Student from PPGCEM had a video awarded during the MS&T23 technical meeting and exhibition

          The video "Does stained glass of cathedral windows flow?" was awarded third place at the Materials Science and Technology 23 technical meeting and exhibition held in Columbus (United States). This video was created by Ricardo Felipe Lancelotti, a doctoral student at PPGCEM supervised by Prof. Dr. Edgar Dutra Zanotto, and his fellow group member Jacob Lovi from the University of California, where Ricardo is conducting a BEPE-FAPESP project.

          The video described the urban legend about the apparent flow of stained-glass in medieval cathedral windows throughout the centuries. Calculations demonstrated that this is a myth, as the time required for glass to flow is very high at room temperature. Therefore, any variations in thickness in these glasses can be attributed to the limitations of the manufacturing methods used in medieval times.
         The competition was organized by the Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation of the American Ceramic Society and was open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Participants were challenged to create a 2 to 3 minute video that showcases scientific concept behind ceramics or glass to the general public. Participants also had to submit a report to the professionals in the field of ceramic or glass science.
           The other award winners were: in first place, Rishabh Kundu and Margarida Barroso with “Green Ceramic Recycling"; in second place, Luis Cuadros, Jose Challco, and Leonardo Cruz with "Cold Casting".
             The top three video awardees can be found at: https://foundation.ceramics.org/crystal-clear-science-competition/ (external link).