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The Australian Ceramic SocietyNewsbulletin - Volume 23, Number 2, November 2008 |
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A Message from the Editor
I would like to thank all those that have contributed to the newsbulletin this year. We also encourage all members to become involved with the Society. If you have any stories, experiences, reports, or thoughts that you'd like to share with the other members, please feel free to e-mail them through. Melody Carter |
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During the Materials and Austceram 2007 International Ceramics Conference, the last AGM was held and I was elected as President for another year. I am pleased that the conference concluded successfully. We had three prominent overseas keynote speakers and several delegates from several countries: India, Japan, Korea, China, USA, Mexico, Thailand and New Zealand to name but a few. It was a joint effort between our Society and Materials Australia. The next conference of the series, MA2009, will be held on 1-3 July, 2009 in the Gold Coast and the planning has started with an enthusiastic organising committee. We wish to attract delegates from Asia and Oceania plus a large number of Australian delegates. Your support is essential to make this another success.
I am glad that the move that we made in 2006 to make the Society more web-based and eliminate annual membership fees has resulted in increase of membership of more than 30%. Our Society has aimed to attract tertiary students to become members by abolishing joining fees, because these students are our future. Our members in the universities can play a major role in attracting new student members. Although we are web-based we have had several successful Branch activities. Organising such events and supporting the society in various roles falls once again on volunteers. Recently the American Ceramic Society President, Prof. David Pye, stressed the importance of volunteers for professional societies. Irrespective of the income a society generates, success is determined mostly by the effort of their dedicated volunteers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our volunteers who have played a major role in our Society during the past year. In particular I would like to thank Jim Low, our Federal Secretary, for providing me with timely information and for administering the Society efficiently, Cathy Inglis, who has been the Newsbulletin Editor for the past six years, and the current Editor, Melody Carter. Also my thanks to Besim Ben-Nissan/Lou Vance for editing and producing the Journal, Jeff Sellar, our Federal Treasurer for keeping a tight rein on the finances, and Cameron Chai for assisting with the Society web site. Last but not least my gratitude to the other members of the Council for advice and support.
Recently I led an Australian delegation of four members to the 2nd International Ceramic Congress, held in Verona, Italy (29 June to 4 July) which was attended by over 1000 delegates from 62 countries. The resounding message that came from the Congress was that the field of ceramics is alive, active and leads other disciplines of materials. This series of congresses is planned by the International Ceramic Federation (ICF) and the vision to plan and reorganise the ICF was due to Dr. Nicola Babini, the immediate past President of the ICF. Our society was prominent in forming the ICF (in the 1980s) with the effort of Richard Bowman (current Councillor). I have played a prominent role during the past few years in promoting our Society at the international level. One such achievement was for our Society to be accepted as a member of the International Congress of glass last month. I intend continuing to play a role in steering our Society through some delicate international meetings in the near future and forming active collaborations with other societies.
International conferences play an important role in exchange of ideas and providing a vehicle for collaborations between individuals and organisations. Therefore I would like to urge all members to attend and their employers to provide funding for attendance at such events. Both parties would benefit. Two events that would come up next year are the PACRIM 8 in Vancouver from 31 May to 5 June and our own MA2009 conference. Please put these two events in your diary. Let me wish the Society success in the international fora and in Australia as a prominent professional society. Once again thank you for your support and friendship.
Dr. Dan Perera
President 2006-08
The Australian Ceramic Society was formulated in the late 1950's in the state New South Wales. The Society became national in 1962; the same year as the first 'AustCeram Conference' which continues to this day. Incorporation of 'The Australian Ceramic Society' came about in 1964. The golden, 50 year anniversary is just around the corner in 2012. Chris Berndt from Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) was installed as the Federal President of the AustCeramS during the August AGM. His term runs for 2 years commencing in August 2008. Professor Berndt is the Director of IRIS ('manufacturing research at Swinburne'), a University Tier 1 research centre that has a staff of approximately 40 people.
