curimbaba Ferreira also cites Brazil’s mineral wealth as one of its most attrac-tive attributes for companies in North

America, Europe or Asia that are interested in engaging in international trade in the region. “We have good raw materials. It’s a key for competition,” he says. The country needs that competi-tive edge, he adds frankly, because, at this stage of the industry’s evolution, “We can’t do really good technical ceramics and compete right now with the United States, Japan and Germany.”

That lack of world-class competitive-ness on the technology side plays a key role in keeping the majority of the industry focused on traditional ceramics – for now. However, university studies on the techni-cal side of ceramics are on the rise, helping to develop the human resources capacity that will be needed to move ahead in other sectors. Although nontradi-tional ceramics sectors remain in their infancy in Brazil, the industry already is preparing for its next generation of technological trends. n

The Brazilian MarketThe United States is Brazil’s number-one trading partner in exports and imports, followed by Argentina and China. The State Department also offers this assessment of the Brazilian market: “Growth estimates for the second half of 2009 and 2010 are positive. Brazil is now a net creditor nation, and the current crisis notwithstanding, has in recent years experi-enced sustained growth, strong exports, healthy external accounts, moderate inflation, decreasing unemployment and reductions in the debt-to-GDP ratio. … However, significant vulnerabilities remain in the Brazilian economy. The total tax burden is high, income distribution remains skewed and the private business community complains of burdensome regulation.”

The U.S. Commercial Service, a division of the U.S. Com-merce Department, provides a 2009 country commercial guide to doing business with Brazil at www.focusbrazil.org.br/ccg/.

Large-scale steelmaking continues to fuel the demand for refractory products and innovation in Brazil.

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construction materials and white construction materials and white line products. As worldwide demand line products. As worldwide demand

increases in the industry’s technology-increases in the industry’s technology-related sectors, South American ceramics related sectors, South American ceramics

leaders are beginning to position themselves leaders are beginning to position themselves for a role in this growth. Companies are making for a role in this growth. Companies are making investments that will qualify them for participa-investments that will qualify them for participa-

tion in the worldwide ceramics market, such as tion in the worldwide ceramics market, such as adopting the industry’s best practices and achiev-adopting the industry’s best practices and achiev-ing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.ing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

Together, Brazil and Venezuela account for 70 Together, Brazil and Venezuela account for 70 percent of ceramics production in the region, fol-lowed by Argentina (14 percent), Uruguay,

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Paraguay and Bolivia. However, com-panies throughout the region are expe-riencing growth. For example, Peruvian ceramics export volume grew by 44 percent in 2008.

Conscious of emerging opportunities in the sector, even family-owned tra-ditional ceramics companies are look-ing for ways to improve their market position. Esteban Argerich, one of the proprietors of Cerámicas Il Bel Bagno of Buenos Aires, Argentina, wrote his uni-versity thesis about “the possibility that the Argentine ceramics industry could assume the role of agent for economic, academic and social development.”

The company, similar to many in the region, is focused on style innovations, such as mixed uses of ceramics, marble, stone and glass, that are establishing South America as a global leader in ceramics design.

Alejandro Coronado, general manag-er of one of Bolivia’s largest producers, distributors and exporters, Cerámicas Gladymar, is seeing the same design trend toward more high-end ceramics. “The production segment that is most selective regarding designs is being influenced by the European market,” he says. The company has formed strategic partnerships with vendors in Spain, Italy and Brazil to meet the growing demand for ceramics that represent the latest design trends and are character-ized by a sense of “design harmony equal to what is found in nature.”

Although South America has developed little in the way of new ceramics material technologies, it already is implementing the use of technologies developed in other parts of the world. In Chile, for example, the Fondo de Fomento y Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico has com-pleted a study entitled, “Advanced Ceramics: Technology Development for the Improvement of Industrial Productivity.” Given the region’s eco-nomic disadvantage relative to North America, Europe and Asia, the indus-try in South America is particularly concerned with technology advances that can enhance its productivity and efficiency.

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South American Ceramics DirectoryThe following online resources pro-vide information about the scope and breadth of activities within the South American ceramics industry, as well as contacts to assist U.S. companies in networking within the region. Many of the Brazilian resources, including many individual companies’ websites, are available in English and Spanish as well as Portuguese.

Professional Associations and PublicationsSouth America

The Asiociasion Latino-americana de Frabricantes de Refractarios is a nonprofit civil associ-ation with its sceretariat located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1967, the main goals of ALAFAR are to give technical assistance to Latin American refractories companies, promote sci-entific exchange among its members, promote regional interests of its refrac-tory industry, develop technicians and a specialized workforce, publish sci-entific literature, participate in related conferences, establish correct nomen-clature and classification of refractory products, and maintain statistics on the refractory industry.

Phone: +55 (31) 3411-8183Fax: +55 (31) 3411-8183 email: alafar@terra.com.brWebsite: www.alafar.org

ArgentinaThe Asociación Técnica

Argentina de Cerámica is Argentina’s professional association for the ceram-ics industry. Founded in 1962, its

core objec-tive is to unite “those with an inter-est in the science, art and technol-ogy of the ceramics, glass and related industries and share, by way of congresses, conferences, courses and publications, each sec-tor’s research and developments.”

Address:Perú 1420 - (1141) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Phone: None providedFax: +54 (11) 4362-4510 email: atacer2@yahoo.com.arWebsite: www.ceramicaycristal.com/atac.htm

President: Gregorio Domato

Note: According to the Website, ATAC maintains only part-time business hours, Monday–Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ATAC also has a London-based European delegate who is a member of ACerS and can field inqui-ries in English:

Aldo BoccacciniImperial College Department of MaterialsPrince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, EnglandPhone: +44 (20) 7594-6731Fax:+44 (20) 7584-3194email: a.boccaccini@imperial.ac.uk Revista Ceramica y Cristal (Ceramic and Crystal Magazine) is ATAC’s official publication. It is published twice a year, and back issues are available online at www.ceramicaycristal.com. Address: Esteban de Luca 2252 dto.2 - (1246)

Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPhone and Fax: +54 (11) 4943-5799email: ciclo@ceramicaycristal.com.arWebsite: www.ceramicaycristal.com/

Editorial Director: Luis Arnoldo Alonso Ibáñez

BrazilThe Associação Brasileira

de Cerâmica (ABC), the Brazilian Ceramics Society, was founded in 1953 to promote the interests of companies and professioals involved in ceramics science, technology and teaching as well as entrepreneurial activities within the sector. ABC’s website is published in Portuguese only, but its executives and staff members include professionals who can reply to inquiries in English.

Address:Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, 532Cidade Universitária - IPTPrédio 36 - 2º andar - sala 305508-901 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil

Phone/Fax: +55 (11) 3768-7101 or 3768-4284email: abceram@abceram.org.brWebsite: www.abceram.org.br/asp/abc_0.asp

President: Leonardo Curimbaba FerreiraCerâmica, the association’s official journal, is published bimonthly for distribution to more than 700 members

of the organization as well as libraries worldwide. The magazine “accepts original (and review) articles in the entire field of ceramic science and technology.” A brief English-language description of the magazine is acces-sible at www.scielo.br/revistas/ce/iaboutj.htm.

The Associação Nacional de Fabricantes de Cerâmica para Revestimento (ANFACER) is Brazil’s national association of ceramic-tile manufacturers. Founded in 1984, it represents a sector composed of 94 companies that operate 117 indus-trial plants in 17 states. ANFACER’s members represent 85 percent of production and 95 percent of exports of ceramic tile in Brazil.

The organization’s website is trilingual (Portuguese, Spanish and English).

Address:Av. Paulista 453 / 7º andar - Cj. 71São Paulo - SP - BrasilCEP: 01311-907

Phone: +55 (11) 3289-7555 Fax: +55 (11) 3287-9624email: info@anfacer.org.brWebsite: www.anfacer.org.br/

The Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Eletroquímica e Cerâmica, spon-sored by the Universidade Estadual Paulista, was founded in 1988 to explore joint ventures in electrochem-istry and ceramics utilizing niobium. Its

However, for the moment, the region will remain largely dependent on foreign development of the technolo-gies necessary to meet those objectives. University degree programs in indus-trial ceramics are highly specialized and not widely available. For the most part, only the largest universities located in centers that produce a high volume of ceramics offer specialized programs of study in industrial ceramics. Although these conditions will impede ceramics industry research and training at least for the short term, particularly in view of the worldwide economic crisis, they also create potential opportunities for companies outside the region that are interested in exploring partnerships with South American companies. n

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UNITECR Coming to BrazilOne sign of Brazil’s standing in the world of ceramic materials is that the 11th Unified Inter-national Technical Conference on Refractories will be held Oct. 13–16, 2009, in Salvador, Brazil. UNITECR is a biennial international conference held to contribute to the progress and exchange of industrial knowledge and technologies concerning refractories.

It isn’t surprising that Brazil will be the stage for the 2009 conference. That country’s ac-tive steel industry has made it a major player in the world of refractories. Another factor is that the Asociacion Latinoamericana de Farbricantes de Refractorios – the Latin American Association of Refractory Manufacturers – is one of the four “Founding Member Organiza-tions” of UNITECR (the other three are ACerS, the German Refractories Association and Japan’s Technical Association of Refractories). Indeed, Brazil also was host to the 1993 UNITECR meeting.

UNITECR technical sessions themes include Nanoengineered Refractories, Carbon Refrac-tories, Blast Furnace/Coke Ovens Refractories, Advances in Refractories Basic Science, Globalized Education, Raw Materials, Ex-Situ and In-Situ Characterization, Modeling and Simulation, Refractories for Cement and Lime, Refractories for Nonferrous Metallurgy, Refractories for BOF/EAF, Advanced Testing and Manufacturing, and Installation and Equipment. Participants will be attending from around the world, and, as early as June, organizers said that more than 240 papers had been accepted for the program.

Besides technical sessions, UNITECR features a welcoming cocktail reception and a gala dinner. The venue also serves as a meeting location for related refractories meetings, such as the ISO TC 33 Committee, the International Standards Organizations Technical Commit-tee on Refractory Standards and the Federation for International Refractory Research and Education.

For information about the schedule and registration for UNITECR, visit www.unitecr2009.org.

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principal line of research is the synthesis and devel-opment of new ceramics and electronics materials.

Website: www.liec.iq.unesp.br/portal/

VenezuelaCINVICRE (Cámara de la Industria del Vidrio, Cerámica, Refractarios e Industrias Afines) is Venezuela’s chamber of commerce for the glass, ceramics, fireproof and related industries. The orga-nization describes itself as a coalition of “sectors whose processes and products are varied, aligned in their purpose and in the goal of continued advances in the development of this industrial sector.”

Address:Calle Los Laboratorios, Torre Beta, Piso 3, Oficina 301Los Ruices, Caracas1070, Venezuela

Phone: +58 (212) 232-9563 or 238-3061Fax: +58 (212) 232-9563email: cinvicre@cantv.netWebsite: www.cinvicre.com

Executive Director: Abogada Miriam Briceño Pellín (Note: “Abogada” means lawyer in Spanish and is used here as a title, in accordance with the manner in which Sra. Briceño Pellín’s name is listed on the website.)

According to CINVINCRE, no one on staff speaks English. Therefore, a Spanish speaker is needed to communicate with the organization.

CompANIES

ArgentinaATAC Vendor Guidewww.ceramicaycristal.com/c-guia-b.htm This extensive listing, prepared by ATAC, provides contact information for vendors of ceramics materi-als, machinery and services in Argentina. Carbo San Luis*Products: Refractory products and themral insulat-ing materialsPhone: +54 (11) 4373-4439Fax: +54 (11) 4372-3331ventas@carbosanluis.com.arwww.thermalceramics.com/_offices/offices.asp?office=Argentina

Cerro Negro Cerámicas Argentinas*Products: Roof and flooring tilePhone: +54 (11) 4790-0200Fax: +54 (11) 4790-2772www.cerronegro.com.ar

San Lorenzo - Cerámicas Argentinas*Products: Roof material, panels, and floor and wall coveringsPhone/fax: +54 (11) 5777-2200 email: info@ceramicasanlorenzo.comwww.ceramicasanlorenzo.com

BoliviaGladymarProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +591 3 346-6110Fax: +591 3 346-3877gladymar@gruporoda.comwww.gladymar.bo

FaboceProducts: floor and wall tilewww.faboce.com.bo

BrazilAlfagrês*Products: TilePhone: +19 3576-1374Fax: +19 3576-1595www.alfagres.com.br

*Identifies company websites with English translations.

