The United States Advanced Ceramics Association (USACA)has supported programs toinsert advanced ceramics in government and targeted end-user applications since 1989.Thesehave included a variety of programs with DOE,DOD,NIST,and NASA,as well as investigatingthe application of advanced ceramics in energy-intensive industries.In 1999,USACA and the U.S.Department of Energy co-sponsored a workshop to bringtogether a broad range of ceramic manufacturers and end-user companies.The 1999 workshopproduced an Advanced Ceramics Technology Roadmap that set forth the research,developmentand demonstrations needed for improving advanced structural ceramics.In April 2004,USACAconducted a workshop to revisit the Advanced Ceramics Roadmap to assess progress andongoing needs,as well as to focus on the manufacturing and fabrication requirements to insertadvanced ceramics into the marketplace.These activities led to the creation of three new USACA-led initiatives:The CeramicMaterials for Energy Independence Initiative;The Technology Transition Initiative;and TheUltra High Temperature Ceramics Initiative.
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