The NSF Industry-University Center for Glass Research was formed to advance the field of glass science and engineering through research, education and technology exchange driven by the cooperative efforts of academe, industry and government.

CGR members represent all areas of glassmaking–manufacturers of flat glass, fiberglass, containers and specialty glass; raw materials suppliers; glass processors; refractories manufacturers; national laboratories; and other government laboratories.

The CGR was established at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1985 by glass industry representatives concerned for the future of glass manufacturing and glass science to raise the level of excellence for basic, preproprietary research and secure the future of glass. As a multi-university, national research center, the CGR has established a research site for refractories for glassmaking at the University of Missouri-Rolla and a site for glass surfaces and interfaces at the Pennsylvania State University.

The Center has impacted emerging technologies in the information, electronics, architectural and transportation industries by providing greater understanding of the science of this non-crystalline solid-GLASS!

Read more: NSF I/UCRC Fact Sheet about Center for Glass Research

	CGR Staff
	Alfred Center	Refractories Site	Glass Surfaces Site
	Harrie Stevens Director 607-871-2432 FAX 607-871-2383 stevenshj@alfred.edu William C. LaCourse Associate Director 607-871-2466 lacourse@alfred.edu	Jeffrey D. Smith Director Glassmaking Refractories University of Missouri-Rolla 573-341-4447 jsmith@umr.edu Mary Lee Administrative Asst. Univ. MO-Rolla site for Refractory Research 573-341-6326 leem@umr.edu	Carlo Pantano Site Director Gass Interfaces, Interfaces/Coatings Pennsylvania State University 814-863-2071 pantano@ems.psu.edu  ChangQing Shen Assistant Director Penn State Univ. site for Glass Surfaces & Interfaces 814-863-8408 cxs63@psu.edu  April Benson Administrative Asst. Penn State Univ. site for Glass Surfaces/Interfaces 814-863-8407 ars2@ems.psu.edu

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"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under
Grants No. 9616366 and 0120746."

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