Dr. Singh appointed to Board of Governors of Acta Materialia, Inc.

The President of ASM International has appointed Dr. Mrityunjay Singh on the Board of Governors of Acta Materialia, Inc. for a four year term starting January 2008. The board consists of four governors from ASM International, two from TMS, and two from more than thirty cooperating international materials societies from all over the world. The purpose of Acta Materialia, Inc. is to publish high-quality, peer refereed, journals in the area of materials science and engineering. In addition, it also supports and promotes scientific meetings, awards prizes (including Acta Gold Medal, John Hollomon Award), and undertakes other activities to further its fundamental purpose, which is to increase and diffuse the knowledge of science and engineering of materials. The Acta board also oversees the publication of three high impact factor (highly cited) and globally respected journals in the materials area namely Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia. Dr. Singh also serves on the International Advisory Boards/Committees of seven additional international journals published from USA, Europe, and Japan.
An Academician of World Academy of Ceramics and Fellow of the ASM International, the American Ceramic Society, and Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK), he is recipient of more than thirty five national and international awards and published more than 245 papers and edited/co-edited more than thirty books/proceedings and journal volumes.

Korean Ceramic Society Honors Shigeyuki Somiya

Shigeyuki Somiya has been named an Honorary Member of the Korean Ceramic Society. Announced at the organization's recent 50th anniversary meeting in Seoul, Korea, the award featured the presentation of a membership certificate comprised of 99,9% gold.
Professor emeritus at The Tokyo Institute of Technology and a former dean of science and technology at Japan's Teikyo University, Somiya is widely known as the editor/author of some of the industry's most definitive texts on advanced ceramics. In addition to his Korean affiliation, he is an honorary member of the Ceramic Society of Japan and both a Fellow and Distinguished Life Member of ACerS.

Yoshio Bando invited as Plenary Speaker at Daytona Beach Conference

Academy Member Yoshio Bando, a Fellow of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and director general of International Center for Young Scientist (ICYS), deputy director of WPI Center of Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NIMS, and professor at the University of Tsukuba, was invited to deliver a Plenary Lecture at the 3rd International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites, held in Daytona Beach, January 27 - February 1, 2008.
His current field of research is synthesis and property measurements of novel one-dimensional nanomaterials using TEM. His discovery of a "carbon nanothermometer" and development of large scale synthesis of BN nanotubes were internationally accepted.
Bando has received a number of awards including the 16th Tsukuba Prize in 2005 and became an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics in 2004. In 2002, he was chosen as one of the "Top 30 Key Persons in Nanotechnology" in Japan by the scientific journal, Nikkei Science. He has published over 400 reviewed international journal articles and holds more than 30 patents.

ACerS 2008 ECD Bridge Building Award to Hampshire

WAC Member Stuart Hampshire, Limerick, Ireland, has been awarded with the 2008 ECD Bridge Building Award by the Awards Committee of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. The award consisted of the Bridge Building Award plaque, a certificate, a $1000 honorarium and complimentary registration for the 2008 Advanced Ceramics and Composites Conference. Hampshire also has been invited to deliver a keynote plenary presentation at the Conference in Daytona Beach, FL, USA.

Baik New President of Pohang University, Korea

Sunggi Baik, a WAC Member since 1994, has been installed as the fifth president of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea. He has been a professor of Materials Science & Engineering at POSTECH since 1987.
POSTECH was established in 1986 as Korea's first research-oriented science and technology university. Educating only a small number of outstanding students and performing cutting-edge research, POSTECH has been consistently ranked as the top university in Korea.

ACerS recognizes several WAC Members

During the ACerS 109th Annual Meeting, held in Detroit, Michigan, September 16-20, 2007 several WAC members were officially recognized for their noticeable contribution to ceramics.
Kenneth H. Jack was elected to the ACerS Distinguished Life Membership, Fritz Aldinger, Stuart Hampshire and Ki Hyun Yoon were conferred the ACerS Fellowship and David Alan Payne, Kathryn Logan and George W. Beall were awarded with the Robert B. Sosman Award, the Arthur Frederick Greaves-Walker Award and the W. David Kingery award, respectively.

