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Welcome to the Keramos National Professional Ceramic Engineering Fraternity web page. One of the main functions of Keramos is to promote and emphasize scholarship and character in the thoughts of students in Ceramics, to stimulate mental development, and to promote interest in the professional aspects of ceramic engineering, technology, and science.

History

Keramos, which is Greek for 'burnt earth', was established in 1902 to promote the interaction between and commeradiere among Ceramic Engineering professionals and students. There are 12 student chapters across the country which are active in promoting the ideals of Keramos and Ceramic Engineering.

Meetings

Keramos meets concurrently with the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society. The Board Meeting is held on the Saturday evening prior to the Annual Meeting. The Chapter Advisors Meeting is held on Sunday morning. The Student Convocation is also held on Sunday morning. National officer elections are held biannually.

Membership

Traditionally, Keramos membership records have been kept in hard copy on 4X6 card stock and filed away with the General Secretary. Over the years, the membership data base has been transferred to electronic format. We are poised to complete the transfer, and request that chapters submit membership information electronically to the General Secretary at his listed email address. Please download the Excel file and use it as a template. Fill in the pertinent information for each new member, and then email it to the General Secretary. The local chapters are welcome to follow suit and use the same template for their local membership rosters. The new member dues can then be sent as a check via US mail just as in the past. Thank you very much for your help.

PRESIDENT	Robert W. Schwartz Vice Provost for Academic Affairs 110 ERL University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65409-0840 Phone: (573) 341-7887 Fax: (573) 341-4979 rschwartz@umr.edu	PAST PRESIDENT	Dr. Matthew J.Dejneka Corning, Inc. SP-FR-05 Corning, NY 14831 Phone: 607-974-2620 Fax: 607-974-2410 dejnekamj@corning.com
VICE PRESIDENT	Dr. John R. Hellman Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering 124 Steidle Bldg. Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 865-0163 Email: jrh3@ems.psu.edu	HERALD	Mr. Stephen G. Hess 33 Spring Street Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Phone: 508-842-1542 Email: hess@alum.wpi.edu
TREASURER	Dr. William F. Hammetter Sandia National Laboratories MS 1349 P. O. Box 5800 Albuquerque, NM 87185 Phone: (505) 272-7603 Email: wfhamme@sandia.gov	STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE	Ms. Kimberly Strazzere Missouri University of Science & Technology Materials Science & Engineering 222 McNutt Hall Rolla, MO 65409-0340 kas895@mst.edu
RECORDING SECRETARY	Dr. Greg Hilmas Associate Professor 222 McNutt Hall University of Missouri - Rolla Rolla, MO 65409-0340 Phone: (573) 341-6102 Email:ghilmas@umr.edu	GENERAL SECRETARY	Dr. Bradley R. Johnson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999; K6-24 Richland, WA 99352 Phone: 509-372-1635 Fax: 509-376-3108 Bradley.Johnson@pnl.gov