Chuck Drummond leaves his mark on ceramic engineering education
Drummond joined Ohio State’s Ceramic Engineering department in 1974 after earning his doctorate degree in applied physics from Harvard University. Previously, he received three degrees from Ohio State in ceramic engineering and engineering physics. Over the next three and a half decades, he carried a significant teaching load and earned the respect and admiration of his students. In 2007, students in the College of Engineering selected Drummond as a recipient of the MacQuigg Award, presented annually to faculty members who have demonstrated, in a superior manner, their interest and willingness to help students, their interest in improving the high reputation of the College of Engineering, and their outstanding teaching ability.
Drummond’s research focused primarily on the structure and properties of amorphous solids and glass, including bulk glasses of scientific and commercial interest and glasses present in crystalline materials. Applications involved the vitrification of industrial and governmental wastes to produce commercially salable products. Professor Drummond also was working on producing a series of low infra-red transmitting, soda-lime-silica glasses with unique properties for various commercial and residential applications.
In addition, as a dedicated steward to the glass manufacturing community, he has been the long-time organizer of the Annual Conference on Glass Problems and earned the American Ceramic Society’s Cramer Award for his outstanding contributions in advancing ceramic engineering.
Drummond’s retirement plans include teaching in 2011, continuing to direct the Conference on Glass Problems, travel and relocating to Florida.
