Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The 8th International Forum on Advanced Materials Science and Technology (IFAMST-8), was held in Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka City, Japan, August 1-4, 2012. The forum attracted about 200 attendees from 10 different countries. The proceedings include 79 peer reviewed papers covering a wide range of up-to-date materials science topics.