Agr International is sad to announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Michael Kovac, following a courageous battle with cancer.  Mike enjoyed traveling the world and meeting many customers over his 42 year career with American Glass Research.  Mike was a expert in fracture diagnosis and container testing, and was respected by all who new him. He authored multiple papers relating to glass container performance and failure analysis, and taught fracture and design seminars in more than 30 different countries.