American Ceramic Society

Vincent Harris, Metamagnetics' Founder and CEO, Honored with W. David Kingery Award from the American Ceramic Society

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The ACerS, known as the "preeminent ceramics society" in the Western Hemisphere, boasts a global community of over 10,000 professionals spanning various disciplines.

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  • The ACerS, known as the "preeminent ceramics society" in the Western Hemisphere, boasts a global community of over 10,000 professionals spanning various disciplines.
  • Harris's journey in magnetoceramics began during his tenure as a civilian scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C.
  • This award, Harris emphasizes, is not just an acknowledgment of his individual efforts but a validation of the entire field of magnetoceramics.
  • He humbly accepted the award on October 2, recognizing the countless colleagues and students who have contributed to his journey.

Oriental Yuhong Makes It to the '2022 Global Building Materials Industry Listed Companies Comprehensive Strength Ranking'

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

BEIJING, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 17 (GMT+8), hosted by the China Building Materials Federation (CBMF), the National Building Materials Industry Carbon Peak Promotion Conference, 2022 National Building Materials Industry Conference, and National Building Materials Industry Science and Technology Innovation Conference and CBMF Expert Committee Working Conference were held in Beijing.

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  • BEIJING, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 17 (GMT+8), hosted by the China Building Materials Federation (CBMF), the National Building Materials Industry Carbon Peak Promotion Conference, 2022 National Building Materials Industry Conference, and National Building Materials Industry Science and Technology Innovation Conference and CBMF Expert Committee Working Conference were held in Beijing.
  • Meanwhile, the "2022 Global Building Materials Industry Listed Companies Comprehensive Strength Ranking" and "2021 CBMFChinese Ceramic Society (CCS) Building Materials Science and Technology Award", among others, were released.
  • Oriental Yuhong climbs to 34th place in the '2022 Global Building Materials Industry Listed Companies Comprehensive Strength Ranking', up 11 places from its 2021 ranking.
  • By doing so, Oriental Yuhong keeps building itself up to empower the high-quality development of the industry and society.

Solidia Technologies Names Amitabha Kumar, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of R&D

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Solidia Technologies today named construction materials industry leader and innovator Amitabha Kumar, Ph.D. , Senior vice president of Research and Development.

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  • Solidia Technologies today named construction materials industry leader and innovator Amitabha Kumar, Ph.D. , Senior vice president of Research and Development.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220119005322/en/
    Award-winning engineer and ceramics expert Amitabha Kumar, Ph.D., joins Solidia Technologies as senior vice president, R&D, to advance and commercialize decarbonization technologies and sustainable solutions for the construction and building materials industries.
  • The work I am most proud of in my career was a project building low-cost housing in India, said Dr. Kumar.
  • Based in Piscataway, N.J. (USA), Solidia Technologies is a leading provider of decarbonization technologies and sustainable solutions to the construction and building materials industries.

SINTX Chief Scientific Officer Retires and Director of R&D Steps Into Leadership Role

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Friday, December 31, 2021

Dr. Ryan Bock will move into the role of Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) to take on the leadership of SINTXs R&D activities.

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  • Dr. Ryan Bock will move into the role of Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) to take on the leadership of SINTXs R&D activities.
  • Following retirement, Dr. McEntire will continue supporting SINTX Technologies in the role of Emeritus Scientific Officer.
  • Before joining SINTX, McEntire held various senior positions in notable ceramics and materials companies including Applied Materials, Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Norton/TRW Ceramics, and Ceramatec.
  • Dr. McEntire has been a tremendous asset and friend to SINTX for nearly two decades, said Dr. Sonny Bal, President, and CEO, SINTX Technologies.

DESelect opens new office in Austin, Texas

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Monday, December 20, 2021

DESelect was founded in 2019, and its head office is in Antwerp, Belgium.

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  • DESelect was founded in 2019, and its head office is in Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Additionally, this year, DESelect has launched a new search engine fully integrated with SFMC.
  • DESelect is an official partner to Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and the new location addition will facilitate more collaboration opportunities between both parties.
  • Marketers who have used DESelect Segment reported they could launch their campaigns 23% faster and save on average 52% of time spent on data management.

AdValue Photonics CEO Dr. Shibin Jiang awarded Medal for Leadership in the Advancement of Ceramic Technology

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Ceramic Society honors Dr. Shibin Jiang, the founder and CEO of AdValue Photonics, Inc., with this year's selection of the Medal for Leadership in the Advancement of Ceramic Technology at the 123rd annual meeting.

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  • TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Ceramic Society honors Dr. Shibin Jiang, the founder and CEO of AdValue Photonics, Inc., with this year's selection of the Medal for Leadership in the Advancement of Ceramic Technology at the 123rd annual meeting.
  • Dr. Jiang has 83 issued patents, edited 32 proceeding books and 8 special journal issues, authored more than 150 publications, and has H index of 49.
  • He served as chair of 35 international technical conferences including OPTO at Photonics West for SPIE and Advanced Solid-State Laser Congress for OSA.
  • He served on many award committees for OSA, SPIE and The America Ceramic Society (ACerS), and as associate editor for 4 scientific journals.

NSL Analytical to Exhibit and Present at the 2021 MS&T Conference

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

CLEVELAND, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NSL Analytical Services, Inc. will exhibit at the 2021 Materials, Science and Technologies Conference (MS&T21) in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from October 17-21 at Booth #722.

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  • CLEVELAND, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NSL Analytical Services, Inc. will exhibit at the 2021 Materials, Science and Technologies Conference (MS&T21) in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from October 17-21 at Booth #722.
  • Additionally, NSL's Director of Technology Development Dr. Dave van der Wiel will present on Monday, October 18 at 2:30 P.M. in Room A121.
  • NSL Analytical is an ISO/IEC 17025 and Nadcap accredited material testing laboratory that provides accurate and repeatable results with consistent turnaround times to customers around the world.
  • Since 1945, NSL has helped verify the highest quality, performance, and safety standards in product materials through comprehensive testing services.

Purebase Welcomes Dr. Kimberly Kurtis to the Board of Directors

IONE, CA, Aug. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purebase Corporation (OTCQB: PUBC), a diversified resource company, headquartered in Ione, California, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Kurtis to the Purebase Board of Directors.

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  • IONE, CA, Aug. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purebase Corporation (OTCQB: PUBC), a diversified resource company, headquartered in Ione, California, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Kurtis to the Purebase Board of Directors.
  • For the past year, Dr. Kurtis has been serving as an Advisory Board Member.
  • Dr. Kurtis has served as Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and on the Editorial Board of Cement and Concrete Composites.
  • Currently, she is Editorial Board member for Cement and Concrete Research and serves on the American Concrete Institutes Board of Directors.