Contains contributed 38 papers from the following seven symposia held during the 2012 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T?12) meeting:

• Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites
• Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Solution Based Processing for Ceramic Materials
• Novel Sintering Processes and News in the Conventional Sintering and Grain Growth
• Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare and Industry
• Dielectric Ceramic Materials and Electronic Devices
• Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structure and Functional Nanomaterials