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Lead Society for Ceramic
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More than 9,500 scientists, engineers, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators, students, marketing and sales professionals from more than 70 countries make up the members of The American Ceramic Society. Every day, materials professionals use ceramics to pioneer energy solutions, advance medicine, improve the environment, support manufacturing innovations, and make life better.
Often hidden, ceramic components are critical in nearly everything that makes modern life possible - from computers, cell phones, jet engines and armor, to skis, tennis rackets and hip replacements.
ACerS supports these innovations by pursuing our mission to advance the study, understanding, and use of ceramics and related materials, for the benefit of our members and society.
At the heart of this organization is a dynamic and diverse community. Nearly 30 percent of ACerS members hail from outside of North America. Members work at global corporations such as Corning, Kyocera and Toyota, small businesses, universities, and government agencies.
The Society provides members and subscribers access to an extensive array of periodicals and books, meetings and expositions, and online technical information. In addition, ACerS Journals are two of the most cited ceramic publications in the world.
ACerS educates and provides forums to connect individuals working in ceramics-related materials through hosted technical meetings and communities in order to better advance the ceramics community.
Since 1898, ACerS has been the hub of the global ceramics community and one of the most trusted sources of ceramic materials and applications knowledge. If ceramic material and technologies are a significant part of your work, then ACerS is the professional society for you.
Founded in 1898, The American Ceramic Society was formed at a convention of the National Brick Manufacturer' Association in Pittsburgh, PA. It was there that several attendees banded together to talk about the scientific side of ceramics through a free exchange of ideas and research.
The first Society members worked as teachers, industrialists, engineers, geologists, chemists and artists. The specific interest of these members included china, pottery, structural products, tile, and refractories. Edward Orton, Jr. served as secretary of the Society for 20 years and was the editor of the first nine volumes of the Society’s Ceramic Transactions.
During these early years, the Society mirrored the ceramics industry and was truly clay-based with the most common ceramic products being bricks, sewer pipes, tiles, glass, dinnerware and china. The American Ceramic Society played a large role in turning the industry from narrow commercial interests to a broader scientific outlook.
The Society has witnessed many changes through the years, however, the core mission has stayed the same; to advance the study, understanding, and use of ceramic and related materials for the benefit of our members and society. Now the society has grown to more than 9,500 members and students with 30 percent of membership being internationally based in more than 60 countries.
Today, the Society is providing knowledge and forums to members who are shaping the way we think about materials science. From bricks to cell phones and appliances to space shuttle tiles and green technology, the members of the Society are leading the advancements in ceramic technologies that keep people safe and warm, explore and discover new frontiers and save lives. The American Ceramic Society is proud to be a conduit for these initiatives.