This volume is a collection of 17 papers from six symposia held
during the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass
Technology (PACRIM-8) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May
31-June 5, 2009. These symposia include:
* Glasses and Ceramics for Nuclear and Hazardous Waste
Treatment
* Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology
* Ceramics for Electric Energy Generation, Storage and
Distribution
* Photocatalytic Materials: Reaction, Processing, and
Applications
* Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Materials and
Applications
PACRIM-8 is the eight in a series of international conferences
on emerging ceramic technologies that began in 1993. PACRIM-8 was
organized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and was
endorsed by The Australian Ceramic Society, The Ceramic Society of
Japan, The Chinese Ceramic Society, and The Korean Ceramic Society.
A total of 862 experts, practitioners, and end users from forty-one
countries attended PACRIM-8, making it one of the most successful
ceramic science and engineering events in recent years.
