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Home About ACerS Membership Meetings & Expositions Technical Publications Ceramic Arts Affiliates Books Catalog Ceramic Resources News Outreach Education MEMBER LOGIN	Media Releases Media Release Contact: Aimée F. Zerla, Promotions Project Coordinator 614/794-5893 Feb. 18, 2004 International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology Premier Issue Debut WESTERVILLE, OHIO — The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announces the debut of the premier issue of International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (ISSN: 1546-542X). This new quarterly periodical provides the most recent information on ceramic product development and commercialization for engineers, manufacturers, and research and development scientists. Each issue focuses on a high-interest, high-impact topic plus includes a range of papers detailing applications of ceramics. Special topics covered in the first year include fuel cells, nanotechnology, ceramic armor and thermal and environmental barrier coatings. Sample listing of articles from the first issue: Solid Oxide Fuels Cells: Technology Status (Prabhakar Singh and Nguyen Q. Minh) Photocatalytic Fiber with Gradient Surface Structure Produced from a Polycarbosilane and Its Applications (Toshihiro Ishikawa) Carbothermal Synthesis of Al-O-N Coatings Increasing Strength of SiC Fibers (Linlin Chen and Yury Gogotsi) Development of Advanced Low Conductivity Thermal Barrier Coatings (Dongming Zhu and Robert A. Miller) For a complete table of contents and other information go to www.ceramics.org/act. Led by an editorial board of experts from industry, government, and universities, the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is designed to get high quality information to end users. Both invited and selected papers will be peer reviewed by at least two referees to ensure technical quality. Dr. H-T. Lin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., is the Editorial Board Chair. More details and subscriptions are available through the ACerS Customer Service Department at 866-721-3322; e-mail, customerservice@ceramics.org. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology also can be ordered directly by logging onto the ACerS web site, www.ceramics.org/act. The American Ceramic Society is an international association of scientists, engineers, industrialists, potters, and artists who are active in the creation of new products, applications, and research regarding ceramics and related materials. ACerS serves more than 8,000 members and 50,000 subscribers in 80 countries with books, periodicals, meetings, and expositions, and online technical information. ###

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