Preface xi MULTISCALE MODELING AND SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM 2: VIRTUAL MATERIALS DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME D° Ferromagnetism of SiC Ceramics 3Y. Huang, D. Jiang, and Z. Huang INOVATIVE PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING SYMPOSIUM 3: NOVEL, GREEN, AND STRATEGIC PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES Controlling Factors for Creating Dense SiC-Polycrystalline Fiber 11Ryutaro Usukawa and Toshihiro Ishikawa Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Graphene using High Pressure Airless Spray System 23Karanveer S. Aneja and Anand Khanna SYMPOSIUM 4: POLYMER DERIVED CERAMICS (PDCS) AND COMPOSITES Effect of Ion Implantation on a Precursor Polymer for Synthesis of Carbon Material with Catalytic Performance 33A. Idesaki, M. Sugimoto, S. Yamamoto, and T. Yamaki SYMPOSIUM 6: SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS USING ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND PRESSURES Microstructure and Grain Size Distributions in Magnesia-Alumina Spinel Ceramics Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering 41T. Uhlíová, V. Neina, Willi Pabst, and P. Diblíková SYMPOSIUM 7: POROUS CERAMICS Microstructure Characterization of Porous Ceramics via Minkowski Functionals 53W. Pabst, T. Uhlíová, and E. Gregorová Numerical Modeling of Elastic Modulus and Conductivity of Porous Alumina—Effects of Pore Shape, Pore Size Distribution and Pore Distance 65W. Pabst, E. Gregorová, and T. Uhlí ová Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Three-Dimensionally Networked Porous Carbon Material 77Ryo Inoue, Geng Li, Eisuke Kojo, Miki Nakajima, Yuki Kubota, and Yasuo Kogo NANOTECHNOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM 10: MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR HETEROSTRUCTURES FOR ENERGY AND SENSING DEVICES Development of Miniature Generator Combined with Magnetic Ceramic Material and Silicon Micro Air TurbineK. Mishima, K. Kudo, M. Takato, K. Saito, and F. Uchikoba SYMPOSIUM 11: ENGINEERING CERAMICS: PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATIONS Temperature Dependence of Young’s Modulus of Silicate Ceramics from the Magnesia–Alumina–Silica System 99E. Gregorová, T. Smolíková, and W. Pabst Sintering, Structure and Properties of AlB12–Based Ceramics 111Prikhna, P. P. Barvitskiy, S. N. Dub, V. B. Sverdun, R. A. Haber, V. Domnich, . V. Karpets, S. S. Ponomaryov, V. E. Moshchil, and V. B. Muratov High Dielectric Strength Ceramic for Power Tubes 121D. Hodgeman, M. Habermann, C. T. Lee, and A.K. Bakshi SYMPOSIUM 12: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Damage Tolerant SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufactured via Pip Process 129B. Mainzer, R. Jemmali, M. Friess, and D. Koch SYMPOSIUM 13: ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS Crystal Structure of the Defect Pyrochlore Potassium Tantalate on Ion-Exchanging Dipping in Sodium Aqueous Solution by Rietveld AnalysisTakashi Hashizume, Atsushi Saiki, and Shogo Miwa SYMPOSIUM 16: GEOPOLYMERS: LOW-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY CERAMICS Preparation and Structure of Geopolymer-Based Alkali-Activated CFB Ash Composite For Removing Ni2+ from Wastewater 147M. Król, P. Ro ek, and W. Mozgawa MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS SYMPOSIUM 17: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS AND CRITICAL MATERIALS PERSPECTIVE Dielectric Properties and Resource Criticality Aspects of Hexagonal Manganite 157Alexander Ruff, Ziyu Li, Mario Schafnitzel, and Stephan Krohns Catalytic Activity of Liquid-Phase Reaction over Perovskite-Type Oxide Catalyst Synthesized From Heteronuclear Metal Cyano Complex Precursor 165Syuhei Yamaguchi, Daniel