Active Technical Panels
1a – Technologies for Recovery of Critical Minerals from Mining-Influenced Water
A Call for Applications (CFA) for technologies that are at a technology readiness level (TRL) 3-4 (Track A) or TRL 5-7 (pilot-scale; Track B) was announced in Fall 2024. EMRTAI is working with three technology developers who submitted applications to design technology assessments for recovering critical minerals from mining-influenced water . A Technical Panel of 8 stakeholders and subject matter experts was assembled to provide input and review the general protocol. The Technical Panel will provide a peer review of the Technology Assessment Report.
General Protocol: General Technology Assessment Protocol for Critical Minerals Recovery Technologies for Mining-Influenced Water
Active Period: May-June 2025
Technology Assessment Report: TBD
Review Period: November-December 2025
Technical Panel Members:
Robin Bullock, Montana Technological University
Barbara Butler, EPA Office of Research and Development
Jeffrey Gillow, Arcadis
Joy Jenkins, EPA Region 8
Kim Prestbo, EPA Office of Research and Development
Logan Schultz, Trihydro Corporation
Dawn Wellman, Rio Tinto
John Zinza, Washington State Department of Ecology, Toxics Cleanup Program
1b – Technologies for Recovery of Critical Minerals from Mining-Influenced Water
A Call for Applications (CFA) for technologies that are commercially available or at a technology readiness level (TRL) of 5-7 was announced in Fall 2024. An application was submitted by a commercial vendor for using field portable x-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) to characterize critical minerals in solid mining waste. A Technical Panel of 9 stakeholders and subject matter experts was assembled to provide input and review the general protocol that will guide the technology assessment. The Technical Panel will provide a peer review of the Technology Assessment Report.
General Protocol: General Technology Assessment Protocol for Characterization Critical Minerals in Solid Mining Waste using Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence
Review Period: April – May 2025
Technology Assessment Report: TBD
Review Period: October-November 2025
Technical Panel Members:
Robert Gregory, University of Wyoming
Cecilia Lazo-Skold, Regeneration
Andrew Nicholson, Integral Consulting
Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology
Karla Lesli, Parsons
Karina Rogers, HDR, Inc.
Matt Noerpel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Anna Wendt, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory