Center for Glass Research

	New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
		NYSCC faculty at Alfred University (Currently involved in funded research) Dr. Alexis G. Clare Associate Professor of Glass Science Structure/optical property relations, biological applications of glass, structural analysis via neutron & x-ray diffraction Dr Alastair Cormack Professor of Ceramic Engineering Structure and computer based simulations of glasses and glass surfaces/MD simulations of glasses Dr. Rebecca DeRosa Assistant Professor of Polymer Science Polymer/substrate interfacial reactions Dr. Doreen Edwards Assistant Professor of Materials Electrical methods for materials characterization Dr. William C. LaCourse Professor of Glass Science Structural models, surface modification techniques, sol-gel, chalcogenide glasses, processing of glass Dr. Scott Misture Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering In-situ diffraction and scattering methods, characterization of composites and thin films, development of x-ray/neutron/electron scattering methods Dr. Steven M. Pilgrim Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Co-Director, Laboratory for Electronic Ceramics Electroceramics and their use as NDE sensors Dr. Thomas P. Seward III Professor of Glass Science Director, Center for Glass Research Radiation induced effects in fused silica (densification and absorption), nanoparticles in glass, optical properties of glass, glass forming processes Dr. James E. Shelby Professor of Glass Science Gas solubility and diffusion, diffusion-controlled reactions, structure-property relations Dr. James E. Varner Professor of Ceramic Engineering Strength/fracture mechanics, fractography, microindentation testing, microscopy Dr. Arun K. Varshneya Professor of Glass Science and Engineering Chemical strengthening, waste vitrification, non-oxide glasses, mechanical & chemical properties At the Pennsylvania State University Dr. Carlo Pantano and Dr. David Green Surfaces and interfaces of glass At The University of Missouri at Rolla Dr. Robert E. Moore and Dr. Mariano Velez Refrectories for glassmaking At the Virginia Military Institute Dr. Henry D. Schreiber Redox states of glass Thermex Corp.-Institute for Silicate Chemistry (St. Petersburg, Russia) Dr. Oleg Prokhorenko and Dr. Oleg Mazurin Properties of glass melts NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Binns-Merrill Room 254, Alfred, NY 14802 Phone: 607.871.2432, Fax: 607.871.2383 email: "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 9616366 and 0120746." "Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."