46 Research to Accelerate Recovery of Critical Minerals from Primary and Secondary Resources
Innovative technology is needed to mine critical minerals to meet unprecedented demand. This session invites to present research in characterization, extraction, separation, in-situ recovery, and related areas that accelerate the recovery of critical minerals from traditional, secondary and unconventional resources.
Sunday, 19 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 216AB
Participants
- Chair Guangping Xu
- Chair Dawn Wellman
- Chair Christina Lopano
- Chair Mengling Stuckman
Presentations
-
1:55 PMDawn Wellman, Rio Tinto, South Jordan, UT414101 (Technical Sessions)
-
2:25 PMWencai Zhang, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA413201 (Technical Sessions)
-
2:40 PMGuangping Xu, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Yongliang Xiong, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Yifeng Wang, Sandia National Laboratories, Sarasota, FL and Matthew Powell, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM414585 (Technical Sessions)
-
2:55 PMYongliang Xiong, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Guangping Xu, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Elisabeth Thomas, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque414432 (Technical Sessions)
-
3:30 PMKyle Ganz, Missouri Geological Survey, Rolla, MO412941 (Technical Sessions)
-
3:45 PMMatt Powell, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and Guangping Xu, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM and Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN and Brian Duggan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville and Benjamin Alexander, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville and Ping Wang, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville,, Knoxville and Virginia McLemore, Bureau of Geology, Socorro, NM and Evan Owen, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro and Shuya Wei, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque414741 (Technical Sessions)
-
4:00 PMLauren Birgenheier, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Haley Coe, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Peyton Fausett, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Laura Wilcock, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Emma Morris, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, Wilmington, NC and Diego Fernandez, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Ryan Gall, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Michael Vanden Berg, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Andrew Giebel, Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO and Michael Free, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT414861 (Technical Sessions)
-
4:25 PMRyan Davis, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA and Damian Carrieri, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA414413 (Technical Sessions)
-
4:40 PMMackenzie Best, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM and Zachary Wenz, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minneapolis, MN and Steven Koski, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minneapolis, MN and Andrew Gehn, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minneapolis, MN and Daniel Jones, New Mexico Tech/NCKRI, Socorro, NM413280 (Technical Sessions)
-
4:55 PMRowan Terra, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA and Djuna Gulliver, NETL-DOE, Pittsburgh, PA and Nancy Trun, Duquesne University, Biological sciences, Pittsburgh, PA412531 (Technical Sessions)