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Crosscutting Research

CMI focus area on crosscutting research

As CMI begins its third phase of operation in 2023, the CMI focus area Crosscutting Research will conduct research around the themes of Enabling Science, Criticality and Supply Chain Analysis, and Economic, Environmental and Social Impact Analysis. For questions or more information, please contact cmidirector@ameslab.gov.

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side-by-side images of bacteria, before and after adding a toxin

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Evaluating ecotoxicity of chemicals used in the rare-earth separations

image of person head and shoulders: Kate Elder, Postdoctoral Researcher at LLNL

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Early career researcher earns Fulbright Fellowship

spider diagram shows life cycle assessment of new DGA synthesis pathway comparing to prior art method.

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Accelerating process development by synthesis, auto extraction

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CMI research drawing international attention

image of person head and shoulders: Nighat Afroz Chowdhury, Graduate Research Assistant at University of Arizona

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Doctoral dissertation highlight

Research Projects

CMI Project 4.1.1 Advanced computational thermodynamics and kinetics

CMI Project 4.1.2 Automated and artificial intelligence (AI)-accelerated separation of critical materials

CMI Project 4.1.5 Critical materials process thermodynamics (CMPT)

CMI Project 4.2.3 Market and supply chain analysis of critical materials

CMI Project 4.2.7 Enhancing criticality assessment – from backward-looking to anticipatory perspectives

CMI Project 4.3.4 Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Critical Materials Innovation Hub technologies

CMI Project 4.3.6 Ecosystem impacts of critical material recovery and processing

CMI Project 4.3.8 Social acceptance of critical battery mineral developments in the United States