Kenneth H. Jack (Distinguished Life Member) is emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and honorary professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK

Fritz Aldinger (Fellow), director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung and professor of ceramics at the Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Stuart Hampshire (Fellow ), chair of materials science, University of Limerick, Ireland

Ki Hyun Yoon (Fellow), professor of ceramic engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

David Alan Payne (Robert B. Sosman Award) is a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Kathryn V. Logan (Arthur Frederick Greaves-Walker Award), Virginia Tech Langley Professor and also MSE Principal Research Engineer Emerita at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

George H. Beall (W. David Kingery Award) research fellow (retired) in the Science & Technology Division of Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA

OBITUARY

Academician Richard Ernest Tressler, 65, of Oak Hall, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, surrounded by family at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. He died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Born on June 14, 1942, in Bellefonte, he was a son of Ernestine and the late Earl Tressler, of Bellefonte. He is survived by his wife, Janis Jones, and three daughters and their families, Laura Sweeny and her husband Robert, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and their children Owen and Francie; Kristin Reagle and her husband Daniel, of Media, and their daughter Megan; and Jennifer Hendrickson and her husband Michael, of State College, and their children Ada and Sally.
He is also survived by stepson David Mochak and wife Natalie, and their son Devin; two brothers, Hubert of Green Bay, Wis., and Kermit of Bellefonte. He was preceded in death by his late wife, Sue Alexander Tressler and his brother Earl of Muncy.
He was a 1959 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. He earned his B.S. degree in Ceramic Technology from Penn State in 1963, his M.S. at MIT in 1964, and his Ph.D. in Ceramic Science at Penn State in 1967. He was a decorated veteran, serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force, then joined the Ceramics faculty at Penn State in 1972. He served as Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for 10 years, was President of the American Ceramic Society, and Founding Director of the Center for Advanced Materials at Penn State. He also served on the technical advisory boards of Kyocera, Air Products, and Alcoa, as well as the Board of Directors of AVX Corporation. In recognition of his accomplishments he was named Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, Honorary Member of the Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux, the International Prize of the Japan Fine Ceramics Association, and was named Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society, and received the Hosler Alumni Scholar Award of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. He retired as Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering in 2001.
He made a significant contribution to the field of Materials Science by being an outstanding mentor to his students. In addition to enjoying time on his farm with his family and particularly his grandchildren, he was an avid hunter and fly fisherman. He loved to garden, chop wood, and drive his tractor. His hobbies included restoring old homes and antique automobiles. He was a lover of music and played the flute and bass. He was a lifelong supporter of Penn State and dedicated himself to philanthropic efforts on behalf of the University. He will be remembered for his quick wit and sense of humor. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association, and a member of the Obelisk Society of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State.

12th Election to WAC

The procedures for the 12th Election to the World Academy of Ceramics have been recently completed. The following sixteen new Academicians have been approved by the Council on July 11, 2007 on proposal of the International Advisory Board following the screening procedures of the Nomination Committee:

CLASS "SCIENCE"

M.J. Edirisinghe
UK

R. Freer
UK

M.P. Harmer
USA

Suk-Joong L. Kang
South Korea

K.J.D. MacKenzie
New Zealand

Kiyoshi Okada
Japan

V.C. Pandolfelli
Brazil

J. Rödel
Germany

A.S. Rogachev
Russia

D. Suvorov
Slovenia

Isao Tanaka
Japan

E. Traversa
Italy

S. Trolier-McKinstry
USA

Keizo Uematsu
Japan

CLASS "INDUSTRY & INNOVATION"

Hua-Tay Lin
USA

E.R. Vance
Australia

The new Academicians will be presented and awarded with the WAC Diploma during the Opening Ceremony of FORUM 2008 (Chianciano Terme, Italy, July 5-8, 2008) of the World Academy of Ceramics.

WAC "Prize 2008" Laureates

Alexander G. Merzhanov and Inna P. Borovinskaya, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Federation and Hiroshi Ichikawa, Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd., Japan are the recipients of the "Prize 2008" of the World Academy of Ceramics.
The new prize Laureates have been approved during the WAC Council meeting of July 11, 2007 on proposal of the International Advisory Board, following the screening of a number of candidatures by the Prize Committee.
The joint prize to Merzhanov/Borovinskaya for "Basic Research" recognises their outstanding contribution on fundamentals of SHS science and subsequent studies for SHS successful use in novel materials.
The prize on "Industrial Research" to Ichikawa recognises his remarkable contribution to the development of an innovative high strength, high temperature silicon carbide fiber and the implementation of its industrial manufacturing.
WAC "Prize 2008" will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony of FORUM 2008 (Chianciano Terme, Italy, July 5-8, 2008) of the World Academy of Ceramics.

