Our Mission
The purpose of the Engineering Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society is to stimulate interest in the development and utilization of technology that falls within the broad category termed engineering ceramics. Members accomplish this by means of meetings for the presentation and discussion of professional papers, publication of professional literature, and promotion of scientific and industrial research.
Division Resources
Leadership
The Engineering Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society is dedicated to the development of its members. If you would like to contact any of the ECD officers, visit the ACerS online Membership Directory for contact information. You must be a member to access the directory. You may also contact Vicki Evans who will assist you.
2023–2024 Engineering Ceramics Division Officers
Chair: Young-Wook Kim | University of Seoul, South Korea
Chair-elect: Jie Zhang | Institute of Metal Research, China
Vice-chair/Treasurer: Amjad Almansour | NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Secretary: Federico Smeacetto | Politecnico di Torina, Italy
Trustee: Michael C. Halbig | NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
Parliamentarian: Manabu Fukushima | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Counselors: Palani Balaya | National University of Singapore; Hisayuki Suematsu | Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
ACerS Board of Directors Division Liaison: Kristin Breder | Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, USA
Young Professionals Network Division Liaison: Jackson Majher | Glass Coatings and Concepts, USA
President’s Council of Student Advisors Delegates: Christine Brockman | Oklahoma State University, USA
Milos Dujovic | Texas A & M University, USA
DEI Subcommittee representative: Federico Smeacetto (2022–2023) | Politecnico di Torino
Nominating Committee
Chair: Palani Balaya | National University of Singapore
Member: Jingyang Wang | IMR, China
Member: Meelad Ranaiefar| NASAGRC, USA
Division Awards
Engineering Ceramics: Global Young Investigator Award
The Global Young Investigator (GYI) award recognizes the outstanding young ceramic engineer and scientist whose achievements have been significant to...
Engineering Ceramics: James I. Mueller Lecture
This award recognizes the enormous contributions of James I. Mueller to the Engineering Ceramics Division and the field of engineering...
Engineering Ceramics: Jubilee Global Diversity Award
Every year, three early/mid-career women and minority professionals are selected for the Engineering Ceramics Division’s Jubilee Global Diversity Award and...
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Diversity Statement
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) values and seeks diverse and inclusive participation within the field of ceramic science and engineering.
ACerS strives to promote involvement and access to leadership opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location, career path or academic level.
About the Engineering Ceramics Division
Learn how ECD can help your research and career. Download and share the ECD flyer summarizing the Division’s benefits, mission and focused meetings.