CMI researchers at Idaho National Laboratory conducted the activity for this highlight
Innovation
Next-generation researcher development for critical material recovery
Achievement
- Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program intern Catherine House (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) came to INL to evaluate downstream separations of critical materials in lithium ion battery (LIB) waste bioleachate, focusing on ion exchange methods
- 1st place in the Clean Energy Division of INL intern poster contest
Significance and impact
- At INL, Catherine received mentoring in environmental & chemical engineering, microbiology, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry
- Interdisciplinary training and workforce diversity critical to accelerating innovative science and technology solutions
Hub target addressed
Developing the energy workforce of the future
