This volume contains a collection of papers from 10 symposia, related to materials processing and properties, held at the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-13, 2008. Topics include nanomaterials; ultrafine-grained materials; nanoscale phases; micro-engineered particulate-based materials; surface engineering; mechanical behavior of titanium; refractory metals; interfaces in multicomponent materials systems; and complex oxide materials.About the Author: Headquartered in the United States but international in both its membership and activities, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a rare professional organization that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials.