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 SIA PartnersMatt SigmundDirector Large Business Other Grants ManagementIn the complex federal grants environment, an experienced grants management partner able to support the full lifecycle of grants management – from early concept development through closeout – enables your team to focus on the success of your product or technology. Our team of grants management experts collaborates with organizations seeking the following core capabilities:

Capability 1: Pre-Award Support
Organizations often need support translating ideas into clear, persuasive proposals in alignment with government requirements. We assist with refining project concepts, developing compelling concept papers, and preparing competitive full applications that align with funder priorities. This support is strengthened by integrated budgeting expertise and indirect cost rate strategy, ensuring proposals are both programmatically strong and financially sound.

Capability 2: Post-Award Administration
Receipt of an award marks the beginning of a long-term partnership with the federal government. Our team supports organizations in meeting grant terms and conditions through effective post-award administration. This includes assistance with project management and reporting, accounting, procurement, property management, cybersecurity considerations, and other reporting requirements, particularly for large or complex grant portfolios.

We also design reporting frameworks that combine quantitative performance measures with qualitative insights, helping organizations meet compliance requirements while clearly communicating program progress and impacts to awarding agencies and stakeholders.

Capability 3: Technology Enablement
Effective grants management increasingly depends on the right technology. We help organizations evaluate, select, and implement process and systems that align with their operational needs. From accounting and financial reporting to subrecipient monitoring, we focus on scalable, efficient solutions tailored to each organization’s needs.
Website: https://www.sia-partners.com/en/about-us/our-ecosystem/sialbg

Email: msigmund@lathambiopharm.com

Phone: 515-835-1637

Address: 6180 Deerpath Rd, Ste 405, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
MD
 Lawrence Berkeley National LabAbdullah CihanStaff Scientist Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Energy Storage In-situ mining- Proven expertise in modeling complex transport phenomena in porous media, encompassing multiphase and multicomponent flow, electrokinetic processes, and reactive transport, with a track record of applying these models to optimize field-scale operations.

- Focused on advancing electrokinetic in-situ mining approaches for the efficient recovery of critical minerals from challenging low-permeability formations, combining mechanistic modeling with practical application to accelerate technology development.
Website: https://profiles.lbl.gov/21476-abdullah-cihan

Email: acihan@lbl.gov

Phone: 510-495-2997

Address: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Geosciences Division, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
CA
 Terragem Dynamics LLCJonathan M. ZalewskiFounder & CEO Small Business Other Rare Earth Elements Extraction and ProductionTerragem Dynamics LLC ("Terragem") is an Ohio-based intelligent systems startup developing proprietary technology (patent pending) to optimize rare earth element ("REE") recovery from coal combustion residuals, using both existing and experimental extraction methods.

Terragem was founded to support US national security capabilities, domestic renewable energy production, and critical manufacturing supply chains by leveraging the power of American technology to make REE extraction more efficient and sustainable, transforming what are otherwise major industrial waste liabilities into a secure, domestic critical minerals resource.

Terragem's next-gen optimization system uses advanced computational modeling for analyzing coal ash feedstock composition and evaluating extraction parameter combinations to identify and adjust optimal extraction conditions in real time. Moreover, unlike conventional critical minerals mining and refinement, Terragem's technology empowers REE producers to enhance yields while reducing both economic costs and harmful environmental externalities.
Website: terragemdynamics.com

Email: jmz@terragemydynamics.com

Phone: (937) 343-5826

Address: PO Box 247, Xenia, OH, 45385, United States
OH
 Polykala Technologies LLCMaoqi Mark FengCEO Small Business Advanced Manufacturing REEs recycling from e-WasteWe have recycled REEs from over 5,000 lbs of computer hard drives during the past 3 years. Our process is using hydrogen and hydrogen plasma for rare earth metals production, with 2 patent applications and 2 trademarks awarded. We have 700 lbs of recycled NdFeB magnets available. We would like to assist companies in this effort.
Website: https://www.polykalatech.com

Email: contact@polykalatech.com

Phone: 2102484440

Address: 1028 W Nixon St., Pasco, WA, 99301, United States
WA
 Questek Innovations LLCKeith C FritzDirector of Federal Solutions Small Business Advanced Manufacturing  At QuesTek Innovations, we leverage Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) principles through our proprietary ICMD® software platform to design innovative alloys that significantly reduce or completely eliminate the use of rare earth elements (REEs), including scandium and rhenium.