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South American Ceramics Directory

Amazonika(19) 3862-8811email: info@amazonikabrasil.com.brwww.amazonikabrasil.com.br

Angelgrês*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone/fax: +55 (48) 3521-0600www.angelgres.com.br

AnhangueraProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3556-9500info@anhanguerapisos.com.brwww.anhanguerapisos.com.br

Antigua*Products: Foor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3543-4201www.antigua.com.br

Atlas*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3673-9600Fax:+55 (19) 3673-1132 www.ceratlas.com.br

Arte 27 Products: Floor and wall tilewww.arte27.com.br

Batistella*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 2113-4833Fax: +55 (19) 3442-4758email: export@batistella.com.br www.batistella.com.br

BiancogrêsProducts: Interior and exterior tilePhone: +55 (27) 3421-9000 Fax: +55 (27) 3421-9045www.biancogres.com.br

BuschinelliProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-9999www.buschinelli.com.br

CarbusProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3546-9100Fax: +55 (19) 3546-3759carbus@carbus.com.brwww.carbus.com.br

Casagrande*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (41) 2106-8228Fax: +55 (41) 2106-8230rcasagrande@rcasagrande.com.brwww.rcasagrande.com.br

CECAFIProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3556-9600Fax: +55 (19) 3556-9601www.cecafi.com.br

CECRISAProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3431-6333Fax: +55 (48) 3431-6003www.ceramicaportinari.com.br

CEDASAPhone: +55 (19) 3545-8700Fax: +55 (19) 3545-8707suporte@cedasa.com.brwww.cedasa.com.br

Cejatel*Products: Roof and floor tilePhone: +55 (48) 3624-1001Fax: +55 (48) 3624-1001pisos@cejatel.com.brwww.cejatel.com.br

CERALProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3556-9100 adriane@ceralpisos.com.brwww.ceralpisos.com.br

CEUSA*Products: Interior and exterior floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3441-2000Fax: +55 (48) 3441-2031www.ceusa.com.br

ChiarelliProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3891-9200Fax: +55 (19) 3891-9290www.chiarelli.com.br

DuragresProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3522-3700contato@deltaceramica.com.brwww.duragres.com.br

Eliane Revestimentos CeramicosProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (11) 2122-7272www.eliane.com

Elizabeth Products: Tile and sanitarywarePhone: +55 (83) 2107-2000elizabeth@ceramicaelizabeth.com.brwww.ceramicaelizabeth.com.br

Embramaco*Products: Floor and wall tilewww.embramaco.com.br

EscurialProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (79) 3279-2400Fax: +55 (79) 3254-1305escurial@escurial.com.brwww.escurial.com.br

Formigrês*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-8880Fax: +55 (19) 3545-1130dirceu.rh@formigres.com.brwww.formigres.com.br

Gabriella*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3431-7000sac@gabcer.com.brwww.gabriellanet.com.br

Gail Arquitetura Em CerâmicaProducts: Interior and exterior tilePhone: +55 (92) 3611-4582casabella@argo.com.brwww.gail.com.br

GiseliProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 2101-1856cagiseli@giseli.com.brwww.giseli.com.br

Gyotoku*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (75) 3616-4515danilo.bastos@oi.comwww.gyotoku.com.br

Henry mosaicosProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3447-0924Fax: +55 (48) 3447-1621henrycer@terra.com.brwww.henryceramicos.com.br

INCEFRA*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (11) 2942-0395export@incefra.com.brwww.incefra.com.br

INCEpAProducts: Floor and wall tile, and sani-tarywarePhone: +55 (41) 2105-2500www.incepa.com.brwww.incepa.com.br

INCESAProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (33) 9984-0345geraldarepresentacoes@yahoo.com.brwww.ceramicaincesa.com.br

INCopISoS*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-8660Fax: +55 (19) 3545-8660www.incopisos.com.br

Inti*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3628-1222Fax: +55 (48) 3628-1562vendas@intinet.com.brwww.intinet.com.br

Itagres*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3631-2000Fax: +55 (48) 3631-2020 www.itagres.com.br

Jatobá*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3826-7600Fax: +55 (19) 3826-7618comercial@jatoba.com.brwww.jatoba.com.br

Kardenia*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3534-2088Fax: +55 (19) 3534-0644www.kardenia.com.br

Kera CerâmicaProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3429-7000atendimento@grupolef.com.brwww.keraceramica.com.br

Lanzi*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3891-9800 www.lanzi.ind.br LEFProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3429-7000atendimento@grupolef.com.brwww.lef.com.br

Lepri Finas Cerâmicas RústicasProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (11) 5506-1390Fax: +55 (11) 5506-1584www.lepriceramicas.com.br

magnesita RefratáriosProducts: Refractory materialsPhone: +55 (31) 3368-1111www.grupomagnesita.com.br

mAJopARProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-8700Fax: +55 (19) 3545-8707www.majopar.com.br

mazza CerâmicasProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (11) 3673-1018www.mazzaceramicas.com.br

moliza*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3434-8500Fax: +55 (48) 3434-1110www.moliza.com.br

morganite Brazil LTDA*Products: Thermal insulationPhone: +55 (21) 3305 7400Fax: +55 (21) 2418 1205fibras@morganitethermal.com.brwww.thermalceramics.com/_offices/offices.asp?office=Brazil

mosarte*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: + 55 (48) 3345-3000Fax: + 55 (48) 3345-3036 www.mosarte.com.br

Nina martinelli*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3673-1015vendas@ninamartinelli.com.br www.ninamartinelli.com.br

pAmESAProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (11) 3972-5499edilaine@pamesa.com.brwww.pamesa.com.br

pisoforte*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3431-5555Fax: +55 (48) 3431-5522pisoforte@pisoforte.com.br www.pisoforte.com.br

porcellanati*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3631-2000Fax: +55 (48) 3631-2020www.porcellanati.com.br

porto Ferreira Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3589-4000Fax: +55 (19) 3589-1221www.ceramicaportoferreira.com.br

porto VelhoProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (92) 8155-1838farias8000@yahoo.com.br www.cerbras.com.br

portobello*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (48) 3279-2222 Fax: +55 (48) 3279-2232www.portobello.com.br

Strufaldi*Products: Interior and exterior tilePhone: +55 (15) 3322-2222comercial@strufaldi.com.brwww.strufaldi.com.br

Studio marmo Products: Floor and glass tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-2453Fax: +55 (19) 3545-4387studiomarmo@studiomarmo.com.brwww.studiomarmo.com.br

Super NGK*Products: Automotive parts, technical ceramics, tilevenda_ceramica@ngkntk.com.br www.ngkntk.com.br

*Identifies company websites with English translations.

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Tecnogrês*Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (0800) 701-3553www.tecnogres.com.brwww.tecnogres.com.br

UnigrêsProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: + 55 (19) 2113-4700Fax: +55 (19) 2113-4729www.unigres.com.br

VideiraProducts: Tubes and plugsPhone: +55 (19) 3673-1015 Fax : +55 (19) 3673-1015 www.organizacaovideira.com.br

Vidro Real pastilhas De Vidro Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3869-8928Fax: +55 (19) 9774-8500Email: elzordan@uol.com.brwww.vidroreal.com VillagresProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +55 (19) 3545-9000Fax: +55 (19) 3545-9000fabiana@villagres.com.brwww.villagres.com.br

ChileCarbo Chile, S.A.* Products: Refractory products, thermal insulating materials and wear resistant materialsPhone: +56 (2) 854-1064Fax: +56 (2) 854-1962

carbochile@carbochile.clwww.thermalceramics.com/_offices/offices.asp?office=Chile

Refractarios Iunge Ltda.Products: Refractory materialsPhone: 56 (2) 745-3613 Fax 56 (2) 745-3614 www.iunge.cl

ColombiaERECoSProducts: Refractory materials and cementsPhone: 232 26 00Fax: 262 06 58erecos@erecos.comwww.erecos.com

Thermal Ceramics de Colombia SAProducts: Refractory materialsPhone: +57 (2) 228 2803Fax: +57 (2) 237 2205thermal@ert.com.cowww.thermalceramics.com/_offices/offices.asp?office=Colombia

paraguayCerámica paraguaya, S.A. Products: Roofing tile and brickPhone: +595 (21) 290-596Fax: +595 (21) 290-560ricardomaluff@ceramicaparaguaya.com.pywww.ceramicaparaguaya.com.py

peruRepsa Refractarios peruanosProducts: Refractory materialsPhone: (511)5151100

Fax: (511)4641181E-mail: ventas@repsa.com.pewww.repsa.com.pe/

UruguayGrupo Acher Uruguay Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +005982 487-5630www.acher.com.uy

VenezuelaBalgres, C.A.Products: Floor and wall tilePhone: +02 (39) 500-3111Fax: +02 (39) 500-3185export@balgres.comwww.balgres.com/

Calderys Refractarios Venezolanos, S.A. Products: Industrial ceramicsPhone: +58 (286) 994-1211Fax: +58 (286) 994-1634venezuela@calderys.comwww.ve.calderys-group.com/

Cerámica Carabobo, S.A.C.A.*Products: Tile, tableware and refrac-toriesPhone: +0241 813-4299Fax: +0241 813-4194www.ceramica-carabobo.com/

Cerámicas CaribeProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +58 (212) 7000-227vanessa.medina@ceramicascaribe.comwww.ceramicascaribe.com/

Revestimientos Venezolanos De Cerámica, S.A. (REVESTIVENSA) Products: Floor and wall tilePhone +58 (212) 614-1288ventas@revestivensa.comwww.revestivensa.com/

VencerámicaProducts: Floor and wall tilePhone: +58 (0800) 737-8423www.venceramica.com/

Thermal Ceramics de Venezuela CAProducts: Refractory materialsPhone: +58 (241) 878 3164Fax: +58 (241) 878 6712tcgerencia2@cantv.netwww.thermalceramics.com/_offices/offices.asp?office=Venezuela

CINVICRE (see page 23) member companies:www.cinvicre.com/Contactos.htm This page provides contact informa-tion for those of CINVINCRE’s mem-ber companies that do not maintain websites. Details provided include address, phone, fax and email, con-tact names and a list of the company’s products.

*Identifies company websites with English translations.

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Students, faculty inspired by Japan dielectrics

conference

Asking the right questions and sking the right questions and defining the challenges are defining the challenges are

two of the most crucial steps governing the two of the most crucial steps governing the long-term success of continued research in long-term success of continued research in dielectric materials. To begin to take these dielectric materials. To begin to take these steps, veteran scientists know how important steps, veteran scientists know how important

it is to consult with other experts in the field who may have a different background and, hence,

perspective. With this lesson in mind, a group of faculty and stu-

dents departed in mid-May from Pennsylvania State University to meet with some Japanese counterparts to look for opportunities to share information and lay the groundwork for future collaborations.

Russell Maier and Dennis Shay compare ideas with Tokyo Institute of Technology students. (Kotaro Takeda, right, will spend six months at Pennsylvania State University beginning in October.)

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Japan has long been at the forefront of research involving electronic materi-als and devices, and research concern-ing electronic materials is a cornerstone of ceramics research at Penn State. The school’s Center for Dielectric Studies (http://www.mri.psu.edu/centers/CDS/), one of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, provides a forum for electro-ceramics research.

Since its inception, the CDS has encouraged collaboration among sci-entists and engineers at companies and universities within Japan and the United States. Thus, it was only fitting to hold one of the biennial CDS meet-ings in Japan. And, although taking a large group overseas can generate logis-tical complications, the participants knew that the benefit to the member companies and the research community as a whole would greatly outweigh the complexities of holding the meeting in Japan.

Strictly speaking, the U.S. and Japanese gathering officially was a joint spring meeting of the CDS and the new Center for Piezoelectric Materials

and Devices (also headquartered at Penn State), held in Narita, Japan, May 19–20. Three Penn State faculty members, Clive Randall, Susan Trolier-McKinstry and Elizabeth Dickey, made the trip along with Fatih Dogan of Missouri University of Science and Technology. In addition, seven Penn State students were able to attend thanks to generous travel grants provid-ed by NSF and Bayer Materials Science.

The meeting featured technical pre-sentations on the synthesis, processing and properties of dielectric materials. The conference also generated many points of discussion for defining the needs of industry and viable courses of research programs.

The meeting was preceded by an inaugural seminar on tantalum and its relevance to the electrolytic capaci-tor industry. The Cabot Corporation’s Tomoo Izumi organized the seminar that brought together educators (the U.S. professors plus Japanese professors, including Toru H. Okabe, University of Tokyo; Hiroki Habazaki, Hokkaido University; and Sachiko Ono, Kogakuin University) and students with suppliers of tantalum anodes and

producers of electrolytic capacitors. The seminar was a good jumping-off point for participants to present and debate emerging research related to electro-lytic capacitors.

Discussions about future avenues of research for improving electrolytic capacitors continued during the CDS meeting during presentations by Penn State students Jennifer Ray Sloppy and Angela Kramer, who discussed the kinetics of tantalum oxide anodization and curvature effects on leakage current in electrolytic capacitors. Izumi also provided a sweeping 30-year overview of the use of tantalum powders for capacitor applications.

Focusing on materials for piezoelec-trics, Randall discussed single-crystal degradation in the PMN–PT system and how it is an example of why under-standing the science of crystal chem-istry is vital for defining methods for improving reliability. Trolier-McKinstry described exciting new opportunities in thin-film piezoelectrics and dielectrics, and Penn State student Russell Maier presented results crucial to defining and understanding the reliability of PZT-based actuators.

Dennis Shay, Penn State, and Atsushi Hitomi, TDK Corp., discuss the results reported in a poster session.

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The CDS approachThe philosophy of CDS is based

on the need for three types of goal-oriented research programs: evolution-ary, revolutionary and basic science. Indeed, work related to each of these goals surfaced during the presentations.

Evolutionary research seeks to improve upon current materials and processing to enhance device proper-ties and reduce cost. Along this line, Samsung’s Sung-Bum Sohn and Penn State student Roni Levi presented recent findings related to barium titan-ate processing. Related to this, Dogan offered information concerning the methodology and effects of binder burnout in ceramic tapes.

Much of the evolution of dielectric technology depends on exploring the properties of dielectric materials in hostile conditions. As shown by Penn State student Ichiro Fuji, dielectric and piezoelectric materials exhibit non-linear behavior at high fields. Fellow student Dennis Shay gave a talk on the importance of engineering high-ener-gy-density linear dielectric materials for high-temperature applications.

Moving from the evolutionary to the revolutionary, Randall also gave a

presentation of his university’s research using thin-glass-dielectric technology for achieving exceptionally high- energy densities.

Basic science – the search for a bet-ter understanding of the fundamental factors that control properties or limit a device – is the third major research philosophy of the CDS. Much of cur-rent basic science is focused on charac-terizing the defect chemistry of metal oxides. It was appropriate, then, that local phenomena and defect chemistry were major points of discussion during the CDS meeting.

Randall, again, made a key presen-tation that centered on his insights into defects and compositional devel-opments in metal oxide ferroelectric materials. Satoko Ueda, of the TDK Corp., beautifully demonstrated the capabilities of atomic site chemical determination in defective perovskites.

Dickey highlighted the work by Penn State student Xin Li in the fundamental modeling of defects in dielectric materials. Another student, Malay Samantary, demonstrated local microscale impedance measurements of commercial multilayer ceramic capaci-tors, and discussed the relationships

between conduction mechanisms and electrode geometry.

The enthusiasm was so high that participants wasted no time during the meeting, as even coffee breaks became a forum for discussions among Japanese engineers and the CDS students and faculty regarding the limitations of cur-rent dielectric technologies and strate-gies for overcoming them.

Reflecting on the visionariesParticipants garnered an apprecia-

tion for the importance of collabora-tion between U.S. and Japan, and of the good that scientists can offer the world, during a portion of the meet-ing set aside as a memorial tribute to the life and scientific work of the late Robert E. Newnham. Newnham, a pro-fessor at Penn State, had an impact on dielectric science – exceeded only by his impact on the scientists themselves – which was not limited by national boundaries. Those in attendance spoke of the need to continue to honor visionaries, such as Newnham, who lay the foundation for entire fields of science by studying the history of their research endeavors.

