This proceedings volume contains a collection of 34 papers from the following symposia held during the 2015 Materials Science and Technology MSampT 15 meeting Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics Glasses and CompositesAdvances in Ceramic Matrix CompositesAdvanced Materials for Harsh EnvironmentsAdvances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic DevicesControlled Synthesis Processing and Applications of Structure and Functional NanomaterialsProcessing and Performance of Materials Using