Minoru Tomozawa, professor of materials science and
engineering, has been elected a Distinguished Life Member of the
American Ceramic Society.

“The Distinguished Life Member grade of Society membership
is the Society’s most prestigious level of membership and is awarded in
recognition of a member’s contribution to the ceramics profession,” said Pawel
Keblinksi, materials science and engineering department head. “Up to three such
memberships are awarded to American Ceramic Society members annually since
1931.”

To put that in perspective, more than 11,000 ceramic
and glass professionals are part of the organization from more than 70
countries, according to the Society.

Tomozawa’s research
in the area of glass science has been published extensively. He
will be installed at the Materials Science & Technology Conference and
Exhibition in Portland, Oregon this fall.

This impressive acknowledgement comes shortly after
Tomozawa was chosen to deliver the American Ceramic Society’s 2019 Edward Orton
Jr. Memorial Lecture at the Conference in Portland, an opportunity given to
those who have gained national recognition in the ceramics profession.

In addition, one of his current graduate students recently received the Norbert J. Kreidl
Award for Young Scholars, recognizing research excellence in glass science.