James R. Varner is the Kruson Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering at the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He teaches courses in mechanical properties of glasses and ceramics, mechanics of materials, and optical microscopy of materials. Research and professional interests include strength testing, understanding influences on strength, hardness, fractography, stresses, and processing influences on mechanical properties. He received his Ph.D. in Ceramics from Alfred University and is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society, a member of the German Society of Glass Technology, serves as Committee Chair for the International Commission on Glass, Technical Committee 6 (Mechanical Properties of Glass), and is a member of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers.George D. Quinn is a Ceramic Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. He is the author of 163 papers on topics including percolation theory, mechanical property characterization, and standardization. He has written 3 military, 10 ASTM, and 5 ISO standards. He has 1 patent and has created 3 standard reference materials. He co-teaches the course on Fractography at Alfred University and has taught Ceramics Science at Northeastern University.Marlene Wightman is the editor of Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics V, published by Wiley.

• Characterization of the mirror region with atomic force microscopy 3 Investigation of the subcritical crack growth process in glass by atomic force microscopy 13Formation and evolution of a confined liquid condensate at the crack tip in glasses 25Effect of stress gradient at the vicinity of a crack tip on ionic diffusion in silicate glasses : an AFM study 35Is there life after fractography? 51Fractography and fractal geometry : what can we learn? 53Quantitative three-dimensional fractography in sapphire fibers 67Liquid-induced fracture markings : an overview 79Optical microscopy of multiple matrix cracking in a carbon fiber-reinforced glass matrix composite 93Evaluation of slow crack growth in ceramics 105Perspective on needs and opportunities in fractography 117Vickers indentation fracture in optical glass compositions 131Impact damage evaluation from remained surface damage behavior 153Guidelines for measuring fracture mirrors 163Influence of binder on structure and strength of alumina ceramics 191Influence of contact damage on strength and fractography of ball on three balls test specimens 203Fracture and fractography of Si[subscript 3]N[subscript 4]-SiC micro/nano composite 215Fractography of thermistors 231A new technique for measuring the fracture surface energy of ceramics 243The increasing role of fractography in the dental community 253Fracture surface analysis of dental ceramics 271Striations resulting from fatigue crack growth in dentin 281Fatigue fracture of dental resin bonded ceramic disks 293Fracture mirror constants of bioceramics for hip joint replacement: determination and application 303Fractography of bioceramic components for hip joint replacement 313Application of fractography to compact bone 329Descriptive fractography on all ceramic dental crown failures 339Dealing with component failures 353Adhesive induced fracture of automotive glass 369Automotive side glazing related injuries in rollover collisions 381Fracture patterns of impact resistant glass panel laminates with annealed and heat strengthened glass plates 383Analysis of projectile impact damage in bulletproof glasses 397Characterization of crack branching and fragmentation patterns for ion-exchanged glass 407Characterization of dynamic failure process of Si[subscript 3]N[subscript 4] ceramics, part I: test procedures, fracture energies, and fractographic analysis 421Characterization of dynamic failure process of Si[subscript 3]N[subscript 4] ceramics, part II: dynamic fracture toughness 435Propagation velocity of joints : a debate over stable vs. unstable growth of cracks in the earth 457