CMI researchers at Purdue conducted the research for this highlight
Innovation
Neha Shakelly, a CMI graduate researcher at Purdue University, defended her PhD in April 2025. She has since joined Argonne National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Researcher, where she is continuing her work on model-driven approaches and assessing emerging energy and critical materials industries.
Achievement
- Developed an integrated framework using TEA, LCA, and uncertainty analysis
- Authored/Co-authored four publications supported by CMI
- Member of the regional-level winning team of AMMTO E-SCRAP Prize (2024)
- Awarded the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship at Purdue University
Significance and Impact
- Showed that using uncertainty quantification tools greatly improves the reliability of investment and policy decisions in the energy sector.
- Identified key economic, technological, and supply-chain factors that influence the feasibility of bio-jet fuels, microgrids, and rare-earth magnet technologies.
- Provided practical methods that help move alternative energy technologies from lab-scale concepts to commercially viable solutions.
Hub Target Addressed
Training the critical materials workforce of the future.
