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<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices</b></p> <p>Effect of Atmosphere on Dielectric Properties of Calcium Copper Titanate Ceramics 3<br /> <i>Disna P. Samarakoon, Nirmal Govindaraju, and Raj N. Singh</i></p> <p>Integrated Piezoelectric and Thermoelectric Sensing and Energy Conversion 15<br /> Bryan Gamboa, Maximilian Estrada, Albert Djikeng, Daniel Nsek, Shuza Binzaid, Samer Dessouky, Amar S. <i>Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo</i></p> <p>Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Stacked Piezoelectrics for Mechanical Energy Harvesting 23<br /> <i>Bryan Gamboa, Ruyan Guo, and Amar S. Bhalla</i></p> <p>Temperature Dependent Measurements of Dielectric Properties for Sugary Carbonated Solutions Prepared in Various CO₂ Pressure Conditions 31<br /> <i>Carlos Acosta, Amar Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo</i></p> <p>Pyrolytic Graphite-Copper Thermocouple for Non-Invasive Direct Temperature Measurement 39<br /> <i>Abdul-Sommed Hadi, Jonathan Lann, Tyler Fricks, and Bryce E. Hill</i></p> <p>Development of Ferroic and Multiferroic Nanomaterials for Drop-on-Demand Microfabrication 49<br /> <i>Brandon D. Young, Bryan Gamboa, Denise Alanis, Luiz Cotica, Amar Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo</i></p> <p>Synthesis of High Curie Temperature La₂Ti₂O₇Piezoceramic by Mechanochemical Activation: A Preliminary Investigation 59<br /> <i>Kaustubh Ramesh Kambale, Ajit R. Kulkarni, Narayanan Venkataramani, Amruta Vairagade, and Sandeep Butee </i></p> <p><b>Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites </b></p> <p>Morphological Transition and Evolution of Shapes in Glassy State; Barium Strontium Titanate Dielectric Capacitor Material 69<br /> <i>N. B. Singh, Ching Hua Su, Fow-Sen Choa, Brad Arnold, Lisa Kelly, K. D. Mandal, Narayan Singh, S. Pandey, and Christopher Cooper</i></p> <p><b>International Symposium on Ceramic Matrix Composites</b></p> <p>Advanced Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC CMCs 83<br /> <i>Larry Fehrenbacher, David Kroliczek, Jeffrey Kutsch, Igor Vesnovsky, Erik Fehrenbacher, Anindya</i> <i>Ghoshal, Michael Walock, Muthyvel Murugan, and Andy Nieto</i></p> <p><b>Materials for Nuclear Energy Applications</b></p> <p>Density Functional Theory Modeling of Cation Diffusion in Bulk Tetragonal Zirconia 97<br /> <i>Yueh-Lin Lee, Yuhua Duan, Dane Morgan, Dan C. Sorescu, Harry Abernathy, and Gregory Hackett</i></p> <p>Identifying a First Principles Descriptor for Tritium Diffusivities in Lithium Metal Oxides for Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rod Applications 111<br /> <i>Yueh-Lin Lee, Caroline Fedele, Hari P. Paudel, Dan C. Sorescu, Yuhua Duan</i></p> <p>Optimizing Processing Conditions for Thorium Dioxide Using Spark Plasma Sintering 121<br /> <i>Anil Prasad, Linu Malakkal, Lukas Bichler, and Jerzy Szpunar</i></p> <p><b>Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, Healthcare and Industry Applications</b></p> <p>The Development and Characterization of Mechanically Exfoliated Graphite Based Counter Electrode for Natural Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) 135<br /> <i>M.U. Manzoor, M.T.Z. Butt, M.S. Dar, M.H. Ashraf, T. Ahmad, and M. Kamran</i></p> <p><b>Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work -- Rustum Roy Symposium</b></p> <p>The Effects of Microwave Radiation on the Digestion of Gibbsite by Sodium Hydroxide 143<br /> <i>Ben Dillinger, Carlos Suchicital, David Clark, Andrew Batchelor, Chris Dodds, and Sam Kingman</i></p> <p>Effects of Pore Size and Heating Method on Drying Porous Fused  Silica 157<br /> <i>Peter W. Loomis and David E. Clark</i></p> <p>Microstructure and Microtexture of Induction Sintered Copper-based Powder Metal Parts 167<br /> <i>Daudi Waryoba</i></p> <p>Interpreting Non-Thermal Microwave Effects on Materials Process Enhancements – A Straightforward Irreversible Thermodynamic Approach 181<br /> <i>Boon Wong</i></p> <p>Biofilm Formation Behaviors Formed by<i> E.Coli </i>Under Weak Alternating Electromagnetic Fields 195<br /> Hideyuki Kanematsu, Takaya Katsuragawa, Dana M. Barry, Keiya Yokoi, Senshin Umeki, Hidekazu Miura, <i>Koji Suzuki, Akiko Ogawa, Nobumitsu Hirai, Takeshi Kougo, Daisuke Kuroda, and Stefan Zimmerman</i></p> <p><b>Advances in Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Materials</b></p> <p>Evaluation of Durability of Hydraulic Concrete with Colombian Aggregates: An Industrial Byproduct and a Mitigating Addition of The Reaction Alkali-Silica 213<br /> <i>Guilliana Agudelo, Carlos A. Palacio, and Henry A. Colorado</i></p> <p>Mechanical and Physical Characterization of the Natural Fiber<i> Luffa Cylindrica</i> for Its Possible Use in Contact Sports Equipment: 1st Stage 225<br /> <i>Alejandro Restrepo Carmona, and Henry A. Colorado</i></p> <p>Waste Tire Rubber in Calcium Phosphate Cement Blends 237<br /> <i>Carlos F. Revelo, and Henry A. Colorado</i></p> <p>Fabrication by Additive Manufacturing of Clay with Electric Arc Furnace Steel Dust (EAF Dust) 249<br /> <i>Edisson Ordoñez and Henry A. Colorado</i> </p>

This proceedings contains a collection of 22 papers presented at the 2018 Materials Science and Technology Meeting (MS&T’18) held in Columbus, Ohio, October 14-18, 2018. <br />Symposia topics included in this volume are:<br />• Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices<br />• Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites<br />• International Symposium on Ceramic Matrix Composites<br />• Materials for Nuclear Applications and Extreme Environments<br />• Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, Healthcare and Industry<br />• Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work – Rustum Roy Symposium<br />• Additive Manufacturing of Composites and Complex Materials<br />• Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Ceramics

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