Jihye Kim wins Scialog Award for funding of research in sustainable energy systems 11/20/2024

Jihye Kim wins Scialog Award for funding of research in sustainable energy systems Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jihye Kim, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering, won the award as part of a multi-university team working on electrodeposition...

Five Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains 11/18/2024

Five Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains Payne Institute Communications Associate Gregory Wischer and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the U.S. Congress needs to make sure critical resources are protected.  Five bipartisan actions...

Mines faculty examine the integration of mining, refining for domestic critical mineral production 11/18/2024

Mines faculty examine the integration of mining, refining for domestic critical mineral production Payne Institute Faculty Fellows Nicole Smith, Elizabeth Holley, Jihye Kim, and Payne Institute Researcher Aaron Malone are featured in this article about how mining...

What could the Trump administration’s mineral policy look like? 11/12/2024

What could the Trump administration’s mineral policy look like? Payne Institute Communications Associate Gregory Wischer and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the incoming administration would likely implement a mineral policy to increase US mineral...

China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips 10/26/2024

China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Rod Eggert contributes to this article about how Beijing, already the dominant producer of rare minerals, is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned...

Critical minerals mining and Native American sovereignty: Comparing case studies of lithium, copper, antimony, nickel and graphite mining in the United States 10/24/2024

Critical minerals mining and Native American sovereignty: Comparing case studies of lithium, copper, antimony, nickel and graphite mining in the United States Payne Institute Communications Associate Macdonald Amoah, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Fellow Dustin Mulvaney,...