Engineered Ceramics for Sustainable Development and Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

Surojit Gupta, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the University of North Dakota. Dr Gupta has published over 50 technical papers, received 5 patents, and has given over 20 invited/keynote talks and over 70 contributed presentations in several international, national, and local conferences and has won several awards. Dr. Gupta has been a member of ACerS since 2003, is active in different committees of ACerS, and has chaired the Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) and ICACC conference.Mrityunjay Singh, PhD, is Chief Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Singh is globally recognized for his long term and outstanding contributions to science and technology of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. Dr. Singh is recipient of more than ninety national and international awards; is a past President of ACerS and Academician and President of World Academy of Ceramics, Italy. He is a Fellow of the ACerS, ASM International, AAAS, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), and National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Dr. Singh is editor/co-editor of fifty five books and proceedings, nine special journal volumes, author/co-author of fourteen book chapters, and more than three hundred research papers in various journals and proceedings.Tatsuki Ohji, PhD, is a visiting research scientist (ex-Fellow) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a visiting professor at Yokohama National University (YNU), and a visiting professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech). Dr. Ohji has authored or coauthored more than 380 peer-reviewed papers and 20 book chapters, edited more than 40 books and conference volumes. He has chaired or co-chaired more than 40 international conferences and symposia and served The American Ceramic Society as a President in 2019-2020.Michael C. Halbig is a Senior Materials Research Engineer and Tech Lead for Additive Manufacturing and for Joining & Integration of Composite Materials at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center (NASA GRC). Mr. Halbig has authored/co-authored more than 80 journal articles and proceedings papers. He is a past Chair and current Trustee of the Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) of ACerS, as well as chair of the ECD Jubilee Global Diversity Award Committee. He is currently an associate editor for the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and served as a guest editor for three special issues.

• Section 1: Progress in Additive Manufacturing (6 Chapters)Chapter 1: Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Ceramic Matrix Composites for High Efficiency ApplicationsMichael C. Halbig 1 and Mrityunjay Singh 2Chapter 2: Ceramic Additive Manufacturing: Innovations Driving Net-Zero Carbon SolutionsSinuo Zhang a, Hui-suk YunChapter 3: Synthesis and Characterization of 3D Printed PEEK-based Composites for Aerospace and Biomedical ApplicationsAlexander Thorne a, Vaibhav Sharma b, Md Amirul Islam b, Hallie Chelmo b, Surojit Gupta bChapter 4: Development of piezoelectric composites: From design to additive manufacturing Yan Li*, Xiangbei Liu, Ya Tang, Huan ZhaoChapter 5: Direct Ink Write Additive Manufacturing (DIWAM) and Modeling of 3D Batteries - Technical Challenges and OpportunitiesAmjad S. Almansour 1, Roy M. Sullivan 1, Donald Dornbusch 1, Zachary Tuchfeld 2, Mrityunjay Singh 3Chapter 6: Advances in Spatial Design and Functionality of Ceramics via Stereolithographic Additive Manufacturing Fiona Spirrett and Soshu KiriharaSection 2: Innovations in Si3 N4 and SiC-based Technologies (7 Chapters)Chapter 7: Manufacturing of SiC-based Composites for Nuclear Energy ApplicationsQiance Zhang 1, Alex Leide 1,2, Dong (Lilly) Liu 1Chapter 8: Review of developments in silicon nitride ceramics: Current trends in power electronics and biomedical applicationsStuart HampshireChapter 9: Thermal Cycling Reliability of Metallized Si3N4 Substrates for Next Generation of Power Modules: Essential Elements to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon EmissionsMinh Chu Ngo*, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Kiyoshi Hirao, Tatsuki Ohji, Manabu FukushimaChapter 10: Structural investigation of SiC and multilayered graphene added GPS sintered Si3 N4 matrixKatalin Balázsi 1 and Csaba Balázsi 1Chapter 11: High-Performance Silicon Nitride Substrate Development With AI-Driven Properties Prediction Yuki Nakashima, Ryoichi Furushima, You Zhou, Kiyoshi Hirao, Tatsuki Ohji, and Manabu FukushimaChapter 12: Microscale Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride for Advanced Micro-Devices Junichi Tatami and Tatsuki OhjiChapter 13: Silicon Carbide: A Versatile Ceramic Alloy with Tunable Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical PropertiesHyun-Sik Kim 1* and Young-Wook Kim 2Section 3: Progress in development of next generation ceramics (5 Chapters)Chapter 14: Innovative Exploration of Advanced Compositionally Complex Ceramics in Extreme Environments via Material Genome EngineeringJie Zhang, Xirui Lv, Siyan Zhang, and Jiemin WangChapter 15: Self-healing complex oxide coatingsH. Suematsu1, T. M. D. Do 1, S. T. Nguyen 2, A. Okawa 3, L. He 4, M. Nanko 5, H. T. Nguyen 5, Gordon J. Thorogood 6, T. Nakayama 1 and K. NiiharaChapter 16: Progress and perspectives on the integrated design of multicomponent rare-earth silicates for environmental barrier coatings: phase formation capability and CMAS corrosion resistanceYixiu Luo, Luchao Sun, and Jingyang WangChapter 17: Advanced Sintering Technologies of CeramicsWei Ji 1,*, Zhengyi FuChapter 18: Development of precursor ceramics using organic silicon polymerToshihiro IshikawaSection-4: Incorporating sustainability and energy research in ceramics manufacturing (5 Chapters)Chapter 19: Achieving a Sustainable Path for the Silica Value Chain Arish Naim, Subhash Hanamant RisbudChapter 20: Technological Strategies for Innovative Material Synthesis and Separation to Achieve a Circular Economy in Harmony with Carbon Net-Zero Goals Chiharu TokoroChapter 21: Preceramic Polymers Joining of Ceramic Matrix Composites: a contribution to Net-Zero Carbon EmissionMonica Ferraris, Nicolo’ Tagliafico, Marco Tresso, Aurora PizzinatChapter 22: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Ammonia Production: Catalysis, Storage, and Scale-Up ChallengesTouraj Karimpour a, Fabio A. Pires abc, Naina Goyal a, Benedict Witulski a, Flavio L. Souza bcd, Sanjay MathurChapter 23: Ceramics for energy conversion in hydrogen technologies: recycling and manufacturing strategies Sonia Fiorilli, Sofia Saffirio, Simone Anelli, Federico Smeacetto