CGIF News
The 2021 ACerS Winter Workshop will be held virtually on January 28 and 29, 2021. The program was specifically designed to accommodate students across time zones from Europe to the USA. The two sessions of approximately five hours each will consist of technical presentations and professional development activities. Noted scientists will share progress and perspective…
Read More“We’re all in this together . . . “ That is a familiar phrase we’ve heard many times over the last 9 months or so, but it is true. We have missed our various in-person opportunities to interact with teachers, so we decided to expand the free online resources we have available to educators and…
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The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) and The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC), both located in Columbus, Ohio, are pleased to announce receipt of a $15,000 grant from the Air Products Foundation to foster innovation by the next generation of ceramic and glass professionals. The CGIF will use its portion of the grant to…
Read MoreThe staff of the CGIF and ACerS are heartbroken. Ted E. Day served as our Chair of the CGIF Board of Trustees from 2015-2018 and was instrumental in the establishment of the Foundation. Ted’s leadership and generosity will long be remembered, and we join the Mo-Sci family in mourning this huge loss.
Read MoreThe complete program for the European Ceramic Society’s Summer School is now available. The event will take place online on August 21 and 22, 2020, prior to the virtual Electroceramics XVII conference, August 24 – 27, 2020, in Darmstadt, Germany. The topic of this year’s Summer School will be “Characterization and Modeling of Electroceramics.” Participants will learn about the…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation is continuing its mission of outreach to inspire the next generation of glass and ceramic professionals through digital means. The staff of the CGIF remains committed to providing educators, which now includes stay-at-home parents, with resources they can use to teach materials science and STEM topics. The “Ceramics are…
Read MoreThe ECerS Summer School will take place online on August 21 and 22, 2020, prior to the Electroceramics XVII conference, August 24 – 27, 2020, in Darmstadt, Germany. The topic of this year’s Summer School will be “Characterization and Modeling of Electroceramics.” Participants will learn about the requirements to obtain optimal results from various techniques; examples of…
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The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation is pleased to share its 2019 annual report. However, in honor of the Foundation’s 5-year anniversary (2014-2019), we titled the publication “Gratitude Report” to show our immense appreciation for all of those who have donated to support our endeavors. We know that the growth of our outreach programs would…
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Ceramic Tech Chat is a new monthly podcast by The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) that gives you a look at ceramic and glass materials through the eyes of ACerS members. For the guests on our show, being a ceramic scientist or engineer is more than just a job description—it’s the culmination of interesting and sometimes…
Read MoreThe Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation (CGIF) was created to attract, inspire, and train the next generation of ceramic and glass professionals. The CGIF’s mission is 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. Over the last several…
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