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The article announces the best paper and best poster winners from the 2015 International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites meeting including "Interaction of Indentation-induced cracks on single-crystal SiC," by Cody Kunka et al, Best Poster, and "New combined method of MPS and FEM for simulating friction stir processing," by Hisashi Serizawa and Fumikazu Miyasaka and "In vitro degradation and conversion of melt-derived bioactive glass microfibers in simulated body fluid" by M.N. Rahaman et al, Best Papers.

The article reports that the Engineering Ceramics Division presented Best Paper and Best Poster awards at its 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites at Cocoa Beach, Florida. The first Best Paper is entitled "Shape-Preserving Chemical Conservation of Self-Assembled 3-D Bioclastic Micro/Nanostructures via Low-Temperature Displacement Reactions." And the Best Poster is "The Bonded Compliant Seal: A New Sealing Concept for Use in Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells."

The article states that the Engineering Ceramics Division has announced the Best Poster and Best Paper award winners from the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites, held at Cocoa Beach, Florida, in January 2006. The first place for the Best Poster award was won by the poster titled "Damage and Residual Stress Fields about Hertzian Indents in Different Grain-Sized Aluminas," by K. Johanns, A. Wereszczak and M. Lance.

The article offers information on the 35th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites to be held in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 23-28, 2011.

The article announces the recipients of the outstanding student work awards during the January 2014 Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) meeting in Orlando, Florida which include Brian Foley, first place in the Best Student Oral Presentations, Shin Ik Kim, first place in Best Student Posters and Dhruv Seshadri, second place.

The article offers information on the 2010 annual meeting of the Glass & Optical Materials Division of the American Society of Ceramics (ACerS) to be held in Corning, New York on May 16-19, 2010.

Information about several papers discussed at a forum for electroceramics research held on May 19-20, 2009 sponsored by the Center for Dielectric Studies (CDS) and the Center for Piezoelectric Materials and Devices on dielectric materials is presented. Topics include logistical complications, processing of dielectric materials, and the need of the industry for research programs. The meeting featured several technical presentors including Toru H. Okabe, Hiroki Habazaki, and Sachiko Ono.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Workshop on Glass for Harvesting, Storage and Efficient Use of Solar Energy held on November 16-18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is presented. Topics include Optical transmission, transparent conducting oxides, and textured glass. The workshop was attended by 80 participants in the glass manufacturing industry.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2008 110th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society (ACERS) in the U.S. is presented. Topics include making solar energy affordable, provide access to clean water, and restoring and improving urban infrastructure. The meeting featured panelists Katherine Faber, Delbert Day, and Eric Cross.

Highlights the 7th Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (Unitecr) hosted by the Asociacion Latinoamericana de Fabricantes de Refractarios in Cancun, Mexico. Theme of the conference; Details on the establishment of Unitecr; Sample papers presented in the conference.

The author reflects on his appointment as editor of the official paper of the American Ceramics Association (ACer) and two automobile trade conventions held in Detroit, Michigan. He mentioned that the ACers community has warmly welcomed him as editor. He also provided some details about his occupation, training, and educational background. Lastly, the author discussed about the conventions' attendance, the technical papers presented using the events, and their success in general.

The article reports on the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first paper on E' centers in silica and quartz with an international conference in Palermo, Italy. Professor Robert Weeks is appointed honorary chair of the conference. He authored the paper which was published in the "Journal of the American Ceramic Society".

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is requesting for papers for the 36th International Conference and Expos on Advanced Ceramics and Composites to be held on January 22-27, 2012. ACerS' Glass and Optical Materials Division (GOMD) has named the winners of its 2011 awards. The Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy 2012 meeting will facilitate information on the developments in alternative and renewable energy systems.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2007 Structural Clay Products Division Meeting in Carthage, North Carolina held from April 22 to 24, 2007 is presented. The meeting focused on ten of the key topics concerning the brick industry, such as efflorescence and cleaning residues in brick walls, as well as alternative fuel. The meeting featured several industry experts including Danny Isley of Lee Brick, who closed the technical program of the meeting.

The article highlights the Glass & Optical Materials Division's Spring Meeting on May 16-19, 2006. The event paid tribute to the work of the session organizers who brought in 28 outstanding invited speakers and solicited interesting papers for 21 sessions. The three main symposia are characterization, composition and processing. It also inaugurated S. Donald Stookey Lecture of Discovery Award.

The article offers information on the papers to be presented at the 51st Annual Symposium of ACerS St. Louis Section and Refractory Ceramics Division in Missouri on March 25-26, 2015.

The article provides information on the papers to be presented at the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in Florida on January 28, 2013. It notes that Anil V. Virkar, professor at the University of Utah, will be talking about the failure of zirconia under externally applied loads and internally generated pressures. Tatsuki Ohji, a professor at Meijo University, is to give a presentation on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of engineering ceramics.

The article presents the highlights of the 36th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) in Daytona Beach, Florida in February 2012 featuring 1,000 engineers and scientists from 41 countries who presented 850 papers in 15 symposia and four focus sessions.

Information about several papers discussed at symposium held March 24-25, 2010 sponsored by American Ceramic Society (ACerS) St. Louis Section and Refractory Ceramics Division on innovative material for energy efficiency is presented. Topics include refractory lining design in fired units and difficulties of end users. It featured several ceramic engineers including Steve Chermack, John Hellmann, and Orville Hunter.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2009 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry conference held July 28-31, 2009 sponsored by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy is presented. Topics include the financial aspects of sustainability, how to have greater energy project investment, and the financial dynamics of corporate energy management. The conference featured several speakers including Carl Salas, Christopher Russell, and Thomas A. Mills.

Information about several papers discussed at the Glass Problems Conference held in November 2008 in Columbus, Ohio is presented. Topics include Climate change considerations, contribution of glass in the climate change relief, and resilience. The conference featured speakers from the glass manufacturing industry.

The article offers news briefs related to high technology industries in the U.S. Brandon Bouwhuis and Tim Cheng were the recipients of H-racers given during the MS&T Exhibition. The American Ceramic Society will hold a workshop entitled "Needs and Opportunities for Strength and Fracture Standards at Micro and Nano Scales" from January 27-February 1, 2008. Abstracts of papers will be accepted to be presented at the 17th International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF 2008).

Information about the European Ceramic Society's 10th International Conference & Exhibition in Berlin, Germany from June 17-21, 2007 is presented. M. Singh was given an International Award for his contribution in science and technology of engineering ceramics. Stuart Hampshire was honored with Stuijts Award for his contributions in ceramics. There are 51 papers presented by the Americans, most of them are members of ACerS.

Information about several papers discussed at the 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in Daytona Beach, Florida is presented. The conference focuses on the central theme of addressing mechanical behavior of advanced ceramics and composites as well as the functional and multifunctional ceramics processing and developments. Moreover, the conference featured notable people including Dongmong Zhu and Mark Mecklenborg.

The article highlights some of the successful fuel cell installations reported during a symposium at the 7th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland. The reports include the United Technology's 200-kilowatt PC25 unit at the Central Park Police Station in New York and the 200-kilowatt molten carbonate fuel cell system from FuelCell Energy and MTU. The July 2006 forum offered 54 technical papers and more than 150 poster presentations.

Announces the issuance of a call for papers by the International Microelectronics & Packaging Society for the First International Conference on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technology in Baltimore, Maryland. Venue and schedule of the conference; Event description.

Presents the American Ceramic Society activities. Account of the dinner meeting and research presentation by professor Jeffrey D. Smith; Preparation for the 12th Annual Rio Grande Regional Symposium on Advanced Materials; Enumeration of the topics for papers to be presented in the symposium.