CCAC News
CCAC Alumnus Co-Authors Paper Featured in Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights
We're proud to announce that Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) Director Dr. Ivar Reimanis and former graduate student Dr. Dylan Jennings have co-authored a research paper that has been selected as one of the best recent publications in inorganic and...
CCAC Student Awarded Prestigious ASTM International Scholarship
Pandora Picariello receives $10,000 award for second consecutive year in recognition of academic excellence and technical expertise Colorado School of Mines graduate student Pandora Picariello has been selected to receive the ASTM International Graduate Scholarship...
CCAC Graduate Students Receive Prestigious Teaching Awards
We are proud to announce that two graduate students in the Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) have been selected for the Lohmiller Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the 2024-2025 academic year: Rejwanur Rahman, advised by Professor Jihye Kim, and...
The Impact of Mike Nagorka’s Ceramics Scholarship
Colorado School of Mines' new ceramic engineering program is gaining momentum, with student enrollment doubling since its 2023 launch. The program received a boost from alumnus Mike Nagorka's scholarship for senior ceramic engineering majors, with Jack Dorsey becoming...
2025 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, Congratulations Dr. Eve Mozur!
Dr. Mozur, a CCAC faculty member, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, selected from a competitive pool of nominated faculty for her exceptional mentorship of undergraduate researchers at Colorado School of Mines. The award,...
Vladan Stevanovic Promoted to Professor
Vladan Stevanovic, a member of the CCAC faculty, was promoted to Professor in Spring 2024. Congratulations Dr. Stevanovic! See Dr.Stevanovic's profile here.
CCAC Spring 2025 Newsletter
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Student Wins Artistic Category in Keramos Mug Drop Competition
This achievement showcases the creative talents of our students alongside their technical skills.Congratulations to Kaylyn Courtney, whose mug design claimed victory in the Artistic category of the Keramos mug drop competition and was deemed, “the most aesthetically...
Mines Keramos Chapter Receives Sapphire Award
The Mines Keramos Chapter has been honored with a Sapphire Award for their exceptional activities over the past year. This award recognizes the chapter's commitment to excellence and their active engagement in the field of ceramic engineering.
CCAC Director Appointed as ACerS Global Ambassador
We're proud to announce that our own Dr. Geoff Brennecka has been named an ACerS Global Ambassador. This appointment recognizes Dr. Brennecka's significant contributions to the American Ceramic Society, its members and his role in fostering international collaboration...
Undergraduate Wins Prestigious Scholarship
Jack Dorsey, an undergraduate student in the Ceramic Engineering degree program at Mines, has been awarded the Lewis C. Hoffman Scholarship from the ACerS Electronics Division. This recognition highlights Jack's outstanding achievements in the field of...
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....
