ACerS is pleased to announce Ricardo Castro has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.
Castro is chair and professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Lehigh University. He received a B.S. in molecular sciences and a Ph.D. in metallurgical and materials engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Before joining Lehigh in the fall of 2022, Castro was a tenured professor at the University of California, Davis, for more than 14 years. He also served as associate dean of research and graduate studies for three years while at UC Davis, a role that gave him experience working on events and professional development programs.
Castro’s work focuses on the fundamental understanding of nanomaterials and their behavior under processing and service in extreme environments, such as high temperatures, complex chemistries, and radiation.
Castro has a long history of activities with The American Ceramic Society. After joining the Society as a member of the Basic Science Division in 2007, he started getting involved as a symposia organizer for ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T in 2009. He is now vice president of the Basic Science Division, as well as editor-in-chief of ACerS’ gold open-access journal, International Journal of Ceramic Engineering & Science.
Castro was awarded the Robert L. Coble Award (2014) and the Engineering Ceramic Division’s Global Young Investigator Award (2015) for his accomplishments in the understanding of nanodensification. He became an ACerS Fellow in 2019.
We extend our deep appreciation to Castro for his service to our Society!