Preface

The Materials Science and Technology 2013 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T’13) was held October 27–31, 2013 at the Palais des congress, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. One of the major themes of the conference was Environmental and Energy Issues. Twenty six papers from six symposia held in this theme are included in this volume. These symposia included Green Technologies for Materials Manufacturing and Processing V; Materials Issues in Nuclear Waste Management in the 21st Century; Materials Development and Degradation Management in Nuclear Applications; Energy Storage III: Materials, Systems and Applications; Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare and Industry; and Hybrid Organic — Inorganic Materials for Alternative Energy.

The success of these symposia and the publication of the proceedings could not have been possible without the support of The American Ceramic Society and other organizers of the program. The program organizers for the above symposia are appreciated. Their assistance, along with that of the session chairs, was invaluable in ensuring the creation of this volume.

TATSUKI OHJI, AIST, Japan
JOSEF MATYÁŠ, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
NAVIN JOSE MANJOORAN, Siemens AG, USA
GARY PICKRELL, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
ANDREI JITIANU, Lehman College, USA