Rare earth elements present major challenges: supply chains remain vulnerable due to China's near-monopoly on production, prices stay volatile and often high, mining inflicts severe environmental damage like radioactive contamination and toxic waste, and extraction heightens geopolitical tensions and worker safety concerns.

We address these issues by engineering high-performance substitutes using physics-based modeling to efficiently explore vast compositional spaces. For example, we have developed scandium-free high-strength aluminum alloys optimized for additive manufacturing, delivering equivalent or superior mechanical properties without any REE content, which enables lighter, more sustainable components in aerospace and automotive sectors.

In nickel-based superalloys for turbine engines, we created castable single-crystal variants with far lower rhenium levels—reducing from typical 3-6% to as little as 1% in some designs—while preserving creep resistance, processability, and high-temperature performance. This dramatically lowers costs, since rhenium ranks among the rarest and most expensive elements, and reduces environmental harm from its mining.
Our broader efforts focus on greener alloy compositions that emphasize lightweighting for fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, along with enhanced recyclability of materials like aluminum and titanium by accommodating impurities from scrap sources.

ICMD® accelerates this process, compressing development timelines from decades to years by computationally predicting material behavior and minimizing trial-and-error experimentation. This empowers us to deliver REE-lean or REE-free materials across critical industries such as aerospace, defense, energy (including industrial gas turbines), automotive, and additive manufacturing, fostering supply chain resilience and sustainability.
Website: www.questek.com

Email: kfritz@questek.com

Phone: 9202854058

Address: 1820 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
IL
 Carbon to Rare ElementsDaniel WoodCEO Small Business Advanced Manufacturing  C2RE has the capability to used scaled myco-mining (fungi) to leach REE and precious metals from waste streams, namely, coal fly ash, red mud (gallium), EWaste, mine drainage.
Website: www.nanocarbonsolutions.com

Email: dwood@nanocarbonsolutions.com

Phone: 3175010863

Address: 705 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, 02141, United States
MA
 IperionXToby SymondsPresident Small Business Other  · Background:

o IperionX’s Titan Project in Tennessee is the largest fully permitted JORC-compliant resource of REE, titanium, and zircon critical mineral sands in the U.S.

o Titan’s monazite and xenotime concentrate contains high proportions of HREEs Dy, Tb, and Y while also containing a high share of Nd and Pr. Titan could satisfy over 25% of North American demand (at 2020 levels) for Dy and Tb oxides, the “Heavy” REEs critical to manufacturing permanent magnets utilized in advance applications including defense, drones, and robotics.

o IperionX is now conducting a Definitive Feasibility Study to expedite the Titan Project to ‘shovel-ready’ status by mid-2026. The work is funded under a $47.1M award by DOW IBAS.

· Capabilities: IperionX can provide Heavy REE-rich monazite and xenotime concentrate from Titan as an immediate domestic solution to feed directly into U.S. REE processing facilities, increasing production of HREEs using U.S. feedstock.

· Interest: Partners with novel methods to crack monazite and xenotime to produce MREC and rare earth oxides.
Website: https://iperionx.com/

Email: TSymonds@iperionx.com

Phone: 646 438 1467

Address: 1092 Confroy Drive, South Boston, VA, 24592, United States
VA
 Princeton Plasma Physics LaboratoryYin WangStaff Research Physicist Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Other Advanced high-throughput centrifuge technologyExpertise:
We have developed a patented technology (U.S. Patent No. 10,300,410) utilizing a high-speed, high-throughput centrifuge that has demonstrated strong efficiency in separating solid particles from mining wastewater.

