Contact: Megan Mahan, 614-794-5894
Marketing Director
The American Ceramic Society
735 Ceramic Place, Suite 100
Westerville, OH 43081

This is the leading conference and exposition on advanced ceramics and composites and includes topical sessions on Nanotechnology, Fuel Cells, Ceramic Armor and more. This conference boasts ten symposia and three focused sessions comprised of more than 800 technical presentations and posters discussing the latest advances, applications and successes in advanced ceramics and composites.

Key scientists, technologists, engineers and entrepreneurs are expected to come together to discover and exchange cutting-edge information. More than 75 exhibitors showcasing materials, equipment and supplies are participating in this event.

“This outstanding event has established its legendary tradition of innovation by addressing core fundamentals as well as emerging topics in ceramics science and technology. Participants have the opportunity to explore exciting scientific issues and research opportunities,” said Dr. Dongming Zhu, 2007 Program Chairperson.

This conference and exposition is designed to be highly interactive and promote information exchange among scientists, technologists, engineers, entrepreneurs and exhibitors involved in advanced ceramics. An application-oriented technical program has been developed which features presentations on these symposia topics:

• Development and Applications of Nanostructured Materials – featuring the results of current basic and applied research with emphasis on methods and potential commercial applications.
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells – discussing recent technical progress on materials-related aspects of fuel cells and emerging trends in electrochemical materials, cell/stack fabrication and design, interface engineering and long-term chemical interactions.
• Ceramic Armor – continuing the search for novel materials concepts for both vehicle and body armors, transparent ceramics for impact resistance and addressing the challenges facing manufacturers.
• Mechanical Properties and Performance – featuring presentations on the underlying links between microstructure and properties and the ability to achieve desired multifunctional properties through innovative processing techniques.
• Thermoelectric Materials for Power Conversion Applications – covering recent advances in thermoelectric, thermionic, and thermophotovoltaic materials.
• Bioceramics and Biocomposites – exploring medical applications, physical properties and processing of these materials.
• Advanced Ceramic Coatings – focusing on recent advances in coating development, processing, microstructure and property characterization and life prediction.
• Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies – featuring advances in a variety of non-oxide and oxide-based structural ceramics and multifunctional materials.
• Porous Ceramics – focusing on processing, characterization, modeling, and properties evaluation.
• Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials – featuring the latest advances and the impact on commercial and military systems.
• Focused Sessions – special sessions focusing on transparent electronic ceramics, geopolymers and electroceramic materials for sensors.

Visit www.ceramics.org/acc for more information.

About The American Ceramic Society

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is a 108-year-old non-profit organization that serves the informational, educational, and professional needs of the international ceramics community. www.ceramics.org.