Narottam P. Bansal, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has conducted research on glasses, ceramics, and composites since 1985. In addition to publishing more than 230 papers, Dr. Bansal holds seven patents and is the author or editor of five books and 32 conference proceedings.J. P. Singh is the editor of Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites VI, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixMicrowave ProcessingSintering Wear Parts with Microwave Heating 3M.L. Fall, WJ.'Walker Jr, H.S. Shulman, and LA WolfeSintering Uniformity and Reproducibility with 2.45 GHz Microwaves in an Industrial Sized Chamber 13H.S. Shulman, M. Fall,'WJ.'Walker Jr,TA.Treado, S.J. Evans, M. Marks, and M.L TracyA Novel Approach to Understanding Microwave Heating of Zirconia 27M. Moellen H.S. Shulman, and H. GiescheSynthesis of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films by Microwave Plasma CVD 39R. Ramamurti.V. Shanov, and R.N. SinghMicrowave Drill for Ceramics 51E. Jerby.V. Dikhtyar; and O. AktushevCombustion SynthesisAnalysis of the Formation of FGM Structures via Combustion Synthesis: Modeling Studies 61E.M. Heian and Z.A. MunirIn-situ Formation of Porous Articles by Combustion Synthesis 73B. Liebig.T Kern and J.A. PuszynskiReaction FormingFabrication of Mullite-Zirconia Composites by Reaction Sintering of Zircon, Alumina, and Zirconia Dopant Mixtures 85E. Rocha, E. Refugio, and J. GarciaSol-Gel SynthesisSol-Gello Process for Synthesis of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet 97A.W. ApblettSol-Gel Coated Hi-Nicalon Fibers for Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites 105S. Parol a, M.Verdenelli, J.-R Scharff, H.Vincent, and J. BouixGel-CastingPreparation of Quartz Crucible via Gel-Casting Process 115J.Y Ding, C.K.Yin, S.W.Yung, and S.Y LeePlasma ProcessingEffect of Powder Characteristics on Phase Transformation in Plasma Sprayed Alumina-13 Wt% Titania Coatings 127S. Balasubramanian, R.K. Sadangi, B.H. KeanV. Shukla, and G. ElliottElectrophoresisElectrophoretic Assembly of Micron Scale Silica Particles 139R.J. Kershner and M.J. CimaPolymer ProcessingHigh-Performance Boron Nitride Fibers from Polyalkyl-Aminoborazines 153R Miele, B.Toury, S. Bernard, D. Cornu, and J. BouixChemical ProcessingAluminum Carbonate as an Alumina Precursor 167C.A. Contreras, E. Ramos, S. Sugita, and J. SerratoSupercritical MethodSupercritical Extraction of Binder and Plasticizer with Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene from BaTi03 Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors 179S.J. Lombardo and R.V. ShendeFunctionally Graded MaterialsThree-Dimensional Printing (3DP™) of Gradient-Index (GRIN) Lenses 191H.-R Wang, M.J. Cima, and E.M. SachsCompositesConfocal Raman Imaging of (Uncoated/Coated) HPZ Fibers Reinforcing Celsian Matrix Composites, Before and After Alkaline Corrosion 205R Colomban, A. Attar; G. Gouadec, and N.R BansalSynthesis and Characterization of AI203-TiC Composite Powders from Carbon Coated Precursors 217H. Kaga, K.B. Newman, and R. KocPorous CeramicsNew Developments in Nanometric Porous Mullite, Spinel, and Aluminas 227L. Mazerolles, D. Michel,T. di Costanzo, and J.LVignesSurface ModificationHigh Density Infrared Surface Treatment of Ceramics 239TN.Tiegs, J.O Kiggans, F.C. Montgomery, C.A. Blue, and M.VelezCharacterizationCharacterization of Ceramic Micro Tubular Membranes 249A.Jena, K. Gupta, R Sarkan and H. RhoIndex 261