Symposium: Frontiers of Glass Technology

Scope of the Symposium:
All submissions and accepted talks should address innovative and relevant products and processes in the frontiers of glass technology. The invited speakers will be instructed to critically review and analyze the state-of-art of glass industries and products.

Abstracts on the following subjects may be submitted:

• Flat glass
• Hollow/container glass
• Fiber glass
• Specialty glasses
• Glass and communication
• Glass and Sustainability
• New melting concepts
• Energy and emissions in the glass industry
• Furnace equipment and refractories

Symposium Organizers:

• Chairman: Mathieu Hubert, Corning
  • E-mail: HubertM@corning.com
• Co-chair: Mauro Akerman, ABCeram
  E-mail: mauro.akerman@gmail.com
• Co-chair: Eduardo Bellini Ferreira, USP EESC
  • E-mail: ebferreira@sc.usp.br

Tentative list of invited speakers:

• Mauro Lucio Nascimento – Coatings – Cebrace

Scientific Committee:

• Christian Roos - RWTH Aachen
• Erik Muijsenberg - Glas Service
• Hande Sesigur - Sisecam
• Neil Simpson - Consultant
• Terutaka Maehara - AGC
• Carlos Mazzotti - Verallia
• Catia Fredericci - IPT
• Cesar Rodrigues - Vichie
• Edison Toporcov - Wheaton
• Eduardo Bellini Ferreira - USP EESC
• Fábio dos Santos Bernardo - Consultant
• Gerson Cesar Balestero - Assinar
• Marcelo A. F. Guerra - SEFPRO
• Mauro Akerman - ABCeram
• Mauro Lucio N. Luiz - Cebrace
• Rita de Cássia Capato - Nadir
• Samuel Marcio Toffoli - USP Poli
• Thais Christy R. Sangaleti - UBV
• Thiago Metti - Raw