CCR The Malcolm G. McLaren Center for Ceramic Research Advanced materials science and engineering is widely recognized as one of the key technologies for future competitiveness in global markets. Ceramic materials are among the advanced materials playing an enabling role in the development of advanced computers, automobiles, machine tools, aerospace hardware, and other systems critical to the global economy.
Advanced materials is a critical technology for the future.
Five to ten percent of this projected market is advanced ceramics. Advanced ceramic materials will play an increasingly important role in future world competitiveness. The Malcolm G. McLaren Center for Ceramic Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is at the forefront of the advanced ceramic materials revolution. As an Advanced Technology Center of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, the Center for Ceramic Research serves as a resource center in ceramic science and engineering for the state of New Jersey and member companies. Funding is provided through the commission and through corporate participation in a cooperative research program.