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[March 2003]
World Academy of Ceramics Appoints New Members
Ten new Professional Members (Academicians) have been appointed during the 9th Election to the World Academy of Ceramics (2002-2003 run), as follows:Professor Vladimir Antsiferov, Perm State Technical University, Russia
Dr Sadame Asano, The Technical Association of Refractories, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Inna Borovinskaya, Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science, Chernogolovka, Moscow, Russia
Professor Sang-Hee Cho, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
Professor Agustin Escardino, Jaume I University, Castellón, Spain
Professor Jerzy Lis, University of Mining & Metallurgy, Kraków, Poland
Professor Elson Longo, University of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr Bin Nagai, The Technical Association of Refractories, Tokyo, Japan
Dr Mrityunjay Singh, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Professor Eiichi Yasuda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
With the new entrants, the Academy totals 193 Professional Members belonging to 23 countries. The next election is planned for 2004. Election is restricted to 10 new appointees for each run.The Academy of Ceramics is a non-profit organisation whose general objectives are promoting progress in the field of ceramics and fostering a better understanding of the social impact and cultural interactions of ceramic science, technology, history and art. It is headquartered in Faenza in Italy.
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