The CMI focus area Crosscutting Research creates new ways to enable science, sustain the environment and analyze the supply chain and economics of rare earth elements and critical materials. Researchers leading projects in Crosscutting Research are located at Ames Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, Purdue University and Rutgers.
News & Highlights
In the News
INL: Looking to the salvage yard for rare earth elements
Research Highlight
Mines graduate research in biogeochemistry
Chinese policies toward rare earths, 1975-2018
Optimizing the economic performance of CMI technologies
Research Highlight
Evaluating toxicity of new extractants
Research Projects
CMI Project 4.1.11: Advanced search for high-performance materials (AS4HPM)
Aurelien Perron at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Advanced search for high-performance materials (AS4HPM)"
CMI Project 4.1.12: Machine learning materials design
Fei Zhou at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Machine learning materials design"
CMI Project 4.1.13: Accelerated alloy development and rapid assessment
Ryan Ott at Ames Laboratory leads the CMI project "Accelerated alloy development and rapid assessment"
CMI Project 4.1.16: Crosscutting thermodynamic properties of critical materials
Rik Riman at Rutgers leads the CMI project "Crosscutting thermodynamic properties of critical materials"
CMI Project 4.2.11: Biogeochemical impacts of wastes from critical materials recovery
Yoshiko Fujita at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Biogeochemical impacts of wastes from critical materials recovery"
CMI Project 4.3.11: Roadmaps for technology development
Emmanuel Ohene Opare at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Roadmaps for technology development"
CMI Project 4.3.12: Impact of research on global material supply chains
Ruby Nguyen at Idaho National Laboratory leads the CMI project "Impact of research on global material supply chains"
CMI Project 4.3.13: Optimizing the economic performance of CMI technologies
John Sutherland at Purdue University leads the CMI project "Optimizing the economic performance of CMI technologies"
CMI Project 4.3.14: Criticality, life cycles, material flows and scenarios
Rod Eggert at Colorado School of Mines leads the CMI project "Criticality, life cycles, material flows and scenarios"