The science and technology of whitewares (i.e. primarily stonewares and porcelains) covering mineralogy; raw material characterization; mixing; rheology and plasticity; forming processes; drying; firing; phase equilibria; thermal stress evolution; microstructural characterization; physical properties; and glazing. Special emphasis will be given to colloidal science and its application to clay materials; the impact of particle-particle interactions on suspension rheology; plasticity; and particle packing; and to the application of phase equilibria to the microstructural evolution in whiteware bodies.