Aimed at scientists, engineers, and researchers, this handbook provides a detailed overview of the chemical, physical, and thermodynamic properties and processes involved in glass melts. These include (for example) redox behavior, viscosity, heat transfer, electrical conductivity, and surface tension. Each chapter combines coverage of fundamental concepts with tables of recent data useful for the modeling of glass melting, fining, conditioning, and forming. The final chapter looks at the growing discipline of nuclear waste vitrification. Editor Pye is affiliated with the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred U.