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CDS meeting, the discussions and col-laboration continued, beginning with a tour of the TDK factory and its R&D facilities in Narita, where the students and faculty were received with generos-ity and openness. For the first time in their lives, the students had the opportu-nity to observe work that was connected to their own research being implement-ed on the industrial scale by a world leader in the electronics industry.

For graduate students accustomed to toiling away at some small aspect of a greater vision, watching the production and research efforts at TDK made them realize the value of their daily research activities. In addition, the opportunity to witness the manufacturing of pow-erful rare-earth magnets provided an unforgettable lesson on the importance of studying the processing and proper-ties of metal oxides.

Another highlight of the trip was a visit to Tokyo Institute of Technology. Penn State and TIT are world lead-ers in the study of dielectric materials.

Students from the two schools shared and compared the various courses of research undertaken at each university. Connections made at this meeting between graduate students mark the beginning of collaborations for many years into the future.

The scientific discoveries and appli-cations of ferroelectric materials dur-ing the past 50 years were based on a fundamental understanding of physics, chemistry and crystal-lography and put into action by visionary scientists. The global-ization of scientific research has increased dramatically in the past few decades, and the partnership among CDS, Japanese com-panies, and Japanese universities is at the vanguard of America–Asia collaborations. Continued success in

science and technology likely will be precipitated by such joint, international efforts.

The participants in these U.S.–Japan exchanges hope to continue the rich and productive tradition of such research. They know that the trip laid the foundation for future research col-laborations that will have a profound effect on the development and applica-tion of dielectric materials. n

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At our press time, in mid-August, most predictions for the Congressional schedule have been derailed by the contentious “town hall” meetings on health care and growing rumblings of opposition to the House-passed “cap and trade” bill. This probably means that the Senate will get back to the business of passing appropriations bills – all 12 of which passed the House before the month-long recess.

The Senate has eight to go, all but one of which (Defense) are ready to come to the floor. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated he plans to bring the Commerce–Justice–Science bill up first, contingent on bill manager Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) recover-ing from a broken ankle. This bill funds NIST and the NSF.

Even if the Senate can pass all its bills, it remains to be seen whether the differences between the House and Senate provisions can be resolved in conference committees, and given final approval by the start of FY 2010 on Oct. 1, 2009. If not, at least a short – or, per-haps, medium-term – continuing resolu-tion then would be needed to keep the government operating at FY 2009 levels while conferees continued to work.

Looking ahead to FY 2011 budget

Even while they await final decisions on their funding for FY 2010, agencies are putting together their requests for inclusion in the FY 2011 budget, which will be released next February.

As was the custom in the previ-ous administration, the Office of Management and Budget and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have sent a joint memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies outlining the President’s

science and technology priorities for the new budget.

“In preparing FY 2011 Budget submis-sions to the Office of Management and Budget, agencies should build on the science and technology priorities already reflected in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the FY 2010 Budget,” the memo states. It goes on to say that, “Agencies should explain in their budget submissions how they will redirect available resources … from lower-priority areas to science and tech-nology activities that address four practi-cal challenges” that include “applying science and technology strategies to drive economic recovery, job creation and economic growth; promoting inno-vative energy technologies to reduce dependence on energy imports and miti-gate the impact of climate-change while creating green jobs and new businesses; applying biomedical science and infor-mation technology to help Americans live longer, healthier lives while reduc-ing health care costs; and assuring we have the technologies to protect our troops, citizens and national interests, including those needed to verify arms control and nonproliferation agree-ments.”

The guidance also directs that agency budget submissions describe:

• Expected outcomes from their research;

• How they plan to evaluate their success in increasing support for high-risk research;

• How they are implementing evalu-ation processes to eliminate or reduce funding for less-effective or lower-priori-ty programs in FY 2011; and

• How they “plan to take advantage of today’s open innovation model – in which the whole chain, from research to application, does not have to take place within a single lab, agency or firm.”

SBIR program extendedBefore leaving for the August recess,

Congress extended the authorization for the Small Business Innovation and

Small Business Technology Transfer programs through Sept. 30, 2009, while House and Senate conferees continue to try to hammer out an agreement on a new authorization bill.

The sticking points in House–Senate negotiations are whether and by how much to increase the small business set-aside in the research budgets of federal agencies with major research programs, and the terms under which venture capital-supported small companies can compete for SBIR funding. Most of the science and engineering community objects to the Senate bill’s increase in the SBIR set-aside from 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent of major research budgets, arguing that the better way to increase small business funding is to provide steady and sustained increases for feder-ally funded research, overall.

“Dual use” export policy to be re-examined

President Obama recently directed the National Economic Council and the National Security Council to oversee an interagency study of the system of con-trols over exports of defense goods and “dual use” items. He also issued an exec-utive order extending the current law until August 2010. The House Foreign Affairs Committee is developing legisla-tion that would overhaul the system, and a bill is expected to be introduced early next year.

Industry and technical organizations have long argued that the existing con-trols often hamper trade by requiring licenses for products that are widely available in global commercial markets, rather than focusing on protecting truly sensitive technologies.

Betsy Houston, Executive Director Federation of Materials Societies 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 202-296-9282 betsyhou@ix.netcom.com

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Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Frontiers of Science & Society – Rustum Roy Lecture 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Opening Session and Keynote Address 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.PCSA Student Tour 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Morning Break 10:30 a.m.–10:50 a.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations 11:00 a.m.–12:00 noonLunch Break 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.ACerS Membership Meeting 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations 2:00 p.m.–5:20 p.m.Richard M. Fulrath Award Session 2:00 p.m.–5:10 p.m.Afternoon Break 3:20 p.m.–3:40 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

Emerging Opportunities for Ceramic Science & Engineering Session 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Concurrent Technical Presentations 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMorning Break 9:40 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Arthur L. Friedburg Lecture 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.Exhibits 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Poster Session 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Lunch Break 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations* 2:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m.Exhibit Reception* 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Robert B. Sosman Session 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonConcurrent Technical Presentations 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMorning Break 9:40 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Exhibits 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Poster Session 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Lunch Break 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.Robert B. Sosman Lecture 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Alfred R. Cooper Session and Award 2:00 p.m.–5:20 p.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations 2:00 p.m.–5:20 p.m.Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall 3:00 p.m.–3:40 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

ACerS Short Courses 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMorning Break 9:40 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Lunch Break 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m.Concurrent Technical Presentations 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Afternoon Break 3:20 p.m.–3:40 p.m.

Friday Oct. 30, 2009

ACerS Short Courses 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

MS&T’09 and ACerS 111th Annual Meeting Program Overview

*No afternoon coffee break on Tuesday. Sessions will end early so that attendees may participate in the Exhibit Reception.

Besides being one of the world’s largest gather-ings for materials science, MS&T’09 is also The American Ceramic Society’s 111th Annual Meeting and the venue for annual awards programs, special lectures, educational offerings, student functions and business meetings.

Foremost among these are the Society’s Annual Membership Meeting plus the connected meetings of the ACerS Board of Directors, standing committees, Divisions and various other planning groups. New leaders of the Society for the upcoming year will take office, and several proposed amendments to the take office, and several proposed amendments to the ACerS Constitution will be offered for consideration. ACerS Constitution will be offered for consideration. ACerS Constitution will be offered for consideration. Whether it is the ACerS Board of Directors, its Whether it is the ACerS Board of Directors, its committees or its Divisions, all of these committees or its Divisions, all of these groups will be making adjustments and groups will be making adjustments and additions to their strategic plans for the additions to their strategic plans for the years ahead. years ahead.

The ACerS awards, lectures and special sessions The ACerS awards, lectures and special sessions

are key components of the Society’s 111-year heri-tage. Events, such as the Orton and Sosman lec-tures, honor the organization’s past “stars” and serve to give a platform to our luminaries. The Society’s annual banquet provides an opportunity for ACerS members to relax and give praise to their peers whose contributions to the field of ceramics have earned them titles, such as Distinguished Life Member and Fellow.

Finally, the ACerS activities at MS&T’09 are designed to give materials science students from around the globe an opportunity to meet, network and gain insights into the science and industrial and gain insights into the science and industrial aspects of ceramics. From the Keramos Convocation to the meetings of the President’s Council of Student Advisors, to the memory-making mug drops, stu-dents will make connections and learn lessons that will last a lifetime.

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ACerS Activities*SATURDAY, Oct. 24, 2009 TimeTime RoomRoom

Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 a..m.–5:00 p.m.10:00 a..m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

SUNDAY, Oct. 25, 2009

Keramos Nat’l Board Breakfast & 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Westin Business Meeting

Keramos Student Chapter Business 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Westin Meeting

Meetings Committee 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Westin

PCSA Officers Meeting 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Westin

Keramos Biennial Convocation & Keramos Biennial Convocation & 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Westin Westin Business Meeting

Volunteer Leadership Meeting 9:30 a.m.–12:00 noon Westin

NICE Executive Committee Meeting 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Westin

Keramos Career Speaker 11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Westin

Keramos Board, Student Representative 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Westin & Chapter Advisors Meeting

Publications Committee Meeting 12:30 noon–3:00 p.m. Westin

Electronics Div. Exec. Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Westin & Programming Committee Meeting

Glass & Optical Materials Div. Exec. & 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Westin Programming Committee Meeting

Basic Science Div. Exec. Committee 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Westin Meeting

Engineering Ceramics Div. Exec. 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Westin Committee Meeting

Nuclear & Environmental Technology 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Westin Div. Exec. Committee Meeting

Frontiers of Science & Society – Rustum 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Convention Ctr Roy Lecture

Ceramic Educational Council Meeting 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Westin

Ceramographic Display 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m Convention Ctr

MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2009

Education Integration Committee Meeting 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Westin

Ceramographic Display 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

Basic Science Div. General 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. Convention Ctr Business Meeting

Annual Membership Meeting 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

NICE Business Meeting & Order of the 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Convention Ctr Engineer Ceremony

Richard M. Fulrath Award Session 2:00 p.m.–5:10 p.m. Convention Ctr

ACerS–Wiley Book Development Meeting 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

Pittsburgh Section Reception 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Sonoma Grill 947 Penn Ave

Nuclear & Environmental Technology Div. 5:45 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Convention Ctr General Business Meeting

Honors & Awards Banquet 7:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Westin

TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2009 Time Room

Companion Coffee 7:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Westin

Ceramographic Display 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

Emerging Opportunities for Ceramic 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Convention Ctr Science & Engineering Session

Past Presidents Council Meeting 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Westin

Arthur L. Friedburg Lecture 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Convention Ctr

Bulletin Editorial Committee MeetingBulletin Editorial Committee MeetingBulletin 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Westin

Engineering Ceramics Div. General 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. Convention Ctr Business Meeting

ACerS Young Professionals SessionACerS Young Professionals Session 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Westin Westin

Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

Materials Challenges in Alternative & 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Westin Renewable Energy Technical PlanningCommittee

Panel of Fellows Meeting 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Westin

Glass & Optical Materials Div. General 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Convention Ctr Business Meeting

Electronics Div. General Business 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Convention Ctr Meeting

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2009

Ceramographic Display 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

IJAGS Associate Editor MeetingIJAGS Associate Editor MeetingIJAGS 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Westin

Nominating Committee Meeting 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Westin

IJAGS Advisor Board MeetingIJAGS Advisor Board MeetingIJAGS 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Westin

Robert B. Sosman Lecture 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

Alfred R. Cooper Session and Award 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Ctr

THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2009

ACerS Short Courses 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Westin

FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2009

ACerS Short Courses 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Westin

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ACerS Short Courses

Microwave and RF Processing Fundamentals for Ceramics and Metals Location: Westin Convention CenterInstructors: Bob Schiffman, R.F. Schiffman & Associates; Ber-nie Krieger, Cober Electronics Inc.; Dinesh Agrawal, Pennsyl-vania State Univ.; John F. Gerling, Gerling Applied Engineer-ing Inc.; Ben Wilson, PSC Inc.; and Edward Ripley, Oak Ridge National LabDescription: This short course will fundamentally focus on the utility of MW and RF technologies to improve properties and pro-cessing of advanced materials, encompassing not only materials processing including emerging areas of metals, powdered metals and organic/inorganic composites systems. Topics include a historical perspective of dielectric heating, fundamentals of elec-tromagnetic wave/material interactions, electroheat theory, MW & RF technology basics, dielectric properties and associated materi-als measurements. State-of-the-art MW & RF equipment will be reviewed, and select demonstrations (e.g., power measurement and Q-factor) will give the student an in-depth understanding of engineering considerations that are important to the successful deployment of MW and RF technologies.

Dynamic Behavior of Structural and Armor CeramicsLocation: Westin Convention Center Instructor: Ghatu Subhash, Univ. of Florida Description: The course will cover projectile impact on armor; threat characteristics and ceramic responses; dynamic fracture, fragmentation and comminution; constitutive models for ceramic fracture under dynamic loads; experimental methods for dynamic response; constitutive response of comminuted ceramics; and design issues in impact-resistant ceramics.

Introduction to Ceramic Phase Diagrams Location: Westin Convention Center Instructor: Matthew Hall, Alfred Univ.Description: The course will cover basic features of binary and ternary phase diagrams, application of the Lever Rule in binary phase, construction of Alkemade lines and application of the Alke-made Theorem, identification of compatibility triangles in ternary phase diagrams, construction and application of isothermal sec-tions in ternary phase diagrams, and much more.

Fundamentals of Glass Science and TechnologyLocation: Westin Convention Center Instructor: Arun K. Varshneya, Alfred Univ.Description: Course covers basic glass science and technology in order to broaden or improve one’s foundation in the under-standing of glass as a material of choice. Topics include glass science (commercial glass families, glassy state, nucleation and crystallization, phase separation, glass structure), glass technolo-gy, batch calculations, glass melting and forming, glass properties and engineering principles, and elementary fracture analysis.

Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Glasses Location: Westin Convention Center Instructors: George D. Quinn, NIST; Richard C. Bradt, Univ. of AlabamaDescription: The course will cover mechanical properties of ce-ramics and glasses for elastic properties, strength measurements, fracture parameters and indentation hardness, fundamentals of properties for topics, related properties to structure and crystal chemistry, and standard test methods.chemistry, and standard test methods.

