CECD Hosts Symposium on Strategic Materials

College Park, MD, June 14, 2012

The First University of Maryland – Center for Energetic Concepts Development Symposium on Strategic Materials was held on 12 June 2012 at the Inn and Conference Center facilities located on the University of Maryland College Park campus.  The Symposium discussions focused on Rare Earth Elements (REEs), and on the specialized materials in batteries and fuel cells.  The Symposium was organized to provide balanced perspectives and insights by Government and DoD experts, prominent academic investigators, as well as experts from industry intimately and directly involved with rare earth elements, batteries, and fuel cells. For each of the three areas of interest, two speakers from industry and academia provided a state-of-the-art review for their area. Keynote speakers like Mr. David Cammarota (OSD), Mr. Andy Davis (MolyCorp), Prof. Greg Jackson (CECD), Dr. Chris Guzy (Ballard Power), Prof. Robert Moore (Virginia Tech) and Dr. Kamen Nechev (Saft Batteries) presented focused briefings as keynote addresses in the morning; panel sessions were conducted in the afternoon to allow additional perspectives and substantial interactions between the panelists and all the participants. 

A recently published CECD book titled Rare Earth Materials- Insights and Concerns was made available at the symposium. This book surveys some key trends and discusses issues and concerns in the field of rare earth materials.

Attendees of the CECD - Symposium on Strategic Materials