Ceramics for Environmental Systems: A Collection of Papers Presented at Cmcee-11, June 14-19, 2015, Vancouver, Bc, Canada

This volume contains a collection of 14 papers submitted from the below five symposia held during the 11th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (CMCEE-11), June 14-19, 2015 in Vancouver, BC, Canada:

• Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications
• Advanced Functional Materials, Devices, and Systems for the Environment
• Geopolymers, Inorganic Polymer Ceramics and Sustainable Composites
• Macroporous Ceramics For Environmental and Energy Applications
• Advanced Sensors for Energy, Environment, and Health Applications

Waltraud M. Kriven is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Kriven received her Ph.D. in 1976 in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Adelaide in South Australia and her B.Sc. (Honors) and Baccalaureate degrees in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the same institute. She is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of phase transformations in inorganic compounds and their applications in structural ceramic composites. She has authored or co-authored over 240 research publications, and fourteen books to date.