ADDRESSES CRYSTALLIZATION FROM THE MELT AND SOLIDIFICATION OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS. FUNDAMENTAL MACROSCOPIC THERMAL, FLUID AND MASS TRANSFER ASPECTSOF GROWTH. NUCLEATION, GROWTH, THE STABILITY OF SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACES ANDMICROSTRUCTURE FORMATION DURING SOLIDIFICATION OF MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS. CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESSES ARE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING CZROCHRALSKI AND BRIDGMANGROWTH, SHAPE CASTING METHODS AND DIRECTED ENERGY PROCESSES.