Dr. Jon Ihlefeld, a Distinguished Member of Sandia National Laboratories’ Technical Staff, was unanimously selected to receive The American Ceramics Society’s 2017 Richard M. Fulrath Award for his contributions to electronic ceramics research and development. The award will be presented Oct. 9, 2017, at The American Ceramics Society’s 119th annual meeting in Pittsburg, PA.
The award recognizes individuals younger than 45 who have demonstrated excellence in research and development in the ceramics sciences. Presented to two American researchers and three Japanese researchers annually since 1978, the award promotes technical collaboration among the diverse cultures surrounding the Pacific Rim.
Dr. Ihlefeld is internationally recognized for his work on ferroelectrics, funded in-part by Sandia’s Laboratory Directed Research Development Office; dielectric integration, funded in-part by the Office of Electricity’s Energy Storage Program managed by Dr. Imre Gyuk; and fast ion conductors, funded in-part by the Office of Nuclear Energy.