CCAC News

Mines@ MS&T 2023

Fall wouldn’t be complete without the Orediggers heading to the Materials Science & Technology conference. This year’s addition was held in Columbus, OH from Oct 1st-4th. While several faculty members from MME attended or gave talks, the undergraduates in CSMMAC...

CCAC Director Instructs ACerS Course

Dr. Geoff Brennecka, Director of the CCAC, has organized an online, ACerS ceramic additive manufacturing course on November 14 and 15, 2023. Dr. Brennecka will be co-instructing the class with Shawn Allen from Lithoz. The course is designed for individuals working in...

Dr. Brian Gorman Elected 2023-2025 EPDC CO-Chair

CCAC faculty member, Dr. Brian Gorman, was elected as the 2023-2025 The ACerS Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC) co-chair. Read letter to members below. Congratulations Dr. Gorman! Dear EPDC members, We are pleased to announce that Dr. Brian P....

CCAC Initiates Visiting Scholar Program

CCAC Director, Geoff Brennecka, has launched an initiative to encourage both top senior and promising young researchers to visit and collaborate with the ceramics research community at the Colorado School of Mines. Visiting scholars are invited to stay for anywhere...

CoorsTek Fellows Present

On November 15, 2022 the five current CoorsTek Fellows presented their research at the CoorsTek headquarters in Golden, CO. The fellows gave a short slide presentation and fielded questions from the audience, which was comprised of CoorsTek employees and Mines...

Sarah Boardman Awarded ASTM International Graduate Scholarship

The ASTM International Graduate Scholarship is presented each year to as many as four high-potential graduate students, contingent upon merit and available funds. The Scholarship rewards graduate students who have demonstrated high levels of interest or involvement...

DRURY SELECTED AS A DARPA RISER FOR 2022!

CCAC graduate student, Danny Drury, was selected as a DARPA Riser for 2022. The DARPA Risers are, “up-and-coming standouts in their fields, capable of discovering and leveraging innovative opportunities for technological surprise—the heart of DARPA’s national security...