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Preface ix CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES Development of Continuous SiC Fiber Reinforced HfB2-SiC Composites for Aerospace Applications 3 Clifford J. Leslie, Emmanuel E. Boakye, Kristin A. Keller, and Michael K. Cinibulk Effect of Primary Grain Size of SrZr03/Zr02 Nano-Dispersed Composite Abrasive on Glass Polishing Properties 13 Takayuki Honma, Koichi Kawahara, Seiichi Suda, and Masasuke Takata Thermal Effect Studies on Flexural Strength of SiCf/C/SiC Composites for Typical Aero Engine Application 21 Vijay Petley, Shweta Verma, Shankar, S.N. Ashritha, S. N. Narendra Babu, and S. Ramachandra Effect of Phase Architecture on the Thermal Expansion Behavior of Interpenetrating Metal/Ceramic Composites 33 Siddhartha Roy, Pascal Albrecht, Lars Przybilla, Kay Andre Weidenmann, Martin Heilmaier, and Alexander Wanner High Temperature Interactions in Platinum/Alumina System 45 Ali Karbasi, Ali Hadjikhani, Rostislav Hrubiak, Andriy Durygin, and Kinzy Jones Fracture Mechanics of Recycled PET-Based Composite Materials Reinforced with Zinc Particles 55 Jessica J. Osorio-Ramos, Elizabeth Refugio- Garcia, Victor Cortes-Suarez, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel INNOVATIVE PROCESSING Fabrication of GaSb Optical Fibers 65 Brian L. Scott and Gary R. Pickrell Characterization and Synthesis of Samarium-Doped Ceria Solid Solutions 71 Aliye Arabaci Influence of Precursors Stoichiometry on SHS Synthesis of Ti3AIC2 Powders 79 L. Chlubny and J. Lis Chemical Vapor Deposition and Characterization of Thick Silicon Carbide Tubes for Nuclear Applications 87 P. Drieux, G. Chollon, A. Allemand, and S. Jacques Uniform Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis for the Production of Metastable Nanomaterials 99 Kamal Hadidi, Makhlouf Redjdal, Eric H. Jordan, Olivia A. Graeve, and Colby M. Brunet Characterization of the Conductive Layer Formed During u-Electric Discharge Machining of Non-Conductive Ceramics 105 Nirdesh Ojha, Tim Hosel, Claas Muller, and Holger Reinecke Forming Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with ZrO2-t Starting from Mullite-ZrO2-t and Kyanite-AI2O3-ZrO2-t Mixtures 111 Elizabeth Refugio-Garcia, Jessica Osorio-Ramos, Jose G. Miranda-Hernandez, Jose A. Rodriguez-Garcia, and Enrique Rocha-Rangel Impact of Nanoparticle-Microstructure on Cosmeceuticals UV Protection, Transparency and Good Texture 119 Yasumasa Takao Piezoelectric Thick-Film Structures for High-Frequency Applications Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition 131 Danjela Kuscer, Andre-Pierre Abelard, Marija Kosec, and Franck Levassort Low Temperature Growth of Oxide Thin Films by Photo-Induced Chemical Solution Deposition 143 Tetsuo Tsuchiya, Tomohiko Nakajima, and Kentaro Shinoda The Effect of Active Species during TiN Thin Film Deposition by the Cathodic Cage Plasma Process 149 Natalia de Freitas Daudt, Julio Cesar Pereira Barbosa, Danilo Cavalcante Braz, Marina de Oliveira Cardoso Macedo, Marcelo Barbalho Pereira, and Clodomiro Alves Junior Cathode Ray Tube Glasses in Glass Ceramics 159 M. Reben and J. Wasylak Application of Alum from Kankara Kaolinite in Catalysis: A Preliminary Report 167 L.C. Edomwonyi-Otu, B.O. Aderemi, A.S. Ahmed, N.J. Coville, and M. Maaza Grain Boundary Resistivity in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 175 Jun Wang and Hans Conrad Multiscale Thermal Processes in High Voltage Consolidation of Powders 189 Evgeny G. Grigoryev and Eugene A. Olevsky NANOTECHNOLOGY Nanotechnology Development in Arab States 199 Bassam Alfeeli and Ma'moun Al-Rawashdeh Viscosity of Ethylene Glycol + Water Based Al203 Nanofluids with Addition of SDBS Dispersant 211 Babak LotfizadehDehkordi, Salim. N. Kazi, and Mohd Hamdi Clustering Theory Evaluation for Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Titania Nanofluid 219 Azadeh Ghadimi and Hendrik Simon Cornells Metselaar An Environmentally-Benign Electrochemical Method for Formation of a Chitosan-Based Coating on Stainless Steel as a Substrate for Deposition of Noble Metal Nanoparticles 229 Gary P. Halada, Prashant Jha, Michael Cuiffo, James Ging, and Kweku Acquah Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Nickel/Zinc Oxide Particles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis 239 llayda Koc, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen Iron-Nickel-Cobalt (Fe-Ni-Co) Alloy Particles Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis and Hydrogen Reduction (USP-HR) Method 247 Cigdem Toparli, Burcak Ebin, and Sebahattin Gurmen ELECTRONIC AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinilidene Fluoride (PVDF) Cerium Doped 257 Evaristo Alexandre Falcao, Lais Weber Aguiar, Eriton Rodrigo Botero, Anderson Rodrigues Lima Caires, Nelson Luis Domingues, Claudio Teodoro de Carvalho, and Andrelson Wellinghton Rinaldi Effect of Poling Field on Elastic Constants in Piezoelectric Ceramics 267 Toshio Ogawa, Keisuke Ishii, Tsubasa Matsumoto, and Takayuki Nishina Energy Harvesting Utilized Resonance Phenomena of Piezoelectric Unimorph 277 Toshio Ogawa, Hiroshi Aoshima, Masahito Hikida, and Hiroshi Akaishi Internal Strain and Dielectric Losses by Compositional Ordering on the Microwave Dielectrics Pseudo-Tungstenbronze Ba6.3xR8+2XTi18054 (R=Rare Earth) Solid Solutions 283 Hitoshi Ohsato Characteristics of BaTi03/(Ba,Sr)Ti03 Superlattices Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition 293 N. Ortega, Ashok Kumar, J. F. Scott, and Ram S. Katiyar Novel Devices using Oxide Semiconductors in Fe-Ti-0 Family 301 R. K. Pandey, William A. Stapleton, Anup K. Bandyopadhyay, Ivan Sutanto, and Amanda A. Scantlin Fabrication and Improvement of the Properties of Mn-Doped Bismuth Ferrite-Barium Titanate Thin Films 313 Yuya Ito, Makoto Moriya, Wataru Sakamoto, and Toshinobu Yogo Correlating the Crystal Structure and the Phase Transitions with the Dielectric Properties of KyBa1-xGa2-xGe2+xO8 Solid Solutions 321 Marjeta Macek Krzmanc, Qin Ni, and Danilo Suvorov The Effect of A-Site Vacancies on Cell Volume and Tolerance Factor of Perovskites 331 Rick Ubic, Kevin Tolman, Kokfoong Chan, Nicole Lundy, Steven Letourneau, and Waltraud Kriven Sintering Effects on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of CaCu3Ti4012 Ceramics 337 S. Markovic, M. Lukic, C. Jovalekic, S.D. Skapin, D. Suvorov, and D. Uskokovic Crystal Chemistry and Phase Diagrams of Three Thermoelectric Alkaline-Earth Cobaltate (Ca-M-Co-O, M=Sr, Zn and La) Systems 349 W. Wong-Ng Author Index 363