Introductory Perspectives / A Paul Alivisatos, Wojciech T Osowiecki -- The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research: A New Paradigm of Research, Development, and Demonstration / Thomas J Carney, Devin S Hodge, Lynn Trahey, Fikile R Brushett -- Determination of Redox Reaction Mechanisms in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries / Kevin H Wujcik, Dunyang R Wang, Alexander A Teran, Eduard Nasybulin, Tod A Pascal, David Prendergast, Nitash P Balsara -- From the Lab to Scaling-up Thin Film Solar Absorbers / Hariklia Deligianni, Lubomyr T Romankiw, Daniel Lincot, Pierre-Philippe Grand -- Thin-film Head and the Innovator's Dilemma / Keishi Ohashi -- Development of Fully-Continuous Electrokinetic Dewatering of Phosphatic Clay Suspensions / Rui Kong, Arthur Dizon, Saeed Moghaddam, Mark E Orazem -- Breaking the Chemical Paradigm in Electrochemical Engineering: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Plating to Polishing / E Jennings Taylor, Maria E Inman, Holly M Garich, Heather A McCrabb, Stephen T Snyder, Timothy D Hall -- The Interaction Between a Proton and the Atomic Network in Amorphous Silica Glass Made a Highly Sensitive Trace Moisture Sensor / Yusuke Tsukahara, Nobuo Takeda, Kazushi Yamanaka, Shingo Akao -- From Sensors to Low-cost Instruments to Networks: Semiconducting Oxides as Gas-Sensitive Resistors / David E Williams.