The June/July issue of the ACerS Bulletin offers the opportunity to showcase the diversity and impact of research from ceramic students around the world. The following student-written articles, featuring some delegates of the ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA), focus on the technical theme of ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), one of the fastest growing fields in ceramics.

The student authors address why they decided to pursue Ph.D.s, how they adapted to life as an international student, and how they were shaped by international research experiences along the way. These students work on cutting-edge ceramics research and are involved outside of the laboratory in efforts to increase diversity within their field through community outreach.