January 2000 - Volume 79, No. 1
Manufacturing/Engineering Features

Profiles in Ceramics: Bonnie J. Dunbar
Before realizing her dream to be an astronaut, Bonnie J. Dunbar, as a ceramic engineer, played an integral part in developing equipment and processes for the manufacture of a space shuttle thermal protection system.
Kathy L. Woodard

Advanced Ceramics via EPD of Aqueous Slurries
Environmental, technological and cost advantages make aqueous electrophoretic deposition (EPD) feasible for manufacturing advanced ceramic parts or coatings.
R. Moreno and B. Ferrari

Tribological Tests Verify Wear Resistance
Recently obtained test results substantiate the wear-resistance of hard, dense ceramics in axial bearings (in pumps) and in high-definition cutting blades.
Bas Kerkwijk, Jaco J.C. Buizert, Henk Verwij and Ruud Th.H. Awater

Novel Rheometer for Refractory Castables
A newly developed rheometer bridges the gap between advances in castable technology and rheological characterization techniques.
R.G. Pileggi, V.C. Pandolfelli, A.E. Paiva and J. Gallo

High-Resolution CT Tests Ceramic Parts
A high-resolution X-ray computed tomography system uses a scintillation screen, fiber-optically coupled to a thermoelectrically cooled line array CCD for testing ceramic parts.
Zhiping Guo, Quing Ye, Jiemo Tian and Chaozong Zhang

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