Sintering of CeramicsLocation: Westin Convention Center Instructor: Mohamed N. Rahaman, Missouri Univ. of Science and TechnologyDescription: The course will follow the key topics the text book, Sintering of Ceramics, by M. N. Rahaman, (CRC Press) and will be supplemented by detailed case studies of the sintering of specific ceramics and systems. Topics include review of sintering basics, solid-state and viscous sintering, microstructure develop-ment and control, liquid-phase sintering, effect in homogeneities on sintering, solid solutions additives (dopants), viscous sintering with crystallization and “how to do” sintering.

Solids Flow in Storage and Process SystemsLocation: Westin Convention Center Instructors: Roger Barnum and James Prescott, Jenike & Johanson Inc.Description: In this two-day course, attendees gain a strong, fun-damental understanding of bulk solids and their behavior, along with the general principles and practical applications of solids flow. Discover how and why typical flow problems occur and what simple, practical steps can be taken to solve them. Learn how to design bulk material-handling systems that work from the start, and also, how to retrofit existing troublesome systems to ensure reliable solids flow. The lectures will not produce instant experts in the theory of solids flow, but will provide advice as well as sources for further study and references.

Thermal Analysis and Thermophysical Properties Measurements of Ceramic and Refractory Materials Location: Westin Convention CenterInstructors: Ekkehard Post, J.B. Henderson and Robert Campbell, NetzschDescription: The course will cover introduction to STA/TG/EGA, thermal expansion/bulk density, mass change/energetics, thermal conductivity/thermal diffusivity, fundamentals of high-temperature DSC and technical solutions, and ceramic applications. Addition-ally, a laboratory session with working dilatometer, STA/DSC and LFA will be demonstrated.

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ACerS Award Lectures at MS&T’09

Frontiers of Science & Society – Rustum Roy Lecture

5:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009Convention Center

Engineering Education and the Challenges of the 21st Century

Charles M. Vest is president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Institute of Technology.

Vest earned a B.S. in mechani-cal engineering from West Virginia University in 1963, and M.S.E. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1964 and 1967, respectively. He joined the faculty of UM as an assistant professor in 1968, where

he taught in the areas of heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, and conducted research in heat transfer and engineering applications of laser optics and holography. He became an associate professor in 1972 and a full professor in 1977.

Vest’s administrative duties at UM included associate dean of engineering from 1981 to 1986. He was dean of engineer-ing from 1986 to 1989, when he became provost and vice president for academic affairs. In 1990 he became president of MIT and served in that position until December 2004. He then became professor and president emeritus.

As president of MIT, Vest was active in science, technol-ogy and innovation policy; building partnerships among academia, government and industry; and championing the importance of open, global scientific communication, travel and sharing of intellectual resources.

Vest was a director of DuPont for 14 years and of IBM for 13 years, was vice chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness for eight years and served on various federal committees and commissions, including the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology during the Clinton and Bush administrations. He serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations and foundations devoted to education, science and technology.

In July 2007 he was elected to serve as president of NAE for six years.

Abstract: This is the most exciting time for engineering and science in human history. A new generation of engineers will be inspired by the great human challenges of this cen-tury. Globalization and the changing nature of science and technology are driving change and opportunity in higher edu-cation, R&D and innovation. R&D spending is smeared nearly uniformly around the world, and new players are rapidly emerging. Higher Education is globalizing in both planned and unplanned ways, enabled by information technology and driven by economic and social change. Our innovation system may be due for another major transformation. Do our universities have new responsibilities? Can we pull it off?

ACerS/NICE Arthur L. Friedberg Memorial Lecture

10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009Convention Center

Ceramics in a 21st Century Materials World

Gary Fischman is director of the National Materials Advisory Board, the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, and the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment at the National Research Council, the National

Academies, Washington, D.C. He joined the National Academies

staff as board director in 2005 after serv-ing a three-year term on the National Materials Advisory Board. Before join-ing the National Academies, Fischman spent time at Alfred University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also was in the government with the Food and Drug Administration and in industry as cofounder of Xylon Ceramic Materials and an independent consultant. He

earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from the Department of Ceramic Engineering in 1979, 1983 and 1985, respectively.

Fischman is the author of more than 40 papers, and is a speaker on materials for biomedical applications and broad issues of materials, manufacturing and infrastructure. He has been active in both The American Ceramic Society and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. As a member of ACerS, he holds various leadership roles, including a term on the Board of Directors, chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division, chair of the Member Services Committee and an associate editor of the Journal. He has served as NICE president, as the NICE member of the ABET board of direc-tors and the NICE Governor to the American Association of Engineering Societies. Fischman is also a member of ASTM (where he is an associate editor of the Journal of ASTM Journal of ASTM JournalInternational), ASM and TMS.

Fischman is a recipient of the Karl Schwartzwalder–PACE award and a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers.

Abstract: From the beginning of the 20th century to its end, the ways in which we perceived, viewed, studied, taught and engineered materials changed enormously. Ceramics went from infancy to a science-based technology alongside metal-lurgy. In that time, we saw the emergence of other materials technologies, such as engineered composites, polymers and biologics. Putting our growing understanding of ceramics, metals, polymers and composites together, we have moved to a more integrated and complex worldview that discusses materials science and engineered materials. As we move into the 21st century, many of the ways in which we analyzed, modeled and engineered ceramics is changing rapidly, giving way to new and other ways of developing our materials. In this year’s Friedberg lecture, some of these changes will be reviewed as they pertain to and might affect materials science and engineering in the future.

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Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture1:00 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

Convention CenterInnovations through Ceramic Processing by Tailoring

Solid–Liquid and Solid–Gas Interfaces

Ludwig J. Gauckler received his degree in physics from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and his Ph.D. in materials science in 1976. During that time he worked at the MPI in Stuttgart with G. Petzow and later with T.Y. Tien at the University of Michigan. He was at the University of Michigan. He was responsible for the nonmetallic inorganic materials development at Alusuisse-Lonza Ltd. Since 1988 he has worked as a professor at ETH-Zurich and head of

the department of materials science from 1991 to 1993 and from 2008 to the present.

Gauckler’s research interests are in colloidal chemistry, high-temperature superconductors, electronic and ionic conductors for sensors, solid oxide fuel cells and computer- assisted modeling of thermodynamics. He invented the direct coagulation casting process, a rapid prototyping process (Cercon) and a new ceramic–polymer hybrid material.

Gauckler was elected Fellow of The American Ceramic Society in1977. He has received the following awards: “Real Advances in Materials Science” from NASTS and the Federation of Materials Societies (1994); the International Ceramics Prize in 2004 from the World Academy of Ceramics; the Richard and Patricia Spriggs Award in 2005; and the Christian Schoenbein Medaille from the European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum in 2006.

Gauckler is member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences, World Academy of Ceramics, Scientific Committee of the Research Council of Norway and Sweden, and serves on the boards of several high-tech companies.

Abstract: Tailoring the solid–gas and solid–liquid interfac-es of particles by organics offers plenty of possibilities to gen-erate composite materials, via colloid chemistry, with micro-structural dimensions spanning several orders of magnitude. New composite materials derived from foams, emulsions and polymer–ceramic combinations are possible and open up new applications. Some concepts to use functionalized interfaces in colloid technology for ceramic processing will be illustrated by a few examples. Manipulating surface potential and Debye length of colloid particles using enzymatic-cata-lyzed reactions can be used to convert a stable colloid sol to a coagulated stiff gel for the formation of complex-shaped ceramic components. The resulting ceramic components show extremely good mechanical properties and unusually high reliability. Colloid chemistry combined with micropattern-ing enables hundreds of tiny gas sensors to be integrated in arrays for hitherto unprecedented density. Such microsensors on silicon and silicon nitride micro hot plates can operate as electronic noses to analyze gases.

Robert B. Sosman Award and LectureOn behalf of the Basic Science Division1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Convention CenterMeasuring and Interpreting the Three-Dimensional

Structure of Grain Boundary Networks

Gregory S. Rohrer is the W.W. Mullins Professor and head of materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Rohrer received his B.S. in physics from Franklin and Marshall College in from Franklin and Marshall College in 1984 and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. He joined the faculty of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Carnegie

Mellon University in 1990 and became director of the NSF- sponsored Materials Research Science and Engineering Center in 1999. In 2005, he was appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Rohrer has authored or coauthored more than 150 publications. He received an NSF Young Investigator Award in 1994. Rohrer’s research is directed toward understanding how the properties of surfaces and internal interfaces are influenced by their geo-metric and crystallographic structure, their stoichiometry and their defect structure.

Rohrer has been a member of the ACerS Basic Science Division since 1989, was the division meeting chair for 1998–1999 and the division chair in 2005. Rohrer served on the ACerS Meetings Committee, was the technical program chair for the 105th Annual Meeting and has been an associate edi-tor of the Journal since 1999. He chaired the ceramics Gordon Journal since 1999. He chaired the ceramics Gordon JournalConference in 2000. Rohrer was elevated to ACerS Fellow in 2003 and received the Roland B. Snow Award (1998), the Ross Coffin Purdy award (2002) and the Richard M. Fulrath Award (2004).

Abstract: Recently developed techniques to measure and simulate the structure and evolution of interfacial networks in three dimensions have the potential to revolutionize our ability to predict and control the microstructures of polycrystals and interface-dominated materials properties. This presentation will focus on the interpretation of recent 3D orientation mapping experiments carried out in a dual-beam focused-ion-beam SEM. The experiments confirm a strong connection between the relative energies of grain boundaries and the frequency with which they occur in microstructures. They also show that during microstructure evolution, relatively higher-energy grain boundaries are more likely to be shrinking while lower-energy interfaces are more likely to be growing. These processes can lead to a steady-state distribution of grain boundaries that is influenced as much by the relative grain boundary energies as by the exact processing conditions. In this talk, the results of experiments and simulations will be discussed in terms of a simple theory for the development of steady-state characteristic interface distributions. Possible routes to control interface dis-tributions also will be discussed, and future challenges will be highlighted.

Ludwig J. Gauckler

ACerS Award Lectures at MS&T’09

Gregory S. Rohrer

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David R. Clarke is the Gordon McKay Professor of Materials and Applied Physics in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He is also an honorary visiting profes-sor at Imperial College, London.

He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge, a B.S. in applied sciences from Sussex University, U.K., and was awarded a Sc.D. from the University of Cambridge. Prior to moving to Harvard, he was pro-fessor of materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1990–2008). Previous positions include senior man-ager, IBM Research Division, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., (1983–1990); associ-ate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1983); group leader, Rockwell International Science Center (1977–1983); and senior scientific offi-cer, the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, U.K. He published more than 450 papers and holds five patents. Clarke is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Physical Society and received an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior Scientist Award.

A member of the Basic Science

Division since joining the Society in 1976, Clarke has been chair of the divi-sion, a member of the board of direc-tors of the Society and an associate editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. He has received the Sosman Award, the Richard M. Fulrath Award, Edward Henry Award and Ross Coffin Purdy Award, and was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1985. He was recently listed as author of one of the 11 best papers published by ACerS in 110 years.

Fredrik Paul Glasseris professor of chemistry at the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. He has been at Aberdeen since 1959, becom-ing professor in 1980.

He graduat-ed from Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D., 1957) and holds a D.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen (1970).

Glasser is the author or coauthor of more than 450 peer-reviewed publica-tions on solid-state science and the holder or coholder of several patents. He has contributed to international education and taught in Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka and China.

He was scientific chairman of the XII International Congress on the Chemistry of Cements, Gothenborg,

Sweden, in 1992. Glasser was a founding Fellow of the Academy of Ceramics, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Mineralogical Society of America, the Institute of Materials (IoM3) and ACerS.

Glasser gave the Della Roy Lecture for ACerS and received the Copeland Award from the Cements Division. He received the Kroll prize and medal from the IoM3. He is on the editorial board of several journals, and is chair-man of the editorial board of Advances in Cement Research.

In recent years his research has concentrated on inorganic cements with special interest in the immobili-zation of radioactive and hazardous wastes. He also focuses on the appli-cation of thermodynamics to prediction of durability, and to energy saving and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in the course of cement production.

George MacZura was the worldwide refractory mar-ket develop-ment manager for the North American Industrial Chemicals Division of Alcoa in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is the

coinventor of Alcoa’s calcium alumi-nate cements, reactive aluminas and improved tabular aluminas, which were

The American Ceramic Society maintains an honorable tradition of recognizing exceptional achievements in the field of ceramics. The Distinguished Life Member Award, for example, was established to recognize current members of the Society who have gained professional eminence because of their accomplishments in the area of arts, science or ser-vice to the Society.

The rank of “Fellow” in ACerS was established in 1930 with rigorous requirements: The candidate must be at least 35 years old, been a member for at least five continuous years and made remarkable contributions to ceramics by way of outstanding scholarship, industry or service.

In the history of the Society, John Jeppson was instrumen-In the history of the Society, John Jeppson was instrumen-tal in establishing the Norton Company. His ceramic experi-ence in forming and firing were major factors in producing

some of the first ceramic grinding wheels. Jeppson’s work formed the basis for the subsequent growth of an impor-tant segment of the ceramic industry. The Jeppson Awardrecognizes distinguished scientific, technical or engineering achievements in ceramics.

Another prestigious honor granted to special Society mem-bers is the W. David Kingery Award. The Kingery Award recognizes distinguished lifelong achievements involving mul-tidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education and art.

There are many other awards presented by the Society that recognize the accomplishments and contributions made to the ceramics industry. The class of 2009 award winners of to the ceramics industry. The class of 2009 award winners of The American Ceramic Society follows.

Distinguished Life Members

AWARDS

David R. Clarke

Fredrik Paul Glasser

George MacZura

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originated, developed and commercial-ized during his 34 years with Alcoa Laboratories in East St. Louis, Ill., and at the Alcoa Technical Center for 10 years. These products are used by almost all heat-processing and ceramic industries throughout the world. He was with Alcoa for his entire career.

A graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla (now MS&T), MacZura earned his B.S. in ceramic engineering in 1952 and was awarded the profes-sional degree of ceramic engineer in 1972. MacZura is a recipient of the MS&T Alumni Merit Award in recognition

of outstanding personal achievements.MacZura served as president of The

American Ceramic Society (1992–1993) and is an ACerS Fellow. As chairman of the St. Louis Section, in 1964 he originated and organized the nation-ally recognized St. Louis Symposium on Refractories. In 1980, the ACerS St. Louis Section presented him its St. Louis Refractory Award in recognition of distinguished achievement in the field of refractories. MacZura also organized the popular 1981 and 1983 ACI 547 Workshops on Refractory Monoliths.

