CMI recognition for top presenters at 2026 CMI Winter Meeting

CMI researchers at Colorado School of Mines conducted the research for this highlight

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Best poster presentations: 

  • Adi Mussin, Colorado School of Mines, Mechanochemical Extraction of Lithium from Spodumene: Scale-Up of the MELLT Process
  • Harshida Parmar, Ames National Laboratory, High coercivity Ce-Nd-Fe-B Nanoparticle

Best three-minute presentations:

  • Anna (Anya) Berseneva, National Lab of the Rockies, Mechanistic Studies of Rare-Earth Permanent Synthesis via Calciothermic Reduction-Diffusion
  • Hannah Gates, Iowa State University, REEFit for Designing Lanmodulin Variants with Lanthanide Target Selectivity

Best traditional oral presentations:

  • Lesta Fletcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Harnessing Coordination Chemistry to Achieve Selective Leaching of Rare Earth Elements
  • Carl Gorski, Colorado School of Mines, Scrub n’Sort: Producing a Dry RE Mineral Concentrate through Preferential Breakage at Bear Lodge

Hub Targets Addressed 
Training the critical materials workforce of the future.
 

2026 CMI Winter Meeting top poster, three-minute, and traditional oral presentations were recognized.
2026 CMI Winter Meeting top poster, three-minute, and traditional oral presentations were recognized.