This book serves as a valuable reference for the researchers and technologists interested in innovative approaches to the synthesis and processing of ceramics and composites, as well as their properties. Twenty two papers describing the latest developments in the areas of combustion synthesis, microwave processing, reaction forming, polymer processing, chemical vapor deposition, electrophoresis, spark plasma sintering, mechanical amorphization, thin films, composites, and more are included in this volume. Each manuscript was peer-reviewed using The American Ceramic Society review process.