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 |
PLENARY SESSION – INTRODUCTION & HISTORY
Chair, Mark Barteau, University of Delaware
8:40 a.m. | Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines | live webcast |
9:20 a.m. | Diana Bauer, U.S. Department of Energy | 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 | live webcast |
10:55 a.m. | Jingguang Chen, University of Delaware | |
11:35 a.m. | Open Discussion | |
12:35 p.m. | Lunch (Keck Cafeteria) |
1:35 p.m. | Morris Bullock, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
2:15 p.m. | Christine Lambert, Ford Motor Company |
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 |
4:40 p.m. | Ken Zweibel, George Washington University |
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 |
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) |