Sánchez-Rodríguez, and Hidenori Yahiro Development of Tunable Devices Using Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films 179K. Morito, M. Natsume, and S. Sekiguchi Proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology Dielectric Properties of Confined Ionic Liquids 191Pit Sippel, Stephan Krohns, Dmytro Denysenko, and Dirk Volkmer SYMPOSIUM 20: CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Large Format Li Co-Doped Nai:Tl (NailTM) Scintillation Detector for Gamma-Ray and Neutron Dual Detection 201P.R. Menge, K. Yang, and V. Ouspenski Annealing Induced Structural Phase Change of Hexagonal- LuFeO3 Thin Films 209R. C. Rai, D. Mckenna, C. Horvatits, and J. Du Hart Processing and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide and Calcium Fluoride Composite Ceramics 217N. Ku, V. L. Blair, and K. D. Behler CERAMICS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SYMPOSIUM 22: DIRECT THERMAL TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS Thermoelectrochemical Cells with Molten Carbonate Electrolytes and Gas Electrodes 227Geir Martin Haarberg, Sathiyaraj Kandhasamy, Signe Kjelstrup, Marit T. Børset, Odne Burheim, and Xue Kang SYMPOSIUM 23: MATERIALS FOR SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE Catalytic SO3 Decomposition Activity and Stability of Supported Molten Vanadate Catalysts For Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles 235Alam S. M. Nur, A. Yamashita, T. Matsukawa, T. Kawada, and M. Machida SYMPOSIUM 25: CERAMICS FOR NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR ENERGY Recent Developments on ISOL Targets for the SPES Project for Nuclear Physics and Applications 245S. Corradetti, F. Borgna, M. Ballan, L. Biasetto, S. Carturan, M. Manzolaro, M.D.M. Innocentini, P. Colombo, and A. Andrighetto Nuclear Fuel Modelling and Perspectives on Canadian Efforts in Fuel Development 253M.H.A. Piro, A. Prudil, M.J. Welland, W. Richmond, A. Bergeron, E. Torres, C. Maxwell, J. Pencer, N. Harrison, and M. Floyd SYMPOSIUM 27: CERAMICS FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: CLEAN AIR AND WATER Low-Cost Preparation Method for Anti-Dirt Coating on Concrete Block Using Titanium Oxide Photocatalytic Powder 267S. Ono, N. Kishikawa, S. Kawase, T. Hayashi, and N. Asano SYMPOSIUM 29: ADVANCES IN POLAR, MAGNETIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS: EXTENDING TEMPERATURE LIMITS Development of Dielectric Materials Based on Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors for High Temperature Applications 279Jun Ikeda, Shoichiro Suzuki, Toshikazu Takeda, Atsushi Honda, Hiroaki Kawano, Seiji Katsuta, and Harunobu Sano Towards High Energy Density Glass Capacitors 291Rudeger H.T. Wilke, Adrian Casias, Carl Fitzgerald, Amanda Gomez, and Robert Timon CERAMICS IN BIOLOGY, MEDICINE AND HUMAN HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 32: NANOSTRUCTURED BIOCERAMICS AND CERAMICS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Design of Experiment Optimization of Artificial Bone Construct Fabrication via Direct Ink Writing of Hydroxyapatite 301C. M. Gigliotti, R. W. Marks, Z. R. Wilczynski, G. S. Lewis, H. J. Donahue, and J. H. Adair 3rd INTERNATIONAL RICHARD M. FULRATH SYMPOSIUM ON DISCONTINUOUS PROGRESS FOR CERAMIC INNOVATIONS Recent Topics in the Field of Ferroelectric Materials for BME-MLCCs 315Takeshi Nomura, Yukari Sasaki, Atsushi Nemoto, and Yuji Akimoto YOUNG INVESTIGATOR FORUM: DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF NEXT GENERATION MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS High Temperature Durability of Oxide-Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Exposed to Engine Relevant Conditions 331M.J. Walock, V. Heng, A. Nieto, A. Ghoshal, D. Driemeyer, and M. Murugan