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.

• Preface ix Introduction xiADVANCED PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURINGDevelopment of High Temperature Joining and Thermomechanical Characterization Approaches for SiC/SiC Composites 3Michael C. Halbig, Mrityunjay Singh, and Jerry LangMicrostructural Observation of Interfaces in Diffusion Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics by TEM 13Hiroshi Tsuda, Shigeo Mori, Michael C. Halbig, Mrityunjay Singh, and Rajiv AsthanaPreparation and Characterization of Rb-SiC Ceramics Fabricated from Phenolic Resin/SiC 21Akihiro Shimamura, Mikinori Hotta, Tatsuki Ohji, and Naoki KondoNew Combined Method of MPS and FEM for Simulating Friction Stir Processing 27Hisashi Serizawa and Fumikazu MiyasakaNovel Visualizing Technique of the Tips of the Cracks for Indentation Fracture Resistance Method 37H. Miyazaki and Y. YoshizawaSlip-Casting by Water-Absorbing Resin Mold Enables Crack-Free Ceramic Molding System and Products with Partially Different Thicknesses 45Akio MatsumotoInfluence of Lanthanoid Dopant and N/O Substitution on the Electronic Structure and Luminescent Properties of Lanthanum Silicon Oxynitride Phosphors  55I.A.M. Ibrahim, Z. Len éš, L. Benco, and P. ŠajgalíkEffect of Ti3SiC2 Particulates on the Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Sn Matrix Composites 65T. Hammann, R. Johnson, M. F. Riyad, and S. GuptaField Assisted Sintering of Silicate Glass-Containing Alumina 75Mattia Biesuz and Vincenzo M. SglavoModeling the First Activation Stages of the Fe(hfa)2TMEDA CVD Precursor on a Heated Growth Surface 83Gloria Tabacchi, Ettore Fois, Davide Barreca, Giorgio Carraro, Alberto Gasparotto, and Chiara MaccatoDevelopment of High Aspect Ratio Hexagonal Boron Nitride Filler by Mechanical Exfoliation 91Yuichi Tominaga, Kimiyasu Sato, Daisuke Shimamoto, Yusuke Imai, and Yuji HottaPreparation and Characterization of Nanostructured Films: Study of Hydrophobicity and Antibacterial Properties for Surface Protection 101M. Barberio, S. Veltri, E. Sokullu, F. Xu, M.A. Gauthier, and P. AnticiADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND 3D PRINTING3-D Printing and Characterization of Polymer Composites with Different Reinforcements 115Anton Salem, Mrityunjay Singh, and Michael C. HalbigAdditive Manufacturing of Drainage Segments for Cooling System of Crucible Melting Furnaces 123Miranda Fateri, Andreas Gebhardt, and Georg RenftleAdditive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Ceramics by 3-D Printing Technologies 133Shirley X. Zhu, Michael C. Halbig, and Mrityunjay SinghAdditive Manufacturing of Light Weight Ceramic Matrix Composites for Gas Turbine Engine Applications 145Mrityunjay Singh, Michael C. Halbig, and Joseph E. GradyApplication of Selective Separation Sintering in Ceramics 3D Printing 151J. Zhang and B. KhoshnevisContour Crafting of Advanced Ceramic Materials 159Mahmood Shirooyeh, Mohammadaref Vali, David Shackleford, Payman Torabi, Paul W. Rehrig, Oh-Hun Kwon, and Behrokh KhoshnevisAuthor Index 169