title: Preface: Overview of the forum on functional inorganic materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, 136 Fleming Building, Houston, Texas 77204-5003, USA. psh@uh.edu
authors.forename: P Shiv
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Halasyamani
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Poeppelmeier