ECerS International Award to Singh

WAC Member M. Singh, chief scientist at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, received the ECerS International Award and delivered a keynote plenary presentation at the 10th International Conference of ECerS, Berlin, June 17-21, 2007. He was recognized for outstanding contribution to the science and technology of engineering ceramics and composites, and for enhancing understanding and collaboration within the international ceramics community.

Stuijts Award to Hampshire

Stuart Hampshire, a professor in the Dept. of Materials Science & Technology, University of Limerick, Ireland, was honored with the Stuijts Award, which recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions to ceramics science or technology. The Award was assigned by the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) during its recent Conference held in Berlin, June 17-21, 2007. The author or co-author of more than 230 publications in journals, edition of 19 books and three journal volumes, and holder of several patents, Stuart Hampshire was elected to the World Academy of Ceramics in the year 1990.

Obituary

Dr. Richard M. Spriggs (Dick) of Alfred, NY, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2007, after battling with lung cancer.
Dr. Richard M. Spriggs was Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Prior to retiring in 1997, he was the first John F. McMahon Professor of Ceramic Engineering, the Executive Director of the NYS Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology, and Director of Sponsored Research Programs at the College. He held BS, MS and PhD degrees in Ceramics and Ceramic Engineering from Penn State and The University of Illinois. Prior to joining the Alfred faculty in 1987, he served as Senior Staff Officer and Staff Director of the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences and as Professor and later as Vice President for Administration at Lehigh University. He had earlier industrial experience with AVCO and Ferro Corporations. He also served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy after his graduation from Penn State.
A Fellow, Past President, and Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society, he received numerous honors and awards for his contributions to ceramic science, technology and education. He most recently served as a board member of the Ceramics Corridor Innovation Centers (Alfred Technology Resources, Inc.) and Sugar Hill Development Corporation. Dr. Spriggs was widely known over many years as an outstanding ambassador for the American Ceramic Society. He was well-known for his kind and friendly demeanor.
Dr. Spriggs was among the Charting Members who actively cooperated in the establishment of the World Academy of Ceramics and member of the former Board of Trustees of the Academy. He was preceded into death by his wife, Patricia (Blaney) Spriggs and is survived by his present wife, Brenda (Ferrier) Spriggs, 3 children: Carolyn (Spriggs) Muchna (Mark) of Prescott, AZ, Rick Spriggs (Jacki) of Naperville, IL, and Alan Spriggs of Golden, CO; and 3 step-children: Kristine (Milkeris) Smith (Robbie) of Genesee, PA, Lori Milkeris of Milton, FL, and Joshua Milkeris (Amber) of Fort Walton Beach, FL.
In addition he is survived by his 7 grandchildren: Jessica (Muchna) Madson (James), Amy, Matthew and Mollie Muchna, Mackenzie, Kelsey and Conor Spriggs, and 5 step-grandchildren: Amber, Tyler, Miri and Bryce Milkeris and Nolen Smith.

Munir Honored by UC Davis

WAC member Zuhair A. Munir, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science at the University of California, Davis, was presented the UC Davis Prize for 2007 at a gala dinner May 10.
The prize recognizes scholars at the forefront of knowledge who are making their expertise available to undergraduate students. Munir was selected in recognition of his demonstrated extraordinary dedication and achievement, both in research creativity and in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. Munir is recognized by the Institute of Scientific Information as one of the Highly Cited Authors in the field of materials science.

Komarneni Named Distinguished Professor

WAC member Sridhar Komarneni has been named a Distinguished Professor at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in recognition of his exceptional record of teaching, research and service. He is professor of clay mineralogy in the Materials Research Institute and the Dept.of Crop & Soil Sciences.
Komarneni's research focuses on low-temperature nanophase and nanocomposite materials, sol-gel chemistry of high-performance ceramics, hydrothermal and microwave-hydrothermal processing, and new materials preparation and characterization. He has served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Porous Materials since 1994, and is recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the highly cited researchers in the materials field.

80th Birthday of Günter Petzow Honored

A special issue (November 2006, Vol. 114) has been dedicated by the Journal of the Ceramics Society of Japan to celebrate the 80th birthday of Academician Günter Petzow. This to recognise the pioneering and influential role of his studies on basic science, constitution, powder metallurgy, and metals and ceramics carried out during his long-lasting career which deserved the admiration and respect of the research community worldwide.

