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 vii Introduction ixFIELD ASSISTED SINTERINGFlash Sintering of Alumina and Its Microstructural Evolution 3Mattia Biesuz and Vincenzo M. SglavoEnhancements on FAST Sintering Systems Promote Transfer from the Lab to Industrial Applications 11J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. RaethelCombining Flash Sintering/Sinterforging with Hybrid FAST/SPS Technology for Oxide and Non-Oxide Materials 21J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. RaethelLow Temperature Fabrication of Transparent Magnesium Aluiminate Spinel by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering 27M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, and N. FrageADVANCED PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURINGDefect Control of SiC Polycrystalline Fiber Aiming for Higher Strength 39Toshihiro Ishikawa and Hiroshi OdaTEM Analysis of Interfaces in Diffusion-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics Joined Using Metallic Interlayers 49T. Ozaki, Y. Hasegawa, H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. AsthanaMicro-Computed Tomography Characterization of Isotropic Filler Distribution in Magnetorheological Elastomeric Composites 57Sneha Samal, Jarmil Vlach, Marcela Kolinova, and Pavel KavanADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGDevelopment of Advanced Ceramic Fuel Cells Using Additive Manufacturing Technology (I): Design and Modeling 73Yanhai Du, Aliaa Maar, and Kai ZhaoRapid Manufacturing of Ceramic Parts 81Wang Xiufeng, Wang Jia, Fan Xiaopu, Yu Chenglong, Jiang Hongtao, Yang Yang, Li Hui, Cao Xinqiang, and Zhang JuanjuanADVANCED MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSING IDEAS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ROOT TECHNOLOGYNano Technology in Development of Functional Coatings 91A.S. Khanna, Shalini Dolai, and Karanveer AnejaTailoring the Functional Properties of Niobium Carbide 101Mathias Woydt, Hardy Mohrbacher, Jef Vleugels, and Shuigen HuangAuthor Index 115