Chris has articulated a list of drivers for the ACS in terms of the following key points.
The Australian Ceramic Society is an organisation that works towards furthering all aspects of ceramics in science, industry, research, trade and in art. The Society aims to bring together all those interested and involved in ceramics for mutual co-operation and the exchange of knowledge and ideas. The Australian Ceramic Society has two attributes that make it stand out in comparison to many professional engineering-based societies; (i) the ACS is a 100% volunteer body that has no paid administrators, and (ii) the memberships fees are a 1-off subscription that lasts for the life- time of the member.
There is plenty of opportunity to contribute to the Australian Ceramic Society. Contact Chris on cberndt@groupwise.swin.edu.au to be part of the exciting changes that are in our near future.
The events program for Victoria in 2008 has been quite varied. We started off with a lecture at Monash University from Professor Yi-Bing Cheng FATSE in late February, in which he discussed several of the lines of ceramics research that earned him a Fellowship of the Academy of Technology and Applied Science in 2007. These included ceramifiable polymers for the protection of electrical wiring from fire damage, nanometric oxides for use in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and his work on nanometric non-oxide ceramic materials, including silicon carbide for possible nuclear power applications.
Two Society events were held in March. First, Dr Glenn Shirley, formerly of Intel (Hillsboro, Oregon) spoke about the reliability and degradation of Zinc Oxide varistors. Later in the month Cathy Inglis of Austral Bricks Wetherill Park plant gave us an overview of energy regulations and rating tools for Australian buildings at Monash's downtown Melbourne headquarters, returning in June to host a well-received Society site visit to Austral Bricks new plant at Wollert, near Craigieburn in Melbourne's north.
In July, Dr Fred Lange (UC Santa Barbara) reported on Threshold Strength in ceramics in a lecture held at IRIS, Swinburne University, and later, with his wife MaryAnn, was the Society's guest at a well-attended dinner at The Greek Spot in Hawthorn. Fred, you'll recall, was Melbourne University's Miegunyah Lecturer for 2007.
On September 24th , in conjunction with a Federal Council telephone conference earlier in the afternoon, we held the Victorian branch AGM before dinner at the Gateway on Monash restaurant in Notting Hill. The then office-holders re-elected were (i) Dr J Sellar (Monash University) as Hon President, (ii) Dr Graham Sussex (Sussex Materials Solutions) as Hon Secretary and (iii) Dr Larry Jordan (General Motors) as Hon Treasurer. At 5pm, in between these momentous events, Victorian members gathered to attend a guided tour of MCEM, the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, which opens officially in December. Here we examined the mighty FEI Titan, an electron microscope capable of sub-Angstrom image resolution. Such an improvement in performance makes worthwhile several extraordinary measures to limit any possible source of extraneous noise. Probably the most remarkable of those mentioned by the Centre's director Associate Professor Joanne Etheridge was the rewiring of six long-established electrical substations in the Monash area, in order to minimize electromagnetic noise in the Titan's vicinity. Thermally, mechanically and electrically, the Titan's enclosure at MCEM is probably the quietest spot in Australia.
Our last site visit for the year was held on October 23rd at the Australian Building Ceramics (ABC) plant in Dandenong. ABC is a worldwide designer and marketer of Granito wall and floor tiles and the local manufacturer of Granito porcelain tiles. General Manager Rainer Bullerjahn was in Indonesia, so the visit was hosted by Marketing Manager Kym Hargrave, starting with lunch at noon. What of the remainder of the year? Steve Zsembery is organizing a golf day on Friday 28th of November and Steve Harnwell an End-of Year dinner on Wednesday Dec 3rd to be held at Santorini Restaurant in Hawthorn, where the Victorian Branch awardees Richard Hannink and Richard Bowman will be presented with their plaques as inaugural Honorary Fellows of the Society.
Dr J. Sellar
Mark Curtis and Gus Steegstra at Vic Branch site visit to Austral Bricks new 'state-of-the-art' plant at Wollert in June this year.