Twenty-one New WAC Members Elected

The following twenty-one new Professional Members of the World Academy of Ceramics have been recently elected to the Academy (11th Election, 2006):

CLASS "SCIENCE"

J.H. Adair
USA

D.K. Agrawal
USA

M.W. Barsoum
USA

T. Chartier
France

W.J. Clegg
UK

P. Colombo
Italy

R.A.L. Drew
Canada

Kunihito Koumoto
Japan

V.V. Mitic
Serbia and Montenegro

Yoshinari Miyamoto
Japan

Tatsuki Ohji
Japan

T.A. Prikhna
Ukraine

Rishi Raj
USA

C.A. Randall
USA

G.A. Schneider
Germany

N. Setter
Switzerland

H.L. Tuller
USA

O. Van Der Biest
Belgium

Weiguang Zhu
Singapore

CLASS "INDUSTRY & INNOVATION"

B.L. Krasny
Russia

T.R. Shrout
USA

Larry L. Hench and Shin-ichi Hirano are among the recipients of the Distinguished Life Membership Award at the Ms&T'06 by the American Ceramic Society

Academician Larry L. Hench (GOMD), professor emeritus, Imperial College, London, and the University of Florida, had an exceptionally creative and productive career. At Imperial College, he was part of the Dept. of Materials and Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair.
From his role as the starter of the University of Florida's ceramics effort in the 1960s, his invention and subsequent commercialization of Bioglass®, the authoring of Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat series of children's books, and his leadership in the Center for Tissue Generation and Repair, Hench's impact on the field of ceramics is well documented.
He has received almost all the awards in ceramics and materials science that are possible, including membership in the National Academy of Engineering, and the WAC International Ceramics Prize 2004.

WAC member Shin-ichi Hirano (Basic Research), President of Nagoya University, Japan, has a long record of outstanding scholarly accomplishments and scientific contributions in the field of ceramics.
Known worldwide for his innovative contributions in chemical ceramic processing at the molecular level, Hirano developed nano-sized crystalline ceramic particles/organic hybrids, which are tailored materials with real nano-sized functions.
Hirano is the recipient of numerous national and international awards such as Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, Fellow of ACerS, Fulrath Award, Tokai Chemical Industry Award, Japan Fine Ceramic Association-International Award, plus many others. He served as president of the Ceramic Society of Japan in 2003-2004.

Readey Retires

Academician Dennis Readey has retired as H.F. Coors Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA. For the last 17 years he led ceramic research in the state of Colorado as director of the Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics.
A Distinguished Life Member and Fellow of ACerS, Readey has been active in the Society, ultimately serving as president during 1991-92.

Tressler Awarded by Penn State

WAC Member Richard E. Tressler, was awarded the 2006 Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal in recognition of his remarkable career of academic and research achievement. Tressler is professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA.
The award recognizes alumni of the College of Earth & Mineral Sciences at Penn State who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science through research, teaching or administrative leadership.
Tressler is an ACerS Distinguished Life Member and Fellow of the Society and a member of the Basic Science Division.

Pye Named ACerS President-Elect

American Ceramic Society officers for 2006-2007 have been elected and will began their terms of office during the Society's 108 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati.
WAC Member L. David Pye, NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University has been named as President-Elect.

The ACerS Ceramic Educational Council Recently Conferred Thomas O. Mason of the Outstanding Educator Award

Academician Thomas O. Mason, PhD (Electronics), professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, is a highly cited researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information, having authored or coauthored about 250 technical papers in the areas of electroceramics, defect chemistry and electrical characterization methods, including cement-based materials and composites. An ACerS Fellow, Mason served as vice president of ACerS (1995-96). He is a member/academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, ACerS/NICE and of the Ceramic Educational Council (past-president). Mason is recipient of the Schwartzwalder-PACE Award (1990) and the Richard M. Fulrath Award (1994).

World Academy of Ceramics.
Appointed the Advisory Board 2006-2010

International Conferences Celebrates A.G. Merzhanov

An International Conference on "Nonisothermal Phenomena and Processes" has been organized by the Armenian Academy of Sciences to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Prof. A.G. Merzhanov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and President of the WAC Advisory Board. The Conference, to take place in Yerevan, Armenia on November 27 to December 2, 2006, aims to provide a forum for discussing latest advances in nonisothermal phenomena taking place in reactive systems with or without external heating and to strengthen cooperation in this research field.

