JUNE 13-15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC

AI TechConnect
 

AI Innovations

AI Innovations

Symposium Chair

Dalia YablonDalia Yablon
Technical Program Chair
TechConnect World Innovation Conference

This symposium highlights developments in AI, machine learning, data analytics and robotics that will enable multiple application areas. These innovations will have broad impact - but they will revolutionize manufacturing, advanced materials, biomaterials, and drug design and development - the focus areas for this conference. Submit an abstract describing your contributions to this exciting field and plan to join us in Washington DC in June.

 
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2022 Symposium Sessions

Monday June 13

10:30Innovations In Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Keynotes I
1:30Innovations In Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Keynotes II
2:40Rare Earth Magnet Technology

Tuesday June 14

9:00Rare Earths: Methods for Extraction & Separation
1:30Rare Earths: Recovery of REE & Critical Minerals
4:00Innovations in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals - Posters

Wednesday June 15

9:00Rare Earths: Innovations, Economics, Supply Chain
12:30Rare Earths Roadmapping - Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe)

2022 Symposium Program

Monday June 13

10:30Innovations In Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Keynotes INational Harbor 13
Session chair: Marty Ryan, ATI Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies, US
10:30Revolutionizing Processes to Advance Rare Earth Element Separations
S. Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
10:55Novel approach to metal separation and reduction
A. Allanore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
11:20New Magnet Technologies from the Critical Materials Institute
J. Cui, Ames Laboratory, US
1:30Innovations In Rare Earths & Critical Minerals - Keynotes IINational Harbor 13
Session chair: Marty Ryan, ATI Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies, US
1:30Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe)
M. Ryan, ATI, US
1:55Supply Chain Opportunities for Grid-Scale Energy Storage
B. Shrager, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), US
2:20An Overview of the Critical Minerals Sustainability Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory
J. Mullen, U. S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
2:40Rare Earth Magnet TechnologyNational Harbor 13
Session chair: Jun Cui, Ames National Laboratory, US
2:40Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain: Challenges and Opportunities
M. Earlam, J. Hryn, Argonne National Laboratory, US
3:00Sulfide Chemistry for Rare Earth Magnet Recycling
C. Stinn, Z.K. Adams, A. Allanore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
3:20High-efficiency nano-scale deposited magnetic composites as replacements for rare-earth materials in motor magnets
I.N. Weinberg, L.O. Mair, Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc., US
3:50Three Challenges for U.S. / Domestic Production of Rare Earth Magnet
J. Kennedy, ThREE Consulting / Caldera Holding LLC, US

Tuesday June 14

9:00Rare Earths: Methods for Extraction & SeparationNational Harbor 13
Session chair: Parans Paranthaman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
9:00Bioleaching critical minerals from end-of-life feedstocks
D. Reed, Idaho National Laboratory, US
9:25Harnessing a bacterial protein for rare earth elements recovery and separation from unconventional feedstock
Z. Dong, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
9:50A review of rare earth elements recovery from coal-based materials
W. Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, US
10:10Phosphonate-functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica for rare earth element separation from citric acid extraction media
D. Li, Y. Tang, L. Hu, Savannah River National Laboratory, US
10:30Alternative processes for rare-earth extraction from primary and secondary sources
A.F. Bouarab, P. Hajiani, INNORD - Geomega Resources, CA
10:50Novel diphenol based functionalized adsorbers for solid-phase extraction of germanium
M. Patel, A. Karamalidis, Penn State University, US
1:30Rare Earths: Recovery of REE & Critical MineralsNational Harbor 13
Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
1:30Recovery of Lithium from Brines and Clay Minerals and Recycled Lithium-ion Batteries
M.P. Paranthaman, R. Bhave, L. Popovs, B.A. Moyer, J.T. Caldwell, V.K. Pecharsky, T.A. Lograsso, J. Krenrich, K. Lyon, T. Lister, A. Navrotsky, F. Zhao, J. Sutherland, A. Mcdonald, S. Harrison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
1:55Recovery of Critical Materials from end-of-life devices in the Critical Materials Institute
T. Lister, Y. Fujita, S. McCall, Idaho National Laboratory, US
2:20Nano Mosaic Sorbent Technology for Lithium Recovery
H. Rathnayake, S. Dawood, K. Adrah, Minerva Lithium, LLC/ University of North Carolina Greensboro, US
2:40Critical Advances in Rare Earth Element Recovery from Aqueous Sources
C.J. Boxley, D.E. Hogan, GlycoSurf, Inc., US
3:00Bio-Inspired Harvesting of Rare Earth Metals
E.D. Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories, US
3:20REE recycling using the ADR process
D. Bina, REECycling Inc., US
3:40Recovery of Neodymium from NdFeB Magnet Powders through Reactive Grinding and Citric Acid
Q. Truong, S. Rokkam, J. Baltrusaitis, Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc, US
4:00Innovations in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals - PostersExpo Hall DE
High Performance Computing Applications in Modeling Rare Earth Elements
D. Penchoff, University of Tennessee, US
Using Ion-Molecule Reactions for Removal of Spectral Interferences to Achieve Accurate Measurements that Improve your Processes
X. Ma, C. Stephan, PerkinElmer Inc., CA

Wednesday June 15

9:00Rare Earths: Innovations, Economics, Supply ChainNational Harbor 13
Session chair: David Reed, Idaho National Laboratory, US
9:00Technoeconomic analyses to inform critical materials decision making
M.V. Evans, B. Webster, M. Heinrichs, Battelle, US
9:20Sampling and Characterization of Coal Basins as an Alternative Rare-Earth Element Resource
J. Kay, B. Folkedahl, C. Nyberg, I. Feole, University of North Dakota, US
9:40Securing Sustainable Supply Chains for North America Critical Rare Earth Elements
D. Horn, J. Tuohy, G. Ives, GreenMet, US
10:00Improving Coal-Derived Carbon Precursors to Produce Critical Graphite Materials for Modern Technologies
A. Azenkeng, N.E. Stanislowski, J.D. Laumb, Energy & Environmental Research Center, US
10:20Development of a Portable Fiber Optic Luminescence Sensor for Rare Earth Elements
S. Crawford, J. Ellis, J. Baltrus, Leidos-National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
10:40Economic Extraction and Recovery of REEs and Production of Clean Value-added Products from Low-rank Coal Fly Ash
B. Folkedahl, C. Nyberg, J. Kay, University of North Dakota, US
11:00Satellite-Based Hyperspectral Analysis for Improved License to Operate and Lifecycle Operations in Mining
R.P. Weaver, Orbital Sidekick, US
11:20Mine to Magnet and critical Minerals Supply Chain Solution for the Green Energy and Technology Revolution
A. Knochenhauer, USA Rare Earth, US
12:30Rare Earths Roadmapping - Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe)National Harbor 13

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