This proceedings volume contains a collection of 36 papers ( 350 pages) from the following symposia held during the 2016 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'16) meeting held in Salt Lake City, UT, October 24-27, 2016:

• Advanced Materials for Harsh Environments
• Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices
• Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Ceramic Optical Materials
• Controlled Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials
• Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and...