Focus Topic for 2012: Manufacturing of Ceramics

Information for Attendees Only

Publications:

• Publication from 2011 Meeting: S. Freiman and L.D. Madsen, “Issues of Scarce Materials in the United States”, American Ceramic Soc. Bull. 91(4), 40-45 (Apr. 2012). (pdf)
• Publication from 2010 Meeting: S. Freiman, L.D. Madsen and J. Rumble, “A Perspective on Materials Databases”, American Ceramic Soc. Bull. 90(2), 28-32 (Mar. 2011). (pdf)
• Publication from 2008 Meeting: S. Freiman, L.D. Madsen and J.W. McCauley, “Advances in Ceramics through Government-Supported Research”, American Ceramic Soc. Bull. 88(1), 27-31 (Jan. 2009). (pdf)

Reports and Events on Critical Elements / Materials and Scarce Minerals (including rare earths):

Disclaimer: The views expressed in these reports are those of the author/s and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the National Science Foundation or the U.S. Government. No endorsement is implied by the inclusion of a report or event listing or link on this site. Any questions or suggestions may be directed to Dr. Lynnette Madsen: lmadsen@nsf.gov or (703) 292-4936.

• U.S. Department of Energy: 2011 Critical Materials Strategy (Dec. 2011)

• Resnick Institute CalTech: Critical Materials For Sustainable Energy Applications (Sept. 2011)

• The National Academy of Sciences: The Role of Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources Workshop (Sept. 2011)


• Congressional Hearing: China’s Monopoly on Rare Earths (Sept. 21, 2011)


• Congressional Research Service: Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (June 2011)
  
  
• Center for New American Security (CNAS): Elements of Security: Mitigating the Risks of U.S. Dependence on Critical Minerals (May 2011)
  
  
• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy: A Rare-Earth Crisis? (Apr. 2011)
  
  
• Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS): China’s Rare Earth Elements Industry (Mar. 2011)


• European Union Communication on Commodity Markets and Raw Materials - guide (Feb. 2011)


• APS Panel on Public Affairs (POPA) Reports, Energy Critical Elements Report and Energy Critical Fact Sheets (Feb. 2011)
  
  
• U.S. Department of Energy: New Critical Materials Strategy (Dec. 2010)


• The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies: Rare Earth Elements and Strategic Mineral Policy (Nov. 2010)


• U.S. Senate Subcommitee on Energy Hearing (Sept. 30, 2010)


• CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE: Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain (Sept. 2010)


• HEARING CHARTER: Rare Earth Minerals and 21st Century Industry (Mar. 2010)
  
  
• MIT Energy Initiative Workshop Report: Critical Elements for New Energy Technologies (Apr. 2010)


• GAO BRIEFING: Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain (Apr. 2010)


• Stichting Materials innovation institute (M2i): Material Scarcity (2009)


• NATIONAL ACADEMIES Roundtable: Diminishing Natural Resources (Oct. 2009) and Meeting Summary


• NATIONAL ACADEMIES: Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy (2008)


• NATIONAL ACADEMIES: Managing Materials for a Twenty-first Century Military (2008)