Glass Sustainability: Repurposing, Recycling, and Process Efficiency
September 8-9, 2022 at Alfred University
The conference will include invited lectures from industrial, government and academic experts in all aspects of recycling and well as solicited papers and a poster session open to works on all topics related to recycling and repurposing glass waste as well as improved efficiency of the glass making process.
There will be additional events for attendees and families, including a glass instrument classical concert by Mr. Dennis James, featuring the Franklin Armonica.
Sponsoring Organizations: Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Contact William LaCourse at lacourse@alfred.edu or Collin Wilkinson at wilkinsonc@alfred.edu for more information about the conference.
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Session I: Thursday 8:45 AM – 10 AM – Kenyon Room, PCC
8:45 AM – Welcome by Collin Wilkinson – Assistant Professor of Glass Science at Alfred University
9:00 AM – Opening Talk by Manoj Choundary on “Glass: An Indispensable Material for Sustainable Development”
Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, the Ohio State University President, MKC Innovations, LLC.
9:30 AM – David Vitale from the Division of Materials Management, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation on “Challenges with Managing Waste Glass”
10 AM – Snack Break
Honorees Section: Thursday 10:20 AM – Noon – Nevins Theater, PCC
10:20 AM – Invited Talk by John Mauro – Professor of Material Science at Penn State
11:20 AM – Scholes Lecture by Bill LaCourse from Alfred University on “If Chemically Strengthened Glass Is So Great, …?”
Lunch – Scholes Library of Ceramics
Lunch will be hosted by Scholes Library of Ceramics to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the building and the 75th Anniversary of the library. Lunch will feature a short program about the contributions Scholes Library and its namesake, Dr. Samuel Ray Scholes, Sr., have made to the fields of glass and ceramics. In addition, we’ll also be recognizing a recent donation of library materials to Scholes Library in honor of Dr. Charles H. Drummond.
Session II: Thursday 1:30 PM – 5 PM – Kenyon Room, PCC
1:30 PM – Cory Trivelpiece from Savannah River National Lab on “From Nuclear Waste to Sustainable Glass: How SRNL is saving the World… Again”
2:00 PM – Elizabeth Tsekrekas from Alfred University on “Lead-Based Glasses: Trials and Tribulation”
2:30 PM – Charlie Bellows from Alfred University on “Incorporation of Luminescent Material in Recycled Glass Via Sintering Method”
3:00 PM – Laura Adkins from Corning Incorporated on “Cold Crown Melting – Advantages and Challenges”
3:30-3:45 PM – Break
3:45 PM – Curtis Fekety from Corning Incorporated on “Corning’s efforts to go green”
4:15 PM – Archie Filshill from AeroAggregates on “Manufacturing and Applications of Foamed Glass Aggregate”
4:45 PM – John Simmons from the Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology on “How the CACT Got Out of the Bag”
Dinner at the Knight Club, PCC (6PM) Followed by a Glass Instrument Concert (7:30 PM)
Friday, September 9, 2022
Session III – Friday 9 AM – 12:15 PM – Kenyon Room, PCC
9:00 AM – Philip Galland from SilicaX on “Geology of Garbage in the Age of Glass”
9:30 AM – Eric Fasser from FuzeHub on “Resources for Small Business Growth”
10:00 AM – Cynthia Andela from Andela Products and Ruby Lake Glass on “Options and Markets for Recycled Glass”
10:30 AM – Break
10:45 AM – Rebecca Davis from Remark Glass on “Closed Loop Glass: Recycled Glass Design”
11:15 AM – Greg Palmer from Vitricity on “The Green Revolution: Lithium is Not Enough”
11:45 AM – Gabrielle Gaustad from Alfred University on the future of glass sustainability
Lab tours from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM with Dr. Collin Wilkinson