Interest:
We are interested in DE-FOA-0003587 to evaluate the centrifuge’s applicability to the purification of rare earth elements (REE) and their oxidation products. We welcome potential collaboration opportunities with interested entities. As a U.S. national laboratory and part of the FFRDC system, PPPL may participate only as a subrecipient and cannot serve as a prime recipient.
Website: https://www.pppl.gov/

Email: ywang3@pppl.gov

Phone: +1 609 243 3751

Address: 100 Stellarator Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States
NJ
 Buss ChemTech AGEmre SenBusiness Manager Large Business Other Acid Baking and REE Oxide/Carbonate FluorinationWe are interested in providing our expertise in the following fields:

1- Design and supply of Acid baking step of REE processing based on our kneader reactor + rotary kiln cascade
2- Design and supply of a plant for Fluorination of REE oxides and carbonates in a multi purpose reactor
Website: www.buss-ct.com

Email: emre.sen@buss-ct.com

Phone: +41618256871

Address: Hohenrainstrasse 12A, Pratteln, 4133, Switzerland
 
 GENEDGE (A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership)David E. Bartlow Jr.Director Of Programs State and/or Local Government Advanced Manufacturing Manufacturing / Supply Chain / Workforce Development / Technology DeploymentGENEDGE is Virginia’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), chartered to strengthen the productivity, technology adoption, and competitiveness of small and medium-sized manufacturers across the Commonwealth. As a statewide public authority, GENEDGE has over 30 years of experience delivering technical assistance, supplier development, and advanced manufacturing services in partnership with federal, state, academic, and industry stakeholders.

GENEDGE’s core capabilities include program management for complex, multi-partner initiatives; supplier readiness and technology deployment; digital transformation and Industry 4.0 integration; defense industrial base modernization; workforce development; and advanced manufacturing ecosystem building. Recent initiatives include shipbuilding automation programs, mobile advanced manufacturing training platforms, digital twin pilots with major OEMs, and statewide advanced materials and energy-sector supplier development efforts.

GENEDGE brings a track record of building effective regional and statewide collaborations—including industry, prime contractors, community colleges, research universities, and technology partners—to accelerate technology adoption and improve supply-chain resilience. The organization regularly manages multi-million-dollar, multi-stakeholder programs funded by DoD, Navy, GO Virginia, EDA, and state economic development agencies.

While GENEDGE’s core client base is small and medium manufacturers, its experience applies across adjacent sectors such as shipbuilding, advanced materials, and energy-related manufacturing. GENEDGE is well-positioned to support teaming efforts through program management, supplier scouting, ecosystem coordination, risk analysis, digital transformation, and workforce enablement aligned with advanced manufacturing and materials initiatives.
Website: https://www.genedge.org

Email: dbartlow@genedge.org

Phone: 5713175242

Address: 191 Fayette St, Martinsville, VA, 24112, United States
VA
 Sovereign MaterialsJudson KauffmanCEO Small Business Advanced Manufacturing Recycled Rare EarthsBackground
Sovereign Materials, Inc. is a U.S.-based startup specializing in critical material recycling, founded in 2025 to address domestic supply chain vulnerabilities in rare earth elements (REEs). With expertise in hydrometallurgical and chemical separation processes, we focus on recovering REEs from e-waste, particularly NdFeB magnets, which contain high-value elements like Nd, Pr, Dy, and Tb essential for EVs, wind turbines, and defense systems.

Interest
We are keenly interested in DE-FOA-0003587 to establish an integrated U.S. REE demonstration facility from e-waste to refined oxides and metals. This aligns with DOE's goals for unconventional feedstocks under Topic Area 1, enabling engineering-scale validation of our technologies. Licensing ORNL's diglycolamide derivatives (US Patents 12,398,444 & 17/366,185) positions us to achieve >99.9% purity separations efficiently. Participation will accelerate commercialization, create 200+ jobs, and support U.S. critical mineral independence, directly contributing to IRA and BIL objectives for resilient supply chains. We are also in discussions with OSC to support access to DoW end-of-life electronics and e-waste, which would give the US a complete American-only supply chain.

