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Division of Critical Materials

The Division of Critical Materials conducts research and develops technologies and processes through a variety of projects including dozens of projects in the Critical Materials Innovation Hub.

The Division of Critical Materials (DCM) is home of the Critical Materials Innovation Hub and leads critical materials discovery for Ames National Laboratory. Research methods and technologies developed by DCM have won more than a dozen R&D 100 Awards and recognition through the Federal Laboratory Consortium and TechConnect.

DCM conducts both basic and applied research funded through a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Fossil Energy as well as strategic partnership projects; Ames National Laboratory, including Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects; National Science Foundation; Iowa Economic Development Authority; and industry.