CGIF News
As part of its commitment to student exchanges and travel grants, The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) was pleased to recently provide travel support to 12 students to attend summer school in Hungary. In conjunction with its 15th Conference and Exhibition, The European Ceramic Society (ECerS) hosted its summer school, “Innovative Technologies in…
Read More“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” –Aristotle Teacher Kristina Ringo is a firm believer in the “learn by doing” philosophy, which serves as the basis for her certainty that the CGIF’s Materials Science Classroom Kit is one of the best tools available to enable students…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) seeks to provide financial support for projects and activities that help fulfill the CGIF mission: To help the industry attract and train the highest quality talent available to work with engineered systems and products that utilize ceramic and glass materials. It is expected that grants will allow organizations…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) is partnering with MSE Supplies to provide a new ball milling system to a U.S. university with a materials science and engineering program where ceramics, glass, nanomaterials, and other powder processing is part of the education program. The equipment is a MSE PRO™ Mini High Energy Vertical Planetary…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation recently announced the recipients of charitable grants to advance the study, understanding and use of ceramic and glass materials. The Chinese Ceramic Society – $10,000 for the expansion of the Glass Winter School, a 5-day workshop for college students and young scientific researchers in glass and the expansion of the Ceramic Summer…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) stayed true to its mission of attracting, inspiring, and training the next generation of ceramic and glass professionals through the expansion of several programs geared toward student outreach. Its second annual report was distributed in April and highlighted the outstanding work of the Foundation. Introducing young people…
Read MoreSummer School in Budapest In conjunction with its 15th Conference and Exhibition, The European Ceramic Society (ECerS) is hosting its summer school, “Innovative Technologies in the Field of Ceramic Manufacturing”, July 7 and 8, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary. The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation are offering up to…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation participated as an exhibitor at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference in Los Angeles, California, which took place March 30 – April 3, 2017. Partnering with the NSTA is one of the best ways we have to introduce science teachers to our Materials Science Classroom Kit…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Suri A. Sastri of the Sastri Family Foundation is providing a $50,000 grant for the purpose of attracting, inspiring, and training the next generation of ceramic and glass professionals. Dr. Sastri is the founder, chairman and CEO of Surmet Corporation in…
Read MoreThe 2017 ACerS Winter Workshop took place Wednesday, January 18 through Sunday, January 22, 2017, at the DoubleTree by Hilton at SeaWorld Conference Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The annual event is designed for ceramic and glass students and young professionals from around the world. This year, the European Ceramic Society provided 15 travel grants for international…
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