Newnham Named Penn State Alumni Fellow

On October 19, 2005, the Penn State Alumni Association, University Park, PA, USA, made Robert E. Newnham an Alumni Fellow and presented him a commemorative award recognizing his outstanding professional accomplishments. Alumni are nominated by an academic college or campus as leaders in their professional fields.
A 1956 graduate, Newnham was one of 23 alumni to be honored. He is Alcoa Professor Emeritus of Solid State Science at The Pennsylvania State University. Newnham is a Distinguished Life Member and Fellow of ACerS, and a past editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. He is a Member of the World Academy of Ceramics as from 1990.

Gary Messing presented McMahon Lecture at Alfred University

WAC Member Gary L. Messing, a 1973 graduate of the School of Engineering at Alfred University with a BS in ceramic engineering, delivered the annual John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture 2005, on the Alfred campus. His topic was "Manipulating Microstructures - A Path to Better Ceramics".
Messing is a Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Science & Engineering and head of the Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, where his research interests include nucleation and crystallization of chemical precursors, inorganic powder synthesis, sintering and grain growth, textured ceramics and nanocrystalline materials. In 2003, he was recognized as one of the most highly cited researchers in materials.
He is a Fellow and past president of the ACerS.

George W. Morey Award to Pantano

WAC Member Carlo G. Pantano was named the George W. Morey Award winner during the Glass & Optical Materials Division (GOMD) Fall Meeting, September 11-16, 2005, at Maui, Hawaii. He delivered the Morey Lecture entitled "Glass Surfaces: Computer Modeling and Experimental Validation".
Pantano is distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, and director of the Materials Research Institute, at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. He is also director of the Glass Surfaces, Interfaces & Coatings Site for the Center for Glass Research.

Derek P. Thompson new President and Jürgen G. Heinrich President-elect at ECerS

Derek P. Thompson

Jürgen G. Heinrich

Academy Member Derek P. Thompson was installed as President of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) at the 9th ECerS Conference, held June 19-23, 2005, at Porto Roz, Slovenia. Thompson is a professor in the Materials Div., Dept. of Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
The ECerS Council unanimously voted Jürgen G. Heinrich (current President of the German Ceramic Society) to become President-elect. Heinrich, also a WAC Member, is a professor at Clausthal University of Technology, Germany.

IEEE Honors Newnham

WAC Member Robert E. Newnham, Alcoa Professor Emeritus at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, was awarded the 2005 Achievement Award of the Ultrasonics Division of IEEE. Newnham pioneered the development of composite piezoelectric transducers for use in medical imaging, underwater sonar systems and ultrasonic nondestructive testing.

A Symposium to Celebrate Hench Retirement

The achievement and career of Larry L. Hench will be celebrated with a symposium in his honor Sept. 28-30, 2005, at Imperial College London. The aim of the symposium is to provide a platform for leadership in the field of biomaterials over the next decade.
Larry was appointed to the World Academy of Ceramics during the 1st Election to the Academy in 1989.

Distinguished ACerS Life Membership to Johnson

WAC Academician David W. Johnson has been made Distinguished Life Member at the 2005 Annual Meeting at Baltimore. This is the highest honour conferred by ACerS which recognized to Johnson the over four decades of service and leadership to the local, national and global ceramics community, as well as profound basic science in the field of optical and superconducting ceramics impacting the worldwide ceramic industry and science. Johnson was with Bell Labs and Agere Systems (Allentown, PA, USA) from 1968 until he retired in 2002.

Payne Wins Award on Ferroelectricity

Academician David A. Payne, Professor at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, received the Ferroelectrics Recognition Award from the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control Society at the society's 2004 conference. The award was for "outstanding achievements in scientific work as well as in promoting the ferroelectrics community"..

ITER Workshop promoted by C.C. Ge

Mueller Award to Singh

Academician Mrityunjay Singh received the James I. Mueller Memorial Award, on January 24, 2005, during the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, which was held at Cocoa Beach, Fla., USA. His lecture was entitled "In-Space Repair of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Thermal Protection System Structures".
Singh is chief scientist for QSS Group Inc. at NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland. He earned his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Banaras Hindu University, India, in 1983.
An ACerS Fellow, he is past chair and current counselor of the Engineering Ceramics Division. He serves on the Society's International Globalization Task Force, and was instrumental in starting up the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.

Twenty-six New WAC Members Elected
10th Election (2004)

The following twenty-six new Professional Members of the World Academy of Ceramics have been recently elected to the Academy.

