This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science
Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a
collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional
ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain
enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of
advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites,
solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural
design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics,
and more.
About the author
Waltraud M. Kriven is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Kriven received her Ph.D. in 1976 in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Adelaide in South Auatralia and her B.Sc. and Baccalaureate degrees in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the same institute. She is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of phase transformations in inorganic compounds and their applications in structural ceramic composites. She has authored or co-authored over 240 research publications, and fourteen books to date.