He served as the first president of

the newly founded Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (UNITECR) from 1988 to 1990, and he organized its first biennial congress in 1989 under the ACerS Refractory Ceramics Division sponsorship, with the support of The Refractories Institute. In 1994, MacZura received the Alcoa Francis C. Frary Award for a lifetime of individual technical contribu-tion to the company. He was inducted into the Alcoa Sigma Xi Chapter in 1965. He received the Albert Victor Bleininger Memorial Award from the ACerS Pittsburgh Section in 1998.

ACerS 2009 FellowsDinesh AgrawalProfessor of materials sci-ence and mechanics at Pennsylvania State Univ.; director of Microwave Processing & Engineering Center at the Materials Research Institute.

John BallatoAssociate vice president for research and economic development at Clemson Univ.; director, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engr. Technologies; professor materials science and engineering.

Fatih DoganProfessor of ceramic engi-neering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Mo.; codirector of the Center of Dielectric Studies.

Connie HermanManager of the process technology programs group, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, S.C.

Greg HilmasProfessor of ceramic engi-neering; associate chair for graduate studies in the Materials Science and Engineering Dept., Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, Mo.

Jow-Lay HuangProfessor in the Materials Science and Engineering Dept., and university advi-sor, National Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan.

Akio IkesuePresident of World-Lab in Nagoya, Japan; execu-tive scientist at Schott AG, Germany; invited professor at Pierre et Marie Curie Univ., Paris.

John KaniukPresident of ACerS; presi-dent of BJR Sensors.

Prashant KumtaProfessor, materials sci-ence & engineering at Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Weidlein Chair Profes-sorship in Swanson School of Engineering & School of Dental Medicine,Univ. of Pittsburgh.

Triplicane ParthasarathyDirector, Materials & Processes Division, UES Inc., Ohio; principal sci-entist, Ceramics and the Computational Materials Science Groups, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL, Dayton.

Linda PinckneyResearch Fellow at Corning Inc. in Corning, N.Y.

Robert RitchieProfessor and chair of the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley; senior faculty scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Dileep SinghMaterials scientist in the Nuclear Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.

John Turner Jr.Recently retired as presi-dent and COO of Allied Mineral Products Inc., Columbus, Ohio; mem-ber of Allied’s Board of Directors.

Terrell VanderahSupervisory research chemist in the Ceramics Div. of the Materials Science & Engineering Lab at NIST, where she leads the Structure Determination Methods Group.

Dogan

Herman

Hilmas

Huang

Ikesue

Kaniuk

Kumta

Parthasarathy

Pinckney

Ritchie

Singh

Agrawal

Ballato

Vanderah

Turner

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Society, Class and Division Awards

Corporate Environmental Achievement Award

to recognize and honor a single outstand-ing environmental achievement made by an ACerS Corporate member demonstrating improvements in reduction in undesirable effluent streams, expanded recycling of mate-rials and/or measurable environmental ben-efits over previously established processes:

8 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009Convention Center

Emerging Opportunities for Ceramic Science and Engineering Session

Selee Corp. was awarded the Corporate Environmental Achievement Award for developing Selee CS-X, a phosphate-free reticulated ceramic foam filter for aluminum cast houses. Traditional phosphate-bonded alumina ceramic foam filters, after use in mag-nesium aluminum alloys, will release phosphine gas when exposed to mois-ture or water. This can pose safety and environmental issues in aluminum cast houses and in landfills. Selee’s new ceramic foam filter does not contain phosphates and is incapable of gener-ating phosphine gas.

CS-X development was largely a team effort with significant contributions from Leonard Aubrey, vice president of tech-nology; Watt Jackson, vice president of sales and marketing; Feng Chi; Rudolph Olson, director of engineering; David Haack; Niki Rhodes; Mark Topolski; Matt Willer; Nikki McGinnis; Brian Ferrand; Mark Heamon; Ramon Duque; Mike Lukens; Trish Steppe; Kim Melvin; Mark Grush; and production team leaders Jess Maybin and James Edgerton along with the production crew.

Selee is a technical ceramics compa-ny specializing in the design and manu-facture of porous technical ceramics and metals for a wide range of demanding industrial applications, including molten metal filtration, catalyst supports, radiant heat shields, and specialty kiln furniture. Selee is a member of Porvair PLC and is based in Hendersonville, N.C.

Corporate Technical Achievement Award

This award recognizes outstanding techni-cal achievements made by ACerS Corporate members that show significant technical merit and represent a gain to society through com-mercialization of the technology:

8:20 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009Convention Center

Emerging Opportunities for Ceramic Science and Engineering Session

A123 Systems receives this award for its development of nanophosphate lithium-ion battery technology. The batteries are safer and more powerful than earlier lithium-ion rechargeable varieties. A123’s technology also has potential uses in solar power, telecom, manufacturing, medical devices and water purification systems.

A123 cofounder, Yet-Ming Chiang (professor of ceramics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) began working on a recognized problem with lithium iron phosphate, the active material typically used in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The pure material is nonconductive. Thus devices made with materials such as lithi-um cobalt oxide for the positive electrode are safely usable. However, these batter-ies have power limitations that make them ineffective for many uses.

Chiang began working on ways to alter the compound itself by adding small amounts of metal, and he used special techniques to process it. The result of his research was a nanoscale phosphate cathode material with high electronic conductivity that enables high-power, safe chemistry, long life and environmental soundness, at a relatively low cost. Their long life leads to reduced lifecycle and system costs, resulting in greater overall price performance for rechargeable and disposable batteries.

Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars, to recognize an outstanding scientist who is conducting research in academia, in industry or at a govern-ment-funded laboratory.

Sergei Kalinin is a research staff member at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and cotheme leader for scanning probe microscopy at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tenn. He is also adjunct asso-ciate professor in the Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering at the University of Tennessee. In 2002, he completed his Ph.D. in materials science at the University of Pennsylvania. His previous undergraduate and graduate work was completed in materials science at Russia’s Moscow State University.

The focus of his current research is the interplay between electromechanical, transport and mechanical phenomena in inorganic and biological systems on the nano and, ultimately, atomic scales.

John Jeppson Award, to recognize distinguished scientific, technical or engineering achievements:

Gary Messing is dis-tinguished professor of ceramic science and engi-neering and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. Messing received his B.S. in ceramic engineer-ing at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1973, and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at the University of Florida in 1977. He served as director of the Materials Research Laboratory at Penn State, and was founding director of the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Particulate Materials at the school.

Messing’s research focuses on improving materials through develop-ment of novel processing approaches. He has been recognized for his research and leadership in the field of ceramics, including the Richard M. Fulrath Pacific

Kalinin

Messing

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Award and the Robert M. Sosman Memorial Lecture of The American Ceramic Society. He was elected Fellow of ACerS and served on the board of directors before being elected president of ACerS. He was elected to the World Academy of Ceramics in 2003. He was recognized as one of the most “Highly Cited Researchers” in materials, and was honored with the International Award of the European Ceramic Society for his international contributions. In 2005 he received the Outstanding Educator he received the Outstanding Educator Award of the Ceramic Educational Council of ACerS. He is president-elect of the International Ceramics Federation.

W. David Kingery Award, to recog-nize distinguished lifelong achievements involving multidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education and art:

Frederick Lange is a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the Materials and Chemical Engineering Departments. He has a distinguished visiting professor appointment at

the National University of Singapore, Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

He received his B.S. in ceramic science at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in solid-state technology at Pennsylvania State University. Early in his career, he was a temporary senior scientist at AERE Harwell, joined Westinghouse R&D to become a Fellow scientist, then on to Rockwell International Science Center as a group leader and later became a principal scientist. He was a jubilee profes-sor at Chalmers University (1983), a Miegunyah Distinguished Fellow at the University of Melbourne (2007) and a Rutgers Distinguished Engineer (2007). He has published more than 350 papers, 32 patents and was identi-fied as ISI Highly Cited Researcher in 2002. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1992. He was a Humboldt Senior Fellow in 1993, and in 1997, won the Max Planck Research Award. Recently he was awarded the Richard Brook Prize by the European Ceramic Society (2009). In 1980, he was awarded

Rockwell Engineer of the Year for rec-ognizing the failure mode for a space shuttle tile problem that arose eight months prior to the first mission.

Lange was elected a Fellow of ACerS and was the chair of its Basic Science Division in 1994. He was the Sosman Lecturer for the Division in 1987. He has received from the Society the Richard M. Fulrath Award (1982), the Ross Coffin Purdy Award (1982), the John Jeppson Award (1988), the Outstanding Educator Award of the Ceramic Educational Award of the Ceramic Educational Council (2002) and the award of Distinguished Life Member (2002).

Karl Schwartzwalder–Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering Award, to recognize the nation’s out-standing young ceramic engineer whose achievements have been significant to the profession and general welfare of the American people:

Susmita Bose is an associate professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and an affiliate associate professor in chemistry at Washington State University. She started as

a research assistant professor at WSU in 1998, and as a tenure track assistant professor in 2001. She was promoted to associate professor in 2006. She received her B.S. from Kalyani University, India, her M.S. from IIT-Kanpur and Ph.D. in chemistry from Rutgers University. Her research expertise lies at the interface of chemistry, materials sci-ence and biology with a focus on synthe-sis, processing and characterization of inorganic nanomaterials in bone implant and drug delivery, gas sensor and piezo-electric applications.

Ross Coffin Purdy Award, given to the author or authors who made the most valuable contribution to ceramic technical literature in 2008:

Yong Qin is a post-doctoral scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. He is also a profes-sor and director of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at

Lanzhou University, China. His research

focuses on integrated nanogenerators with high output voltage, nanoenergy materials and nanoenergy systems.

Xudong Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research is focused on the growth and characteriza-tion of oxide nanostructures, piezoelec-tric nanostructures and nanodevices for tric nanostructures and nanodevices for energy harvesting, and nanoelectronic devices.

Zhong Lin Wang is a Regents’ Professor, COE Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Nanostructure Characterization, Georgia Institute of Technology. Wang is one of the

world’s top-10 most-cited authors in nanotechnology and materials science, with his publications being cited more than 28,000 times.

Qin, X. Wang and Z.L. Wang won on the basis of their article, “Microfibre–nanowire hybrid structure for energy scavenging,” Nature, Vol. 451, 14 Feb. 2008.

Richard and Patricia Spriggs Phase Equilibria Award, to honor the author or authors who made the most valuable contribution to phase stability relationships in ceramic-based systems literature in 2008:

Elena Andrievskayais a leading researcher, head of the laboratory of phase equilibria in oxide-based materials and senior scientist at the Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of the Ukraine. In addition, she is a pro-fessor of ceramics in the Department of Chemistry and Technology of Ceramics and Glass at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine. She is member of the National Materials Research Society and deputy-editor-in-chief of the annual proceedings at IPMS “Modern Physical Materials Science” NAS of the Ukraine.

Andrievskaya won on the basis of her article, “Phase equilibria in the refracto-

Society, Class and Division Awards

Lange

Bose

Qin

X. Wang

Z.L. Wang

Andrievskaya

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ry oxide systems of zirconia, hafnia and yttria with rare-earth oxides,” Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 28, 2363–2388 (2008).

ACerS/NICE: Arthur Frederick Greaves-Walker Award, to honor an individual who has rendered outstanding service to the ceramic engineering pro-fession and who, by life and career, has exemplified the aims, ideals and pur-pose of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers:Engineers:

Edgar Lara-Curziois the director of the High-Temperature Materials Laboratory at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is also a distinguished research staff member and leader

of the Mechanical Properties and Mechanics Group at ORNL. He joined ORNL after receiving a Ph.D. in mate-rials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and a B.S. in engineering physics from the Metropolitan University, Mexico City in 1986.

Lara-Curzio has studied the effects of stress, temperature and environment on the physical and mechanical proper-ties of materials. He was a recipient of the Richard M. Fulrath Award, and, in 2007, he received an ACerS Presidential Commendation for Outstanding Contributions as ECD Chair, including his visionary leadership in advanc-ing the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites to a new level of success. In 2008 Lara-Curzio became a Fellow of ACerS.

Ceramic Educational Council: Outstanding Educator Award, to rec-ognize truly outstanding work and cre-ativity in teaching, in directing student research or in the general educational process (lectures, publications, etc.) of ceramic educators:

Kathleen Richardsonis currently professor and director of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University. She joined Clemson in January 2005, following her previous

post as associate professor of optics,

chemistry and mechanical, materi-als and aerospace engineering at the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics.

Richardson received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.

Richardson is a Fellow of ACerS and currently serves on the Society’s board of directors. She is a past chair of the Glass and Optical Materials Division and is completing the year (2008-2009) as president of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. n

Venkatraman Gopalan is professor of materials science and engineering, direc-tor of the Center for Optical Technologies, and an interdisciplinary research group leader

in the Center for Nanoscale Science at Pennsylvania State University. Gopalan received his undergradu-ate B.Tech degree from IIT Madras and his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 1995 from Penn State. His research interests include light–matter interactions, particularly in using nonlinear optics, imaging and spectroscopy of ferroelectrics, multiferroics and hybrid metamaterials combining electronic materials inside optical fibers.

Andrew Gyekenyesiis employed by the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, as a principal scientist and manager of the turbo-machinery and propul-sion systems team.

He is the principal investigator for multiple projects and is responsible for various laboratories dealing with high-temperature mechanical testing of advanced materials. Gyekenyesi earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering mechanics at Cleveland State University. He is a member of the Engineering Ceramics Division.

Takayuki Nagano is a senior researcher at Japan Fine Ceramics Center in Nagoya, Japan. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in materi-als science and engineering from

Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1986 and 1995, respectively. Nagano has published 47 technical papers and holds 34 patents. His pri-mary field of research is ceramics superplasticity, thin films, carbon nanotubes and inor-ganic membranes.

Naoki Ohashi is a managing director of the Optronic Materials Center at the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, and a guest professor at Kyusyu University,

Tokyo University of Science and Tokyo Institute for Technology, Tokyo, Japan. He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Tokyo Institute for Technology in 1988, 1990, 1993, respectively. His research interests are structure–property relationships in electroceramics.

Ryosuke Ueyama is a general manager in the electronic materials division, engineering departments, of Daiken Chemical Co., Osaka, Japan. He received his B.S. and M.S. in materials science and engineering from Teikyo University of Science and Technology, Japan. He earned his Ph.D. in inorgan-ic materials engineering from Nagoya University, Japan. His area of focus is the study and development of nickel inner electrode paste in multilayer ceramic capacitors.

