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Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13366.
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Workshop Agenda

THE ROLE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES IN FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO CRITICAL RESOURCES:
A Workshop

Organized by:
Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines; Pat Thiel, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University; and Levi Thompson,
University of Michigan, on behalf of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

September 29-30, 2011
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 100
Washington, DC 20001

DAY ONE, September 29, 2011

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast (Guest Speakers and CSR members only)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome & Introduction to Workshop
Pat Thiel, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University

PLENARY SESSION – INTRODUCTION & HISTORY

Chair, Mark Barteau, University of Delaware

8:40 a.m.

Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines
Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy

live webcast

9:20 a.m.

Diana Bauer, U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. DOE Critical Materials Strategy

live webcast

10:00 a.m.

Break

 

CRITICAL MATERIALS AND CATALYSIS

Chair, Levi Thompson, University of Michigan

10:15 a.m.

James Stevens, Dow Chemical
Finding Alternatives to Critical Materials in Catalysis

live webcast

10:55 a.m.

Jingguang Chen, University of Delaware
Alternative Materials to Replace Platinum in Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications

 

11:35 a.m.

Open Discussion

 

12:35 p.m.

Lunch (Keck Cafeteria)

 
Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13366.
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1:35 p.m.

Morris Bullock, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Design and Development of Molecular Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversions Using Abundant Metals

2:15 p.m.

Christine Lambert, Ford Motor Company
Critical Materials in Catalysis: Novel Metals vs. Base Metals in Automotive Catalyst Systems

2:45 p.m.

Open Discussion

3:45 p.m.

Break

CRITICAL MATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS

Chair, Pat Thiel, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University

OPTICS AND PHOTOVOLTAICS; ALTERNATIVES TO RARE EARTHS AND HEAVY METALS

4:00 p.m.

Joseph Shinar, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University
Critical Materials in Optoelectronics

4:40 p.m.

Ken Zweibel, George Washington University
Key Minerals in Photovoltaics

5:20 p.m.

Open Discussion

6:20 p.m.

Adjourn, dinner on your own

 

DAY TWO, September 30, 2011

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast (Guest Speakers and CSR members only)

8:30 a.m.

Day Two Opening Remarks
Levi Thompson, University of Michigan

CRITICAL MATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS

Chair, William Carroll, Occidental Chemical Corporation

BATTERIES: ALTERNATIVES TO LITHIUM

8:40 a.m.

David Bradwell, Liquid Metal Battery Corporation

9:20 a.m.

Jay Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon University

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Open Discussion

11:15 a.m.

Closing Remarks

11:45 a.m.

Adjourn

12:00 p.m.

(CSR Member Business Meeting begins, Room 105)

Suggested Citation:"A Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13366.
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The Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) was established in 1997 by the National Research Council (NRC). It provides a science oriented apolitical forum for leaders in the chemical sciences to discuss chemistry-related issues affecting government, industry, and universities. Organized by the National Research Council's Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the CSR aims to strengthen the chemical sciences by fostering communication among the people and organizations - spanning industry, government, universities, and professional associations - involved with the chemical enterprise. One way it does this is by organizing workshops that address issues in chemical science and technology that require national attention.

In September 2011, the CSR organized a workshop on the topic, "The Role of Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources." The one-and-a-half-day workshop addressed key topics, including the economic and political matrix, the history of societal responses to key mineral and material shortages, the applications for and properties of existing minerals and materials, and the chemistry of possible replacements. The workshop featured several presentations highlighting the importance of critical nonfuel mineral and material resources in history, catalysis, agriculture, and electronic, magnetic, and optical applications.

The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary explains the presentations and discussions that took place at the workshop. In accordance with the policies of the NRC, the workshop did not attempt to establish any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, focusing instead on issues identified by the speakers.

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