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Dr. Hua-Tay Lin, Distinguished R&D staff member, Group Lead of Ceramic Science and Technology Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is currently focusing researches on mechanical reliability of ceramic components and electronic devices, high-temperature mechanical performance of ceramics and composites, high-temperature steam effects on mechanical reliability of ceramics and environmental barrier coating systems, and engineering of microstructure and properties of ceramics and composites, and coatings. He has served as a PI on numerous programs sponsored by DOE’s Office of Distributed Energy, Office of Electricity Distribution Reliability and Transmission, Office of Transportation Technologies, Office of Industrial Technologies, and Office of Power Technologies with frequent collaborations with researchers at institution in the U. S., Japan, Korea, and Europe. Dr. Lin is the pass Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society. Dr. Lin holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and a B.S. in Physics from National Central University, Taiwan.

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ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE NUCLEAR FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY

Low Temperature Air Braze Process for Joining Silicon Carbide Components Used in Heat Exchangers, Fusion and Fission Reactors, and Other Energy Production and Chemical Synthesis Systems 3
J. R. Fellows, C. A. Lewinsohn, Y. Katoh, and T. Koyanagi

Composition, Structure, Manufacture, and Properties of SiC-SiC CMCs for Nuclear Applications: Informational Chapters in the ASME BPV Code Section III 17
Michael G. Jenkins, Stephen T. Gonczy, and Yutai Katoh

Hoop Tensile Strength of Composite Tubes for LWRS Applications Using Internal Pressurization: Two ASTM Test Methods 23
Michael G. Jenkins, Jonathan A. Salem, and Janine E. Gallego

Used Fuel Content Verification Using Lead Slowing Down Spectroscopy 31 
Matthew G. Smith and Raghunath Kanakala

Application of Selective Area Laser Deposition to the Manufacture of SiC-SiC Composite Nuclear Fuel Cladding 37
R. Neall, T. Abram, and M. Goodfellow

Synthesis of High Purity Li5AlO4 Powder by Solid State Reaction Under the H2 Firing 49
Seiya Ogawa, Kiyoto Shin-mura, Yu Otani, Eiki Niwa, Takuya Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Hoshino, and Kazuya Sasakia

Laser-Printed Ceramic Fiber Ribbons: Properties and Applications 61
Shay Harrison, Joseph Pegna, John L. Schneiter, Kirk L Williams, and Ram K. Goduguchinta

Development of Caulked Joint Between Zircaloy and SiC/SiC Composite Tubes by Using Diode Laser 73
Hisashi Serizawa, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Yuuki Asakura, Joon-Soo Park, Akira Kohyama, Hirotaka Motoki, Daisuke Tanigawa, and Hirotatsu Kishimoto

ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS AND PROCESSING FOR PHOTONICS AND ENERGY

Processing and Optical Properties of Ge-Core Fibers 85
Mustafa Ordu, Jicheng Guo, Boyin Tai, James Bird, Siddharth Ramachandran, and Soumendra Basu

Development of Transthickness Tension Test Method for Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures 93
Hisato Inoue, Masahiro Takanashi, and Takeshi Nakamura

Microstructure Analysis of the Epitaxial Growth of Cu2O on Gold Nano-Islands 103
E. L. Kennedy, J. B. Coulter, D. P. Birnie III, and F. Cosandey

Development of Low Temperature Aluminophosphate Glass Systems for High Efficiency Lighting Devices 113
J. H. Liao, Y. R. Chung, and F. B. Wu

ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY GENERATION, CONVERSION, AND RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE

Dielectric, Structural and Spectroscopic Properties of Mg-Doped CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics by the Solid-State Reaction Method 127
E. Izci

Structural and Dielectric Properties of (1−x) Li2TiO3 + xMgO Ceramics Prepared by the Solid State Reaction Method 135
E. Izci

Lithium Loss Indicated Formation of Microcracks in LATP Ceramics 143
K. Waetzig, A. Rost, U. Langklotz, and J. Schilm

Author Index 151