ACerS 2009 Richard M. Fulrath Symposium and Awards2:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, Convention Center

Gopalan

Gyekenyesi

Nagano

Ohashi

Ueyama

Lara-Curzio

Richardson

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ACerS PCSA to host student tour at MS&T’09 Students have the opportunity to tour Anter Corp. on Monday, Oct. 26. Bus transportation will depart at 10:00 a.m. and will return no later than 2:00 p.m. Anter is a manufacturer of dilatometers for thermal expansion (CTE) and sintering studies, thermal conductivity meters, thermal diffusivity systems (laser flash) and specific heat-capacity-measuring instruments to test solids, powders and liquids. Students will see Anter’s products in a laboratory setting and will get an over-view of their use in material characterization. Students will also see the manufacturing process from beginning to end. The tour is open to all students and is free of charge. Space is limited, so RSVP today! To sign up for the tour, contact Claire Weiss at weisscv@gmail.com by Oct. 1.

Material Advantage Student Activities NEW for 2009! Material Advantage outreach demonstration expoThe Material Advantage Student Program will be showcasing outreach activities on Saturday, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., that have been developed by Material Advantage Student Chapters. The Material Advantage Outreach Demonstration Expo will provide a venue for chapters to share their activities with other chapters and select student groups. This is also an excellent opportunity for chapters who may not have a lot of experience in this area to see what other chapters are do-ing to help them generate new ideas. Tables are still available. If your student chapter is interested in participating with a demonstration, contact Candace Cunningham at students@asminternational.org.

Student service projectIt’s time for students to make a difference in the community! This new student service project, sponsored by the Material Advantage Student Program, will allow students to work on landscaping, painting and a walking trail. Busing, lunch, snacks and beverages, T-shirts, tools, equipment and all materials will be provided. The projects will be first-come, first-served so sign-up early. Lend a hand and give back to the community by participating in this worthwhile event! The bus will pick-up at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Westin Hotel lobby. To participate, sign-up with Lori Wharrey at lwharrey@aist.org by Oct. 2, 2009. Please provide T-shirt size when you contact Lori.

DON’T MISS THESE EVENTS! Networking mixerSunday, Oct. 25, concludes with a Student Networking Mixer from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. This casual and fun atmosphere is designed for students, Material Advantage faculty advisors and Society volun-teer leaders to make connections.

JUMR Symposium - Focus on Undergraduate Materials Research Undergraduate students will be presenting their work performed as an individual or from collaborative research for a class-project or an internship at the JUMR Symposium on Monday, Oct. 26, 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 27, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Daniele Finotello, the program director for the NSF-DMR Office of Special Programs, will be the featured speaker during Monday’s symposium. She will be speaking about the opportunities for undergraduate students regarding the educational activities at NSF.

Student Career ConnectionOn Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., human resource departments from companies representing various industries along with university graduate school programs will participate in the Student Career Connection. The companies will be speaking with students about potential employment and internship opportunities. The universities will provide information on their graduate programs. Students are encouraged to bring copies of their résumés.

Student awards ceremonyJoin us on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. as we congratulate the winners of this year’s contests: Material Advantage Chapters of Excellence, Student Speaking Contest, Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Contests, Mug Drop Contest, Putting Contest, TMS Superalloys Awards, ASM Materials Design Competition and AIST/AISI Scholarships.

Students Contests at MS&T’09 1. Undergraduate Student Poster Contest – The purpose of this

poster contest is to encourage undergraduate students to present their undergraduate research experiences and to improve their communication skills. The poster entered must be the work of an undergraduate and completed during the undergraduate education of the student. The competition is open to any materials-related technical topic. Poster entrants must sub- mit name, title of poster and an abstract of no more than 100 words. These posters must be submitted separately from the gen- eral poster session and will not be listed in the MS&T’09 program or on the Web site. Students who enter this poster competition must register for and attend MS&T’09. For more information or to enter a poster abstract, contact Kevin Fox at kevin.fox@srnl. doe.gov. Deadline for entries is Sept. 30.

2. Undergraduate Student Speaking Contest – MS&T hosts the national semifinal and final rounds of the Material Advantage Undergraduate Student Speaking Contest, organized by the Ceramic Educational Council. Each Material Advantage Chap- ter is encouraged to hold local contests on campus prior to MS&T’09. Local contest winners will advance to the semifinal/final rounds. The presentation subject must be technical but can relate to any aspect of materials science and engineering. Partici- pants receive a $300 travel grant awarded at the end of the semi- final/final rounds. Winners of the finals receive cash prizes. For contest rules, contact Tricia Nicol at tnicol@ceramics.org. National contestants must be reported to Elliott Slamovich at elliotts@ecn.purdue.edu by Sept. 30.

3. Mug Drop Contest – Mugs fabricated by students from ceramic raw materials are judged on aesthetics and breaking thresholds. Mugs are dropped from varying levels until the breaking threshold is reached. The mug with the highest successful drop distance wins! To compete, register no later than Oct. 16, by contacting William Hammetter at wfhamme@sandia.gov.

4. Putting Contest – Teams of four students compete using putters and balls they fabricated. Each team member must have his or her own putter and ball, which are judged prior to the contest. Prizes are awarded on aesthetics, closest putt and best putting team (the team achieving the shortest combined distance from the hole). To register your team of four, contact William Ham- metter at wfhamme@sandia.gov no later than Oct. 16.

5. Ceramographic Competition: Undergraduate Studies Category – Ceramographic Competition: Undergraduate Studies Category – Ceramographic Competition: Undergraduate Studies Category The Ceramographic Competition is an annual exhibit at MS&T’09 to promote the use of microscopy and microanalysis as ceramic investigation tools. Undergraduate students are encouraged to enter the “Undergraduate Studies” category. Entries are now being accepted and are due no later than Oct. 21. Visit the ACerS Web site at http://ceramics.org/acers-community/award-winners- resources/roland-b-snow-award/ for more information.

Additional MS&T’09 information, such as registration, housing and travel grant information, is available at www.matscitech.org, or by con-tacting Tricia Nicol, Membership Services Manager and The American Ceramic Society liaison to the Material Advantage Student Program, at tnicol@ceramics.org or (614) 794-5827.

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The ACerS Young Professionals Network

As an undergraduate and graduate student, I was fortunate to attend schools that sent large groups of students to the ACerS annual meet-ings. I enjoyed meeting other students through contests and social events. In short, I had a group to belong to, and looked forward to catching up with looked forward to catching up with familiar people each year.familiar people each year.

After graduating and starting work, I suddenly felt more After graduating and starting work, I suddenly felt more isolated at the conferences. I was older – and therefore too isolated at the conferences. I was older – and therefore too “lame” to fit in easily with groups of students. And yet, I “lame” to fit in easily with groups of students. And yet, I hadn’t had a chance to make enough connections to feel hadn’t had a chance to make enough connections to feel comfortable interacting with the senior members of the Society on more than a cursory basis.

Fluctuating travel budgets, particularly for recently hired professionals, meant that many of the people who graduated with me were no longer able to attend conferences on a regu-lar basis, and it became harder to keep in touch. Fortunately, several other people in the Society recognized that there is a segment of ACerS members like me, and developed the new Young Professionals Network in response.

The purpose of ACerS Young Professionals Network is to enable the Society to better attract, engage and serve mate-rials professionals in the first 10 years of their careers. The YPN is not limited to recent graduates, but one of its goals is to help transition Material Advantage members and other students into becoming ACerS Associate Members.

The YPN also helps young professionals connect with others in the Society and ensures that ACerS is perceived as a wel-coming, vibrant and valuable professional community. These goals are being accomplished by developing programs, services and resources specifically designed to serve early career profes-sionals in materials science and ceramic engineering.

The volunteer leadership structure of the network is rela-

tively informal, recognizing the difficulty many young profes-sionals have in making long term volunteer commitments because of job and family obligations. We also want to take evolving volunteer preferences into consideration.

The YPN is governed by a Council of no less than eight leaders who are in the first 10 years of their professional careers. All those who qualify for the network are welcome to serve on the Council, and new members can be added at anytime. The inaugural Council consists of people from industry, academia and national laboratories. We have held a industry, academia and national laboratories. We have held a series of conference calls to more fully define the purpose of series of conference calls to more fully define the purpose of the YPN, its goals and the first set of sponsored activities the YPN, its goals and the first set of sponsored activities taking place at the upcoming MS&T’09 conference. taking place at the upcoming MS&T’09 conference.

The YPN Council elected to subdivide into three action The YPN Council elected to subdivide into three action teams to carry out its work, focusing on these areas: teams to carry out its work, focusing on these areas:

• Recognition and awards;• Leadership and training; and• Leadership and training; and• Networking.• Networking.Anyone interested is welcome to attend, and everyone Anyone interested is welcome to attend, and everyone

is encouraged to join one of the action teams to get more involved. Check out the YPN page on the ACerS website (www.ceramics.org/acers-community/young-professionals/), and also look out at MS&T’09 for YPN members with iden-tifying ribbons.

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ACerS Volunteer Leadership Meeting(Open to all Volunteers)Sunday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. – 12 noonWestin, Somerset East

Young Professionals Round Table & Networking SessionTuesday, Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.Westin, Westmoreland West

ACerS YPN Social HourTuesday, Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m.Tonic Bar & Grill, 971 Liberty Ave.

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Geoff L. Brennecka, Ph.D. Geoff has been a senior member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories for two years. The majority of his work focuses on applying ferroelectrics and other electronic oxides to novel applications through a fundamental understanding of finite size and interface effects and/or their response to large electric fields using clever processing and/or integra-tion techniques.

Geoff is involved in ACerS through the Electronics Division and the New Mexico Section. He also serves as a mentor of the President’s Council of Student Advisors and Secretary of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. Geoff received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Missouri-Rolla (CerEng 2001,02) and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois (MatSE 2006) under the advisement of David Payne.

Kristen H. Brosnan, Ph.D. Kristen is a materials scientist at General Electric Global Research in Niskayuna, NY. Her research is focused on degradation studies in solid oxide fuel cells; processing, microstructure and performance relationships in advanced structural ceramics; and development and characterization of thermoelectric materials.

Kristen is involved in ACerS through the Basic Science Division (Nominating Committee). She is also a symposium co-organizer for Electronic Materials and Applications 2010. Kristen received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2007 after study-ing processing, properties and device performance of textured ferroelectrics under Gary L. Messing and Richard J. Meyer Jr.ing processing, properties and device performance of textured ferroelectrics under Gary L. Messing and Richard J. Meyer Jr.ing processing, properties and device performance of textured f

Kevin M. Fox, Ph.D. Kevin has been a senior research scientist at the Savannah River National Laboratory for four years. The majority of his work is focused on glass formulation to support vitrification of defense-related, high-level nuclear waste. His other efforts include developing predictive models for crystallization in multi-component glasses and development of SiC beta radiation detectors.

Kevin is involved in ACerS through the Ceramic Education Council and the Material Advantage Committee, and serves as the programming chair of the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division. He is also the secretary of Keramos. Kevin received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2005 after studying the thermomechanical properties of advanced SiAlON ceramics under the advisement of John Hellmann.

Jon F. Ihlefeld, Ph.D. Jon is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work focuses on the development and integration of electroceramic thin films.

Jon is active in ACerS as a conference symposium organizer. He received his B.S. in Materials Engineering from Iowa State University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University. His graduate work under Jon-University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University. His graduate work under Jon-University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering fPaul Maria focused on the integration of ferroelectric thin films with non-traditional base-metal electrodes. Following his graduate work Jon joined Pennsylvania State University and University of California, Berkeley as a joint post-doctoral scholar under Dawork Jon joined Pennsylvania State University and University of California, Berkeley as a joint post-doctoral scholar under Dawork Jon joined Pennsylvania State University and University of rrell Schlom and Ramamoorthy Ramesh. His work focused on the growth of BiFeO3 by molecular-beam epitaxy and integration with wide band-gap semiconductors.

Matthew H. Krohn, Ph.D. Matt has been a lead materials engineer at GE Sensing and Inspection for 3 years. The majority of his work is focused on the development of piezoelectric materials and the manufacturing of these materials for use in industrial NDE ultrasonic probes. His other efforts include development of acoustic materials for use in ultrasonic probes and failure analysis of probes and their components.

Matt received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2004 after studying the structure/property relationships in tin doped soda–lime silicate glasses under the advisement of John Hellmann and Carlo Pantano. After graduating, he spent a year doing post graduate research on surface modification of glass surfaces to improve biological cell adhesion. Matt then spent a year at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory working on core materials for space and naval nuclear reactors, before moving to GE.

Ben D. Poquette, Ph.D. Ben is the current president of Keystone Materials LLC and adjunct professor of the Department of Materials Science at Virginia Tech. He is currently focused on the commercialization of GraphiMetalTM coatings which provide solderability and added strength when applied to high thermal conductivity graphite foams.

Ben was involved in ACerS as a student participant in the ACerS Education Integration Committee. Ben is a current member of the Material Advantage Committee and continues to be an organizer and participant of MS&T. Ben received his Ph.D. from the Virginia Tech in 2007 after using neutron diffraction to study the ferroelastic nature of BaTiO3 embedded in metal matrices under the advisement of Prof. Stephen Kampe.

Alp Sehirlioglu, Ph.D. Alp is a research assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University. The majority of his work is focused on functional materials for energy conversion, such as piezoelectric and thermoelectric ceramics. He is researching electro-ceramics that can function at high temperatures and oxidizing atmospheres for aeronautical and aerospace applications. His research facilities are located at NASA Glenn Research Center. His other efforts include investigation of quasi-two-dimensional electron gas formation at the perovskite insulator interfaces.

Alp received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. He studied the multi-scale effects of poling on the domain structure and electromechanical properties of PMN-PT single crystals under the advisement of David Payne.

Laura E. Talley, M.B.A. As an active member of the American Ceramic Society since 1999, Laura has served as president of the student chapter of the Ceramic Engineering department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. After completing her B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, Laura took a position at APL Engineered Materials in Urbana, Ill., where she was in charge of synthesiz-ing high-purity anhydrous iodides for the metal halide lamp industry. Later, Laura accepted a position at Cabot Superior Micropowders in Albuquerque, N.M., researching the effects of spray pyrolysis on rare earth-doped oxides used for security applications.

