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
About the Author
Tatsuki Ohji is a Prime Senior Research Scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and a Designated Professor in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Japan. He has authored or coauthored more than 330 peer-reviewed papers and 12 book chapters, edited 30 book volumes, chaired or co-chaired more than 30 international conferences and symposia, and hold more than 40 patents. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Ceramic Society and ASM International, and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, he has received numerous awards including ECD Bridge Building Award of the American Ceramic Society, Academic Achievement Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, IIM Lectureship Award of ASM International, Lee Hsun Lecture Award of IMR Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy.