Capabilities
Sovereign's team includes PhD chemists from DOE labs and industry veterans with 50+ years in REE processing and/or related technical operations. We have pending an exclusive ORNL license for advanced solvent extraction, proven at pilot scale on NdFeB leachates with <10 stages for heavy REE selectivity. Partners: ORNL (R&D), and a major magnet OEM (no offtake yet). Facility site in TN/KY with permits, targeting 5,000 TPY input for >1,000 TPY oxides by 2030. Capabilities include automated shredding, leaching, precipitation, calcination, reduction, and sintering—full loop from waste to material. Budget: $150M, with 50+% cost-share from private investors.
Website: www.sovereignmaterials.com

Email: jkauffman@sovereignmaterials.com

Phone: 5129488911

Address: 5802 Lakeview Circle, Austin, TX, 78731, United States
TX
 Princeton NuEnergy Inc.Xiaofang YangCTO Small Business Advanced Manufacturing Plasma Pre-treatment, Element/Material CharaterizationPrinceton NuEnergy (PNE), founded in 2019 at Princeton University, is pioneering a novel approach to the direct recycling of critical minerals and materials (CMM) through its proprietary plasma technology. This innovative method focuses on converting waste streams, such as spent lithium-ion batteries, manufacturing scrap and other waste, into high-value resources, thereby helping to mitigate supply-chain vulnerabilities for these essential materials. PNE’s plasma platform can also be extended to other waste sources, including coal byproducts, to recover rare earth elements (REE). Our proprietary plasma pre-treatment process further enhances purification and separation efficiency in downstream operations.

In addition, our comprehensive Testing Service Center provides detailed physical, chemical and structural analyses. Beyond powder characterization, we offer both quantitative and qualitative phase and elemental analysis for solid and liquid samples.
Website: www.pnecycle.com

Email: xiaofang_yang@pnecycle.com

Phone: 2154108747

Address: 11 Deerpark Dr. Suite 120, Monmouth Junction, NJ, 08852, United States
NJ
 Muon VisionTancredi BottoCEO Small Business Other  Muon Vision is a pioneer of borehole muon radiography field services. Muon radiography is a passive and intrinsically safe technique for deep reading (10's to 100's of m) measurements of bulk density, a key geophysical variable

Muon Vision has demonstrated how density changes in the subsurface, and in particular leaching heaps, can be readily interpreted as a direct quantitative measurement of fluid content in place or fluid saturation. Fluid content remains a key variable for understanding metal recovery and slope stability risks for man-made leaching heaps, stockpiles, as well as in-situ recovery and tailing re-processing. Muon Vision has been field testing its proprietary technology both in the Chile and Canada.

Muon Vision is looking forward to potential collaboration opportunities with interested parties.
Website: www.muonvision.com

Email: tanbotto@gmail.com

Phone: 8579980402

Address: 404 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
MA
 Duke UniversityLeanne GilbertsonAssociate Professor of Civil and Environmental Eng Academic Workforce and Economic Development Duke Critical Minerals HubThe Critical Minerals Hub uniquely integrates diverse dimensions of the complex critical mineral system into coherent interdisciplinary research and education ecosystem.

The Duke University Critical Minerals Hub captures and integrates the unique and cross-disciplinary expertise of Duke faculty to address the numerous integrated components of critical minerals underpinning key strategic sectors. The Hub will synthesize knowledge across engineering, the natural sciences, and social sciences regarding different critical minerals along their entire life cycle (i.e., from extraction of conventional and unconventional resources to processing, utilization, and reuse) to develop a resilient multi-dimensional ecosystem for managing demand and supply of critical minerals.

We are interested in collaborating on a REE Demonstration Facility project with a team looking for an academic partner to study the analyses of feedstock materials, water analyses, or needing access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for materials characterization.
Website: https://criticalminerals.duke.edu/

Email: leanne.gilbertson@duke.edu

Phone: 919-660-5200

Address: 121 Hudson Hall, Campus Box 90287, Durham, NC, 27708, United States
NC
 DF1 Metals LLCDean Mullen P.E.Founder and Chief Engineer Small Business Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage  BS Chemistry / MS Chemical Engineer of 40 years and PE licensed in 8 states. Highly innovative and exceptional capabilities. A lot of experience with metals chemistry and manufacturing including rare earths. Highly innovative with recent engineering experience at global super major. Founded my own innovative manufacturing company. Email or text anytime. My website is another industry I work in and not for my metals experience. Thank you.
Website: ocefficiency.com

