AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY bulletinemerging ceramics & glass technology JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 International Issues Haiti: Progress through rubble reuse Ceramics in Germany ACerS Volunteer Structure Review project • Student contest winners and Engineering Ceramics Division awards • ICACC’11 meeting schedule and Daytona Beach Expo preview • Highlights and schedule for Electronic Materials and Applications conference • See us at ICACC’11 Expo Booth 200 contents January–February 2011 • Vol. 90 No. 1 feature articles Breaking the reconstruction logjam.................................... 20 Reginald R. DesRoches, Kimberly E. Kurtis and Joshua J. Gresham One year following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, reconstruction progresses slowly. Researchers argue that unless debris can be recycled for reconstruction, the population and environment remain at risk. Amidst the rubble ................................................... 22 Ann Spence An interview with Georgia Institute of Technology researcher Reginald DesRoches. A sense of purpose and urgency .......................................27 Joshua J. Gresham cover story Georgia Tech student recounts his field research in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. Breaking the reconstruc- Ceramics in Germany.......................................... 30 tion logjam Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht Recycling debris to aid Haiti German ceramic industry has had to weather a variety of storms in recent years. It has seen reconstruction – page 20 much of its share of traditional ceramic manufacturing move to China, Indonesia and Vietnam. Photo courtesy of: Wikipedia Commons ICACC’11 Meeting Highlights ................................... 37 Message from the program chair and program overview ...........................38 Schedule of events .........................................................39 Plenary speakers...........................................................40 Symposia Schedule.........................................................42 ICACC’10 Best Papers and Poster awards ......................................44 Exhibitor list and floor plan...................................................45 Hotel information ..........................................................45 ICACC’11 Expo Preview ....................................... 46 Electronic Materials and Applications 2010 Meeting Highlights . 49 Message from organizers....................................................49 Ceramics in Germany Overview and organizer information ...........................................50 A review of the shifting dynamics Hotel information ..........................................................50 of Germany’s ceramics market – Symposia schedule . .51 page 30 Schedule-at-a-glance ........................................................52 2010 Student Oral and Poster Presentation awards . 52 departments News & Trends ................................................ 4 • Refractories group offers outstanding scholarship opportunities • Avalon plans to produce separated rare earths by 2016 • Saint-Gobain invests $80M in Sage Electrochromics ACerS Spotlight ................................................ 6 • Open letter to all ACerS members • Welcome to our newest corporate members Ceramics in the • 2010 F.H. Norton Award winner • St. Louis Section/RCD 47th Annual Symposium Environment • Society award nomination deadline: Jan. 15, 2011 Lunar mining for rare-earth elements? – page 12 American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 90, No. 1 1 AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY contents bulletin January–February 2011 • Vol. 90 No. 1 Executive Staff Charles G. Spahr, Executive Director and Publisher, [email protected] departments, continued Editorial and Production People in the Spotlight .......................................... 9 Peter Wray, Editor • MS&T’10 student contest winners ph: 614-794-5853 fx: 614-794-4505 [email protected] • 2010 Ceramographic competition winners Ann Spence, Assistant Editor Ceramics in the Environment.................................... 12 ph: 614-794-5825 fx: 614-794-5822 [email protected] • The next frontier? Lunar mining for rare-earth elements? Tess M. Speakman, Graphic Designer • ‘Chalk piles’ to cut CO Editorial Advisory Board 2 James C. Marra, Chair, Savannah River National Lab Advances in Nanomaterials .................................... 14 Kristen Brosnan, General Electric • Existing nanotech could slash energy use by 12% in U.S., Germany and Japan Alexis Clare, Alfred University Olivia Graeve, Alfred University • Wood pulp-derived nanocrystals help cast tunable chiral silica films, with Linda E. Jones, Alfred University Venkat Venkataramani, GE Research possible sensor and window uses Customer Service/Circulation Ceramics in Energy ............................................ 16 ph: 866-721-3322 fx: 301-206-9789 • Crystalline silicon PV makers continue tough market fight with thin-film tech [email protected] • Clemson breaks ground on 15-MW wind turbine testing facility Address 600 North Cleveland Avenue, Suite 210 • Glass optics enhance concentrating solar performance Westerville, OH 43082-6920 Research Briefs ............................................... 18 • OSU group studies aging of Li-ion batteries • Duke, NETL study CO2 storage impact: Leakage must be reckoned with Advertising Sales • Microphotovoltaic devices for use in chemotherapy [email protected] National Sales Patricia A. Janeway, Associate Publisher [email protected] columns ph: 614-794-5826 fx: 614-794-5822 Europe Deciphering the discipline ..................................... 29 Richard Rozelaar [email protected] Thomas Burton ph: 44-(0)-20-7834-7676 fx: 44-(0)-20-7973-0076 New prospects for nuclear engineering graduates on the horizon? resources Calendar ................................................... 53 Display Advertising Index .................................... 56 Officers Marina Pascucci, President George Wicks, President-elect Edwin Fuller, Past President Ted Day, Treasurer American Ceramic Society Bulletin covers news and activities of the Society and its members, includes items of interest to the ceramics Charles Spahr, Executive Director community and provides the most current information concerning all aspects of ceramic technology, including R&D, manufacturing, engineering and marketing. American Ceramic Society Bulletin (ISSN No. 0002-7812). ©2011. 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All feature articles are covered in Current Contents. 2 American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 90, No. 1 American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 90, No. 1 3 news & trends Refractories group offers outstanding scholarship opportunity The member companies of The graduate or advanced degree in ceramic applicant’s interest in refractories. Refractories Institute have an excellent engineering, materials science or similar • A certified copy of the applicant’s academic scholarship program for the discipline. To be considered, interested academic transcript. 2011–2012 academic year to support individuals must submit a letter of After the March 31, 2011, applica- qualified students enrolled in degree application by March 31, 2011, with tion deadline, the TRI Scholarship programs who have exhibited an inter- the following information included or Committee will review the applications est in refractory manufacturing through appended: and may require telephone or personal their course work or other activities, • A resume that includes, at a mini- interviews with applicants. Successful and who might be considering a career mum, the applicant’s mailing address, applicants will be notified and scholar- in the refractory industry. daytime phone, email, school, major, ships awarded in June 2011. TRI says it will award a limited grade point average, anticipated date Completed applications