The American Ceramic Society Bulletin
Emerging Ceramics & Glass Technology


1999

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January

Resetting the Boundaries
John Mauro
1998 NICE Scholarship Award Paper-Taking ceramic engineering and materials science education into the new millenium requires universities to restructure the framework of their educational process.

ACerS Leads National Engineers Week '99
Kelly Cunningham
The American Ceramic Society has teamed up with Eastman Chemical Co. to lead National Engineers Week 1999, which takes place Feb. 21-27, 1999.

February

ACerS Leads National Engineers Week '99
The American Ceramic Society has teamed up with Eastman Chemical Co. to lead National Engineers Week 1999, which takes place Feb. 21-27, 1999.
Kelly Cunningham

Fall Meeting Reports
Highlights of the fall meetings of the ACerS Glass & Optical Materials and Refractory Ceramics Divisions, and the Pennsylvania Ceramic Association's 53rd Annual Forum.

March

Traditional to High-Tech: ACerS Museum Showcases Ceramics
A look at the Ross C. Purdy Museum of Ceramics, located at The American Ceramic Society headquarters, Westerville, Ohio.
Trisha Zellner and Kathy Martin

April

Precollege Education: Scholarship Influences Career Choice
ACerS member Michael Fuller decided to pursue a degree in ceramic engineering after receiving the Hughes Scholarship and beginning ceramic engineering courses at The Ohio State University. He has been involved with ACerS Precollege Education Program since his junior year in college.
Kathy Martin

May

Salt Lake City Witnesses 'The Magic of Ceramics'
The ACerS Centennial Traveling Ceramics Technology Exhibit, "The Magic of Ceramics," visited the Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City from Nov. 23, 1998, through Feb. 15, 1999.
David W. Richerson

June

ACerS Sponsors Expanded Ceramics Pavilion
The Ceramics Pavilion doubled in size to 6000 ft2 at this year's National Design Engineering Show in Chicago. The Pavilion groups ceramics exhibitors in one location, allowing the more than 35,000 attendees an easy way to discover the benefits of ceramics technology.
Trisha Zellner

July

101st Annual Meeting and Exposition
The American Ceramic Society started setting the pace for the next century of ceramics at the 101st Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 25-28, 1999, in Indianapolis.
Trisha Zellner

ACerS Traveling Exhibit Makes its Magical Debut in Columbus
The ACerS Centennial Traveling Ceramics Exhibit, "The Magic of Ceramics," came to Columbus, Ohio, in celebration of the Society's Centennial.
Kathy Martin


August

Preview of the '99 Clay Country Tour

November

Museum Pulls Off Show Stopper to Attract Visitors
The American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., created their own magic this summer when they funded the visit of the ACerS Traveling Ceramics Exhibit, "The Magic of Ceramics," from May 6-Sept. 8, 1999.
Trisha Zellner