The European Ceramic Society
YCN representative - USA (1)
Katelyn Kirchner
YCN representation from the United States of America
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University
Katelyn (Katie) Kirchner is a Ph.D. candidate at the Pennsylvania State University located in Pennsylvania, USA. She has studied Materials Science and Engineering for her Ph.D. and her Bachelor of Science degree, which she received in 2020.
Katelyn’s research focus is materials theory and physics-based modeling of condensed matter, specifically for the investigation of disordered materials such as glass-forming systems. Her work quantifies the consequences of atomistic spatial and temporal fluctuations on glass behaviors including crack propagation, relaxation, nucleation, thermal conductivity, and Rayleigh scattering.
Aside from research, Katelyn’s passions include rowing - she was a student athlete on the Penn State Crew Team - woodworking, crafting, community volunteering, and professional development. She is a 6th-year representative for the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 3rd-year student delegate for the Glass and Optical Materials ACerS Division, International Year of Glass Future Fellow, Astronaut Scholar, ACerS Alfred R. Cooper Young Scholar Awardee, and Society of Glass Technology Oldfield Awardee. Katelyn was born and raised in the United States and is eager to foster ongoing collaborations between the US, European, and global ceramic communities.
Last news
ACerS is offering travelling grants of 1.500 $ to attend the two 2024 ECerS Summer Schools
The grants can be allowed to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from non-European based universities. The 2024 ECerS Summer Schools will be held prior to Electroceramics XIX (Vilnius, Lithuania - School: 17-18 August 2024) and Shaping 9 (Warsaw, Poland - School: 24-25 September 2024)!
2024 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2024 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a third call, this time to allow grants to European Students to attend the 2024 Fall meeting of Korean Ceramic Society (COEX) that will be organised by the Korean Ceramic Society in Seoul, Korea, from 16th to 18th October 2024.
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