lt. col. michael obal of the sdio materials and structures office sponsored this workshop on piezoceramic actuators for space applications. its purpose was threefold: to promote communications among the appropriate groups; to focus and prioritize issues for near-team improvements in actuator performance; and to identify and suggest research plans to obtain such improvements. presentations were given by representatives from each of three invited groups: end users/designers; materials researchers; and materials/device manufacturers. issues identified in the workshop seemed to fall into three major categories: (1) piezoceramic material performance limitations; (2) distribution of properties of vendor-supplied materials; and (3) actuator applications. performance limitation issues include, for example, d31 vs. d33 performance, displacement/volt, fatigue life at high strains, and tensile strain-to-failure. property distribution issues include composition, capacitance, and surface finish. actuator application issues include ceramic material/actuator fabrication, material handling, application of electrodes to actuator, and post-composite fabrication actuator performance