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Charles C Sorrell
Professor of Ceramic Engineering
School of Materials Science and Engineering
University of New South Wales
NSW 2052, Australia
Research Areas
- Ceramic Materials
- Ceramic Processing and Properties
- Photocatalytic Titania
- Bioceramics
- Building Materials
- Microwave Heating
Education
- 1977 B.Sc. Ceramic Engineering Univ. of Missouri-Rolla
- 1980 B.Sc. Chemistry Univ. of Missouri-Rolla
- 1980 M.Sc. Ceramic Science Pennsylvania State Univ.
- 1984 Diploma Gemmology Gemmological Ass’n of Australia
- 1987 Ph.D. Ceramic Engineering Univ. of New South Wales
- 1992 Certificate Diamond Grading Gemmological Ass’n of Australia
- 1993 Diploma Diamond Technology Gemmological Ass’n of Australia
Recent Appointments
- 1987-89 Lecturer, Ceramic Engineering, University of New South Wales
- 1989-91 Senior Lecturer, Ceramic Engineering, University of New South Wales
- 1992-96 Associate Professor, Ceramic Engineering, University of New South Wales
- 1997- Professor, Ceramic Engineering, University of New South Wales
Research Interests
- Phase Equilibria
- Powder Fabrication, Forming, and Densification
- Microwave Processing of Ceramics
- Oxides, Nonoxides, Glasses, and Glass-Ceramics
- Bioceramics
- Photocatalytic Titania
- Gems and Gemmology
- X-Ray and Thermal Analysis
Research Grants
- Semiconducting Oxides
- Bioceramics
- Glass
- Photocatalytic Titania
- Gas Sensors
- Refractories
- Advanced Ceramics
- High-Temperature Superconductors
- Gemstone Heat Treatment
- Phase Equilibria
- Injection Moulding
- Electrophoretic Forming
- Microwave Processing
Teaching Areas
- Phase Equilibria
- Chemical Ceramics
- Physical Ceramics
- Refractories
- Glass-Based Ceramics
- Sintering of Ceramics
- Thermal Properties of Ceramics
- Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Ceramics
- Ceramic Materials
- Chemistry of Ceramic Processes
- Chemistry of the Solid State
- Engineering Materials
- Materials Engineering
- Materials Science
- Designing with Advanced Materials
- Physico-Chemical Ceramics Laboratory
- Technical and Non-Technical Ceramics
- Introduction to the Materials Industry
- Crystallography and Microstructural Characteristics
- Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction
- Thermodynamics
- Professional Communication and Presentation
- Materials Industry Management
Professional Societies
- 1981- Australian Ceramic Society
- 1982- Gemmological Association of Australia (Fellow)
- 1988- National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (USA)
- 1995 Institution of Engineers, Australia (Fellow)
- 2003- Australian Institute of Energy (Fellow)
Editorial Boards
- 1987-94 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society
- 1988-94 Contributing Editor, American Ceramic Society - National Institute of Standards and Technology Phase Diagram Data Center
- 1994-96 Editor, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society
- 1996-99 Editorial Board, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society
- 1996-01 Editorial Board, Ceramics International
- 1999- Editorial Board, Materials Science Foundations
- 2003- Advisory Board, Metals and Materials International
- 2004- Editorial Board, Advances in Applied Ceramics
- 2005- Editorial Board, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Membership of Technical Committees
- 1991- Member, Technical Committee HT/3, Implants for Surgery - Orthopaedic Joint Prostheses, Standards Association of Australia
- 1993- Member, Australian Sub-Committee, Technical Committee 206 - Fine Ceramics, International Organization for Standardization
Membership of Adjudication Panels
- 1999- Member, Australian Research Council;Engineering, Earth & Applied Sciences Discipline Panel; Civil, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering
Journal Referee
- 1987- Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society
- 1991- Physica C
- 1992- Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- 1994- Ceramics International
- 1994- Materials Forum
- 1995- Journal of Catalysis
- 2000- Thin Solid Films
- 2001- Journal of Materials Processing Technology
- 2001- Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice
- 2002- International Journal of Engineering
- 2004- Materials Letters
- 2004- Advances in Applied Ceramics
- 2004- Chemistry of Materials
- 2004- Materials Chemistry and Physics
- 2005- Journal of Electroceramics
- 2005- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- 2005- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- 2005- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
- 2005- Acta Biomaterialia
- 2005- Langmuir
- 2005- Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
- 2005- Solid State Ionics
- 2006- Acta Materialia
- 2006- Journal of Materials Research
- 2007- Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
- 2007- Surface Science
- 2007- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- 2007- Journal of Nanotechnology Online
Grant Referee
- 1987 Australia-China Education Program
- 1991 International Science and Technology Collaboration Program
- 1991- Australian Research Council
- 1992- National Health and Medical Research Council
- 1992- Bilateral Science and Technology Program
- 1996- National Science Foundation (USA)
- 1997- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
- 2001- Royal Society of New Zealand
- 2004- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- 2005- University of South Australia
- 2005- Austrian Science Fund
- 2007- Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (New Zealand)
Selected Publications
- >350 publications during the past 30 years
- >1500 citations for 147 published works (ISI Web of Science)
Consulting
- Tiles and Terrazzo
- Clays and Soils
- Bricks
- Concrete and Cement
- Sanitaryware
- Gypsum Plasterboard
- Porcelain, Stoneware, and Earthenware
- Architectural Conservation
- Brick and Castable Refractories
- Glass, Glazes, and Engobes
- Medical Devices
- Dust Diseases
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