Events

North American Workshop on Critical Minerals

Critical minerals are essential for a host of modern technologies including cellphones, electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar power and batteries. As demand for these technologies increases, so does the demand for critical minerals. However, these elements often come from countries that the U.S. considers foreign adversaries, which makes their supply chains vulnerable. To ensure the security of the supply, it’s essential for the U.S. to bolster its own critical minerals resources.

The goal of this event is to bring together professionals from different backgrounds to work toward a common goal: securing a U.S. supply of critical minerals. The workshop is one of few venues where geologists, engineers, metallurgists, environmental scientists, political scientists, and others interested in any part of the critical mineral supply chain can convene on this topic.

Over the course of two days, participants will be able to attend keynote addresses, oral and poster presentations, and breakout sessions on various topics such as geology, mineral exploration technologies, mineral processing focused on recycling technologies, workforce development and policy. For example, the implications of the recent presidential executive order “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production” will be a topic of discussion, with the goal of kickstarting interdisciplinary collaborations between participants.

There will also be a dinner in the Great Hall of the Texas Science & Natural History Museum, beneath the “Texas Pterosaur” Quetzalcoatlus northropi. The dinner is sponsored by ElementUSA, a company that specializes in producing critical minerals from recycled waste.
This workshop is open to the public. Learn more on the event webpage: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/critical-minerals-workshop/

North American Workshop on Critical Minerals

Critical minerals are essential for a host of modern technologies including cellphones, electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar power and batteries. As demand for these technologies increases, so does the demand for critical minerals. However, these elements often come from countries that the U.S. considers foreign adversaries, which makes their supply chains vulnerable. To ensure the security of the supply, it’s essential for the U.S. to bolster its own critical minerals resources.

The goal of this event is to bring together professionals from different backgrounds to work toward a common goal: securing a U.S. supply of critical minerals. The workshop is one of few venues where geologists, engineers, metallurgists, environmental scientists, political scientists, and others interested in any part of the critical mineral supply chain can convene on this topic.

Over the course of two days, participants will be able to attend keynote addresses, oral and poster presentations, and breakout sessions on various topics such as geology, mineral exploration technologies, mineral processing focused on recycling technologies, workforce development and policy. For example, the implications of the recent presidential executive order “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production” will be a topic of discussion, with the goal of kickstarting interdisciplinary collaborations between participants.

There will also be a dinner in the Great Hall of the Texas Science & Natural History Museum, beneath the “Texas Pterosaur” Quetzalcoatlus northropi. The dinner is sponsored by ElementUSA, a company that specializes in producing critical minerals from recycled waste.
This workshop is open to the public. Learn more on the event webpage: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/critical-minerals-workshop/

UTIG Seminar Series: TBD

The details of this seminar are currently underway. Come back to this page for new updates.