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Critical Materials Innovation Hub

The Critical Materials Innovation Hub is a U.S. DOE Energy Innovation Hub led by Ames National Laboratory that seeks to accelerate innovative scientific and technological solutions to develop resilient and secure supply chains for rare earth metals and other materials critical to the success of energy technologies. 

DOE Energy Innovation Hub Announces $10 Million for Early-Stage Research & Development on Critical Materials

CMI Request for Proposals (RFP) 2024 (webpage) CMI 2024 Open Call (pdf)

The U.S. Department of Energy has a new one-pager that summarizes CMI's first 10 years. 

 

Also, CMI has a 40-page report on achievements from 2013-2023.

 

10 years of Innovation, Influence, & Impact CMI 2013-2023 Report

Did You
Know?

A new technical report about CMI intellectual property is available. See the report at https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2367359

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The Critical Materials innovation Hub focuses on technologies that make better use of materials and eliminate the need for materials that are subject to supply disruptions.

CMI Speeds Innovation

CMI has operated for more than 11 years, and these measures of success are cumulative.
2023 marked the end of a second five-year phase of operation, and the beginning of a third.

224
Invention Disclosures
13
R&D 100 Awards
65
U.S. Patents
27
Technologies Licensed
Learn more about our public-private partnerships

CMI harnesses the scientific and engineering expertise of national laboratories and universities to American know-how in manufacturing. With dozens of partners, we discover the materials, processes, and technologies necessary to address critical material supply chain challenges. 

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Thomas Lograsso, CMI Director
Thomas Lograsso
CMI Director

Link to the report at the
U.S. Department of Energy's
Office of Scientific and
Technical Information: 
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2338076/

Did You
Know?

CMI has a new report that summarizes 10 years of achievements

The report "An Evaluation of the Patent Portfolio Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Innovation Hub" is available.

https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2367359

The Nexight Group analyzed CMI publications from 2013-2022, and created a report new in 2024.

Bibliometric Analysis of CMI Hub Publications 2013-2022

Ames National Laboratory produced this video about A Continuous Hot Roll Process To Manufacture Nanograin Neo Magnet, where CMI focus area deputy Ikenna Nlebedim describes the process developed in a CMI project led  by Jun Cui. This CMI technology won a 2023 R&D 100 Award.

See this video and the newest videos from CMI and its partners on YouTube HERE