Content: Preface vii Introduction ix FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING Flash Sintering of Alumina and Its Microstructural Evolution 3Mattia Biesuz and Vincenzo M. Sglavo Enhancements on FAST Sintering Systems Promote Transfer from the Lab to Industrial Applications 11J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. Raethel Combining Flash Sintering/Sinterforging with Hybrid FAST/SPS Technology for Oxide and Non-Oxide Materials 21J. Hennicke, T. Kessel, and J. Raethel Low Temperature Fabrication of Transparent Magnesium Aluiminate Spinel by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering 27M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, and N. Frage ADVANCED PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING Defect Control of SiC Polycrystalline Fiber Aiming for Higher Strength 39Toshihiro Ishikawa and Hiroshi Oda TEM Analysis of Interfaces in Diffusion-Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics Joined Using Metallic Interlayers 49T. Ozaki, Y. Hasegawa, H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana Micro-Computed Tomography Characterization of Isotropic Filler Distribution in Magnetorheological Elastomeric Composites 57Sneha Samal, Jarmil Vlach, Marcela Kolinova, and Pavel Kavan ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Development of Advanced Ceramic Fuel Cells Using Additive Manufacturing Technology (I): Design and Modeling 73Yanhai Du, Aliaa Maar, and Kai Zhao Rapid Manufacturing of Ceramic Parts 81Wang Xiufeng, Wang Jia, Fan Xiaopu, Yu Chenglong, Jiang Hongtao, Yang Yang, Li Hui, Cao Xinqiang, and Zhang Juanjuan ADVANCED MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSING IDEAS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ROOT TECHNOLOGY Nano Technology in Development of Functional Coatings 91A.S. Khanna, Shalini Dolai, and Karanveer Aneja Tailoring the Functional Properties of Niobium Carbide 101Mathias Woydt, Hardy Mohrbacher, Jef Vleugels, and Shuigen Huang Author Index 115