William LaCourse, emeritus professor of glass science engineering in Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering, delivered the first annual Varshneya Lecture on Glass Thursday morning, Oct. 16.

A group of six faculty members from Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering attended last week’s Third São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, which brought together 80 students and ...

Glass ceramics represent a unique class of engineered materials that combine the favourable aspects of both glass and crystalline ceramics. Formed through controlled crystallisation (devitrification) ...

The draw for these students is Alfred University, home to internationally recognized engineering and art programs in glass and ceramics. Founded in 1836, Alfred is primarily a liberal arts institution ...

Glass ceramic materials were first developed at the Corning Glass Works and share properties of both the parent glass material and polycrystalline materials. In this article we look at how they differ ...