The University of Dayton and the University of Dayton Research Institute welcomed a strong turnout of 14 AACCM members, representing 11 member companies, on September 4, 2025. The program began with a breakfast meeting among AACCM members, including a discussion about the present composition of the Executive Committee and updates from Doug Thurman on new …
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2025-26 AACCM Officers
The following AACCM members are serving as officers for 2025-26: President – Doug Thurman, Sunrock Ceramics Company Vice President – Keith DeCarlo, Blasch Precision Ceramics Treasurer – Jeff Morse, Zircar Zirconia Inc. Additional Executive Committee Members – Paul Sekeras (At-Large), Du-Co Ceramics; Jeff Vervlied (At-Large), Free Form Fibers
AACCM’s Spring Meeting at Ceramics Expo in Novi, MI
AACCM held its Spring Meeting on the morning of April 29, 2025, in Novi, Michigan, coinciding with the opening day of Ceramics Expo. The meeting drew a strong turnout, with approximately thirty members and guests in attendance. Highlights included welcoming new member company Prairie Ceramics and hearing from guest speaker Richard Goodhead, Chief Marketing Officer …
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AACCM holds Fall 2022 meeting at the Ceramics Expo in Cleveland
AACCM held its Fall 2022 meeting on the morning of August 30, 2022 in conjunction with the Ceramics Expo in Cleveland. AACCM also had a booth at the Expo to show attendees of the Expo hands-on examples of the product capabilities of member companies. Attendance at the meeting was very good, as was the traffic …
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2022-23 AACCM Officers
The following AACCM members were elected as officers for 2022: President – Doug Thurman, Sunrock Ceramics Company Vice-President – Jeff Brundage, GBC Advanced Materials Treasurer – Dan Tipsord, Skyworks RF Ceramics (Trans-Tech) Additional Executive Committee Members – Tom Arbanes (past president), Du-Co Ceramics, Jeff Vervlied (At-Large) – consultant, and Dan Funk (At-Large) – Kyocera Member …
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2020 AACCM Officers
The following AACCM members were elected as officers for 2020: President — Tom Arbanas, Du-Co Ceramics Vice President — Doug Thurman, Sunrock Ceramics Company Treasurer — Dan Tipsord, Skyworks RF Ceramics (Trans-Tech) Past President — Richard Feeser, Superior Technical Ceramics Member at Large — Thomas Henriksen, Ceramco Member at Large — Jeff Vervlied, Consultant
AACCM Holds Fall 2019 Meeting at University of Pittsburgh
AACCM held its Fall 2019 at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. The event was off to a great start beginning with a dinner at the new Oaklander Hotel. Several faculty members and several students enjoyed an evening of networking. The meeting began the next morning at The University Club on the campus. Several …
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AACCM members to meet in Daytona Beach, Florida – Jan 25 & 26, 2016
AACCM’s next meeting will be held in Daytona Beach, Florida later this month in connection with the ceramic industry conference ICACC, the International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites. The AACCM meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort’s Halifax C room. The Executive Committee will …
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Oakridge National Labs Offers Opportunities to AACCM Members
AACCM held its Fall 2015 meeting at Oakridge National Labs in Oakridge, TN. The meeting included a presentation by ORNL staff about the history, mission and capabilities of the organization. Members also received a tour of the ORNL campus. The current goal of ORNL is to work with industry for the purpose of stimulating …
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AACCM Members Exhibit & Meet at 2015 Ceramics Expo
Several members of AACCM participated in a pavilion exhibit during the Ceramics Expo held in Cleveland, Ohio in April 2015. Some other members participated with their own booths at the Expo. AACCM also held a general business meeting during that week since so many members were in town for the Expo. The Expo was coordinated …
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