Email: dean@ocefficiency.com

Phone: 2147844069

Address: 224 Oak Hollow, Bandera, TX, 78003, United States
TX
 OLI Systems, Inc.Dr. Gaurav DasPrincipal Chemical Engineer Small Business Other Process Modeling of Extraction and Purification of REE and Critical MaterialsOLI Systems leads the industry in modeling complex aqueous and mixed-solvent chemistries for critical materials. As a founding member of the DOE’s CMI Hub since 2013, we have applied our thermodynamic and kinetic expertise to develop and scale processes that identify, characterize, and extract rare earth elements, lithium, and battery-recycling feedstocks.
Our software guides recovery of rare earths from ores, tailings, and secondary sources such as e-waste and red mud, informing acid-leach, solvent-extraction, and precipitation steps for elements like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium. The platform also supports hydrometallurgical flowsheets for nickel, cobalt, manganese, and base metals through leaching, solvent-extraction, crystallization, and ion-exchange.
To accelerate recycling and circularity, OLI models multi-component leachates from spent lithium-ion cathodes (NMC, LFP) and e-waste streams, optimizing pH and reagent profiles to maximize recovery of critical metals with minimal waste.
Our closed-loop strategies simulate metal–ligand interactions to streamline downstream purification, crystallizer design, and waste reduction. We advance separation and emerging technologies by supporting organic-aqueous solvent-extraction with mixed-complexant kinetics for selective separations of rare earths and transition metals, modeling ion-exchange resin sorption and mass-transfer for high-throughput brine treatment and lithium extraction and simulating solid-state electrolytes and molten-salt systems for next-generation batteries and thermal storage.
OLI integrates seamlessly with digital-twin frameworks such as OSIsoft PI and AspenTech for real-time monitoring, what-if analyses, and predictive maintenance, and collaborates with DOE national labs, universities, and industry consortia to co-develop pilots in lithium extraction, rare earth separation, and e-waste valorization.
By delivering unmatched electrolyte-chemistry fidelity in a user-friendly environment, OLI de-risks capital investments, accelerates R&D-to-commercial timelines, and strengthens domestic critical-materials supply chains.
We invite research institutions with pilot-plant and demonstration facilities to partner with us in optimizing extraction, purification, and refining processes for rare earths and other essential materials, as well as lithium-ion battery and e-waste recycling, paving the way for scalable, cost-effective domestic production.
Website: www.olisystems.com

Email: gaurav.das@olisystems.com

Phone: 973-539-4996

Address: 2 Gatehall Drive, Suite 1D, Parsippany, NJ, 07054, United States
NJ
 Rare Earth Technologies, Inc.Chuck JoffeChief Commercial Officer Small Business Advanced Manufacturing Rare Earth Extraction & Rare Earth SeparationRare Earth Technologies (RETi) has two disruptive technologies that will unlock existing rare earth resources from primary mine concentrates and nontraditional sources, including acid mine drainage, low-grade coal, phosphogypsum, and mine tailings with the least expensive, fastest, and most environmentally benign extraction and separation technologies. Both technologies can be referred to as "midstream rare earth processes," which are the greatest rare earth supply chain vulnerabilities the US currently faces. While there are a number of sources for rare earths - mines, mine waste, recycled materials - the USA is deficient in its ability to refine these sources into usable forms. That is the value chain segment RETi addresses.

Alternative to Solvent Extraction:
RETi’s unique High Pressure Liquid Chromatography process ingests mixed rare earth concentrates and separates them into discrete, up to 99.99% pure rare earth oxides, in an , environmentally benign, lower cost, single pass. Our separation technology is de-risked:
• Dejene Kifle PhD, our CTO, developed the first generation of our HPLC separation technology for REEtec, a Norwegian rare earth processor, that raised 115M Euros and is operating a 1,000 metric ton separation facility.
• RETi improved the process (higher efficiency at lower cost) and operates a 3-metric ton/year pilot facility.
• Our speed and cost advantages over solvent extraction are even greater when separating heavy rare earth concentrates.

