CMI undergraduate researcher now pursuing graduate studies in Sustainability at UC Berkeley.
CMI researchers at the University of California-Davis conducted the activity for this highlight
Innovation
CMI and UC Davis undergraduate, Nathan Soland, transitions to a post-college internship at NREL and to Graduate School at UC Berkeley.
Achievement
Nathan’s CMI project involved lithium resources, and basic economic analysis, which has motivated pursuit of graduate studies on sustainability at UC Berkeley.
Significance and Impact
- Nathan’s CMI training helped him contribute to NREL’s lithium recovery research.
- NREL is a strategic player in the U.S. domestic materials research field and frequently performs industry outreach to assist U.S. companies towards material and energy sustainability.
- Addressing U.S. critical materials challenges requires building a large community of highly-trained researchers and CMI is an important source of the expertise that is needed for practical solutions.
Hub Goal Addressed
Providing the leaders, technical experts and skilled professionals needed by U.S. industry to assure its supply chains.