Vic Branch Society members at the robotic packing station of the Australian Building Ceramics plant with our guide, ABC's Kym Hargrave out front. From left: John Zubovic, Steve Harnwell, Peter Rodriguez, Paul Spencer, Chris Berndt, Andrew Love, Richard Bowman, Kym Hargrave, Allan McLaren, Jeffrey Sellar, Daniel Tolo, Robert Olsen and Graham Sussex.
On the 5th of November the NWS branch had a Technical meeting.The night started with a tour of the Microstructural Analysis Unit at UTS.
The UTS Microstructural Analysis Unit has recently moved into a new premises. Katie Mc Bean gave an informative tour around the Microstructural Analysis Unit which housed six scanning electron microscopes , four scanning probe microscopes , a X-ray diffractometer, various spectroscopy machines, sample preparation and processing equipment and a range of other analytical equipment
Following the tour two talks were given the first by Dr. Leon Jacobs and the second by Dr. Greg Heness.
Dr. Leon Jacobs, Managing Director, Jacob and Associates gave a presentation discussing various aspects of safety glass in construction, issues relating to legislation and innovative techniques that are being developed to enhance the strength and breakage characteristics of glass. He also explores new initiatives in recycling in the development of alternate products for use in the building industry and more critically the technology utilising the embodied energy contained within the glass products during manufacture.
Jacob & Associates Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1991 in Sydney, Australia. As consulting engineers they specialise in the design, analysis, evaluation and testing of glass, glazing systems and related products. They have regional offices in Brisbane, Australia and in Johannesburg, South Africa.Dr. Greg Heness, Senior Lecturer at UTS gave a talk on Nano-Ceramic Composites.
Greg is a materials scientist with experience in a wide range of materials. He has worked on bioceramics, porous ceramics, polymer, metal and ceramic matrix composites and more recently nanomaterials. He has served on the Federal and State Committees of the Ceramic Society and is currently state president of Materials Australia.
His talk focused on the use of ceramics in forms other than the bulk - particles, platelets and fibres from the nanoscale up. Greg gave examples where these ceramic forms can be used to bring 'those other materials up to scratch', used to monitor the health of structures, repair the body and deliver drugs.
After the talks everyone enjoyed drinks and networking.
NSW branch members enjoying the tour of the Microstructural Analysis Unit at UTS. (From left to right: Ahbi Ray, Chris Sorrell, Saseedaran Kumaran, Alan Todhunter, John Rider, Paul Thomas, Mike La Robina, Jules Guerbois, Alyssa Taylor, Leon Jacobs and Katie McBean.
Dr. Leon Jacobs, Managing Director, Jacob and Associates giving his presentation .
The NSW Branch will also be holding its Christmas Dinner and Presentation of Fellow Awards on Wednesday December 10th, and we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Details will be e-mailed shortly. For more details contact Cathy Inglis.
The Australian Ceramic Society would like to welcome the following people who have recently joined up.
Corporate Members
Ordinary Members
Student Members
Remember, the Australian Ceramic Society recently changed its membership rules so that now you only have to pay a once off joining fee, with no recurring annual fees. That's right, pay a low joining fee of AUD$50, and your in for life. And for people living in Australia, you can claim this as a tax deduction! For students, we let you join for free. It doesn't get any cheaper than that.
If you know someone who is involved in the ceramics industry, or has in interest in ceramics, please forward this newsbulletin to them and encourage them to join.
More details and membership forms are available on the Australian Ceramic Society web site.
The title of Honorary Fellow is the highest award that can be bestowed upon a member of the Australian Ceramic Society. It is awarded to members in recognition for their outstanding contributions to their field during their professional careers. It is open to members of industry, related to ceramics and the Ceramic Society, academia, potters and government representatives and is decided upon by their peers.
To be elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Ceramic Society any person who has been a member of the Society for 5 years may apply with a comprehensive curriculum vitae and names of two referees.