Upon earning her M.B.A from the University of New Mexico, Laura accepted a position as Marketing Specialist for CVI Melles Griot, a leading manufacturer of high-precision laser and optical components headquartered in Albuquerque. Laura plans on focus-ing her future career towards sales, marketing and new business development in high tech markets. Laura continues her involve-ment in the American Ceramic Society as a contributing member of the local Albuquerque branch.

Gretchen Whitcomb, M.B.A. is the enterprise excellence manager, Beer SOA, Saint Gobain Containers Inc. where she has worked for four years. She works with salaried and union employees on continuous improvement activities to improve glass con-tainer manufacturing based on lean-manufacturing techniques and Six Sigma.

Gretchen received her M.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 2005. Her thesis research, Hydrocyclone Separation of Glaze Waste, was conducted under the advisement of Dr. David Earl. Gretchen is involved in the New England ACerS chapter.

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At first glance, the light-emitting diode beats the venerable incandescent bulb in every way. It’s compact, bright, long-lasting and, in its latest form, can produce a warm, white light. Best of all, it can save more than enough money on electricity to cover the extra cost.

But the LED is bedeviled by a prob-lem, known as droop, that kicks in just as the power levels begin to get high enough for general lighting. At that point, the efficient device begins to turn wasteful: To get a little more light you have to put in a lot more power, and soon you kiss the extra efficiency good-bye. Nobody, as yet, can explain droop in a way that is generably acceptable.

In the August issue of IEEE Spec-trum, Richard Stevenson, a Wales-based physicist turned science writer, reviews the theories on droop and describes how scientists are finding ways to mitigate the problem – even without fully understanding it. Ste-venson describes in clear terms exactly how an LED is made, how the modern blue-emitting ones – based on nitrides – differ from the older design, where the problem is believed to arise, and what’s been done to redesign that region.

One group of scientists was led by the inventor of the blue nitride LED, Shuji Nakamura. The group began its reasoning with the observation that LEDs turn electricity into light by allowing electrons to recombine with their doppelgangers, positively charged “virtual” particles known as holes, to produce photons, or particles of light. The scientists argue that recombination takes place in certain apparent defects that are necessary for the functioning of the device. They conclude that the limited number of defects puts a cap on how much power the LED can use effi-ciently, which explains the droop.

Another group of scientists believes that some of the electrons and holes

leak out of the place they’re supposed to be, and that this leakage prevents recombination.

Still another group asserts that the problem is in the inefficiency of the recombination process itself. In certain cases, recombination yields not photons but phonons – virtual “particles” of sound that drain the energy away use-lessly.

Meanwhile, as theorists squabble, practitioners have been making prog-ress. Philips Lumileds Lighting Co. claims that it has conquered droop with a device based on specially engineered structures that increase the rate of electrons–hole recombination. n

DOE’s University Turbine Systems Research Program announces project selection

The Department of Energy announced the selection of three proj-ects under the Office of Fossil Energy’s University Turbine Systems Research Program. University researchers will investigate the chemistry and physics of advanced turbines, with the goal of promoting clean and efficient operation when fueled with coal-derived synthetic gas and hydrogen fuels.

Development of high-efficiency, ultra-

clean turbine systems requires significant advances in high-temperature materials science, understanding of combustion phenomena and innovative cooling techniques to maintain integrity of tur-bine components. Such necessary tech-nology advancements are basic to the needs of the entire gas turbine industry.

The UTSR program aim is to accelerate basic turbine technology development to provide nonproprietary research to support industry and to provide training in gas turbine tech-nologies for students. The program is managed by the National Energy Tech-nology Laboratory.

Selected projects will direct efforts toward combustion, aerodynamics, heat transfer and materials research for syn-gas- and hydrogen-fueled turbines.

Three projetcs habe been identified, the first of particular interest to ceramists:

• University of Texas-El Paso – Thermal barrier coatings protect engine components and allow further increase in engine temperatures for higher effi-ciency, making them critical technolo-gies for advanced coal-based power generation systems. The researchers propose to develop nanostructured hafnium oxide-based coatings for TBCs of advanced hydrogen turbines. They intend to create a fundamental under-standing and knowledge database of next generation TBC materials with high-temperature tolerance, durability and reliability. The proposed nano-structured TBCs will have superior heat resistance, thermal insulation, oxygen barrier qualities, hot-corrosion and ero-sion resistance and resistance to adverse coating/substrate interactions.

• Pennsylvania State University – For this study, the researchers will com-bine experiments with chemical kinetic modeling to investigate the effects of diluents (water and CO2) and minor contaminant species (methane, ethane and oxides of nitrogen) on the igni-tion and combustion of high hydrogen content fuels. The proposed work will broaden the experimental database for

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ignition delay, burning rate and oxida-tion kinetics at high pressures. The goal is to further advance the development of practical guidelines for realistic com-position limits and operating character-istics for HHC fuels.

• Texas A&M University – The objective of the proposed research is to provide the gas turbine engine designer with quantitative information pertain-ing to the physics of secondary flow (an undesirable condition in turbines), its influence on the efficiency and perfor-mance of gas turbines and the impact of film cooling ejection arrangements on reducing or suppressing the detrimental effect of secondary flows. The research-ers will pay particular attention to the design of endwall contour geometries with the objective of quantifying the effect of a contoured rotating endwall on secondary flow formation with and without fillets compared with the noncontoured rotating endwall. (Visit: www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/power-systems/turbines/index.html) n

Group designs inverse photoconductors

The Grzybowski Group at North-western University has been working for some time on understanding and working with self-assembling and self-organizing nanomaterials. They particularly have been focused on

the field of “dynamic self-assembly” whereby they develop “rules that allow ‘synthesis’ of self-assembling systems from various types of interactions and/or phenomena.”

One new product of their work is a method to turn a material into an “inverse” photoconductor. Generally speaking, photoconductors are materi-als in which the conductivity of the material can be modified by shining a light on it. More accurately – until now – the conductivity could be increased only via light. But a letter just pub-lished in Nature indicates that Bartosz Grzybowski and his colleagues have fig-ured out a way to engineer a self-assem-bling monolayer in such a way that a beam of light decreases conductivity.

From the letter: “The remarkable feature of these plasmonic materials is that the sign of the conductivity change and the nature of the electron transport between the nanoparticles depend on the molecules comprising the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) stabilizing the nanoparticles. For SAMs made of electrically neutral (polar and nonpolar) molecules, conductivity increases on irradiation. If, however, the SAMs contain electrically charged (either negatively or positively) groups, conductivity decreases. The optical and electrical characteristics of these previ-ously undescribed inverse photocon-ductors can be engineered flexibly by adjusting the material properties of the nanoparticles and of the coating SAMs. In particular, in films comprising mix-

tures of different nanoparticles or nano-particles coated with mixed SAMs, the overall photoconductance is a weighted average of the changes induced by the individual components.”

Interestingly, Grzybowski has made a strategic decision to forge his research group as a multidisciplinary group com-posed of people with expertise in physi-cal, inorganic, and analytical chemistry, statistical physics and thermodynamics, cell biology and biological chemistry.

Another interesting aspect of the group is its work to apply principles and techniques of SA and SO at the macro level. From its website: “[We] are acutely interested in the societal and global aspects of self-assembly and self-organization. One example here is the study of networks of chemical reac-tions, where our group discovered how apparently autonomous agents (here, chemists) give rise to a well defined, higher-order structure of the chemical universe (i.e., the network of all known reactions). By representing this universe as a directed graph and by analyzing it using stochastic modeling and graph theory, we were able to identify a set of statistical laws that govern all synthetic transformations carried out to date or to be carried out in the future. The amazing regularity embodied in these laws allows identification of most useful chemicals, prediction of the efficiencies of new chemical transformations, the properties of most likely products, and more.” (Visit: http://dysa.northwestern.edu/research/research.html) n

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Energy efficiency is one of those phrases that everyone agrees is “good!” (Who’s going to ever suggest that EE is “bad?”) But, when we start talking about a specific EE opportunity, all sorts of questions arise: Is it practical? Is it timely for us now? Where should it fit in our priorities? Can we afford it? Will it bring unintended consequences? (And on and on…)

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy attempted to help answer these and other ques-tions for manufacturers from around the world during its exceptional 2009 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry conference held in Niagara Falls, N.Y., July 28–31. The conference covered a variety of topics, but the ses-sion entitled “Timing is Everything: Moving Investment Decisions to Energy-Efficient Solutions” effectively describes the overall theme. The audi-ence of almost 300 industry EE profes-sionals, government specialists and ser-vice providers came from 11 countries. Together we learned, experienced and networked to everyone’s benefit.

For the glass industry, many of the presentations were of special interest, addressing the sorts of questions I hear every day:

• “I know it’s important, but how can I sell the program to upper manage-ment? They have so many critical areas to consider that EE simply doesn’t rise to the top.”

• “A loss of production could be fatal! How can we consider EE solutions that won’t put us at risk?”

• “Payback is longer than our policy allows. How else can I present the ben-efits?”

Below are descriptions of a few of the more relevant talks that you might find of interest and value:

Energy Project Financial Analysis: What Have We Been Missing? – Gerald Church, Joule Energy Inc. How can we motivate greater energy project investment in the face of other com-pany investment projects – when it just makes good business sense?

Removing the Negative Incentive – Erin Hope, Bonneville Power Administration. Rebate dollars rarely find their way back to the budget of the department initiating the energy conser-vation measure. BPA removed the nega-tive incentive by ensuring rebate dollars were applied directly to the initiating department’s budget.

Starting Small Is Beautiful: Using Incremental Energy Efficiency to Convince the Plant Manager – Thomas A. Mills Jr., Waterfront Energy Capital. Start small and with projects that cannot threaten produc-tion: upgrade lighting, cooling and heat-ing equipment. Demonstrate savings, then move to process heating equipment using analytical tools to calculate true cost and returns.

Economic and Financial Aspects of Sustainability – Carl Salas, Salas O’Brien Engineers Inc. This was a user friendly presentation that allows the “sustainability professional” to use “the numbers” so that economics will help – not hinder – his or her “green” projects.

Green Tags and Carbon Trading – Carl Salas, Salas O’Brien Engineers Inc. Salas gave a second paper that real-ly helps to understand the new concepts of carbon trading and “green tags” and how the SP can learn to cash-in on this newly evolving marketplace.

What’s in It for Me? The Financial Dynamics of Corporate Energy Management – Christopher Russell, Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting. The “Strategic Profit

Model” helps to coordinate key business managers and investors that would oth-erwise resist energy efficiency by provid-ing answers to the perennial question, “What’s in it for me?”

ACEEE presented several awards for “Champions of Energy Efficiency in Industry” to worthy recipients. The glass industry was well represented with Bryce Butler, engineering manager at Steuben Glass in Corning, N.Y., receiving the “Save Energy Now Award” for consis-tent improvements in energy efficiency resulting from an energy assessment’s recommendations. The award, presented by the DOE’s James Quinn, was based on 2006 improvements that resulted in a 12 percent reduction of natural gas use.

Another recipient, Thomas Casten, chairman of Recycled Energy Development LLC, spoke eloquently about the importance of “Why We Must Use Energy Twice,” i.e., by recycling otherwise-wasted industrial energy.

You can look at the whole program and download the keynote speeches from the ACEEE website, www.aceee.org, and search for “Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry – 2009.” We’ve posted Casten’s paper on the “Energy” page of our website. Click on “ACEEE 2009 Summer Institute.” The page also contains a link that will allow you to purchase from ACEEE a CD of the full proceedings of this meeting, containing more than 80 presentations. I can also put you directly in touch with any of the speakers you’d like to contact.

Michael Greenman, Executive DirectorGlass Manufacturing Industry Counciltel 614-818-9423fax 630-818-9485mgreenman@gmic.orgwww.gmic.org

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Fuel cell catalysts go subnanoNature Chemistry reported that

Japanese researchers have created sub-nanoscale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications. The tiny catalyst particles – the smallest of which contain only 12 atoms in total – could help to conserve the planet’s limited supply of platinum.

The team found that, as they decreased the size of the clusters, their catalytic activity for the reduction of oxygen increased. At a 12-atom size, each atom was exposed at the surface.

The catalytic current was 13 times that of commercial platinum nano-particles, which, in contrast, contain hundreds or even thousands of atoms. According to the researchers, however, the improved performance is probably not due to a simple increase in surface area but to quantum size effects that are not yet fully understood.

Lead researcher, Kimihisa Yamamoto of Keio University, Yokohama, says the fact that their subnanoclusters perform so well goes against perceived wisdom within the field.

“In the community of catalyst chem-istry – especially fuel-cell catalysts – the fact that a platinum nanoparticle around three nanometers exhibits the best performance has become an estab-lished theory. However, our findings at least suggest that these subnanoclusters, made under specific conditions, exhibit a high catalytic activity.”

According to Yamamoto, their results will lead to a drastic reduction in the amount of platinum needed in fuel cells. Yamamoto says further progress may be possible through the incorporation of a second metal into the platinum-based clusters. As previ-ously noted, decreasing the size of par-ticles was generally thought to decrease the reduction potential, but he says researchers had already observed that this does not seem to hold true when subnanoparticles are bimetallic.

Younan Xia at Washington

University, St. Louis, Mo., recently created bimetallic (platinum and palla-dium) nanoparticles for fuel cell appli-cations. Whereas Yamamoto’s current work focuses on controlling size, Xia’s focuses on controlling shape.

“Size and shape are the two most important parameters in determining the activity of a catalyst. Size control is what we would like to achieve too, but it has been difficult using our synthetic meth-od. Interestingly, the method described in Yamamoto’s paper cannot control the shape. So it is still a challenge to develop a method capable to controlling both size and shape,” says Xia. n

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Oregon eyes roadways for solar energy productionOregon is report-

edly among the states that are looking at the spaces along their roads for renewable energy production.

A recent report in the New York Times’ Green Inc. blog says that Oregon is doing a demonstration proj-ect involving a 104 kilowatt solar array that provides power for about one-third of the lights used at an interchange between two interstate high-ways.

The article adds that Massachusetts is working on its own plan for a large wind turbine on land near a turnpike rest area. Other states are looking at using abandoned industrial sites for clean energy generation.

Another detail in the effort to build more renewable energy on U.S. roadsides is reportedly the Green Roadway project, conceived by two inventors who are working to fran-chise what is called an “alternative

energy roadway system” that could involve highways across the U.S.

