Ceramic Integration and Joining Technologies From Macro to Nanoscale

This is the only book that addresses the integration of advanced ceramics and ceramic-base materials in a single resource. Written by acknowledged experts representing industry, government, and academia, the book addresses integration issues in such areas as space power and propulsion, thermoelectric power generation, solar energy, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), multi-chip modules, prosthetic devices, and implanted biosensors and stimulators. The text presents science and engineering design data, facts, cases, and industrial and research insights, balancing engineering and scientific information to serve the needs of practitioners and researchers alike.

Mrityunjay Singh, PhD, FASM, FACerS, FAAAS, is Chief Scientist at Ohio Aerospace Institute, NASA Glenn Research Center, and is actively involved in various activities related to processing, manufacturing, joining, and attachment technologies. He is Academician of World Academy of Ceramics and Governor of Acta Materialia, Inc. He has authored or coauthored more than 230 publications, edited forty two books/journal volumes, and holds several patents and technology transfers to industries. He is recipient of more than forty national and international awards from all over the world including four RD 100 awards, NASA Public Service Medal, and NASA Exceptional Space Act Award for outstanding and extraordinary contributions to various NASA programs. Tatsuki Ohji, PhD, FACerS, is the Prime Senior Research Scientist at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). His research interests.include characterization of ceramics, ceramic composites and porous materials, design of advanced ceramics, and green ceramic manufacturing. He has authored or coauthored more than 320 scientific papers and nine books, and holds more than forty patents He is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society, Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, a Governor of Acta Materialia, Inc , and editorial board member of many international journals Rajiv Asthana, PhD, FASM, is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout where he teaches in the manufacturing engineering and engineering technology programs His research interests include ceramic/metal joining, high-temperature capillarity and cast metal-matrix composites. He is the author or coauthor of four books and 150 refereed papers, an Associate Editor of Journal of Materials Engineering Performance, guest editor and editorial board member of several refered journals, and a fellow of ASM International Sanjay Mathur, PhD, is professor at the Institute of inorganic Chemistry at the University of Cologne, Germany The major research thrust of his group includes chemical syntheses of function nanostructures and their processing for product and device applications. He was von Humboldt Fellow at the Saarland University, where he accomplished his authored or coauthored over 150 publications, edited a book Associate Editor of International Journal of Applied Ceramic technology