Presentation Speakers
Governor Mark Gordon, Keynote Speaker
Erin Phillips, Director of Cross-Cutting Programs, School of Energy Resources
Ryan Schierman, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, UR Energy, Inc.
Nick Lissolo, Chief Commercial Officer, American Rare Earths Limited
Moderators and Panelists
Autumn Eakin, Assistant Director of the Center for Economic Geology Research, School of Energy Resources
Jonathan Brant, Professor, Thomas and Shelley Botts Department Head in Civil Engineering, University of Wyoming
Brian Annes, counsel in the Energy & Mining Group at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Ariel Martin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wyoming
Tyler Brown, Program Manager, Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements, School of Energy Resources
Davin Bagdonas, Principal Research Professional, Coal, and Rare Earth Elements
Scott Montross, Acting Technology Director, Critical Minerals and Advanced Alloys Center of Excellence, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Dan Connell, President, CONSOL Innovations at Core Natural Resources
Hoon Choi, Assistant Professor and President's Distinguished Scholar, School of Energy Resources, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Brian Leonard, Associate Professor, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
Jinke Tang, Director, University of Wyoming Science Institute
Justin Loyka, Director, TNC Wyoming Energy Program
Paul Bonifas, Director of Buisness Development, Rare Element Resources
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.