To be elected as an Honorary Fellow a person would be expected to have suitable qualifications in ceramics, materials science or engineering or equivalent and have at least 10 years of professional experience after graduation. Fellows would normally be expected to have published a number of well regarded articles in appropriate professional journals or occupied a senior leadership position in industry or Government service or be a highly recognised potter. The selection will be made by the Federal Council and/or a committee appointed by the Council a maximum of twice a year.
More details are available on the Australian Ceramic Society web site.
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Glass - the challenge for the 21st century The 9th ESG Conference with the Annual Meeting of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) hosted by the Slovak Glass Society was held in June 2008 in Trencin, Slovakia. The conference was intended to deal not only with the state of the art in the areas glass science and technology today, but also to address the questions of future developments, applications and challenges in glass science and technology. Special attention was paid to the future role of ICG. |
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Swinburne University of Technology SUT Selected as Head Quarters for Advanced Manufacturing CRC The Australian Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) will develop next generation technology platforms with the help of a $35 million grant from the Commonwealth. The AMCR's research capability is provided by the six leading Australian R&D providers with a strong industry link to develop the next generation technology, processes and human resource capabilities to facilitate the transition from traditional to a knowledge-based Manufacturing Industry of the future. Industry Participants include: ANCA, Bishop and VCAMM (Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing); while the R&D Providers are CSIRO, Deakin University, RMIT University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Tooling Australia and The University of New South Wales. |
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New President of the International Ceramics Federation (ICF) Dr. Akio Makishima, Special Adviser to the President and Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was inducted President of the International Ceramics Federation (ICF) at its meeting in Verona, Italy. He succeeds Dr. Gian Nicola Babina, Drector of ISTEC, who served as President from 2006-2008. Professor Gary L. Messing, Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering and Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State was elected by the ICF Council as President-elect for 2008-2010 by the Council. Dr. Juergen G. Heinrich, Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. Derek Thompson, Professor of Engineering Ceramics at Newcastle University will continue as Chair of Technical Committees. The ICF promotes international cooperation among ceramic societies by establishing worldwide committees concerned with the research, manufacturing and applications of ceramics and by overseeing the biannual International Ceramic Congress. www.cersj.org/icf It was announced that Dr. Koichi Niihara, Professor of Nagaoka Technical University, will Chair ICC-3 to be held in Osaka, Japan from Nov 14-18, 2010 (See www.ceramic.or.jp/icc3 for details). |
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New Defence Materials Technology Centre to be based at Swinburne The headquarters of a new national Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) that brings together expertise in the materials sciences will be housed at Swinburne University of Technology. The DMTC will be established under the Defence Future Capability Technology Centre Program, a cooperative centre to examine specific future defence capability. It has secured $82 million in funding from government, university, and industry sources and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. |
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Antonio Sgroi, the celebrated Italian sculptor invited Dr Dan Perera, President of the Australian Ceramic Society to view his sculptures in the Main Square of Savignano (near Modena) and a personal tour of his studios. In July, Dan was researching geopolymers as a visiting professor at the invitation of Prof Cristina Leonelli in her Department of Materials Engineering and Environment in the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Antonio creates marble monuments for both outdoor and indoor display. He draws his inspiration from work of Rembrandt and Rodin. Since 1990 he has won many international prizes for marble and terracotta sculptures and engravings. Some of his marble sculptures are over five metres long. He obtains his marble from the same area as that used by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the famous sculptor from the XVth century, which is a restricted area with access only to the top Italian sculptors. He uses many ceramic techniques to create his terracotta works of art. His work is best appreciated by viewing. The selected display of photos shows the intricacy of his sculptures. For more statues and works of art please visit his web site:www.antoniosgroi.it
Antonio is a true artist not only as a sculptor but also as a chef. He entertained Dan and Cristina together with some friends to a delicious dinner culminating in a dessert of chocolate mouse replica of Savignano's Neolithic Venus (see photo) carving. This was unearthed in Savignano, Modena's Province, around 1920 and represent the oldest Italian piece of sculpture.
