Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 Dianchi Advanced Materials Forum, July 23-25, 2013, Kunming, China. The 81 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Ceramics and Ceramics-Matrix Composites; Chapter 2: Metals and Metal-Matrix Composites; Chapter 3: Polymers and Polymer-Matrix Composites