{"673011":{"#nid":"673011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDemand for critical minerals and rare earth elements is rapidly increasing as the world accelerates toward clean energy transitions. Concerns about price volatility, supply security, and geopolitics arise as reducing emissions and ensuring resilient and secure energy systems become increasingly crucial.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;To address this important area, 45 participants from academia, government, industry, and national labs gathered at the University of Georgia for the inaugural Georgia partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop. The workshop was the first in a series of critical mineral conversations planned by the collaborators of the workshop. The first GEMs Workshop focused on the critical mineral potential in Georgia\u2019s kaolin mining industry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;Key workshop conveners included \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cas.gsu.edu\/profile\/w-crawford-elliott\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EW. Crawford Elliott\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, associate professor of chemistry and geosciences at Georgia State University; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiamining.org\/contact-us.php\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELee R. Lemke\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, secretary and executive vice president of the Georgia Mining Association; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/geology.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/paul-schroeder\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPaul A. Schroeder\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor in clay minerology at the University of Georgia; and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/yuanzhi-tang\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYuanzhi Tang\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;Representatives from more than 20 companies, the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEnvironmental Protection Agency\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EU.S. Geological Survey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epd.georgia.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Environmental Protection Division\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.srnl.gov\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESavannah River National Laboratory\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, as well as faculty members and students from Georgia\u2019s three R1 universities participated in the day-long workshop. Speaker sessions and panel discussions addressed:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDeveloping a state and regional ecosystem demonstrating a critical mineral supply chain from resources to solutions to end users.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA strong emphasis on workforce training for this emerging industry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEstablishing a regional critical mineral consortium to facilitate resource exploration, characterization, processing, and utilization.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECreating official industry-university collaborations that included internships, field trips, curricular training, R\u0026amp;D collaboration, and stakeholder liaisons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;Workshop organizers plan to reconvene in six months to continue conversations and build momentum on critical minerals research, from supplies to workforce training and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaving the Way for Critical Mineral Production\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Paving the Way for Critical Mineral Production "}],"uid":"36509","created_gmt":"2024-02-15 21:46:40","changed_gmt":"2024-02-15 21:47:18","author":"cos-smanandhar8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673110":{"id":"673110","type":"image","title":"GEMsphoto2024.jpg","body":null,"created":"1708033477","gmt_created":"2024-02-15 21:44:37","changed":"1708033391","gmt_changed":"2024-02-15 21:43:11","alt":"Participants of the 2024 Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop held on February 2, 2024","file":{"fid":"256466","name":"GEMsphoto2024.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/15\/GEMsphoto2024.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/15\/GEMsphoto2024.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":593054,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/15\/GEMsphoto2024.jpg?itok=GHIemsE-"}}},"media_ids":["673110"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResearch Communications Program Manager \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESEI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;|| \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}