All papers were peer reviewed. The ISIAME symposium is concerned with the application of a nuclear technique, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, to investigate industrially related problems. This technique yields information on certain elements in the solid state, with iron being the most rewarding element. Since iron is an abundant element with many important uses, the reader of these Proceedings will find on its pages a large variety of contributions devoted to such diverse areas as catalysis, magnetism, biology and planetary science (e.g., studies of minerals on the surface of Mars).