The importance of oxides and oxide-water reactions -- An overview of oxide structures and compositions -- The structure and properties of water -- Solvated ions in water -- The hydrolysis products: soluble multi-cation clusters -- The chemistry of extended oxide surfaces -- Nucleation and growth of solid oxide and hydroxide phases -- The colloidal chemistry of oxides -- Bio-inspired synthesis of oxide nanostructures -- The ion exchange behavior of oxides -- The electrochemistry of oxides -- Oxide films in metal corrosion: oxide defect chemistry -- Photochemistry and excited-state reactions of oxides -- Aqueous polymerization of silicates and aluminosilicates -- Glass dissolution and leaching -- Stress corrosion cracking: chemically activated nanomechanics -- The weathering of oxides -- The impact of oxides on environmental chemistry