'Libera' Fontana -marble sculptor, Savignano. Antonio and Dan
1. Cooking Italian 'tigelle', Antonio showing his culinary skills. 2. Chocolate 'venus' unmoulded.
Volunteers, ACerS Heart and Soul
'We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.'
-Winston Churchill
Volunteers provide leadership, expertise, knowledge, energy and considerable manpower to organizations across the country and around the world. One of the wonderful things about professional societies is that they provide a platform in which groups of people with shared dreams and concerns can work together to shape their future. These people, as members and volunteers, can decide together what they want their destiny to be and then work in concert to make it happen. This may mean transforming a blighted neighborhood, creating new standards and practices for a profession, or changing the direction of an industry.
In the context of an organization like The American Ceramic Society, volunteers influence not only the direction of the organization, but the broader course of the ceramic materials community, providing leadership at both the national and international levels. We find inspiring examples of our membership giving of their valuable time and energy, without compensation and while fulfilling other demanding, professional obligations-often at their own personal expense.
Society volunteers are engaged in countless activities that are making a difference. Many are helping to shape our new strategic plan, which will decide our priorities and direction for the next several years. Others are helping to plan technical meetings and publications, creating some of the most important benefits the Society offers. Still others serve on numerous committees, councils and task forces, providing a framework for us to make the countless decisions that keep the organization running.
Look more broadly and you'll discover that volunteer activity extends far beyond governance. Volunteers provide virtually all the content that sets our Society apart and constitutes one of the primary reasons people join.
Our members not only organize our technical meetings, but also present the papers that make them worth attending. Volunteer associate editors read and review every manuscript submitted to our journals. Members, without compensation, also research and write every manuscript, which is, of course, the reason our journals rank at the top. Eight volunteers founded our Society in 1898, and for 110 years it has been nurtured by volunteers, through good times and bad. Now, in a time of significant change for the ceramic materials community, it is our turn-not mine, or the Executive Committee's, or the Board of Directors, but all of ours, as a community that is committed to the advancement of knowledge about and the use of ceramic materials.
It is our job together to build a Society that can be even more vibrant and influential in this century than it was in the last. Our goal is not to bring back the old glory days, but rather to move the Society to its next level of excellence in full support of the discipline it so proudly represents.
With this in mind, the Society will be exploring a number of initiatives during the next several months designed to expand volunteer opportunities, improve volunteer training, attract younger and more diverse professionals into volunteer positions, provide a greater variety of volunteer positions at different levels of commitment, and expand recognition of the tremendous work done by volunteers throughout the year. This will include the rollout of a new volunteer orientation program at our Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, the expansion of the slots available on Society committees, and the creation of new ways to volunteer, including moderating online forums, authoring blogs and providing input on various new programs and initiatives.
If you talk to those of us who have been heavily involved in this Society throughout the years, you'll find that we have benefited enormously from what we have given. If you have not yet been among this group, it's time to step up. Whether you have been a member for two weeks or 10 years, I promise that the sacrifice is well worth the effort.
L. David Pye
President of The American Ceramic Society
Dr Dan Perera President of the Australian Ceramic Society 2006-08
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Ceramics form a significant part of materials in Australia. In policy matters materials are covered by science, technology and engineering. At present there is greater emphasis on innovation by the Australian Government. In this paper the government funding for industry and public sector research are discussed briefly. Some of the public sector materials research areas are highlighted. A variety of ceramic products are manufactured in Australia, however, for brevity only the technical ceramics companies are mentioned. The materials societies in Australia play an important role in local and international collaboration.
The Departments of Materials and Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London have been awarded £5.5M by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to set up a national centre for structural ceramics. Starting on 1st July 2008, the Centre aims to address the UK's lack of critical mass in this area and will develop strong links to energy, aerospace and defence, transport and healthcare industries.
