Hua-Tay Lin is the editor of Design, Development, and Applications of Structural Ceramics, Composites, and Nanomaterials, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixENGINEERING CERAMICS AND CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATIONSDesign and Testing of a C/C-SiC Nozzle Extension Manufactured  Via Filament Winding Technique and Liquid Silicon Infiltration 3Fabian Breeds, Raouf Jemmali, Heinz Voggenreiter, and Dietmar KochPreparation of Zirconium Phosphate Bonded Silicon Nitride Porous Ceramics Reinforced by In-Situ Reacted Silicon Nitride Nanowires 15Fei Chen, Feiyu Li, Kaiyu Wang, Qiang Shen, and Lianmeng ZhangResidual Strains in Structural Stone: A Degradation Mechanism 25Victoria Shushakova, Edwin R. Fuller, Jr., Florian Heidelbach, and Siegfried SiegesmundJoining of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites Using REABOND Technology 39Michael C. Halbig, Mrityunjay Singh, and Craig E. SmithFracture Criterion of Short Carbon Fiber-Dispersed SiC Matrix Composite under Mixed Mode Loading Condition 53Ryo Inoue, Hideki Kakisawa, and Yutaka KagawaCeramic Matrix Composites Manufactured by Multistep Densification of Si-O-C Fiber Preform 61L. Maille, M. A. Dourges, S. Le Ber, and R. PaillerEffects of Particle Size and Crystalline Phases Developed after Thermal Shock Cycles on the Physical Properties and Mechanical Resistance of Cordierite-Mullite Concrete Mixes 71Ana Ma Paniagua Mercado, Arturo Mendez Sanchez, Elvia Diaz Valdes, and Concepcion Mejia GarciaADVANCED CERAMIC COATINGS: PROCESSING, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONSDevelopment of New Observation System used for Deformation Measurement of Ceramic Matrix Composites at High Temperature 81Y. L. Dong, H. Kakisawa, and Y. KagawaAnti-Reflective Surface Structures in Spinel Ceramic Windows 89Catalin M. Florea, Lynda E. Busse, Shyam Bayya, Brandon Shaw, Ishwar D. Aggarwal, and Jas S. SangheraTa-O-N Thin Films Deposited by Low Vacuum Reactive Sputtering 101Takashi Hashizume, Atsushi Saiki, and Kiyoshi TerayamaControl of Mass-Transfer through Grain Boundaries in a Protective Alumina Layer by Dopant Configuration in Advanced EBCs 107Satoshi Kitaoka, Tsuneaki Matsudaira, Masashi Wada, Makoto Tanaka,Takafumi Ogawa, and Yutaka KagawaFabrication of K2Ta206 Films by Hydrothermal Method and their Optical Property 119Atsushi Saiki and Takashi HashizumeFinite Element Modeling of Compressor Blade Leading Edge Curl, Erosion and Deformation 127George M. Slota and Douglas E. WolfeGEOPOLYMERS-LOW ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, INORGANIC POLYMERIC CERAMICS Development of Thai Fly Ash Blended with Rice Husk Ash Geopolymers 145Duangrudee Chaysuwan, Chayanee Tippayasam, Pimpawee Keawpapasson, Parjaree Thavorniti, Thammarat Panyathanmaporn, Sirithan Jiemsirilers, and Cristina Leonelli Characterization of Cotton Fabric Reinforced Geopolymer Composites Modified with Portland Cement 155T. Alomayri, F. U. A. Shaikh, and I. M. LowMULTIFUNCTIONAL METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND HETEROARCHITECTURES FOR ENERGY AND DEVICE APPLICATIONSSynthesis of yMnOOH and ß-MnO2 Nanowires and their Electrochemical Capacitive Behavior 171Indra B. Singh and Su Moon ParkADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CERAMIC INTERFACES The Effect of Interface and Micro-Crack on Physical Property and Performance of Ceramic Materials 181Justin GaoAuthor Index 195