CCAC News
Dr. Keisuke Yazawa Receives ACerS Edward C Henry Outstanding Paper Award
The Edward C. Henry Award is given annually to an outstanding paper reporting original work in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society or the Bulletin during the previous calendar year on a subject related to electronic ceramics. Keisuke Yazawa (see NREL and...
Pandora Picariello Awarded with the 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...
CCAC Summer 2024 Newsletter
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Wayne Yeo Featured by ACerS
CGIF Friday Focus Magnifying the latest trailblazers in the world of materials science This week’s CGIF Friday Focus guest is Wayne Yeo, graduate research assistant at Colorado School of Mines - Brennecka Labs. Learn about Wayne’s work with CGIF at this link....
Sierra Astle Featured by ACerS
CGIF Friday Focus Magnifying the latest trailblazers in the world of materials science This week’s CGIF Friday Focus guest is Sierra Astle, graduate research assistant at Colorado School of Mines. Learn about Sierra’s work with CGIF at this link....
CCAC Students Spread Passion for Materials Science at NSTA Conference
A team of five talented CCAC graduate students - Amanda Bellafatto, Wayne Yeo, Pandora Picariello, Shannon Rogers, and Sierra Astle - took their passion for materials science on the road. They volunteered to represent the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and the...
Shannon Rogers Featured by ACerS
CGIF Friday Focus Magnifying the latest trailblazers in the world of materials science This week’s CGIF Friday Focus guest is Shannon Rogers, graduate research assistant at Colorado School of Mines - Brennecka Labs. Learn about Shannon’s work with CGIF at this link....
CCAC Graduate Returns with Colleagues – Lecture Announcement
Dr. Dylan Jennings & Dr. Wolfgang Rheinheimer from Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany will be visiting Mines with a few PhD students (Julian Ebert and Pascal Zahler) on Monday, February 12th. They will be giving a seminar on 2/12 in Hill Hall 202 at 4 pm....
Dr. Brennecka Appears on ACerS Podcast
Dr. Geoff Brennecka was featured on the ACerS Ceramics Tech Chat. In this episode Dr. Brennecka discusses the importance of having degree programs that focus specifically on ceramics, recalls the history and evolution of ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors,...
CCAC Autumn 2023 Newsletter
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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. Geoff Brennecka Made Professional Member (Academician) of the World Academy of Ceramics
CCAC Director, Dr. Geoff Brennecka, has been made a Professional Member (Academician) of the Class “Science” in the World Academy of Ceramics. He will be officially awarded the Academy Diploma during the Plenary Session of CMCEE 14 in Budapest, Hungary, August 18-22,...
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....
Edwin Supple Receives Castaing Best Student Paper Award
CCAC graduate Student Edwin Supple, advised by Dr. Brian Gorman, has received the prestigious award for best student paper from the Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022 meeting and will be presented with the award at the plenary session of the annual 2023 Microscopy and...