Processing, Properties, and Design of Advanced Ceramics and Composites II, Ceramic Transactions Volume 261Narottam P. Bansal, Ricardo H. R. Castro, Michael Jenkins, Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Amar Bhalla, J.P. Singh, Morsi M. Mahmoud, Gary Pickrell, and Sylvia Johnson; EditorsThis 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 Composites* International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics* Multifunctional Oxides* Rustum Roy Memorial Symposium on Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric, and Magnetic Fields* Sintering and Related Powder Processing Science and Technology* Surface Properties of Biomaterials* Thermal Protection Materials and Systems* Zirconia Based Materials for Cutting Edge Technology