AGENDA

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn for Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

8:30-9:15 AM: Welcome, Introduction, and Goals for the CMLA 

• Erin Phillips, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  
• Pamela Tomski, ENTECH Strategies LLC 
• Scott Quillinan, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

9:15-10:45 AM: Strengths of the Cohort Sallie Greenberg, Sallie Greenberg Consulting

• Sallie Greenberg, Sallie Greenberg Consulting 

10:45-11:15 AM: Break

11:15-12:15 PM: Big Picture Relevance and Supply Chain Complexity 

• Tristan Childress, KeyLogic Systems, NETL Support Contractor

12:15-1:45 PM: Lunch (on campus options)

1:45-2:30 PM: Landscapes, Communities, and Critical Minerals Development Justin Loyka, The Nature Conservancy

2:30-3:00 PM: Lightning talks from member of the CMLA cohort

3:00-3:15 PM: Break

3:15-4:30 PM: Lightning talks from member of the CMLA cohort

4:30-5:00 PM: Introduction to group project

• Madison Mankin, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources 

5:00 PM: Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn

6:00 PM: Welcome dinner at Rib and Chop, Laramie 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:15-9:15 AM: Department of Energy Critical Minerals Programs 

• Tristan Childress, KeyLogic Systems, NETL Support Contractor  

9:15-9:30 AM: Break 

9:30-11:00 AM: U.S. Geological Survey Critical Minerals Programs 

• Elisa Alonso, U.S. Geological Survey 
• Kate Cambpell, U.S. Geological Survey 
• Jamey Jones, U.S. Geological Survey 
• Denise Levitan, U.S. Geological Survey 
• Alexander Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey  

11:00-11:45 AM: Tribal Opportunities, Considerations, and Developments 

• Jessica Eagle-Bluestone, Geothermal Rising 

11:45-1:00 PM: Lunch Sponsored by Southern Company 

1:00-2:00 PM: Critical Minerals Leadership 

• Sallie Greenberg, Sallie Greenberg Consulting 

2:00-2:15 PM: Break 

2:15-3:15 PM: Geopolitics of Sustainable Supply Chains 

• Melissa Sanderson, Board member of American Rare Earths and the Critical Minerals Institute; Career Member of U.S. Foreign Service 

3:15-4:15 PM: Critical Minerals Case Studies in Wyoming 

• UW School of Energy Resources Center for Economic Geology Research Minerals Team 

4:15-4:30 PM: Break 

4:30-5:15 PM: Fireside Chat: Utilization of Waste Streams 

• Nortey Yeboah, Southern Company 
• Fred McLaughlin, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

5:30 PM: Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn 

Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

8:15-9:15 AM: Critical Minerals Economics 

• Charles Sims, University of Tennessee 

9:15-10:15 AM: Demand and Supply Factors Meet Environmental Realities 

• Melissa Sanderson, Board member of American Rare Earths and the Critical Minerals Institute; Career Member of U.S. Foreign Service 

10:15-10:45 AM: Bus transport from Holiday Inn to Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming 

10:45-12:00 PM: Time to work on small group projects  

12:00-1:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion on Fellowship and Funding Opportunities – Lunch provided 

• Pamela Tomski, ENTECH Strategies LLC 
• Erin Phillips, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

1:00-1:15 PM: Break 

1:15-2:45 PM: Coal Core Workshop 

• Cole Messa, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  
• Tyler Brown, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

2:45-3:00 PM: Break 

3:00-3:45 PM: Social License and Public Perceptions of Critical Minerals Development 

• Franek Hasiuk, Sandia National Laboratory 

3:45-4:00 PM: Break 

4:00-5:00 PM: University of Wyoming 3D Visualization Center: Drone and Hyperspectral Capabilities 

• James Amato, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  
• Kyle Summerfield, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

5:00 PM: Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn 

Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie

9:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn for Energy Innovation Center, University of Wyoming

9:15-10:15 AM: Place-based relevance of Critical Minerals Development and Community Engagement

• Selena Gerace, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  
• Scott Quillinan, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

10:15-11:15 Critical Minerals Policy and Permitting Challenges 

• Madeleine Lewis, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources  

11:15-12:00 Critical Minerals Processing Technology 

• Hoon Choi, University of Wyoming 

12:00-1:30 PM:

Busses depart for Laramie Holiday Inn; Lunch on own 

Afternoon group activity such as optional hike at Vedauwoo  

Dinner on own; grocery store and restaurant options available within walking distance 

Location: Travel to northeast Wyoming 

8:00 AM: Busses depart Laramie Holiday Inn with lunch stop in Newcastle, Wyoming

2:00-5:00 PM: Visit to Devils Tower (hiking options)

5:00 PM: Group dinner at Campstool Ranch near Devils Tower sponsored by Rare Element Resources  

Location: Gillette, WY 

8:30 AM: Busses depart Gillette Holiday Inn for Dry Fork Mine

9:00-12:00 PM: Dry Fork Mine Tour

12:00 PM: Busses return to Gillette Holiday Inn for group lunch

1:30-3:00 Workshops/Presentations 

Workforce Development 

3:00-5:00 CMLA cohort presentations and discussion 

Dinner on own in Gillette 

Location: Gillette, WY; Travel to Laramie 

8:00 AM: Busses depart Gillette Holiday Inn  

9:00-12:00 PM: Visit to Rare Element Resources Core Repository and Resource Area

• Paul Bonifas, Rare Element Resources

12:00-5:00 PM: Bus transport to Laramie with lunch stop in Newcastle

6:00 PM: Group dinner Accommodations: Laramie Holiday Inn 

Bus to Denver; Participants fly from Denver