CMI Partners 2023

CMI partners with national laboratories, universities and industry at multiple levels, including as Team members, Affiliates and other arrangements. This page reflects information about partners as of the end of CMI Phase II in 2023. For the most current information about CMI Partners, please link HERE. 

CMI is a public/private partnership that brings together the best and brightest research minds from universities, national laboratories and the private sector to find innovative technology solutions that will help avoid a supply shortage that would threaten our clean energy industry as well as our security interests.

CMI Team Members (as of the end of CMI Phase II)

• Industry: Advanced Magnet Lab (AML), All American Lithium, American Manganese, Arnold Magnetic Technologies, Big Blue Technologies, BorgWarner, Eck, EEC, Electra Battery Materials, Emrgy, Energy Fuels Resources USA, Exergy Systems Inc., First Solar, Heritage Battery Recycling, Irish Metals, Jervois Mining, Lithos Industries LLC, Lixivia, Marshallton Research Laboratories, Mercury Marine, Momentum Technologies, OLI Systems, Piedmont Lithium Limited, Powdermet, REQYRD, Retriev Technologies, Rio Tinto, Seegence Holdings LLC, Shiloh Industries, Solvay, Spiers New Technologies, TdVib, Terves, US Borax, Western Digital and Western Rare Earths 
• Universities: Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve University, Colorado School of Mines, FIPR Institute, Idaho State University, Iowa State University, Missouri S&T, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers, University of Arizona, University of California-Davis, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Wayne State University and Worcester Polytechnic University
• National Laboratories: Ames Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

CMI Team Members have research subcontracts from CMI or are providing cost sharing funds. Requirements include specific research project deliverables within the entity's areas of expertise, based on a scope of work and a negotiated budget, including cost-share as applicable, as approved by the CMI Director. This level of participation is required to sign CMI's Master Non-disclosure Agreement and the Intellectual Property Management Plan (IPMP).

For more information:

• Other levels of participation are available. These include CMI Affiliates.
• Learn about CMI and partnering with industry in our video.
• Contact us via e-mail to CMIaffiliates@ameslab.gov or mail to CMI Affiliates Membership, The Ames Laboratory, 306 TASF, 2408 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011-1015

CMI harnesses the scientific and engineering expertise of national laboratories and universities to American know-how in manufacturing. With dozens of partners, we discover the materials, processes, and technologies necessary to address critical material supply chain challenges.

CMI Affiliates are companies and organizations interested in being informed about CMI research outcomes and providing input to CMI on a continuing basis.

CMI Affiliates (as of the end of CMI Phase II)

• Industry: 5N-Plus Inc., Advanced Magnet Lab (AML), Advanced Technology International, Alaska Rare Earth, LLC, American Battery Metals Corporation, American Zinc Products, Aqua Metals, Inc., Arizona Lithium, Ltd., Chateau Paris Estates, Current Lighting Solutions, Elemental EarthTech Inc., Elementus Minerals, Emerson Electric, Energy Fuels Resources USA, Faraday Technology Inc., FEA Materials LLC, Ford Motor Company, Great Plains Partners LLC, Koch Modular Process Systems, Lithos Industries LLC, Mosaic, MP Materials, Ocean Minerals, Okon Metals Recycling, P2PTechnologies, Phinix, Phoenix Tailings, Piedmont Lithium Limited, Pinzon Metals, ProChem, Inc., Rivalia Chemical Co., Sil-Chlor, South Star Battery Metals Corp., Southern Company Services, Ucore Rare Metals, Urbix, Western Digital Technologies Inc., and Wyonics
• University: New Mexico Tech, University of Kentucky, University of North Dakota and University of Texas at Austin
• Consortia, government and other: Center for Automotive Research, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA), iNEMI, JCDREAM, NASA Glenn Research Center and NETL

Affiliates Fees

CMI Affiliates fees as of the end of CMI Phase II were as follows: 

• $42 per month for Universities, FFRDCs, Non-profits, Small Business (defined as a business with fewer than 20 employees)
• $208 per month for all entities not defined above.
• U.S. Federal agencies can participate without fee.

For more information:

• See the most up-to-date partnering information on the current partnering page for the Critical Materials Innovation Hub HERE
• CMI Affiliates sign a membership agreement: CMI Affiliates Member Agreement
• Other levels of participation are available
• Learn about CMI and partnering with industry in our video
• Contact us via e-mail to CMIaffiliates@ameslab.gov or mail to CMI Affiliates Membership, The Ames Laboratory, 306 TASF, 2408 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011-1015