Distinguished Life Membership

ACerS’ highest honor, given in recognition of a member’s contributions to the ceramics profession. Nominees must be current members who have attained professional eminence because of their achievements in the ceramic arts or sciences, service to the Society, or productive scholarship.

Fellows

Recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the ceramic arts or sciences through broad and productive scholarship in ceramic science and technology, by conspicuous achievement in the ceramics industry, or by outstanding service to the Society. Nominees must be 35 years old or older.

W. David Kingery Award

Recognizes distinguished lifelong achievements involving multidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education, and art.

John Jeppson Award

Recognizes distinguished scientific, technical, or engineering achievements in ceramics.

The European Ceramic Society-American Ceramic Society Joint Award

Recognizes individuals who foster international cooperation between The American Ceramic Society and the European Ceramic Society, in demonstration of both organizations’ commitment to work together to better serve the international ceramics community.

The Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization Award

Recognizes one individual whose innovation lies at the cusp of commercialization in a field related, at least in part, to ceramics and glass.

Medal for Leadership in the Advancement of Ceramic Technology

Recognizes individuals who, through leadership and vision in an executive role, have made significant contributions to the success of their organization and in turn have significantly expanded the frontiers of the ceramics industry.

Corporate Environmental Achievement Award

Recognizes an outstanding environmental achievement made by an ACerS Corporate Partner in the field of ceramics.

Corporate Technical Achievement Award

Recognizes an outstanding technical achievement made by an ACerS Corporate Partner in the field of ceramics.

Richard M. Fulrath Awards

Promotes technical and personal friendships between Japanese and U.S. ceramic engineers and scientists. Recognizes individuals for excellence in research and development of ceramic sciences and materials. Nominees must be 45 or younger at the time of award presentation.

Karl Schwartzwalder-Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering Award

Recognizes an outstanding young ceramic engineer whose achievements have been significant to the profession. A nominee must be younger than 40 years old and must be a member of both EPDC and ACerS.

Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars

Recognizes an outstanding scientist who is conducting research in academia, industry, or at a government laboratory. Candidates must be an ACerS member and 35 years old or younger.

Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award

Recognizes a young professional member of ACerS who demonstrates exceptional leadership and service to ACerS.

Frontiers of Science and Society - Rustum Roy Lecture

Given each year by a nationally or internationally recognized individual who is conducting research in academia, industry, or at a government laboratory. The committee selects the lecturer, but suggestions from membership are invited.

Edward Orton, Jr. Memorial Lecture

Given each year by a nationally or internationally recognized individual who best represents the past tradition of the Orton Lecturer. Generally, the committee selects the lecturer, but suggestions from membership are invited.

The Navrotsky Award for Experimental Thermodynamics of Solids

Awarded biennially to an author who made the most innovative contribution to experimental thermodynamics of solids technical literature during the two calendar years prior to selection. (Next awarded in 2025)

Ross Coffin Purdy Award

Recognizes the author(s) who made the most valuable contribution to ceramic technical literature during the calendar year two years prior to the year of selection. The 2024 Purdy award is for the best paper published in 2022.

Richard and Patricia Spriggs Phase Equilibria Award

Recognizes the author(s) who made the most valuable contribution to phase stability relationships in ceramic-based systems literature during the previous calendar year (2023).

Morgan Medal and Global Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award

Recognizes a distinguished doctoral dissertation in the ceramics and glass discipline.