The Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC) is developing the fundamental knowledge that is leading to important technological developments in advanced ceramics and composite materials. Established at CSM in April 1988 as a joint effort between CSM and the Coors Ceramics Company (now CoorsTek), CCAC is dedicated to excellence in research and graduate education in high technology ceramic and composite materials. The goal of CCAC is to translate advances in materials science into new and improved ceramic fabrication processes and ceramic and composite materials. Current research projects cover a broad spectrum of materials and phenomena including porous ceramics and metals for filters; nano-scale powder preparation and mechanics; ceramic-metal composites; fuel cell, solar cell and battery materials; high temperature gas corrosion; glass fiber forming; and mechanical properties of thin films. Current projects are supported by both industry and government and several students are performing their research through a collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Golden. Each project involves research leading to a graduate thesis of a student.

• University-sponsored
• Founded in 1988
• Currently has 4 full-time ceramics faculty, 22 graduate students, $1.1 Million per year in research support

• Ceramic materials science
• Ceramic synthesis and processing
• Ceramic-metal composites
• Ceramic films, fibers and composites
• Oxidation and corrosion
• Dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and magnetics
• Glass/glass crystallization
• Porous materials and substrates
• Electronic and optical ceramics
• Gas-solid interactions
• Ceramic-metal joining
• Combustion synthesis
• Powder and whisker synthesis
• Materials for fuel cells and batteries