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DOE Invests $75 Million to Strengthen Nation’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management today announced $75 million for a project to develop a Critical Minerals Supply Chain Research Facility.

Aaron Sadow awarded the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry at Iowa State University

Aaron Sadow, professor of chemistry at Iowa State University and scientist at Ames National Laboratory was recently awarded the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry.

OLI Systems and CMI Forge Path in Pioneering Critical Materials Breakthroughs

The Critical Materials Innovation Hub partners with dozens of industry, universities and national laboratories.

Costas M. Soukoulis, Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Ames National Laboratory Scientist, dies at 73

Costas M. Soukoulis, the Iowa State University Frances M. Craig Endowed Chair and a Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, died March 14 at the age of 73. He was also a Senior Scientist at Ames National Laboratory, and served at both institutions from 1984 until his retirement in 2020.

Theresa Windus appointed new chair of chemistry department

Theresa Windus, a scientist at Ames National Laboratory and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University, was selected as the new chair of the chemistry department.

Technology Review: How new magnets could accelerate climate action

Ames National Laboratory scientist Matt Kramer is an expert source on magnetism in this MIT Technology Review news story about Minnesota-based start-up Niron Magnetics,

Iowa State University: A better way to (re)harvest rare-earth metals

At CMI Team member Iowa State University, a researcher works on a better way to re(harvest) rare earth metals

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INL: Researchers with multiple R-and-D 100 Awards share their secrets

CMI Team member Idaho National Laboratory story about INL researchers who have won multiple R&D 100 Awards includes several based on CMI research

Nature: Microbial miners take on rare-earth metals

Nature story describes using microbes for rare earth separations, including CMI research with Team members Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Penn State.

Congratulations to 2024 Optica Fellow Jigang Wang

Ames National Laboratory Scientist Jigang Wang was awarded a place in Optica's 2024 Fellows class.