The Vitreous Materials Laboratory (LaMaV) started in 1977 and has now a comprehensive set of glass testing equipment and experienced personal.
Numerous testing and development work have been carried out for Brazilian companies dealing with glass, ceramic, metallurgical and optical industries. In this occasion we open our doors to offer services to international companies.
To give an idea of the excellency gained throughout the years,
several national and international prizes have been awarded to members of the LaMaV team:
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"Foster Research Prize in Glass Technology" (1982) - The University of Sheffield Senate, UK.
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"Brazilian Ceramic Society Award" (1983) - São Paulo - Brazil.
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"Zachariasen Award" (1990) - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, for a series of articles published between 1987-1989, Amsterdam - Holland.
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"Honorable Mention" (1992) - Brazilian Association of Automated Glass Industries (ABIVidro), São Paulo - Brazil.
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"Vittorio Gottardi Prize" (1993) - International Commission on Glass, for a collection of papers published between 1982-1992, Charleroi, Belgium.
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Winner of the "First National Context of Educational and Technological Software" (1994) - MEC / IBM, Brasília - Brazil.
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"Honorable Mention - 3º Concurso Peão da Tecnologia de São Carlos" (1995) - Fundação Parque de Alta Tecnologia de São Carlos, for a series of works with impact on glass and ceramics industries, São Carlos - Brazil.
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"Honorable Mention - XXIII National Contest Prêmio Governador do Estado" (1996) - Brazilian Invention, for the patent "Giz Cerâmico Anti-Alérgico, Macio e Durável", São Paulo - Brazil.
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"Best Poster" (1998) - presented at the 3rd. Brazilian Symposium on Glasses and Related Materials, Bonito - Brazil.
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"Honorable Mention" (1999) - 43th Meeting of the Brazilian Ceramic Society, Florianópolis - Brazil.
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"Titular Member" (1999) - Brazilian Association of Ceramic - Brazil.
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"FELLOW" of the Society of Glass Technology (2003) - Society of Glass Technology - Sheffield.
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"ELECTED MEMBER" (2004) - International Academy of Ceramics - Brazil.
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"Tribute to great collaborator - 50º Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica" (2006) - Brazilian Association Of Ceramic - Brazil.
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"COMENDADOR of The National Order of Scientific Merit" (2006) - MCT/ Presidência da República - Brazil.
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"Press Oscar trophy Saocarlense" (2009) - Scientist, Camara Municipal of São Carlos - Brazil.
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"EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids" (2010) - Elsevier Publishing Science - Oxford.
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"TWAS Prize for Engineering Sciences 2010" (2010) - The academy of sciences for the developing world - .
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"Elected Member of the TWAS 2011" (2011) - TWAS - The Science Academy of the Developing World - .
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"GEORGE W. MOREY Award 2012" (2012) - American Ceramic Society - .