SECTION I Introduction.- Materials Characterization: Definition, Philosophy and Overview of Conference.- Materials Processing Systems Control and Competition.- Nondestructive Materials Characterization.- SECTION II Intrinsic Characteristics of Materials.- Compositional Characterization of Dielectric Oxides.- High Modulus Polymers from Flexible Chain Thermoplastics.- Structure/Property Relationships in High Strength Steels.- Chemical Properties of Real and Ideal Glass Surfaces.- SECTION III Materials Characterization in Manufacturing I: Starting Materials.- The Relationship Between Powder Properties, Sintered Microstructures and Optical Properties of Translucent Yttria.- Polymers and Polymer Precursor Characterization.- Application of Chemical Characterization for Product Control and Improved Reliability.- SECTION IV Materials Characterization in Manufacturing II: In-Process.- Ceramic Materials Characterization Using Small Angle Neutron Scattering Techniques.- The Role of Materials and Surface Science in Quality Assurance.- Cure Monitoring for Polymer Matrix Composites.- Process Control and Materials Characterization Within the Steel Industry.- SECTION V Materials Characterization In Manufacturing III: Final Product.- Application of Current NMR Technology to Materials Characterization.- An Advanced Technique for Characterization of Polymer Materials by Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering.- Applications of the Raman Microprobe to Materials Characterization.- SECTION VI In-Service and Performance Materials Characterization Issues.- X-Ray Stress Measurement of Structural Ceramics.- A Renaissance in Neutron Radiography Via Accelerator Neutron Sources.- Analytical Applications in the Army Oil Analysis Program.- Characterizing Brittle-Fracture Resistance of Steel.- SECTION VII Management Considerations.- Materials Characterization — Vital and Often Successful, Yet Still a Critical Problem.- Recent Issues and Policies Concerning Quality Assurance.- Towards a Computerized Materials Characterization Expert System.- A Total Quality Program 3M Case Studies.- Materials Characterization at a University.- SECTION VIII Specific Examples.- Nitrogen-15 Solid-State NMR Study of RDX and HMX-Polymorphs.- Carbon-13 and Nitrogen-15 Solid State NMR Investigation of the Structure and Chemical Interactions Among Nitro-Cellulose-Nitramine Propellant Formulations.- A Study of Polymers Using Fluoresent Dyes.- Microcomputer Based Ultrasonic Imaging.- Material Degredation Under Pulsed High Temperature and High Pressure.- Materials and Process Characterization to Determine the Effect of High Intensity Infared Laser Radiation on a Composite Material.- Sub-Surface Residual Stress Measurements by Means of Neutron Diffraction: Aluminum, Steel, and Depleted Uranium.- Thermal Wave Imaging of Defects in Opaque Solids.- The Relation Between Crystal Structure and Ionic Conductivity in the Nasicon Solid Solution System Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12(O?x?3).- PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF.