This volume contains papers presented at The 15th International Conference on the Texture of Materials from June 1-5th, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA. Chapters include:

• Thin Films
• Texture at Non-Ambient Conditions
• Novel Texture Measurement Techniques Including 3D
• Complex Oxides
• Interface Textures
• Recrystallization Texture
• Biomaterials
• Texture Effects on Damage Accumulation
• Digital Microstructures

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A.D. Rollett obtained an M.A. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Cambridge University, England in 1977 and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Drexel University in 1987. He worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory for sixteen years, rising to be the Deputy Director of the Materials Science & Technology Division in 1994. He then moved to Carnegie Mellon University to be the Department Head in Materials Science & Engineering until 2000. He is active in the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center at CMU and is the Focal Area Point of Contact for Computational Chemistry & Materials for the DoD.