Welcoming the EPSRC award, Professor Bill Lee, Head of the Department of Materials and new Director of the Centre, said "this is a fantastic opportunity not just for Imperial College but for the UK's structural ceramics community to make a big international impact. These materials underpin many key areas of the UK economy, from energy generation to healthcare, and I look forward to working with industry and academia on leading edge projects which will establish this facility as a world class leader."
As part of The American Ceramic Society's 110th Anniversary Celebration, the Society identified the 11 best papers published by ACerS to commemorate the 11 decades that ACerS has continually operated.
A total of 171 papers from Journal of the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology were considered in the selection process. These papers were published between1925 to 2007 and were written by authors throughout the world. Papers considered were original contributions, reviews, and overviews that covered a range of topics, from alumina to zirconia..
To identify the best papers, ACerS requested nominations from the entire membership and received 42 nominations, with four papers being nominated more than once. In addition, ACerS included the 100 top cited ACerS papers according to ISI's Citation Index and the 40 top downloaded papers for consideration. Some top cited and top downloaded papers were nominated by the membership.
Australian Delegation to the Second International Congress on Ceramics (ICC) - June 29 - July 4, 2008
Foreward by Dr Dan Perera President of the Australian Ceramic Society 2006-08
It gives me great pleasure to lead the official Australian delegation to the Second International Congress on Ceramics (ICC), which is being held in this beautiful, historic city of Verona. The Australian Ceramic Society (ACS), albeit a relatively small Society, has played a major role in the formation of the International Ceramic Federation (ICF). The reorganisation of the ICF few years ago and the congresses have pushed the envelope of international cooperation to a new level. The ACS itself made significant changes two years ago by abolishing annual membership fees for all members and allowing all students, whether Australian or overseas, to join the Society without fees. Many delegates present here would associate our Society with the Biennial Austceram series of conferences (next one in June 2009 to be held in the Gold Coast). In 2011 ACS will be hosting the PAC RIM 9 international Conference in Cairns in July. I expect to see many of you at these conferences.
Latest Innovations in Advanced Ceramics & Composites
The 33rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites showcases cutting-edge research and product developments in advanced ceramics, armor ceramics, solid oxide fuel cells, ceramic coatings, bioceramics and more.
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Ceramics & Ceramic Technologies 2009 Exhibition & Conference represents a tremendous opportunity for those seeking partnerships, alliances, potential investors and suppliers of new technologies. The exhibition will feature domestic and international companies and an unrivalled display of state-of-the-art technology and services across Ceramics industry including production, manufacturing, processing, and packaging technologies.
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The St. Louis Section and the Refractory Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society will sponsor the 45th Annual Symposium on the theme "Raw Materials" on March 25-26, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hilton St. Louis Airport Hotel. Co-program chairs are Bill Headrick of Morco and Dave Tucker of CE Minerals.
There will be a Tabletop Expo. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Mary Reidmeyer at Tel: (573) 341-7519 or email:maryrr@mst.edu.
he 2009 MRS Spring Meeting will feature 41 technical symposia, an international exhibit highlighting products and services of interest to the materials community, and much more.
The symposia are grouped into the following topical clusters.
The 5th CICMT conference organized by IMAPS and ACerS brings together a diverse set of disciplines to share experiences and promote opportunities to accelerate research, development and application of ceramic interconnect and ceramic microsystems technology.
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The inaugural Full Frontal Tile & Stone Expo (FFTSE) was held in April 2008 at Sydney Showground. Several thousand visitors with a prime interest in ceramic tile, natural stone, related machinery and allied products attended.
The second edition of FFTSE promises to be both bigger and better attended. The expo will be staged on 20-22 August 2009 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre located at Darling Harbour, Australia's largest and most successful venue for conferences, exhibitions and special events.
Many of Sydney's major architectural practices are located within close proximity to Darling Harbour. The Exhibition Centre which opened in 1988 is the centre piece of Sydney's exciting Darling Harbour precinct, located on the edge of the central business district. The Centre which was expanded in 1999 features six exhibition halls and a variety of meeting rooms.
