243 Critical Mineral Resources and Recovery in the Americas: Emerging Methods in Exploration and Sustainable Extraction, Part I
This session explores the role of critical minerals in technology and the low-carbon economy, focusing on geological discoveries, sustainable extraction methods, and recycling to support secure, environmentally responsible mineral supply chains in the Americas.
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 217A
Participants
- Chair Daniel Alessi
- Chair Marek Locmelis
- Chair Fangshuai Wu
- Chair Karthik Ramachandran Shivakumar
Presentations
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8:25 AMSepehr Ghaderi, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Wencai Zhang, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia413203 (Technical Sessions)
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8:40 AMKarthik Shivakumar, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Fangshuai Wu, University of Alberta, EDMONTON, AB and Daniel Alessi, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB413235 (Technical Sessions)
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8:55 AMFangshuai Wu, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Karthik Shivakumar, University of Alberta, EDMONTON, AB and Daniel Alessi, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX411923 (Technical Sessions)
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9:55 AMBrent Elliott, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX and J. Richard Kyle, Univ Texas - Austin, Dept Earth & Planetary Sciences, Austin, TX and Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas, Austin Bureau Economic Geology, Austin, TX and Shelby Short, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX412567 (Technical Sessions)
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10:10 AMPeizhou Lu, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC and Russell Harmon, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC and Lamont Leatherman, Formerly at Piedmont Lithium Inc., Belmont, NC and Mike Mason, Formerly at Piedmont Lithium Inc., Belmont, NC and Gordon Williams, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC and Adam Curry, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Raleigh, NC and Leon Kelly, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC and Anselme Dossou, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC and Daniel Richter, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC414221 (Technical Sessions)
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10:25 AMMarlin Schmidt, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta and Maija Raudsepp, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB and Sasha Wilson, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta and Daniel Alessi, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas414538 (Technical Sessions)