Society of Glass Technology

History
Established in 1916, the Society of Glass Technology is a non-profit making organisation serving a worldwide membership bringing together the research of academics throughout the world and the needs of glass manufacturers and artists, to encourage the cross fertilisation, and practical application, of ideas for the benefit of the whole glass community. We publish journals and text books; organise meetings, symposia and conferences on glass related topics; coordinate the activities of special interest groups and technical committees; and provide a communication framework geared to the needs of the glass community.

Annual Conference
Usually held in early September at a UK University, the SGT Annual Conference weaves together the three threads of science, art and technology. Science will cover key themes from novel materials and fabrication routes to structure and properties. The principles and practice of technology will include areas such as the environment, fuel usage, modelling and glass applications. Whilst art and history make reference to glass art, archaeology, and the history and heritage of glass.
Keynote speakers will introduce parallel sessions in each of these diverse areas, but time will be set aside to encourage discussion and to generate mutual enrichment. Posters will also be accepted and sessions provided.

Oldfield Award
Up to 2007 the Oldfield Award was a UK only student award - from 2008 onwards the award became open to international students - with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place of £500, £350 and £150. It is presented for research projects carried out by either undergraduate or taught masters students. The subject of the project can be any experimental or theoretical investigation related to amorphous solids, glasses, glass-ceramics, sol-gel materials or ormocers, glass history and archaeology or glass commerce and design. This can include fundamental science, applied science, technology and engineering. It should be work completed within the twelve months prior to the June submission and presented in English. Eligibility:

Final-year undergraduate project theses
Taught masters theses
Reports from sandwich projects or placements/internships
Summer projects in a research group

Research projects by Erasmus or other exchange students The Institution at which the student is registered should:

Encourage students to have their projects considered for the awards. The supervisor should nominate no more than two candidates from amongst these students for an award.

The supervisor is invited to submit a copy of the project report from the selected student, as a .pdf file in English, to the Society by 30th June in the submission year. The report should be that which is submitted to the Institution for credit in that academic year and should be accompanied by documentation completed by the supervisor indicating the academic level at which the work was undertaken (undergrad/MSc/postgrad) and the full-time equivalent the student would have spent on it. Please also include the instructions normally issued to students for completion of their project.

Appoint a contact, preferably the project supervisor, who will be responsible for sending the report and documentation and who can give information on the amount of direction given to the student and the amount of original work included.

The administration of the Oldfield Award will be by the Basic Science and Technology Committee. Judging of the reports will take place during July of the submission year and will be done by a panel of academics and industrialists using referees from the appropriate fields. The final arbiter of the awards will be the Board of Fellows of the Society. The award winners will also receive free student membership of the Society up to the end of the following year. The first place award will be made during the Society of Glass Technology’s Annual Conference – usually in September, for which the winner will be awarded free registration.

The Institution at which the student is registered should contact the SGT

For more information on Lucy Oldfield and previous awardees see below

Amalendu Paul and Lucy Oldfield

Previous Oldfield Award Winners

2006 1st Prize - C. Bray, Reading - Modelling the atomic structure of melt-spun amorphous Dy3Ni3
2006 2nd Prize Jnt - James Minshull, Oxford - The effect of high-temperature damage on the strength of float glass
2006 2nd Prize Jnt - G Mateo, Paisley - Effect of manufacturing parameters on the colour of glasses doped with oxides of iron and manganese
2005 1st Prize - M. Al-Mahrougi, Sheffield - Defect mediated model for glass
2005 2nd Prize - E. Michie, Imperial - Novel radioative wave forms
2005 3rd Prize - J. Drewitt, Wales - 27Al(1H) & 29Si(1H) CPMAS NMR study of hydrated alumina and silica sol-gels
2004 1st Prize - E. Kirkby, Oxford - High electric fields in thin SiO2 field
2004 2nd Prize Jnt - H. Dart, Sheffield - Investigation in to corrosion behaviour of simulated magnox-UO2 blended glass
2004 2nd Prize Jnt - E. Clark, Kent - Theoretical physics MPhys Project
2003 1st Prize - J. Thompstone, Imperial - Ballistic impact damage in brittle metals
2003 2nd Prize - W. Cooke
2003 3rd Prize - C. Murphy, Nottingham - Investigation of fluorozirconate glasses for use as planar wavelength

Publications

The SGT publishes two highly respected bi-monthly Journals: European Journal of Science and Technology Part A Glass Technology and Part B Physics and Chemistry. Have a look at the links
It also publishes many texts, historical works and monographs. The well respected texts include : Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses; Ceramics and Glass- A Basic Technology; Glass to Metal Seals; Coloured Glasses; Stones and Cord; Basic Optical Stress

Membership
There are three main levels of membership –

Student – with web access to one Journal (can upgrade to both journals)
Member – with a hardcopy Journal (can upgrade to both journals)
Fellow – can use the initials FSGT
Current membership fees and full list of benefits