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Safari Named to World Academy of Ceramics
Ahmad Safari, Ph.D., Rutgers professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, director of the Glenn Howatt Electrotceramic Laboratory, and a CAIT affiliated faculty member, was elected a professional member of the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC), Science Class, and accepted the appointment September 1.
Safari, who earned his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, has been a Rutgers faculty member since 1986. His areas of interest include:
- Structural property relationships in dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric materials
- Ceramic polymer composites, thick and thin films for sensor and actuator applications
- Rapid prototyping and direct writing of advanced functional materials
Safari has authored, co-authored, or participated in more than 400 journal articles and symposium proceedings, and he holds more than 20 patents. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the American Ceramic Society and past president of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society.
As a Professional Member of WAC (Academician), he is recognized as an individual who has made an international noteworthy contribution to the advancement of ceramics science. Professional Membership in WAC is limited, international, honorary, and merit based. Candidates are nominated and rigorously evaluation before they are named.
The World Academy of Ceramics (WAC) is an international center that promotes progress in the field of ceramics by fostering a better understanding of the social impact and cultural interactions of ceramics science, technology, history, and art. It is a voluntary, nonprofit organization comprising collective and individual supporting members concerned with the welfare of the ceramics sector.
One of the objectives of the WAC is to reward and honor individuals who have made an international, significant contribution to the advancement of ceramics culture, science, and technology.
The awards ceremony will be held at the opening of the Conferences Internationales Materiaux et Technologies (CIMTEC) 2010 conference in Montecatini Terme, Italy, in June 2010.