Introduction
Thee forthcoming Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass
Technology in Vancouver, is the eighth in a series of international conferences
that provide a forum for the presentations and information exchange on emerging
ceramic and glass technologies. The conference series began in 1993 and was
last held in 2007 in Shanghai, China, under the organization of the Chinese
Ceramic Society and the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Prior to this, The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) organized PACRIM
6 in 2005 in Maui, Hawaii. Over the years, PACRIM conferences have established
a strong reputation for state-of-the-art presentations, information exchange on
the latest emerging technologies and facilitating global dialogue and
discussion with leading world experts.
PACRIM 8 is organized into eight major thematic areas and 27 symposia. A
plenary session entitled “Global Megatrends: Challenges and Opportunities for
Ceramics” is also planned. The technical program of PACRIM 8 covers wide
ranging topics and identifies global challenges and opportunities for various
ceramic technologies. The program will generate important discussion on where
the particular field is heading on a global scale. It will also provide a
forum for knowledge sharing and the opportunity to make new contacts with peers
from different continents.
I am excited to have very active and strong participation of
the International Commission on Glass (ICG), as well as the Glass and Optical
Materials, Basic Science, Engineering Ceramics, and Nuclear & Environmental
Technology divisions of The American Ceramic Society.
An International Fulrath Symposium on the role of new ceramic
technologies for a sustainable society is planned. This symposium is organized
in honor of Professors Noboru Ichinose and Richard C. Bradt, who have made
tremendous contributions to the Richard M. Fulrath award program and
tirelessly promoted the friendship among Japanese and U.S. researchers.
I would like to invite all of you to take advantage of this
opportunity to visit the great city of Vancouver and actively participate in
this conference. This conference provides an excellent forum for interactions
and friendships with participants from various continents, who are involved in
research, development, engineering, manufacturing, and the application of
ceramic materials.
I look forward to your participation in PACRIM 8 in
Vancouver, Canada.
Mrityunjay Singh
Chairman, PACRIM 8
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Cleveland, OH (USA)
Tel: 216-433-8883
Email: msingh@grc.nasa.gov
