Kenji Uchino is Academy Professor Emeritus in Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, United States. He is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, and has been a university professor for 51 years, a government officer for 7 years, and a company executive for 21 years in the US and Japan. His research interests focus on dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and piezoelectrics, as well as device design and fabrication, solid state actuators, transducers, positioners, and ultrasonic motors.

• 1. The development of piezoelectric materialsPart I Piezoelectric materials2. Lead zirconate titanate-based piezo-ceramics3. Relaxor ferroelectric-based ceramics4. Lead-free piezo-ceramics5. Quartz-based piezoelectric materials6. Lithium niobate and lithium tantalate-based piezoelectric materials7. Single crystal PZN–PT, PMN–PT, PSN–PT and PIN–PT-based piezoelectric materials8. Electroactive polymers as piezoelectric materials9. Piezoelectric composite materialsPart II Preparation methods and applications10. Manufacturing methods for piezoelectric ceramic materials11. Multilayer technologies for piezo-ceramic materials12. Multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes13. Templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals14. Thin film PZT technologies for manufacturing piezoelectric materials15. Piezoelectric MEMS technologies16. Aerosol techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric materials17. Manufacturing technologies for piezoelectric transducersPart III Application oriented materials development18. High power piezoelectric materials19. Photostrictive actuators using piezoelectric materials20. The performance of piezoelectric materials under stress

Kenji Uchino is Academy Professor Emeritus in Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, United States. He is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, and has been a university professor for 51 years, a government officer for 7 years, and a company executive for 21 years in the US and Japan. His research interests focus on dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and piezoelectrics, as well as device design and fabrication, solid state actuators, transducers, positioners, and ultrasonic motors.

• 1. The development of piezoelectric materialsPart I Piezoelectric materials2. Lead zirconate titanate-based piezo-ceramics3. Relaxor ferroelectric-based ceramics4. Lead-free piezo-ceramics5. Quartz-based piezoelectric materials6. Lithium niobate and lithium tantalate-based piezoelectric materials7. Single crystal PZN–PT, PMN–PT, PSN–PT and PIN–PT-based piezoelectric materials8. Electroactive polymers as piezoelectric materials9. Piezoelectric composite materialsPart II Preparation methods and applications10. Manufacturing methods for piezoelectric ceramic materials11. Multilayer technologies for piezo-ceramic materials12. Multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes13. Templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals14. Thin film PZT technologies for manufacturing piezoelectric materials15. Piezoelectric MEMS technologies16. Aerosol techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric materials17. Manufacturing technologies for piezoelectric transducersPart III Application oriented materials development18. High power piezoelectric materials19. Photostrictive actuators using piezoelectric materials20. The performance of piezoelectric materials under stress

Kenji Uchino is Academy Professor Emeritus in Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, United States. He is a pioneer in piezoelectric actuators, and has been a university professor for 51 years, a government officer for 7 years, and a company executive for 21 years in the US and Japan. His research interests focus on dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and piezoelectrics, as well as device design and fabrication, solid state actuators, transducers, positioners, and ultrasonic motors.

• 1. The development of piezoelectric materialsPart I Piezoelectric materials2. Lead zirconate titanate-based piezo-ceramics3. Relaxor ferroelectric-based ceramics4. Lead-free piezo-ceramics5. Quartz-based piezoelectric materials6. Lithium niobate and lithium tantalate-based piezoelectric materials7. Single crystal PZN–PT, PMN–PT, PSN–PT and PIN–PT-based piezoelectric materials8. Electroactive polymers as piezoelectric materials9. Piezoelectric composite materialsPart II Preparation methods and applications10. Manufacturing methods for piezoelectric ceramic materials11. Multilayer technologies for piezo-ceramic materials12. Multilayer technologies with base-metal internal electrodes13. Templated grain growth preparation techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric single crystals14. Thin film PZT technologies for manufacturing piezoelectric materials15. Piezoelectric MEMS technologies16. Aerosol techniques for manufacturing piezoelectric materials17. Manufacturing technologies for piezoelectric transducersPart III Application oriented materials development18. High power piezoelectric materials19. Photostrictive actuators using piezoelectric materials20. The performance of piezoelectric materials under stress