Freeze-tape-cast porous ceramics allow for tailored pore structures. The impact on transport dynamics of pore structures which vary as a function of spatial depth within a ceramic is an important consideration in designing pore structures for particular applications. In this article, the application of nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy and H-1 NMR techniques to characterize the transport in a novel tape-cast ceramic is presented. (C) 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 55: 2506-2514, 2009