This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on advanced processing and manufacturing technologies for structural and multifunctional materials. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008.

Preface. Introduction. Development and Characterization of the Bonding and Integration Technologies Needed for Fabricating Silicon Carbide Based Injector Components (Michael C. Halbig and Mrityunjay Singh). Bonding and Integration of C-C Composite to Cu-Clad-Molybdenum for Thermal Management Applications (R. Asthana and M. Singh). Polymer Impregnation and Pyrolysis Process Combined with Powder Space Holder Technique (PSH-PIP) (Masaki Kotani, Aline Zimmer, Satoru Matsuzaki, and Kazuaki Nishiyabu). Oxidation Behavior of C/C-Sic Composites in Open Atmosphere (V.K. Srivastava and Shraddha Singh). Processing Method for Interpenetrating Network Metal-Ceramic Composites with a Non-Linear Compositional Gradient (M. Neukam and M. Willert-Porada). 3-D Simulation of Self-propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Materials (Sidney Lin and Jiri Selig). Influence of Green Part Microstructure and Sintering Atmosphere on the Formation of Porous Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Yb-Silicate Matrix (M. Knoll and M. Willert-Porada). R-SIC for Novel Gel-Cast Cross Flow Filter (J. Horna, S. Zellhofer, A. Liersch, and J. Starnpfl). Reaction Bonded Sic Processed with Two Different Types of Carbon Precursors (Cristiane Evelise Ribeiro da Silva, Celio A. Costa, and Maria Cecilia de Sousa N6brega). Evidence of Uniform Microstructure in Microwave Sintered Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) by Impedance Analysis (Kanchan Lata Singh, Ajay Kurnar, Anirudh P. Singh, and S.S. Sekhon). Modeling of Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) and Its Application to Electro-Conductive Systems (K. Vanrneensel, S.H. Huang, A. Laptev, J. Vleugels, and 0. Van der Biest). Polydimethylsiloxane Derived Ceramics: Influence of Pyrolysis Temperature on Ceramic Phases (Marilia SBrgio da Silva Beltrlo, Marysilvia Ferreira, and Celio A. Costa). Freeform Fabrication of Alumina Dental-Crown Models by Using Stereolithography (Masahito Ishikawa, Soshu Kirihara, Yoshinari Miyarnoto, and Taiji Sohrnura). Silicon Nitride Rapid Decomposition for Formation of Nanosized Powders for Shaping Microdevices (Dariusz Kata and Jerzy Lis). The Relation between Peierls and Mott-Hubbard Transition in V02 by Tunneling Spectroscopy (Changman Kim, Tornoya Ohno, Takashi Tamura, Yasushi Oikawa, Jae-Soo Shin, and Hajirne Ozaki). Localization of Terahertz Waves in Photonic Fractal Arrays of Alumina Fabricated by Micro-Stereolithography (T. Hibino, S. Kirihara, and Y. Miyarnoto). Anisotropic Varistor via Magnetic Texturing (Yoshiaki Kinernuchi, Kurni Okanoue, Hisashi Kaga, Juan P. Wiff, Satoshi Tanaka, Keizo Uernatsu, and Koji Watari). Faradayic Process for Electrophoretic Deposition of Thermal Barrier Coatings (Joseph Kell, Heather McCrabb, and Binod Kurnar). Indium Tin Oxide Ceramic Rotary Sputtering Targets for Transparent Conductive Film Preparation (Eugene Medvedovski, Christopher J. Szepesi, Olga Yankov, and Maryarn K. Olsson). The Effect of Doping with Titania and Calcium Titanate on the Microstructure and Electrical Properties of the Giant Dielectric Constant Ceramic CaCu3Ti4OI2 (Bany A. Bender, Ed Gorzkowski, and Ming-Jen Pan). Synthesis and Characterization of Electrodeposited Nickel Nanowires (Valeska da Rocha Caffarena, Alberto Passos Guirnaraes, Magali Silveira Pinho, Elizandra Martins Silva, Jefferson Leixas Capitaneo, and Marilia Sergio da Silva Beltrao). Crystallization of Titania Films in Aqueous Solutions and Their Dye Adsorption Properties (Yoshitake Masuda, Tatsuo Kirnura, Xiulan Hu, Xiangju Meng, Kazumi Kato, and Tatsuki Ohji). Micro Scale Measurement of Thermal Effusivity/Conductivity of SIC by Thermal Microscope (lkuko Yarnada, Shoichi Kurne, Koji Watari, Kirnihito Hatori, and Genzo Matsui). Author Index.