A group of six faculty members from Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering attended last week’s Third São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, which brought together 80 students and professors from around the world to advance glass science education and research.
A group of six faculty members from Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering attended last week’s Third São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, which brought together 80 students and professors from around the world to advance glass science education and research.
The School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics featured a group of international professors and students from 12 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, Poland, China, Croatia, Nigeria, Turkey, Japan, India, Colombia, and Brazil. The event, held March 10-15 in São Carlos, Brazil, featured a carefully balanced program of high-level scientific lectures during the day, complemented by vibrant social activities in the evenings.
Event sponsors included: the Center for Research, Technology and Education in Vitreous Materials (CeRTEV), DEMa-UFSCar, The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, ParqTec São Carlos, FAPESP, Şişecam, Corning, and the International Commission on Glass (ICG). CeRTEV, organizer of the São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, conducts state-of-the art research, develops technology, and supports education and outreach efforts focused on glass and glass-ceramics.
“Special recognition goes to the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, whose exceptional contribution enriched our program significantly,” event organizers wrote after its conclusion on Saturday, March 15. “Their delegation of six distinguished faculty members delivered outstanding lectures that inspired intellectual engagement and genuine excitement among participants.”
Faculty from Alfred University attending the event (with lecture topics) were S.K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of materials science and engineering, “Structure-terahertz property relationship in glasses”; Doris Möncke, associate professor of glass science, “Spectroscopies, basicity, polyvalent ions, non-silicate oxide glasses”; Collin Wilkinson, assistant professor of glass science, “Glass relaxation”; Rebecca Welch, visiting assistant professor of materials science and engineering, “Computational Modeling of Glasses: Statistical Mechanics Model of Glasses and Topological Constraint Theory”; Benjamin Moulton, assistant professor of glass science, “Spectroscopies (Structure of a variety of oxide glasses) and Ion-exchange in glasses”; and Caio Bragatto, assistant professor of ceramic engineering, “Electrical properties of glasses.”
The main objectives of the São Carlos Schools are to:
- Provide state-of-the-art information on the structure, dynamic processes (diffusion, viscous flow, relaxation, and crystallization), and optical, electrical, mechanical, and bio-chemical properties of glasses and glass-ceramics.
- Disseminate CeRTEV’s faculty, infrastructure, and facilities to Brazilian and international students.
- Strengthen the international network of CeRTEV collaborators.
- Attract future students, post-docs, and visiting scientists and foster collaborative research.
- Foster international networking in the field of glass science and technology.
Instructors for the São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics are well-known experts in experimental, theoretical, and computer simulation studies of glasses. The school had approximately 40 hours of classes, fire talks, poster presentations, laboratory visits, and discussions over six days.