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<p><i>Preface ix</i></p> <p><i>Introduction xi</i></p> <p><b>SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING BY THE SPARK PLASMA METHOD</b></p> <p>Simulation of Contact Resistances Influence on Temperature Distribution during SPS Experiments 3<br /> <i>A. Cincotti, A. M. Locci, R. Orrù, and G. Cao</i></p> <p>Spark-Plasma-Sintering (SPS) Processsing of High Strength Transparent MgAI204 Spinel Polycrystals 19<br /> <i>Koji Morita, Byung-Nam Kim, Hidehiro Yoshida, and Keijiro Hiraga</i></p> <p>Consolidation of Carbon with Amorphous-Graphite Transformation by SPS 31<br /> <i>Naoki Toyofuku, Megumi Nishimoto, Kazuki Arayama, Yasuhiro Kodera, Manshi Ohyanagi, and Zuhair A. Munir</i></p> <p>Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanostructured Ceramic Materials with Potential Magnetoelectricity 41<br /> <i>C. Correas, R. Jiménez, T. Hungría, H. Amorin, J. Ricote, E. Vila, M. Algueró, A. Castro, and J. Galy</i></p> <p>Sintering and Properties of Nanometric Functional Oxides 55<br /> <i>Dat V. Quach, Sangtae Kim, Manfred Martin, and Zuhair A. Munir</i></p> <p>Spark Plasma Sintering Mechanisms in Si3N4-Based Materials 63<br /> <i>M. Belmonte, J. Gonzalez-Julian, P. Miranzo, and M.I. Osendi</i></p> <p>Consolidation of SiC with BN through MA-SPS Method 71<br /> <i>Yasuhiro Kodera, Naoki Toyofuku, Ryousuke Shirai, Manshi Ohyanagi, and Zuhair A. Munir</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Dense Zr-, Hf- and Ta-Based Ultra High Temperature Ceramics by Combining Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis and Spark Plasma Sintering 81<br /> <i>Roberta Licheri, Roberto Orrù, Clara Musa, Antonio Mario Locci, and Giacomo Cao</i></p> <p><b>NOVEL, GREEN, AND STRATEGIC PROCESSING</b></p> <p>Microwave Sintering of Mullite and Mullite-Zirconia Composites 95<br /> <i>Subhadip Bodhak, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay</i></p> <p>Idle Time and Gelation Behavior in Gelcasting Process of PSZ in Acrylamide System 105<br /> <i>Nasim Sahraei Khanghah and Mohammad-Ali Faghihi-Sani</i></p> <p>Characterization of the Mesoporous Amorphous Silica in the Fresh Water Sponge Cauxi 115<br /> <i>Ralf Keding, Martin Jensen, and Yuanzheng Yue</i></p> <p>Novel Chemistry-Modification Approach for Synthesis of SiAION from Fly Ash 131<br /> <i>J. P. Kelly, J. R. Varner, W. M. Carty, and V. R. Amarakoon</i></p> <p>Patterning of Closed Pores Utilizing the Superplastically Foaming Method 143<br /> <i>A. Kishimoto, Y. Nishino, and H. Hayashi</i></p> <p>The Research of Materials Life Cycle Assessment 153<br /> <i>ZuoRen Nie, Feng Gao, XianZheng Gong, ZhiHong Wang, and TieYong Zuo</i></p> <p>Modeling Dual and MgO Saturated EAF Slag Chemistry 167<br /> <i>Kyei-Sing Kwong, James Bennett, Rick Krabbe, Art Petty, and Hugh Thomas</i></p> <p><b>ADVANCED POWDER PROCESSING</b></p> <p>Aqueous Processing of TiC Preforms for Advanced Cermet Preparation 181<br /> <i>R. Bradley Collier and Kevin P. Plucknet</i></p> <p>The Effect of Precipitator Types on the Synthesis of La2Zr207 Powders by Chemical Coprecipitation Method 189<br /> <i>Jing Wang, Shuxin Bai, Hong Zhang, and Changrui Zhang</i></p> <p>The Study of Prepration of Blue V-Zircon Pigment by Using Zircon and Sulphuric Acid 197<br /> <i>M. Riahi and M.A. Faghihi Sani</i></p> <p>Preparation of Blue-Ceramic Pigments by Reaction Bonding 207<br /> <i>Enrique Rocha-Rangel, Imelda Villanueva-Baltazar, Lucia Téllez-Jurado, and Elizabeth Refugio-García</i></p> <p>Colloidal Characterization and Aqueous Gel Casting of Barium Titanate Ceramics 215<br /> <i>Cameron D. Munro and Kevin P. Plucknett</i></p> <p>Dispersion and Fluidity of Aqueous Aluminium Titanate Slurry by Addition of Titanate Aqueous Solution 227<br /> <i>Seizo Obata, Yoshiyuki Iwata, Hisanori Yokoyama, Osamu Sakurada, Minoru Hashiba, and Yasutaka Takahashi</i></p> <p><i>Author Index 235</i></p>

<p><strong>Zuhair A. Munir</strong> is a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science at the University of California, Davis. He received his B.S., M.S., and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as Associate Dean and as Dean of the College of Engineering. Professor Munir has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the John Jeppson Award from the American Ceramic Society, The Faculty Research Award and Medal form UC Davis, the Medal of Honor form the International Organization of SHS, the Creativity in Research Award from the National Science Foundation, and the von Humboldt Award from Germany. He is listed as a <em>Highly Cited Author</em> in Materials Science by the Institute for Scientific Information. Professor Munir is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the American Society for Metals. He is currently an Editor for the Journal of Materials Science and an Associate Editor for the <em>Journal of the American Ceramic Society</em> and has served as Editor-in-chief for the <em>Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing</em> and as a Principal Editor for the <em>Journal of Materials Research</em>. Professor Munir is the author of more than 400 papers and 12 patents.

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