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In Volume XV in the series "Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering" various leading experts from the field of electrochemical engineering share their insights into how different experimental and computational methods are used in transferring molecular-scale discoveries into processes and products. Throughout, the focus is on the engineering problem and method of solution, rather than on the specific application, such that scientists from different backgrounds will benefit from the flow of ideas between the various subdisciplines.
A must-read for anyone developing engineering tools for the next-generation design and control of electrochemical process technologies, including chemical, mechanical and electrical engineers, as well as chemists, physicists, biochemists and materials scientists.

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Preface
THE ROLE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL EINGINEERING IN OUR ENERGY FUTURE
THE PATH FROM INVENTION TO PRODUCT FOR THE MAGNETIC THIN FILM HEAD
Introduction
The State of the Art in the 1960s
Finding the Right Path to Production
Key Inventions for Thin Film Head Production
Concluding Thoughts
ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE PROCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MATERIAL SYNTHESIS
Introduction
Underpotential Deposition (UPD)
Metal Deposition via Surface-Limited Redox Replacement of Underpotentially Deposited Metal Layer
Underpotential Codeposition (UPCD)
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF SELF-ORGANIZED POROUS ANODIC OXIDE FILMS
Introduction
Phenomenology of Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Mechanisms for Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Elements of Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Modeling Results
Summary and Outlook
ENGINEERING OF SELF-ORGANIZING ELECTROCHEMISTRY: POROUS ALUMINA AND TITANIA NANOTUBES
Introduction
Formation and Growth of TiO2 and Al2O3 Nanotubes/Pores
Improved Ordering via Nanopatterning
Crystallinity and Composition
Applications
Conclusions
DIFFUSION-INDUCED STRESS WITHIN CORE-SHELL STRUCTURES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ROBUST ELECTRODE DESIGN AND MATERIALS SELECTION
Introduction
Ab initio Simulations: Informing Continuum Models
Governing Equations for the Continuum Model
Results and Discussion
Summary and Conclusions
COST-BASED DISCOVERY FOR ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Introduction
The Liquid Metal Battery as a Grid Storage Solution
Historical Odyssey
Project Description
Conclusion
MULTISCALE STUDY OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
Introduction
Archtectures of Energy Systems
The Big Picture
Storage Components
Conversion Components, DEFC
Materials and Molecular Processes
Conclusions - Folding it Back
Index

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Richard C. Alkire is Professor Emeritus of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Charles and Dorothy Prizer Chair at the University of Illinois, Urbana, USA. He obtained his degrees at Lafayette College and University of California at Berkeley. He has received numerous prizes, including Vittorio de Nora Award and Lifetime National Associate award from National Academy. Philip N. Bartlett is Head of the Electrochemistry Section, Deputy Head of Chemistry for Strategy, and Associate Dean for Enterprise in the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Southampton. He received his PhD from Imperial College London and was a Lecturer at the University of Warwick and a Professor for Physical Chemistry at the University of Bath, before moving to his current position. His research interests include bioelectrochemistry, nanostructured materials, and chemical sensors. Jacek Lipkowski is Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Guelph, Canada. His research interests focus on surface analysis and interfacial electrochemistry. He has authored over 120 publications and is a member of several societies, including a Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry.

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