CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted the activity for highlight
Achievement
CMI leaders and researchers won 2025 R&D 100 Awards, with recognition during the award ceremony in November. These bring the total R&D 100 Awards to 17: a dozen R&D 100 Awards for technologies, three R&D 100 Award Special Recognition: Green Technologies, and two R&D 100 Professional Awards for individuals.
Significance and Impact
In the 2025 R&D 100 Awards, CMI won four awards:
- REMAFS (Rare Earth Metals via Alternative Fluoride Salts), Gold in the 2025 R&D 100 Special Recognition: Green Technology for a non-toxic process that removes hydrofluoric acid from rare-earth metal production
- CMI novel MNBi magnet, 2025 R&D 100 Award
- CMI graphite synthesis method, 2025 R&D 100 Award
- CMI Director Tom Lograsso, Ames National Laboratory, 2025 R&D Leader of the Year
Hub Targets Addressed
Providing the leaders, technical experts and skilled professionals needed by U.S. industry to assure supply chains.