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January
Educational Outreach A look at several educational outreach projects initiated
by ACerS and the ACerS Education Committee, as well as ideas
on helping to improve science education for children. David W. Richerson
February
Precollege Education Program
Comes Full Circle
ACerS student member Jennifer Sigman was one of many high school students who
knew the career path she wanted to pursue prior to graduation. With a keen interest
in science and her father's electrical engineering influences, Sigman wanted
to be an engineer. Choosing which area of engineering to study began when Sigman's
advanced physics class went on a field trip to the ACerS headquarters to learn
about ceramics through a "Ceramic Science & Technology Days" tour. Kathy Martin
C. Diaz, H. Gracia, Ma.E. Zayas, F.J. Espinoza and F.J. Valle-Fuentes
April
A Summary of ACerS 1999 Membership
Survey
At the direction of the ACerS Board of Directors, the Membership Dept. contracted
with an independent research firm to conduct a membership survey. In April 1999,
surveys were mailed to 3415 randomly selected current members. The purpose of
the survey: To determine member attitudes, concerns and needs in regard to a
variety of important Society issues, including membership benefits, publications,
annual meeting and expo, technology issues, and current and potential products/services.
Garry Moon
May
Motor City Discovers "The
Magic of Ceramics" ACerS Traveling Exhibit, "The Magic of Ceramics," was
hosted by the Detroit Science Center from December 1999 through
February 2000.
Trisha Zellner
June
E-Week Spotlights Ceramics,
Boing-Boing
A multitude of events, many of which highlighted ceramics, marked the celebration
of National Engineers Week, held Feb. 20-26, 2000. Local activities at ACerS
headquarters, Westerville, Ohio, included a regional engineering competition
and special tours designed to introduce children to science, engineering and
ceramics. National festivities in Washington included the announcement of the
greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century, the launch of "Boing-Boing
the Bionic Cat" and the use of ceramics in a nationwide competition. Trisha Zellner
