The MagLab is funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida.
Securing domestic critical element supply chains
Launched with funding from the Florida Legislature in 2023, the Center will evaluate Florida's potential as a production center for rare earths, critical minerals, and recovered materials for national security, supply-chain independence, meeting state infrastructure needs, and supporting emerging industries such as electric vehicle production, battery manufacturing, and other manufacturing and infrastructure uses.
Read more about MagLab work on rare earth materials.
The mission of the the Center for Rare Earths, Critical Minerals, and Industrial Byproducts is to advance knowledge and technologies related to rare earth elements, critical minerals, and recovered materials. Specifically, this will be accomplished through research, educational and training programs, collaboration with industry partners, and policy and advocacy efforts.
This is a secondary electron image of a synthetic gypsum crystal captured using the Center's Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope.
Other state-of-the-art equipment at the Center includes laser ablation TOF-ICP-MS, alpha autoradiography, gamma spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
These exceptional instruments allow key insights into materials that could be the building blocks of future technologies.
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For information regarding the budget, purchasing, and other activities.