This decision to stage FFTSE in Sydney was based on the fact that a considerable amount of exposure was given to the first edition of FFTSE in New South Wales courtesy of a consolidated programme of promotion of the event in the media, via direct mail and on radio.
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Discover what's happening in ceramic and glass technology around the world! PAC RIM 8 is a conference designed specifically for materials scientists, engineers, researchers and manufacturers. It gives you the opportunity to share your knowledge and state-of-the-art advancements in ceramic and glass materials technology.
Contact: msingh@grc.nasa.gov
UNITECR is a biennial international conference that is conducted by one of its four "Founding Member Organizations" in odd-number years. The official oversight body is the UNITECR International Executive Board (IEB), composed of representatives of the Founding Member Organizations and certain individuals, who are elected to the IEB as Distinguished Life Members. IEB is governed under bylaws established by its members.
The objective of the UNITECR IEB is to organize the biennial UNITECR and any other meetings with a view to maintain and develop its activities and generally to contribute to the progress and exchange of industrial knowledge and technologies concerning refractories.
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MS&T'09 offers an unreplicated technical program addressing Structure, Properties, Processing and Performance across the materials community because it is organized by four leading materials societies: The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the Association of Iron & Steel Technologies (AIST), ASM International (ASM) and The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).
Technical Program
MS&T'09 focuses on nine theme areas covering the breadth of materials science and engineering. You are invited to submit an abstract by March 15, 2009 for one of these symposia:
Have you got recently taken some pictures while traveling relating to ceramics?
Has your company produced an interesting ceramic component that they'd like to promote?
Do you have some interesting ceramic images, micrographs or even graphs that you'd like to share with the other ACS members?
High-tech, low-tech, artistic, send them in and to Newsbulletin@austceram.com and we'll post them in the next issue if we think they are suitable. Don't forget to tell us a little bit about your photo/s!
Melody Carter took these while on holidays in the UK .
Lime Kilns in Pembrokeshire
Lime kilns in Porthclais, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
The Lime Industry in Pembrokeshire
Limestone has always been of great importance in Pembrokeshire as a building material. White lime-wash was also used on farmhouses and cottages throughout the region. Many of the limestone quarries were located on the open coast (e.g. Flimston, Bosherston, Lydstep, Caldy Island) and the stone could be loaded directly into small coastal sailing vessels. At some quarries, little docks were cut into the limestone so that barges could have access to the flooded quarry interiors at high tide, to be loaded and floated out again (e.g. Garron Pill, West Williamston). Horse-drawn carts were also used to transport the stone.
Coade Stone
An example of Coade stone, ammonites in the pavement outside the museum, Lyme Regis.
Coade stone was a ceramic material that has been described as an artificial stone. It was first created by Mrs Eleanor Coade (Elinor Coade, 1733-1821), and sold commercially from 1769 to 1833. The building boom in London, at this time, led to a high demand for ornate features to decorate and adorn brick-built Georgian houses. The showrooms of Mrs Coade's Artificial Stone Company, in Westminster Bridge Road, provided a huge array of 'off the shelf' solutions for builders and architects, ranging from small keystones for over front doors to corner and window features and almost entire façades. The factory was in Lambeth, London, where the Royal Festival Hall now stands.
Coade Stone is a form of Stoneware (vitrified ceramic). Mrs Coade's own name for her products was Lithodipyra, which was a word constructed from ancient Greek words, which she strung together, meaning stone/twice/fire. Its colours varied between light grey to light yellow (or even beige) and its surface is best described as having a matte finish.
OK, for those of you with a couple of spare minutes, here are some ceramic related videos that you may or may not find interesting with varying degrees of technical merit.
If you have a video that you would like to share, please e-mail Newsbulletin@austceram.com
OK, are you stuck for a gift idea for a family member or friend, or perhaps just looking for something a little bit different?
How about a personalised ceramic tile?
Check out Sierra Custom Design who can print digital images onto ceramic tiles or onto several tiles for larger layouts.
For more details contact Mitch Robison.
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