Symposium D, 'Energy Critical Materials' and Symposium G, 'Materials as Tools for Sustainability', were held on November 25-30 at the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. This volume presents a compilation of emerging research on sustainable development in the context of product manufacturing, catalysis, transportation, and energy-critical materials.

Symposium D, 'Energy Critical Materials' and Symposium G, 'Materials as Tools for Sustainability', were held at the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting.