WESTERVILLE, OH -The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) today announced the names of the organization's two newest Distinguished Life Members and 19 members elevated to Fellow status.
L. David Pye and Louis J. Trostel Jr. are the 2010 recipients of the Distinguished Life Member Award, the highest honor accorded members of ACerS, given in recognition of individual's eminent contribution to the ceramic and glass profession.
Pye is dean and professor of glass science, emeritus, at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, and chief executive officer of The Empire State Glassworks LLC. His career in academia and industry has involved teaching, scholarship, research and consulting on the fabrication, characterization and application of noncrystalline solids. He is the author of nearly 80 contributions to the literature and has served as editor of numerous conference proceedings. He was cofounder of the National Science Foundation Industry-University Center for Glass Research at Alfred. A past president of ACerS, he currently serves as Founding Editor of the Society's newest publication, the International Journal of Applied Glass Science. He also served as president of the International Commission on Glass.
Trostel was research manager for 10 years in the Norton Company Advanced Ceramics Group before he established a technical consulting practice. He is the author or coauthor of more than 27 technical papers on refractory ceramics, properties and testing. He was editor of the Proceedings of the first Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (UNITECR'89) as well as program chairman. He was the senior United States international executive board member for the UNITECR'97 congress and continued as an advisor to the board for several years. He is a registered engineer in the state of Massachusetts and has been awarded three U.S. and six foreign patents. Trostel has been a member of ACerS since 1949 and has served in many leadership positions within the Society.
The title of "Fellow" is an honor ACerS gives to distinguished mid-career scientists, engineers and business leaders who specialize in ceramic and glass materials. The new members, who represent an international cross-section of leaders in academia, research labs, industry and government, include:
Detailed biographical information on these award winners is available at http://ceramics.org/awards . The new DLMs and Fellows will be officially honored at ACerS Annual Honors and Awards Banquet to be held Oct. 18, 2010 in Houston, Texas. The event is part of the Society's Annual Meeting, which will be held in conjunction with Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference and Exposition (MS&T'10).