Unlocking Plentiful Rare Earth Resources Quickly
Unique solid phase rare earth extraction technology unlocks vast rare earth resources.
• Two existing US phosphorus mine waste streams, high-ash coal, and acid mine drainage contain tens of thousands of metric tons of rare earths that our technology extracts and concentrates for separation.
• Solid phase extraction is fast, low cost, and quickly able to scale at source locations.
Website: http://www.RareEarth.tech

Email: Joffe@RareEarth.tech

Phone: 5132543333

Address: 12082 Champion Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45241, United States
OH
 Eutectix LLCJohn O'BrienBusiness Development Manager Small Business Advanced Manufacturing  Eutectix has the capabilities to metallize rare earth oxides, produce rare earth alloys, and produce magnet materials. Current capacities are in the triple digit metric tons.
Website: https://eutectix.com/

Email: info@eutectix.com

Phone: 2489898914

Address: 1864 Northwood Dr, Troy, MI, 48084, United States
MI
 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDavid BerdishFaculty Supply Chain Management Academic Workforce and Economic Development Circular Minerals ResilienceRam Re-X is a collaborative action program with the mission to re-use, repair, refurbish, remanufacture, repurpose and/or recycle cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel. The system integration of robotics, collection, logistics, sorting and processing of used minerals in regional aggregated inventory locations will provide consumer electronics, battery, and electric vehicle manufacturers a more affordable, more equitable, and more sustainable sourcing alternative to virgin minerals that are mined from the earth that generate environmental damage, community denigration, and potential human rights violations. The objective is to develop a supply chain ecosystem to secure recycled cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel into the commodities marketplace in an equitable and just transition.
Website: https://business.vcu.edu/academics/supply-chain-management-and-analytics/

Email: dmberdish@vcu.edu

Phone: 734-904-4731

Address: School of Business Snead Hall 301 West Main Street, PO Box 84400, Richmond, VA, 23284, United States
VA
 Binghamton UniversityHyuna KwonAssistant Professor Academic Other  I am an assistant professor at Binghamton University working at the intersection of computational chemistry, materials science, and artificial intelligence. My group develops AI-accelerated models and multiscale simulations to understand and optimize materials and processes for energy and critical materials applications.

Relevant capabilities include:
- Atomistic and mesoscale modeling of materials and interfaces (DFT, molecular dynamics, ML interatomic potentials)
- Data-driven process modeling, optimization, and uncertainty quantification
- AI/ML methods for structure-property-process relationships in separations and materials recovery

For this FOA, I am interested in serving as a small academic partner supporting modeling and analysis for REE recovery from acid mine drainage, mine waste, or e-waste. I can contribute AI-driven modeling, simulation, and data analysis to complement process development and demonstration activities. I am not positioned to serve as prime recipient or major cost-share provider, but can support a larger consortium with focused academic research and student effort.
Website: hyunakwon.com

Email: hkwon7@binghamton.edu

Phone: 9513865344

Address: 50 Front Street, 303, Binghamton, NY, 13905, United States
NY
 Boundless Impact Research and AnalyticsMelissa HarclerodeDirector of Research Small Business Other  Boundless Impact Research & Analytics (Boundless) is an advanced analytics firm specializing in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA), supply-chain risk modeling, and system-level performance evaluation for emerging and strategic technologies. Our work follows ISO-aligned (ISO 14076) LCA and TEA frameworks consistent with DOE’s TECHTEST methodology, supported by validated datasets and expert scientific and industry review. Boundless has evaluated hundreds of technologies across advanced materials, critical minerals, manufacturing, energy systems, and defense applications, producing standardized, comparable insights that support technology readiness, commercialization planning, and operational decision-making.
Boundless is interested in partnering on this.We do not design or operate processing plants; instead, we provide the analytical rigor required to evaluate extraction, separation, refining, and metallization pathways using transparent, decision-grade metrics. This FOA emphasizes cost-effective production at scale, performance, and demonstration of technical feasibility from feedstock through refined metal at a single site. Boundless supports these objectives by delivering defensible, comparable analytics that integrate process engineering assumptions, operating data, energy and reagent intensity, waste streams, and supply-chain dependencies.
Our government experience demonstrates these capabilities. Under DoD’s ESTCP Program, Boundless developed an integrated analytical platform combining LCA, TEA, scenario modeling, sourcing-pathway evaluation, logistics analysis, and supply-chain scoring into a single decision-support system. The framework enabled standardized benchmarking across material systems and facility configurations and supported Go/No-Go decisions based on cost, environmental impact, recoveries, and scale-up potential.
Boundless can provide:
• LCA covering extraction, separation, refining, reagents, energy systems, & waste/by-product management
• TEA of capital and operating costs, throughput, recovery efficiency, and metal-purity specifications
• Comparative technology assessment using standardized KPIs aligned with DOE evaluation criteria
• Independent validation of process and operational data, including mass balances, recoveries, and purity targets
• Supply-chain sourcing-pathway modeling, including feedstock availability, logistics constraints, domestic-content considerations
Website: https://boundlessimpact.net/

