ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ISSUE

Ceramic advances in Japan: Achieving new breakthroughs, meeting new challenges . . . . . 31 

by Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht

     Japan has long been a leader in ceramics and glass. The profiled companies and institutions continue to offer innovations, such as ultrathin glasses and ceramic electronics. The country is also focused on sustainable and "green" advances with a new approach to generating electricity.

  

Interview with Tatsuki Ohji of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology . . . . 34

by Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht

     Ohji, AIST's prime senior research scientist, talks about the state of the fine ceramics industry in Japan-the country's global role, manufacturing trends, rare-earth supplies and more.

 

Directory of Japanese businesses, institutions and universities . . . . 36

by Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht

     A representative listing of organizations, their websites and contact information.

 

A critique of the green house gas converter proposed by Azad et al. . . . . 40

by K.T. Jacob and R. Adharsh

     Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is a universally accepted goal to minimize global warming and its catastrophic consequences.
     · The response of Azad et al. follows.

MS&T 2011 final program . . . . 45

Plenary session . . . . . . . . 46

ACerS activities . . . . . . . . 47

Materials Genome Initiative special session . . . . . . . . 47 

MS&T'11 Women in Science reception . . . . . . . . 47

MS&T'11 activities . . . . . . . . 48-49

Young professionals programming at MS&T'11 . . . . . . . . 49  

Program-at-a-glance . . . . . . . . 50-51

MS&T'11 exhibitors . . . . . . . . 52

Featured ceramic-related exhibitors . . . . . . . . 53

Map of Downtown Columbus . . . . . . . . 54

 

36th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics Composites . . . . 55

Meeting overview . . . . . . . . 55

Plenary information . . . . . . . . 55

Short courses . . . . . . . . 56

Hotel . . . . . . . . 56

Schedule of events . . . . . . . . 56

Exhibition information . . . . . . . . 57

Preliminary list of exhibitors . . . . . . . . 57

 

Electronic Materials and Applications 2012 . . . . 58

Program overview . . . . . . . . 58

Plenary information . . . . . . . . 58

Hotel . . . . . . . . 58

Schedule of events . . . . . . . . 58

 

 Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy . . . . 59

Program overview . . . . . . . . 59

Organizers and Technical Advisory Board & Topic Champions . . . . . . . . 59

Hotel . . . . . . . . 59

Schedule of events . . . . . . . . 59

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