Kannan M. Krishnan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and earned his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1984. He is currently Professor of Materials Sciences and Physics at the University of Washington (UW). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics (London), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has received the Burton Medal (MSA), the Fink Prize (IEEE), the Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, a Fulbright Specialist award, the Distinguished Engineer/Scientist award (TMS) and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, and has been elected a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. With visiting appointments at institutions in all six continents and multiple teaching awards at UCB, UW and professional societies (IEEE Magnetics Distinguished Lectureship), he is widely recognized for his role in education.

An excellent book for graduate students and early career researchers ..., one of the best to review the present status of Materials Science. Strongly recommended.

• 1: Introduction to materials characterization, analysis, and metrology 2: Atomic structure and spectra 3: Bonding and spectra of molecules and solids 4: Crystallography and diffraction 5: Probes: sources and their interactions with matter 6: Optics, optical methods, and microscopy 7: X-ray diffraction 8: Diffraction of electrons and neutrons 9: Transmission and analytical electron microscopy 10: Scanning electron microscopy 11: Scanning probe microscopy 12: Summary tables

Kannan M. Krishnan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and earned his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1984. He is currently Professor of Materials Sciences and Physics at the University of Washington (UW). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics (London), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has received the Burton Medal (MSA), the Fink Prize (IEEE), the Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, a Fulbright Specialist award, the Distinguished Engineer/Scientist award (TMS) and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, and has been elected a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. With visiting appointments at institutions in all six continents and multiple teaching awards at UCB, UW and professional societies (IEEE Magnetics Distinguished Lectureship), he is widely recognized for his role in education.

An excellent book for graduate students and early career researchers ..., one of the best to review the present status of Materials Science. Strongly recommended.

• 1: Introduction to materials characterization, analysis, and metrology 2: Atomic structure and spectra 3: Bonding and spectra of molecules and solids 4: Crystallography and diffraction 5: Probes: sources and their interactions with matter 6: Optics, optical methods, and microscopy 7: X-ray diffraction 8: Diffraction of electrons and neutrons 9: Transmission and analytical electron microscopy 10: Scanning electron microscopy 11: Scanning probe microscopy 12: Summary tables