CLASS "SCIENCE"

Yoshio Bando
Japan

P.F. Becher
USA

I-Wei Chen
USA

B. Derby
UK

Lian Gao
China

Chang-Chun Ge
China

Y. Gogotsi
USA

D.J. Green
USA

M. Hoffmann
Germany

Junichi Hojo
Japan

Hideo Hosono
Japan

Kazunori Kijima
Japan

Doh-Yeon Kim
Korea

S. Komarneni
USA

M. Kosec
Slovenia

W.M. Kriven
USA

D.B. Marshall
USA

J.W. McCauley
USA

Koichi Niihara
Japan

C.G. Pantano
USA

R.P. Riedel
Germany

E.D. Zanotto
Brazil

CLASS "INDUSTRY & INNOVATION"

J.L. Amoros Albaro Spain

M.Yu Rusin
Russia

G.C. Wei
USA

Akira Yamaguchi
Japan

ECD Bridge Building Award Granted to Niihara

Academician Koichi Niihara, Osaka University, Japan, received the 2005 Bridge Building Award from the ACerS Engineering Ceramics Division. The award consists of a plaque, certificate and $1000 honorarium.
The presentation took place during the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites, which was held January 23-28, 2005, at Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.

JFCA Prize Awarded to Singh

Academician Mrityunjay Singh, chief scientist, QSS Group Inc., NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, received the Japan Fine Ceramics Association (JFCA) International Prize in Tokyo, May 19, 2004.
Based on his long history of innovation and technology transfer in the areas of ceramic matrix composites, monolithic ceramics, joining and ecoceramics, the award recognizes the wide-scale commercial importance of these technologies.

Munir Named Outstanding Educator

The ACerS Ceramic Educational Council honored Zuhair A. Munir with its 2004 Outstanding Educator Award.
Munir, distinguished professor at the University of California, Davis, USA, received the award during the ACerS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

2004 Somiya Award to C.N.R. Rao and Anthony K. Cheetham

C.N.R. Rao

Anthony K. Cheetham

The International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) has presented the 2004 Somiya Award to WAC Members C.N.R. Rao, FRS, of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, and Anthony K. Cheetham, FRS, of the University of California, Santa Barbara, (UCSB), for their collaboration on the synthesis and characterization of novel materials.
Rao and Cheetham accepted the award in San Francisco during the 2004 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting / IUMRS 9th International Conference on Electronic Materials.

Franklin Award to Newnham

The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, presented the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering to WAC Member Robert E. Newnham, professor emeritus of solid state science at The Pennsylvania State University, April 29, 2004. He was cited "for his invention of multiphase piezoelectric transducers and their spatial architecture, which revolutionized the field of acoustic imaging."
The award ceremony followed a special symposium on Piezoelectric Composites and Their Applications, held at Drexel University. The author of >500 research papers and 20 patents, Newnham is a member of the National Academy of Engineers and Distinguished Life Member and Fellow of AcerS, and he is affiliated with the Basic Science and Electronics Divisions.

Hirano Named President of Nagoya University

Shin-ichi Hirano, WAC Member, was named President of Nagoya University, Japan, effective April 1, 2004. Hirano, who has served as adjunct professor of materials science and engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, retired as dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and School of Engineering as well as professor in the Dept. of Applied Chemistry at Nagoya. He also served as director of the Research Center for High Energy Conversion and as director of the Center for Advanced Research & Technology at Nagoya University.
Hirano is an ACerS Fellow affiliated with the Basic Science and Electronics Divisions. He is President of the Ceramic Society of Japan, immediate past president of the International Ceramic Federation (1997-99) and President of the Asia-Oceania Ceramic Federation.

Inamori Increases Scholarship Fund

WAC Member Kazuo Inamori, founder and chair emeritus of Kyocera corp., Kyoto, Japan, announced that he is adding $300,000 to the scholarship fund created in his name at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA

WAC Council Member Filippo Marazzi Awarded with Aldo Villa Prize 2003

Filippo Marazzi, chairman of the Ceramiche Marazzi Group, has received the Aldo Villa award 2003 "for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of ceramic products world-wide and for an entrepreneurial vision that has allowed him to frequently anticipate technical and technological innovations and to achieve innovation in terms of productive globalisation".
The award, set up in 1998 by the Italian Ceramic Society in memory of its first president Aldo Villa, is presented every two years to prominent figure in the ceramic sector - whether an entrepreneur, director or researcher - who has made a significant contribution to the development of the ceramic industry.
Filippo Marazzi was yet awarded in 1998 with the most important Prize of the World Academy of Ceramics during the "Forum 1998" of WAC held in Krakow, Poland.