These proceedings focus on the scientific issues related to surface engineering phenomena in synthesis, characterization, and application for a variety of materials. A multidisciplinary discussion on surface-related phenomena by which materials performance may be enhanced through engineered interface and surface modification technologies, this volume covers such topics as: PVD and CVD processes; nanostructured and nanoparticles synthesis; thermal barrier coatings; biomedical coatings; functional coatings for electronic, optical, and magnetic applications; surface modification by plasma, ion, and laser beam techniques; direct fabricated materials; coatings for space, automobile, and environmental industries; corrosion and oxidation resistance coatings; modeling; mechanical and tribological properties; interface properties and adhesion; advanced surface investigation techniques; and ultrahard coatings. From the 2005 TMS Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California, February 13 - 17, 2005.

Table of Contents:
Preface. Laser Processing for Surface Modification. Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon-Titanium Films (D. Scholvin and R.J. Narayan). Heat Absorbed by 410 Stainless Steel During Laser Surface Modification Process (J. Rao and T.C. Tszeng). Laser Assisted Composite Surfacing of Aluminium with Silicon Carbide for Improved Wear Resistance (J. Dutta Majumdar, B.R. Chandra, A.K. Nath, and I. Manna). Laser Cladding of W-Cu Composite on Bronze Substrate (S.-H. Wang and L. Xue). Laser Melting of Graded Composite Coating (Fe-SiC-Ni-Cr) on AISI 316L Stainless Steel (D. Sastikumar, A. Viswanathan, M. Jamal Mohamed Jaffar, and A.K. Nath). Nanocoatings. Comparative Evaluation of Plasma and High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spray Formed Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Al-Based Composite (T. Laha, A. Agarwal, and T. McKechnie). Role of Surface Treatment of Carbon Fibers on Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites (S.P. Sharma, S.C. Lakkad, and G.V.P. Gaunkar). Nano-Engineered Carbon Nanofiber-Copper Composite Thermal Interface Material for Efficient Heat Conduction (Q. Ngo, B.A. Cruden, A.M. Cassell, G. Sims, J. Li, M. Meyyappan, and C.Y. Yang). Thin Films. Stable Four Terminal Solar Cells Using Thin Film Silicon Technology (A. Madan). Enhanced Adhesion of Polyimide with Sputtered Copper by Argon Plasmas for Microelectrnic Flex Substrates (Y.-S. Lin, H.-M. Liu, and H.-T. Chen). Magnetic Semiconductor Thin Films-Magnetic and Transport Properties (L.J. Maksymowicz, M. Lubecka, B.T. Cieciwa, Z.S. Sobków, R. Szymczak, M. Sikora, and C. Kapusta). Surface Modification Through Inter Electrode Mass Transfer?A Phenomenon Intrinsic to Electro Discharge Machining (T.A.J. Reddy, S.R.M. Voleti, and N.N. Ramesh). Mechanically Induced Modification of an Al Surface and the Synthesis of Ceramic Coatings by Mixing in SiO2 Particles (A. Torosyan, L. Takacs, N. Zulumyan, and A. Tataryan). Microstructure and Texture of Aluminium Thin Film Deposited on Stainless Steel Sheet (Z. Shi, H. Li, R. Bateni, and J.A. Szpunar). Microstructures and Ferroelectric Properties of Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films (H. Chen, C. Yang, C. Fu, Y. Pei, and L. Hu). A Model for Dielectrics Nonlinearity of Ferroelectric Thin Films (C. Fu, C. Yang, L. Hu, and H. Chen). Characterization of Surfaces and Films/Coatings. Improving the Performance of Rolling Contact Bearings with Tribological Coatings (G.L. Doll, R.D. Evans, and C.R. Ribaudo). Degradation Mechanisms of Die Coatings Used in Aluminum Pressure Die Casting (J.L. Lin, S. Myers, O. Salas, S. Carrera, P. Ried, J. Brennan, B. Mishra, and J.J. Moore). Surface Modification of Titanium Dental Implants by Micro-Arc Oxidation (C.N. Elias, J.H.C. Lima, F.C.E. Silva, C. Muller, and D.C. Figueira). Nanosecond UV Laser Processing: Surface Microgroove Geometry and Microstructure in Ti-6Al-4V Alloys (S. Mwenifumbo, N. Morgan, A. Perohe, J. Chen, M. Li, and W.O. Soboyejo). Plasma Sterilisation and Surface Modification of Thermolabile Materials (P. Messerer, H. Halfmann, M. Czichy, M. Schulze, and P. Awakowicz). Corrosion Resistance Mechanism of Plasma-Based Low-Energy Nitrogen Ion Implanted Austenitic Stainless Steel (M.K. Lei and X.M. Zhu). Plasma Processing for Surface Modification. Extended Thermal Cycle Lifetime in Thermal Barrier Coatings with Bond Coats Made from Cryomilled Powders (L. Ajdelsztajn, F. Tang, G.E. Kim, V. Provenzano, S. Dallek, and J.M. Schoenung). Synthesis and Characterization of Vacuum Plasma Sprayed Tantalum Carbide (K. Balani, G. Gonzalez, A. Agarwal, R. Hickman, and S.O. Dell). Plasma Spray Formed Near-Net-Shape MoSi2-Si3N4 Nanocomposites (S.J. Hong, P. Georgiva, S. Patil, K. Rea, V. Viswanathan, S. Deshpande, T. McKechnie, and S. Seal). Erosion-Oxidation Behavior of Thermal Sprayed Steels and Cermet Coatings (C.T. Kunioshi, O.V. Correa, and L.V. Ramanathan). Design and Tuning of a Vacuum Microplasma Spray System: Particle Entrainment (W.S. Crawford, M.A. Cappelli, and F.B. Prinz). Coating Properties and Processing Effects. How Clean Is Clean? Defining Acceptable Cleanliness Levels (M.K. Chawla). Vaporization Behavior of Solid Metal Carbonyls (D. Chandra, W.-M. Chien, and K.H. Lau). Understanding the Relationship Between Surfactant Adsorption and Metal Corrosion Inhibition (M.L. Free and D.Y. Ryu). The Thickness Uniformity of Films Deposited by Multi-workpiece RF Magnetron Sputtering (C. Fu, C. Yang, L. Han, and H. Chen). The Effect of Post-Annealing on Barium Strontium Titanate Films Deposited by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering (J.X. Liao, C.R. Yang, H.W. Chen, C.L. Fu, W.J. Leng, L. Zhao, and Z.Q. Gao). Modeling the Effectiveness of Surfactants in Sub-Micron Particle Removal from Solid Substrates (M.L. Free, D.Y. Ryu, R. Bhide, and A. Wessman). Microstructured Electrode Arrays for Thin Film Deposition (N. Lucas, P. Sichler, C. Schrader, A. Schenk, L. Baars-Hibbe, S. Büttgenbach, and K.-H. Gericke). Material Transfer Between Al, Cu, Ti and TiB2 Coatings: Effects of Atmosphere and Speed (E. Konca, Y.T. Cheng, and A.T. Alpas). Author Index. Subject Index.