American Glass Research announced that Dr. Clarissa Justino de Lima has joined the AGR Testing Laboratory team in Delft, the Netherlands as a Research Scientist. "We have continually expanded our staff to meet our growing needs and are pleased that Clarissa is joining us and bringing a wealth of experience" said Peter de Haan, Senior Scientist and Manager of the Delft lab. 

Clarissa’s main areas of responsibility will include fracture analysis, container testing as well as seminar instruction. She will also have considerable involvement with the internal research projects and technical papers as they relate to glass as a material for use in the container industry. Clarissa received her PhD in Civil Engineering from Technische University Delft.

She also holds a Master’s degree in Science & Engineering of Materials from Federal University Alfenas in Brazil. She is co-author of a number of publications related to glass science, manufacturing and innovative applications of glass materials and has presented her findings at a number of industry conferences around the world. 

American Glass Research, a leader in consulting, training and analytical services for the glass packaging industry since 1927, operates laboratories located in Butler, PA and Maumee, OH in the USA and Delft, the Netherlands.  American Glass Research is a division of AGR International Inc.