The 79th Conference on Glass Problems will take place 5-8 November 2018, once again at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, providing expert lectures, panel discussions and focused courses and symposia, along with exhibiting and networking opportunities.
The 79th Conference on Glass Problems will take place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio
The 79th Conference on Glass Problems (GPC) invites engineers, educators, students, and solutions providers working on various aspects of glass manufacturing to submit an abstract for an oral presentation at this premier industry conference. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 24 January 2018, 9 p.m. EST – no exceptions.
Broad topics of interest include:
Furnace design and reconstruction
Physics and chemistry of the melting process
Thermodynamics and reaction kinetics of oxide systems relevant to industrial glass melting
Modelling of glass melting and processing
Combustion and heat transfer
Refractories
Safety
Raw materials: engineered, minerals, and chemicals, batching and recycling
Forming
Energy efficiency and management
Environmental impact of glass
Advanced process controls and sensors
New topics (relevant to glass manufacturing)
79th GPC selected oral presentation authors are required to submit a paper for publication in the proceedings of the conference.
The 79th annual GPC will run 5-8 November 2018, once again at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The conference is the largest glass manufacturing conference in North America, and attracts glass manufacturers and suppliers worldwide to exchange innovations and problem solutions. Co-organized by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and Alfred University, the conference provides expert lectures, panel discussions and focused courses and symposia, along with exhibiting and networking opportunities.
