This book comprehends and emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary nature of education and research from a materials science perspective. This approach is aimed at widening to comprehensively understand the physical, chemical, biological and engineering aspect of any materials science problem.

1.Introduction. Part I: Fundamentals. 2. Bonding and Properties of Materials 3.Advanced Bonding 4. Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Behavior of Materials 5. Conventional and Advanced Manufacturing of Materials 6. Electrochemistry and Electroanalytical Techniques 7. Chemical and electrochemical kinetics 8. Introduction to Biological Systems 9. Elements of Bioelectricity 10. Physical Laws of Solar-thermal Energy harvesting. Part 2: Applications. 11. Environmental/Societal Needs of Alternate Energy and Energy Storage 12. Spectrally Selective Solar Absorbers and Optical Reflectors 13. Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies and Integration 14. Ceramics for Armor Applications 15. Functionally Graded Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering 16. Design, Prototyping and Performance Qualification of Thermal Protection Systems for Hypersonic Space Vehicle 17. A Way Forward Appendix A