Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics
The Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics at Colorado School of Mines is a focal point for exciting technological developments in advanced ceramics.
Welcome from our director
Welcome to the Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) website!The CCAC was created in 1989 with help from CoorsTek to serve as a focal point within the State of Colorado for interdisciplinary research and education on ceramics and related mat
erials, including their synthesis, processing, manufacturing, properties and performance.
Today our center advances research in a large variety of materials of interest to industry and government. We work with about $2,000,000 in research funding per year from federal, state and industrial sources. Since its inception, the CCAC has maintained a strong connection to industry, especially in the ceramics area.
While the CCAC maintains and operates a plethora of equipment and facilities, its strength is in the students, postdocs, staff and faculty. If you are interested in more information, please feel free to contact us.
Contact Us
Ivar Reimanis, Center Director
303-273-3549
reimanis@mines.edu
Kelly Ragland, Center Administrator
303-273-3559
ragland@mines.edu
ccac News
O’Hayre, Duan and Others Publish in the Journal Nature
Protonic ceramic fuel cells are highly durable, fuel flexible Posted: May 9, 2018 Protonic ceramic fuel cells could one day be used to power off-the-grid cabins in remote locations, backup generators during natural disasters and more. In the first long-term study of...
CCAC Annual Student Conference – August 6th – Donations Needed
Dear Mines community, The Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) is hosting its annual student conference on August 6th at the American Mountaineering Center. The conference is a great event to help graduate students grow as young scientific researchers, as they...
Geoff Brennecka Along with other CSM faculty honored for research, teaching, mentorship
Colorado School of Mines faculty were recognized for their research, teaching and mentorship at its annual awards celebration, held April 25 in the Student Center Ballrooms. Geoff Brennecka, associate professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, received the...