Carbon And Its Many Forms And Uses Examined, April 10

4-2-97

University Park, Pa. -- Linda E. Jones, associate professor of ceramic engineering and sciences at the New York State College of Ceramics, will present "The Performance and Applications of Carbon: A Structural Perspective" from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in room C213 of the Coal Utilization Laboratory.

Jones will discuss how carbon, in all its forms, has been linked to human history and technology, but despite this, its performance and properties are often misunderstood. Carbon is found in everything from eyeliner to diamonds, car tires to rocket nozzles. It's the material in golf club shafts and electrodes for smelting. Carbon is interstellar dust and in people.

This lecture is part of the 1996 George D. Graffin Lecture Series sponsored by the American Carbon Society and the School of Ceramic Engineering and Sciences at the New York State College of Ceramics.

Refreshments will be served at 2:30 p.m. in the foyer of C213.

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Contacts: Alan Janesch (814) 865-7517 (office) axj12@psu.edu
Christy Rambeau (814) 865-7517 (office) cmr7@psu.edu