This transactions volume contains 33 papers from the CREST International Symposium on SiC/SiC Composite Materials Research and Development and Its Application to Advanced Energy Systems held May 20-22, 2002 in Kyoto, Japan. Chapters include Processing for SiC/SiC Composites; Processing for SiC/SiC Composite Constituent; Characterization of Thermomechanical Performance; and Joining Technologies for Advanced Energy Applications. 373 pages.

Akira Kohyama is the editor of Advances in SiC / SiC Ceramic Composites: Developments and Applications in Energy Systems, published by Wiley.

Mrityunjay Singh is the editor of Advances in SiC / SiC Ceramic Composites: Developments and Applications in Energy Systems, published by Wiley.

Hua-Tay Lin is the editor of Advances in SiC / SiC Ceramic Composites: Developments and Applications in Energy Systems, published by Wiley.

Yutai Katoh is the editor of Advances in SiC / SiC Ceramic Composites: Developments and Applications in Energy Systems, published by Wiley.