Engineered Ceramics: Current Status and Future Prospects

In this book project, all the American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division Mueller and Bridge Building Award Winners, the ICACC Plenary Speakers and the past Engineering Ceramics Division Chairs have been invited to write book chapters on a topic that is compatible with their technical interests and consistent with the scope of the book, which is to focus on the current status and future prospects of various technical topics related to engineering ceramics, advanced ceramics and composite materials. Topics include:

Mechanical Behavior and Performance of Ceramics & Composites
Non-Destructive Evaluation and Mechanical Testing of Engineering Ceramics
Brittle and Composite Material Design
Modern Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics
Thermal/Environmental Barrier Coatings
Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Functional Applications
Advanced Ceramic Joining Technologies
Ceramics for Machining, Friction, Wear, and Other Tribological Applications
Ceramic Composites for High-Temperature Aerospace Structures and Propulsion Systems
Thermal Protection Materials: From Retrospect to Foresight
Carbon/Carbon Composites
Ceramic-Matrix Composites for Lightweight Construction
Ultra High-Temperature Ceramics (UHTC)
Nanolaminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases)
Ceramics for Heat Engine and Other Energy Related Applications
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
Armor Ceramics
Next Generation Bioceramics
Ceramics for Innovative Energy and Storage Systems
Designing Ceramics for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology
Advanced Ceramic Processing and Manufacturing Technologies
Engineering Porous Ceramics
Thermal Management Materials and Technologies
Geopolymers
Advanced Ceramic Sensor Technology
Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Nuclear and Fusion Applications
Advanced Ceramic Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries