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The Graphene Council, now renamed as The Advanced Carbons Council, has been a key source of information about graphene, often called a miracle material. As graphene, which was discovered in 2004, has matured and is less of a niche material, this expansion of the group’s focus signified by its renaming creates a unique entity, as explained by its Executive Director, Terrance Barkan, in this interview.
Monday, April 06, 2026
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Terrance Barkan: We started The Graphene Council in August of 2013; and in January of 2025, we changed the name of the organization to The Advanced Carbons Council, for several reasons. First, we felt graphene is maturing and is less of a niche market. It’s becoming more mainstream. And we also had members that were producing graphene as well as other allotropes of carbon, like carbon nanotubes. There really wasn’t another entity that pulled all of these things together, connecting the dots across the spectrum of carbon-based materials. So we expanded to The Advanced Carbons Council and now include literally every allotrope and form of carbon, including carbon fiber, biochar, synthetic graphite, and more.