Email: mharclerode@boundlessimpact.net

Phone: 9174940263

Address: 56 North Plank Rd,, Newburgh, NY, 12550, United States
NY
 County of CarltonDavid SchafrothEconomic Developer State and/or Local Government Workforce and Economic Development  The only undeveloped high grade nickel deposit in North America has been identified along the western border of Carlton County. The Talon Metals project continues to conduct exploratory drilling to determine extent of deposits. The manganese found in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, is the 2nd largest known manganese deposit in the United States.

There are over 150,000 acres of tax-forfeit and other public lands in Carlton County. The County wishes to be a partner for industry in taking a novel approach to public-private partnership for developing the underutilized mineral resources in and adjacent to Carlton County.
Website: https://www.carltoncountymn.gov/

Email: david.schafroth@carltoncountymn.gov

Phone: 815-685-5086

Address: 317 Chestnut Ave, Carlton, MN, 55718, United States
MN
 Turion Space Corp.Barrett BrownSpecial Projects Small Business Advanced Manufacturing  Turion is developing a self contained modular system for processing REE (specifically metals) utilizing a proprietary hydrometallurgical process. Seeking partners with expertise in tailings identification.
Website: turionspace.com

Email: rwesterdahl@turionspace.com

Phone: 3608138548

Address: 5 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
CA
 Boston UniversityUday PalProfessor Academic Advanced Manufacturing Rare earth metals production and refiningBy way of background, I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. I also have a Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.

In addition to my professional education, I also possess 6 years of industrial and thirty-five years of academic research experience in high-temperature chemical and electrochemical processes- energy conversion, energy storage, and metals production, including rare earth metals. I have garnered over $22 million in research funding, authored and co-authored over 300 publications, including 30 issued patents, and made over 200 invited presentations. I teach courses in materials thermodynamics, kinetics, fuel cells and batteries, transport phenomena, and extractive metallurgy.

I serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, Springer, Chair of the TMS Early Career, Weertman and Hume-Rothery Award Subcommittee, and Member of the Editorial Board of Advances in Manufacturing, Springer. Moreover, I have received several professional recognitions that demonstrate my stature as an expert in my field. For instance, in the last ten years, some of my major awards include:

•2026 TMS Fellow Award –For pioneering work in the area of Metallurgy and Materials Science and Engineering.
•2024 TMS Honorary Symposium- High-Temperature Electrochemistry: An FMD Symposium Honoring Uday B. Pal
•2022 TMS Light Metals and Extraction & Processing Divisions Energy Best Paper Award – For the paper “Quantifying the Relationship Between Microstructure and Performance in Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Infiltrated Ni/YSZ Symmetric Cells” in the J. of Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
•2020 Elected Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)- For pioneering work providing novel materials-based solutions in the field of engineering as applied to energy conversion and primary production of materials
•2015 AIME James Douglas Gold Medal- For pioneering work in the new field of metallurgy and materials as applied to primary production and recycling of metals
•2015 TMS Extraction and Processing Division Distinguished Lecturer Award- For pioneering work in the new field of metals production
Website: https://www.bu.edu/eng/profile/uday-pal-ph-d/

Email: upal@bu.edu

Phone: 617-435-5207

Address: 110 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 01701, United States
MA
 University of Wisconsin-MadisonLuca MastropasquaAssistant Professor Academic Hydrogen and Fuels Electrochemical separation and refiningExpertise in electrochemical devices and systems, specifically connected to fabrication, characterization, and testing of selective separation membranes. Experience in both polymer, ceramic, or composite materials to enable various thermal integration opportunities. Design of electrodialysis reactors for lithium extraction from dilute sources. Experience with metal ores refining via direct electrochemical routes.
Website: https://herd.engr.wisc.edu/

Email: luca.mastropasqua@wisc.edu

Phone: 9492476976

Address: 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
WI
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