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Crosscutting Research

CMI focus area on crosscutting research includes enabling science, criticality and supply chain analysis, and and economic, environmental and social analysis

As CMI begins its 13th year of operation in 2025, the CMI focus area Crosscutting Research will conduct research around the themes of Enabling Science, Criticality and Supply Chain Analysis, and Economic, Environmental and Social Analysis. For questions or more information, please contact cmidirector@ameslab.gov.

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person stands by a mine

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CMI researcher moves from LLNL to Solcoa

three people at award ceremony

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CMI researcher named ASME Fellow

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The Alloy Optimization Software technology

CMI Director moderated a panel at the American Chemical Society Fall 2026, including CMI Deputy Director and the DOE program manager for CMI.

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CMI leadership leads panel at international conference

Rare earth-tengerite (REE2(CO3)3⋅3 H2O) enthalpies of formation (from oxides) are plotted against ionic radius as synthesized.

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Experimental thermodynamics of rare earth tengerites

Research Projects

CMI Project 4.1.1 Advanced computational thermodynamics and kinetics

CMI Project 4.1.2 Automated and artificial intelligence (AI)-accelerated separation of critical materials

CMI Project 4.1.5 Critical materials process thermodynamics (CMPT)

CMI Project 4.2.3 Market and supply chain analysis of critical materials

CMI Project 4.2.7 Enhancing criticality assessment – from backward-looking to anticipatory perspectives

CMI Project 4.3.4 Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

CMI Project 4.3.6 Ecosystem impacts of critical material recovery and processing

CMI Project 4.3.8 Social acceptance of critical battery mineral developments in the United States