The production is backed by sophisticated quality control and sampling. Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art houses nearly 8,000 ceramic and glass objects ranging from small pottery shards recovered from ancient civilizations to contemporary sculpture and installation pieces to advanced ceramics reflecting the cutting edge of ceramic technology. The Museum is a teaching and research facility, one educational component of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. RFBI is structured to be a teaching, researching and counseling organization. The institute has evolved from the Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, which has become one of the country s top educational and research facilities of its kind.
Activities center on the development and commercialization of zirconia-based ceramics.