This issue contains a collection of papers presented at the 72nd Conference on Glass Problems at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Topics covered include glass melting; refractories; process control; legislation safety, and emissions; recycling and batch wetting.

CHARLES H. DRUMMOND, III, PhD, recently retired from The Ohio State University as Emeritus Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Drummond has been the Director of the Annual Conference on Glass Problems since 1974 and is a recipient of the Ohio Governor's Emerging Technology Award and the American Ceramic Society's Cramer Award.