Throughout 2022, Alfred University will be hosting, both virtually and in-person, experts in glass art and glass engineering. These visiting experts will give talks, lead discussions, and demonstrate their work.
Summer programs for high school students included Music and Magic with Glass Engineering.
Session I (rising 9th & 10th graders): Sunday July 10th - Friday July 15th
Session II (rising 11th & 12th graders): Sunday July 17th - Friday July 22nd
Coinciding with United Nations International Year of Glass 2022, Alfred University, the New York State College of Ceramics and the Inamori School of Engineering offered high school students a deep dive into all things glass engineering science. Participants in this program worked with two leading experts in the fields of glass and materials science, Dr. Alexis Clare and Dr. Bill LaCourse.
In 2021 Alfred University student School of Art and Design student, Adeye Jean-Baptiste proposed an artist series with glass artists who hail from the afro diaspora. Finding support from the SOAD, the Sculpture Dimensional Studio Division, Student Senate, and Olympic Color in Seattle the proposal has become a reality with the series starting in the first week in February 2022. The Artists from across the US will share their expertise and knowledge of glass making by leading workshops and doing public talks about their own work. A fundraiser was held in October of 2021 and raised $5000 to support the artist series. Each Artist will be in residence for a week and will create an original work to be exhibited at The School of Art and Design as a part of The United Nation’s International Year of Glass.
Following their AU residency, each artist will attend a residency at Corning. Angus Powers was instrumental in securing the Corning residencies and donations of materials from Olympic Glass for the artists' demonstrations at AU.
2022 Black Glass Artists series featured artists: 
N'Kosi Barber
Public Talk: Wed. Feb. 2, 7pm-8pm
Hot Shop Demo: Thurs. Feb. 3, 9am-11am
SaraBeth Post
Public Talk: Thurs. Feb. 10, 5pm-6pm
Hot Shop Demo: Thurs. Feb. 10, 9am-11am
Cedric Mitchell
IDEA Lab workshop: "Color Representation Matters": Tues. Feb. 22, 2pm-3pm
Public Talk: Thurs. Feb. 24, 5pm-6pm
Hot Shop Demo: Thurs. Feb. 24, 8am-11am
Black Glass Artists Show showcasing all the artists from the series
Opening: Fri. Feb. 25, 5pm
The "Super" Scholes Lecture was held in Holmes Auditorium on Thursday, April 28, 2022. This event marked the return of the Scholes Lecture following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the 2022 Scholes Lecture presenter, Dr. Liping Huang, the 2020 and 2021 invited speakers, Dr. Alastair Cormack and Dr. William LaCourse, respectively, were invited back to speak.
Dr. Liping Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, spoke on Glass Under Pressure.
Dr. Alastair Cormack, Van Derck Fréchette Professor of Ceramic Science, and Founding Dean of the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University presented on Disorder in Ceramics and Glass – An Atom’s Eye View.
Dr. William LaCourse, former Professor of Glass Science at Alfred University (retired in 2021 after 51 years of teaching glass science) gave a talk entitled, If Chemically Strengthened Glass Is So Great… in conjunction with the September 8-9 Glass Sustainability Conference.
The Scholes Jr. lecture is a yearly lecture which accompanies a meeting of the Corning section of the American Chemical Society. The 2022 lecture was delivered by Dr. Bill LaCourse, titled "Glass: Old Dog - New Tricks." In the talk, Bill highlighted the International Year of Glass, innovative uses of glass such as in biomaterials, and glass chemistry.
The Hornell Public Library will be celebrating the seminal International Year of Glass with extraordinary works of Glass Art by Alfred University students, faculty and local artisans.
This exhibit will run throughout the month of April, M-Th 12:00PM-7:00PM, Friday 1:00PM - 5:00PM and Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Thank you to Greg Walter, Lauren Dembski, Isabella Dorozski, Adeye Jean-Baptiste and Garrett McGowan for bringing in work and creating beautiful displays.
Dr. Manoj Choudhary, chair of the UN North America Steering Committee for the International Year of Glass (among many other accolades), gave a talk for Engineering Graduate Seminar entitled "The United Nations International Year of Glass - 2022" on January 27th via Zoom.
Dr. John Simmins, executive director of the New York State Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT), presented a talk on the Center for Glass Innovation on February 10th via Zoom.
Dr. Doris Möncke presented the January 27 Bergren Forum -- a weekly lecture series for the Alfred community. In honor of the International Year of Glass, Dr. Möncke presented a whirlwind tour of the long history of glass entitled "The History of Glass Science and Technology," in which she traced the development from glass from its apparent beginnings in the Mesopotamian region in the fourth century BCE to its modern uses in everyday life.