With increasingly large and ambi-tious renewable energy projects being considered nationwide, one benefit for businesses and homeowners is likely to be falling prices for solar power, such as photovoltaic panels and other clean energy technologies.

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Printable batteries with a sleek design

There is a new battery under devel-opment that is thinner than a milli-meter, lighter than a gram and can be produced cost-effectively using a print-ing process.

A German research team, led by Reinhard Baumann of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) in Chemnitz, together with colleagues from TU Chemnitz and Menippos GmbH, believes the printable battery could be produced cost-effective-ly on a large scale.

Andreas Willert, group manager at ENAS says, “Our goal is to be able to mass produce the batteries at a price of single [Euro] range each.”

The small, thin battery is produced with a printer and can be applied to flexible substrates. That makes it eco-nomically and practically possible to

energize bankcards and other small devices. The Institute makes the case with an example: Years ago, it was necessary to race to the bank for every money transfer and every bank statement. Today, bank transactions can be easily carried out at home. In the future, simply touch your bankcard and a small integrated display shows the desired information.

The batteries are printed using silk-screen printing methods. A rub-ber screen presses the printing paste through a silk-screen onto the sub-strate. A template in the silk-screen covers the areas that are not to be printed. It’s possible to apply compara-tively large quantities of printing paste, and the individual layers are slightly thicker than a hair. The researchers have already produced the batteries on

a laboratory scale.The battery contains no mercury. Its

voltage is 1.5 volts, and by connecting several batteries in a series, voltages of 3 volts, 4.5 volts, 6 volts, etc., can be achieved. The battery chemistry is composed of different layers, including ones for the zinc anode and the manga-nese cathode. However, the anode and the cathode layer dissipate gradually during this chemical process. Therefore, the battery is only suitable for applica-tions with a limited life span or a lim-ited power requirement.

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Fraunhofer’s battery is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram and can be produced cost-effectively using a printing process.

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As a graduate student who is finished with coursework, what am I currently studying? I’m studying my research topic, of course. But, what am I also studying? I’m interested in the econ-omy, current events and government policy. “Bor-ing, I’d rather go study phase diagrams until I’m seeing spots!,” you might say, but I encourage you to become interested in broader topics, too.

The recent economic lull in the United States has reduced the number of available jobs for material science professionals offered by our traditional employers. As mining and other pri-mary industries have slowed down, so has the demand for new talent (that’s us!). I’m sure that you or your friends have experienced this in your past search for summer employment. I don’t think this is a good thing. But, it is inevitable, and we have to roll with the punches. Keeping up on the economy and new government policies can give you an idea why these changes have happened and give you valuable infor-mation to better help plan your future.

On that note, have you planned out your future? Have you already received your dream-job offer from a stable company? So you’re set…right? This is yet another reason to keep up with current events. As you may have heard, many students had accepted job offers

from large, stable companies, only to have them rescinded last spring. Many were caught in a real “all-eggs-in-one-basket” situation. This brings me to my next point: have a backup plan. Build a contingency plan just in case your plans fall through. You may never need to use it. But, if the day comes when your anticipated future does not come to realization, you will be happy you had made those plans. It’s not all doom and gloom, but it does not hurt to be prepared so that your future plans seem possible considering the present condi-tions.

Take a breakOn a lighter note, news topics can

be very entertaining. Now that the internet is a popular news media, you can catch up on reports of lat-est viral videos and strange events at

a moment’s notice. In two minutes you can read about mermaid sightings in Europe and bears walking into fur shops in Colorado as well as watch

videos with exciting topics such as dogs with boxes stuck on their heads.

True, these stories may not be exactly “news-worthy” but they are entertaining nonetheless and provide a bit of a diversion and gateway to other legitimate news stories. By taking a few minutes every day to surf popular news sites you can be entertained and stay updated with the current goings on of our world as well as give your mind a break from constant fact and number crunching.

Watch WashingtonIf you have been paying attention to

the news lately you may have noticed that there are some big proposals being funneled through the U.S. Congress. It pays to be well informed about these bills so you are not caught off guard when it is time to show support for legislation or cast your own vote. To become in the know, what better way then read the news and make sure you are getting both sides of the story.

The demands of school can form an impenetrable bubble, if you let them. But, I urge you to take some time to go online, or pick up a newspaper and take in a sample of what is going on around you. As soon as you graduate and enter the “real world” these things – the economy, laws and job offer-ings, to name a few – will enter your everyday life whether you like it or not. So, prepare yourself by studying a new topic. Thanks for a minute of your time and good luck in your future!

Lawler is a graduate student at Iowa State University, where she is working on her Ph.D. She is a mem-ber of the PCSA Communications Committee and a member of the ACerS Electronics Division.

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“Just a minute…”

Katherine Lawler Guest columnist

Build a contingency plan just in case your plans fall through. You may never need to use it. But, if the day comes when

your anticipated future does not come to realization, you will be happy you made those plans.

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Calendar of events

September 20096–9 The 3rd Int’l Conference on the Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials and Joining Technology for New Metallic Glasses and Inorganic Materials – Kurashiki, Japan; www.ceramics.org/meetings/endorsed.aspx

6–10 XII Int’l Conference on the Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids – Fox do Iquacu, PR, Brazil; www.pncs-crys-tallization.com.br

8–10 Cleantech Forum XXIII – Boston, Mass.; www.cleantech.com/bostonfo-rum

13–16 High Temperature Electronics Network – Oxford, United Kingdom; www.imaps.org

14 ACerS Pittsburgh Section Golf Outing – Lindenwood Golf Club, 360 Galley Road, McMurray, Pa.; Contact Eric Young, elakyoung7@msn.com, 412-860-7291

16–17 ACerS Short Course: Ceramic Injection Molding – San Diego, Calif.; www.ceramics.org/shortcourses

16–18 3rd Int’l Conference on Hydrogen Safety – Ajaccio, France; www.conference.ing.unipi.it/ichs2009

17 ACerS Rocky Mountain Section Golf Outing – Water Valley Golf Course,1625 Pelican Lakes Point, Windsor, Colo.; Contact Erik Wagg, ewagg@reuscheco.com, 970-346-8577

28–29 Int’l Conference on Advanced Materials – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.icam2009.com

28–29 F-Cell: 9th Forum for Producers and Users – Stuttgart, Germany; www.f-cell.de/english

28–30 Nanotech Northern Europe – Berlin, Germany; www.nanotech.net

29–10/3 Cersaie, Int’l Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings – Bologna, Italy; www.cersaie.com

30–10/2 GlassBuildAmerica 2009 – Atlanta, Ga.; www.glassbuildamerica.com

October 20094–9 SOFC-XI – Vienna, Austria; www.electrochem.org/meetings/biannu-al/216/216.htm

12 Glass Manufacturing Industrial Council Strategic Planning Conference – Columbus, Ohio; www.gmic.org

13–14 70th Conference on Glass Problems – Columbus, Ohio; www.gmic.org

15 Glass Manufacturing Industrial Council Annual Meeting and Energy Efficiency Workshop – Columbus, Ohio; www.gmic.org

13–16 UNITECR 2009 11th Biennial Worldwide Conference on Refractories – Salvador, Brazil; www.unitecr2009.org

20–23 Ceramitec 2009 – Munich, Germany; www.ceramitec.de

25–29 Materials Science & Technology Conference & Exhibition – MS&T’09 combined with ACerS 111th Annual Meeting – Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.matscitech.org

29 One-day ACerS Short Courses: • Microwave and rf Processing Fundamentals; • Thermal Analysis and Thermophysical Properties Measurements of Ceramic and Refractory Materials; Both held in conjunction with MS&T’09 – Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ceramics.org/shortcourses

29–30 Two-day ACerS Short Courses: • Introduction to Ceramic Phase Diagrams; • Fundamentals of Glass Science and Technology; • Sintering of Ceramics; • Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Glasses; • Dynamic Behavior of Structural and Armor Ceramics; • Solids Flow in Storage and Process Systems; All held in conjunction with MS&T’09 – Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ceramics.org/shortcourses

November 20091–4 2nd Int’l Symposium on Advanced Ceramics and Technology

for Sustainable Energy Applications – Taipei, Taiwan; www.conf.ncku.edu.tw/actsea2009

8–9 Glassman Middle East – Dubai; www.glassmediaonline.com

16–20 Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition – Palm Springs, Calif.; www.fuelcellseminar.com

December 20092–4 Glasspex Index 2009 – New Delhi, India; www.mdna.com

January 201020–22 Electronics Materials and Applications 2010 – Royal Plaza Hotel, Walt Disney World Plaza Resort, Orlando, Fla.; www.ceramics.org/ema2010

24–29 34th Int’l Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites – Hilton Daytona Beach Resort and Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Fla; www.ceramics.org/daytona2010

February 201021–24 Materials Challenges in Alterantive & Renewable Energy Sources 2010 – Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; www.ceramics.org/materialschallenges2010

28–3/5 PITTCON Conference and Expo – Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.; www.pittcon.org

March 201024–25 St. Louis Section and ACerS Refractory Ceramics Division 46th Annual Symposium, “Innovative Materials for Energy Efficiency” – St. Louis, Mo.; www.ceramics.org/divisions/refractory-ceramics-division

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Dates in RED denote new entry in this issue.

Entries in BLUE denote ACerS events.

denotes meetings that ACerS cosponsors, endorses or other- wise cooperates in organizing.

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new products

T he introduction of a new large-volume wet cell extends the range of

sample types that can be analyzed with the Morphologi G3 automated particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments. Equipped with the new wet cell accessory, the Morphologi G3 mea-sures size, shape and intensity of particles for a wide range of wet dispersions and emulsions. This adds to the system’s exist-ing capabilities, which include the analy-sis of dry powders and characterization of foreign particulate material on filters. Malvern says that the Morphologi G3 delivers high-quality imaging and statisti-cally significant particle size and shape information in a single measurement, with minimal user intervention. Malvern Instruments Ltd. Malvern, Worcestershire, U.K. salesinfo@malvern.com tel +44 1684 892456 www.malvern.com t

Tridak’s new Model 455 dispensing valve is a pneumatically oper-

ated, two-way pinch valve. It features micrometer control over the flow rate, ensuring that materials are dispensed repeatedly and accurately. The Model 455 valve has a patented over-stroke adjustment, positive shutoff and dispos-able inert wetted parts, enabling users to obtain millions of cycles from a sin-gle piece of tubing. This valve can be used as a dispense valve or as an inline,

two-way (on–off) valve with adjustable flow. The Model 455 dispensing valve is designed to be easily integrated into automated assembly lines and can be fitted with various styles of dispense tips and spray nozzles. It can dispense a large assortment of low- to medium- viscosity materials. Tridak LLC Torrington, Conn. info@tridak.com tel 860-626-6700 www.tridak.com t

Casella USA introduces an afford-able, entry-level personal air-

sampling pump that tests the breathing zone for particles, such as lead, dust, asbestos and other airborne contami-nates. It features a versatile flow rate of 800 to 5,000 milliliters per meter, and it can mount low-flow adapters from 5 to 750 milliliters per meter. The bright LCD display allows technicians to view real-time flow rates, volume sampled, elapsed sample time, temperature, oper-ating mode and program details. It is designed for occasional or emergency standby sampling, and it is supplied with a one-time alkaline battery pack that does not require rechargable battery downtime.Casella USA Amherst, N.H. info@casellausa.com tel 800-366-2966 www.casellausa.com

Mettler Toledo

introduces com-bined density and refractive index standards. The four stan-dard substances, certified for den-sity value and refractive index, can be used to certify or verify density and refrac-tive index instruments or combined measurement systems. The standards come in vials to be used directly on the company’s SC1 and SC30 automation units, thus minimizing manual handling and associated errors. This process covers the stan-dard measuring range of density and refractive index measurements, and

it is certified at three temperatures to suit the applicable needs of a wide range of industries. A barcode containing all relevant required information accompanies each certificate.Mettler Toledo Columbus, Ohio wallace.harvey@mt.com tel 614-438-4936 www.mt.com

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Centorr Vacuum Industries announces its newly designed

laboratory furnace line, the LF series. These new multipurpose laboratory furnaces are used for high-temperature vacuum or inert-gas treatment of met-als and ceramics, reactive studies and small-scale sintering studies. The LF furnaces feature a high-purity environ-ment of an all-metal hot zone. They deliver reliable design combined with rugged construction for long life. Additionally, the LF series offers a rapid heat up and cool down, ease of opera-tion and simple installation.Centorr Vacuum Industries Nashua, N.H. sales@centorr.com tel 603-595-7233 www.centorr.com t

Offering a wide range of capacity and discharge options, Nilfisk

CFM hopper separators can be com-bined with the Nilfisk CFM line of CV blower units to fulfill any central vacuum system need. The hopper separators can be equipped with self-cleaning cartridge filtration for large or heavy particles. Each hopper separa-

tor has three options for disposal of the collected debris to fit virtually any industrial process. It can be equipped with a variety of discharge valves and operation controls, such as an electro-pneumatic reverse-purge filter-cleaning system, to add efficiency and value to central vacuum applications.Nilfisk-Advance America Inc. Malvern, Pa. questions@nilfisk-advance.com tel 610-647-6420 www.nilfiskcfm.com t

With the sieve shaker AS 450 control, Retsch has designed its

first siever for 400 millimeter and 450 millimeter sieves that operates with a 3-D sieving motion. It can be used for dry and wet sieving. The optimized electromagnetic drive allows for an amplitude up to 2.2 millimeters. The AS 450 works with an electromagnetic drive that produces a 3-D throwing motion that moves the product to be sieved equally over the entire sieving surface. According to Retsch, the advantages

include high stress capacity, extremely smooth operation and short sieving times with high separation efficiency.Retsch GmbH Haan, Germany mk@retsch.com tel +49 2129 55610 www.retsch.com t

The Model DRQX246 oven from L&L Special Furnace Co. is spe-

cifically designed to meet AMS2750D and AMS2770H standards along with many other aerospace specifications. The oven is ideal for aluminum parts that can be placed on a rack system. The furnace has two stages to allow for true production capabilities. The oven interior is constructed of 304 stainless steel with louvers to direct air flow. It includes a 5-horsepower fan for convec-tion with a motor control for consistent uniformity at low temperatures. The elements are divided into three zones with manual biasing for additional adjustment of temperature gradients. The system includes a heated and agi-tated stainless-steel quench tank and transition bridge.L&L Special Furnace Co. Aston, Pa. tom@hotfurnace.com tel 610-459-9216 www.hotfurnace.com

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