[Image above] Past ACerS president Sanjay Mathur (2022–2023) presents the 2023 Class of Fellows with plaques at MS&T23 in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: ACerS
Westerville, OH—The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) will elevate 13 members to Fellow Status this year. The Fellow designation recognizes ACerS members who have distinguished themselves through outstanding contributions to the ceramic arts or sciences, broad and productive scholarship in ceramic science and technology, conspicuous achievement in ceramic industry, or by outstanding service to the Society.
“The 2024 class of Fellows of the American Ceramic Society represents a diverse group of 13 international scientific and technological leaders and volunteers. They have contributed at the highest level to enrich and broaden ceramic science, technology and industry, and to serve our Society. I am honored to congratulate the 2024 class of ACerS Fellows for their outstanding contributions to our field and Society,” says Rajendra Bordia, ACerS president.
The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet, Oct. 7, 2024, during the ACerS Annual Meeting held at the Materials Science and Technology Conference, October 6–9 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The 2024 Class of Fellows includes:
- Victoria Blair, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
- Willard Cutler, Corning Incorporated
- Edward Gorzkowski, Naval Research Laboratory
- Kevin Huang, University of South Carolina
- Emanuel Ionescu, TU Darmstadt
- Kang Lee, NASA-John H. Glenn Research Center
- Navin Manjooran, Solve
- Lalit Sharma, Mahanana Ceramic Development Organizational Soc
- Klaus van Benthem, University of California, Davis
- Gerard Vignoles, LCTS- Université de Bordeaux
- Min Wang, The University of Hong Kong
- Hui-Suk Yun, Korea Institute of Materials Science
- Jie Zhang, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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