Innovations in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Critical minerals - such as the rare earth elements lithium, graphite and cobalt - support a wide variety of modern technologies. They power many current and future applications in our world. The Innovations In Rare Earths and Critical Minerals Special Symposium addresses scientific and technological innovations that support and advance the domestic supply chain for these minerals.

Join us for the largest gathering of rare earths and critical minerals experts in North America this June 17-19 in Washington, D.C.

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Co-Chairs

Santa Jansone-Popova
R&D Scientist
Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Oak Ridge National Lab

Andriy Palasyuk
Research Scientist
Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory

Alison Fritz
Research Engineer
National Energy Technology Laboratory

Key Speakers

Midstream Processing of Critical Materials
Andy Sherman
Chairman, PMT Group

Critical Materials Consideration in the Development of Permanent Magnets
Matt Kramer
Distinguished Scientist, Ames National Laboratory

Process Development and Techno-Economic Analysis for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Unconventional Resources
Aaron Noble
Professor, Virginia Tech

Accelerating critical mineral exploration world-wide using AI
Jef Caers
Professor, Stanford University

Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Innovation from the Critical Materials Innovation Hub
David S. Parker
Group Leader, Materials Theory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition: How Innovation Can Make a Difference
Yoshiko Fujita
Distinguished Staff Scientist, Idaho National Lab

Perspectives on “Innovation” for Recovery of Critical Minerals and Securing the Supply Chain
Dawn Wellman
Strategic Programs Manager, Rio Tinto Copper Research

Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations (NETS) Initiative
Vijay Murugesan
Materials Sciences Group Lead, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Back to Top ↑ 2024 Symposium Sessions
	Monday June 17
10:30	Pathways of Innovation for Critical Minerals
1:30	Securing Robust Critical Mineral Supplies
	Tuesday June 18
9:15	Advances in Critical Mineral Separations
10:00	Environmentally Sustainable Critical Mineral Solutions
1:00	Rare Earths: The Future of Magnet Technologies
3:00	Rare Earths Panel: How Critical are Minerals to our Energy Security?
4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Posters

2024 Symposium Program
	Monday June 17

10:30	Pathways of Innovation for Critical Minerals	TBA
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
	Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition: How Innovation Can Make a Difference Y. Fujita, A. Ku, E.A. Kocs, A. Haddad, R.W. Gray, Idaho National Laboratory, US
	Perspectives on “Innovation” for Recovery of Critical Minerals and Securing the Supply Chain D.M. Wellman, S. Duyvesteyn, Rio Tinto, US
	Accelerating Innovation: A New Mode of Collaboration through the Critical Materials Collaborative (CMC) H.A. Khazdozian, G. Bromhal, U.S. Department of Energy, US

1:30	Securing Robust Critical Mineral Supplies	TBA
	Session chair: Alison Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
	Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations (NETS) Initiative V. Murugesan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
	Accelerating critical mineral exploration world-wide using AI J. Caers, Stanford University, US
	Process Development and Techno-Economic Analysis for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Unconventional Resources A. Noble, Virginia Tech, US
	Sector Allocations and Supply Chain Considerations for Rare Earth Elements M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
	Three-Stage Process for Acidic Water Pollution Cleanup and Production of Critical Mineral Concentrates for National Security S.V. Pisupati, M. Rezaee, The Pennsylvania State University, US
	Tuesday June 18

9:15	Advances in Critical Mineral Separations	TBA
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
	One roadmap of magnetic separation of rare-earth ions Z. Lei, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf/ TU Dresden, DE
	Enhancing Critical Material Recovery: Replacing Mixer-Settlers with Agitated Extraction Columns D. Glatz, B. Cross, Koch Modular Process Systems, US

10:00	Environmentally Sustainable Critical Mineral Solutions	TBA
	Session chair: Alison Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
	Sustainable and Green Production of Nickel by Collocating both Primary Nickel Ore Processing and Li-ion Battery Recycling L. Pan, Michigan Technological University, US
	Nature-based systems for rare earth element recovery A.M. Schmitz, S. Medin, B. Pian, S. Balog-Way, REEgen, US
	Electrochemically- Enabled Holistic Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries L. Garris, T. Madden, N. Anderson, Cool Amps Corp., US

1:00	Rare Earths: The Future of Magnet Technologies	TBA
	Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US
	Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Innovation from the Critical Materials Innovation Hub D.S. Parker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
	Midstream Processing of Critical Materials A.J. Sherman, N. Farkas, R. Kinner, B. Werry, P. Seman, powdermet inc, Terves LLC, PMT group, US
	Critical Materials Consideration in the Development of Permanent Magnets M.J. Kramer, A. Palasyuk, I.Z. Hlova, J. Cui, I.C. Nlebedim, Ames Lab, US
	Cerium Gap Magnets (CGMs). Towards a new castable mass market magnet. A. Palasyuk, A. Swanson, M. Besser, Ames National Laboratory, US
	Projected Growth Rates for NdFeB Permanent Magnets: Nd plus Dy Demands Across End Use Sectors Through 2050 J.W. Heim II, R.L. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US

3:00	Rare Earths Panel: How Critical are Minerals to our Energy Security?	TBA
	Session chair: Dawn Wellman, Rio Tinto

4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Posters	Expo Hall BC
	Extraction of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) using Functionalized Mesoporous Carbons D. Saha, Widener University, US
	STUDENT POSTER AWARDEE Selective Separation of Rare Earth Elements Via Lanmodulin Peptide-Functionalized Membranes L. Johnson, B. Schneider, C.E. Duval, Case Western Reserve University, US
	Battery Materials Recycling and Green Hydrogen Co-Production A. Karati, P. Gargh, S. Paul, S. Das, A. Sarkar, P. Shrotriya, I.C. Nlebedim, Ames National Laboratory, US
	Rotating Packed Bed Contactors for Rare Earth Element Processing K. Kent, I. Wang, W. Dean, A. Servis, C. Duval, Case Western Reserve University, US
	Elucidating the Connection between Polymer Structure and Solution-Phase Rare-Earth Element Binding Thermodynamics C.M.B. Gallagher, W.R. Archer, M.D. Schulz, Virginia Tech, US
	Innovations in Liquid-Liquid Solvent Extraction for the Efficient Recovery of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths B. Cross, Koch Modular Process Systems, US
	Process-Structure-Property Relationships in Additively Manufactured Phase-separated Permanent Magnet Composites A. Duong, I. Smith, K. Snyder, O. Bishop, E. Carpenter, R. Barua, Virginia Commonwealth University, US