Adam Smeltz

Key to the economy and national security, critical minerals underpin clean energy, electric vehicle batteries, the power grid and beyond. The EarthTalks speaker series is centering critical minerals work and viewpoints at Penn State and across the sector.

October 27, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Erica Smithwick , the director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

October 27, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Geochemist Rens Verburg, senior vice president and technical fellow in

October 29, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Renewable energy sources like wind and solar generation now account for over

Associate Professor Jesse Reimink will discuss critical mineral deposits found in certain ore-grade concentrations. His presentation is part of the fall EarthTalks series put on by the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.

November 5, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Shotaro Nakamura , an assistant professor of agricultural economics in the

November 13, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Elisa Alonso, assistant chief for the Minerals Intelligence Research Section at the U.S.

November 24, 2025 By Adam Smeltz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Plants dead and alive tell stories at the core of Sarah Ivory 's research.

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