Instructors: Professor Arun Varshneya, Alfred University, USA
Professor Edgar Zanotto, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil
Dr. Manoj Choudhary, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
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About the Instructors: The instructors are extremely well-renowned teachers. Professor Varshneya is nicknamed "The Glass Guru" and has taught almost all undergraduate and graduate level courses in glass science/technology at Alfred University over his 30 years tenure.. He is the current president of the Society of Glass Technology, an Honorary FSGT, a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society and a recipient of the ICG President's Award. Varshneya is the president of Saxon Glass Technologies, Inc of Alfred and is recognized for the chemically strengthened glass cartridge in EpiPen autoinjectors.
Professor Zanotto has been a professor at UFSCar past 47 years and is the Director of the Center for Research, Technology and Education in Glass ("CerTEV") at the UFSCar. He has over 400 publications, 30 book chapters, 2 books, 29 patents, and has won over 30 awards including the Brazilian Award for Scientific Merit (the highest honor), Morey Award of the American Ceramic Society, Zachariasen Award of the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, and Gottardi prize of the ICG. He is often nicknamed "Glass Guru Substitute" for Varshneya.
Dr. Manoj Choudhary retired from the service of Owens-Corning, Columbus OH where he was involved in glass melting and processing. His expertise are in the field of Glass Melting & Forming Materials Properties Simulation /Computational Fluid Dynamics (“CFD”) to handle glass flow. Dr. Choudhary has been president of the International Commission on Glass, a recipient of its 2019 president's award and the AGC/Professor Michael Cable Memorial Lecture Award of the Society of Glass Technology.
Date: Sunday July 14, 2024. 9 a.m. - 4:30 pm (total 6 to 6-1/2 hours plus lunch break/coffee break)
Who can benefit:
Recent professionals in glass related industries with little or no formal background in glass.
Students (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled in a university course on glass science.
Post-doctoral fellows needing to brush up on their background
More seasonal professionals for the fun of it and to make lively interaction.
Outcome:
At the end of the course, you should develop an understanding of commercial glass compositions, glass structures, why glass behaves the way it does, and which properties and attributes benefit certain commercial applications.
Course content:
(1) Fundamentals of glass science
- Introduction: Modern applications of glasses
- What is glass?
- Viscosity of glass
- Relaxation and glass transition
- Crystallization and glass-forming ability
(2) Properties of glasses and glass-ceramics
- Thermal properties
- Chemical properties
- Mechanical properties
- Electrical properties
- Optical properties
(3) Glass melting
- Processes and materials
- Glass flow
- Energy conservation
Tuition:
£250 Regular attendee, (after 31 May £300.00)
£150 At least half-time enrolled student and post-doctoral fellow (after 31 May £200.00)
Course notes:
Key figures will be available as a handout. The course generally follows the textbook, "Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses" 3rd edition by Arun Varshneya and John Mauro (Elsevier). Copies of the book may be available for sale on the first day.
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