Critical Materials Innovation Hub

Winter Meeting at Mines

February 9-11, 2026

11th Annual Forum for Students and Early Career Researchers

Who should attend

The meeting is open to CMI Team Members and Affiliates. For questions about who should attend, please contact Jennifer Brockpahler.

Planning Your Travel

For most attendees: Monday-Wednesday, February 9-11. Arrive Monday by 2 PM or 3 PM if you signed up for an optional tour or by 5 PM for the Welcome and Social with Industry. Depart Wednesday after 2 PM, unless your Project Lead indicates otherwise.

Leadership Academy: Monday-Thursday, February 9-13. Arrive Monday before 5 PM for the Welcome and Social with Industry. Depart Thursday after Noon.

Leadership Team: Monday-Friday, February 9-13. Arrive Monday before 2 PM for an afternoon meeting. Depart Friday after Noon.

Registration is Closed

For questions or changes, view the contacts and help section, or email cmi@mines.edu

Optional Tours on Monday for CMI Attendees. Registration is now closed.

Details will be emailed to registrants by Friday, February 6.

National Lab of the Rockies (NLR) – Pre-approved US Citizens only
Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy (KIEM) Laboratories

If your plans change or you will arrive too late for your tour, please email CMI@mines.edu to cancel.

Presentation Details

New this year, in addition to posters and traditional 15 minute oral presentations, we are offering a third presentation format – 3 Minutes @ Mines! This oral presentation is shorter and focuses on delivering a concise presentation to a broad audience.

View details on presentation structure/format of each presentation type here.

View the Detailed Agenda HERE

Overview Agenda

Monday, February 9 – Travel day for all attendees

Project Meetings by Invitation 1 – 4 PM
Tour Registrations for NLR and Kroll are now closed. Details will be emailed to approved attendees by Friday, February 6.

Welcome and Social Time with Industry in the Museum of Earth Science (Geology Museum) 5 – 7 PM. Social time ends at 7 PM (Dinner on your own)

Tuesday, February 10, Winter Meeting Day 1. Student Center Ballrooms, 7:45 AM to 5:30 PM

7:45 AM Check in, gathering, and coffee. Set up posters. (breakfast on your own)
8:30 AM Opening remarks, Walter Copan, VP for Research and Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines
9:00 AM Presentations
11:20 AM DOE remarks by Jeremy Mehta, Chief of Staff, Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing (CM3)
1:50 AM Group Photo – Outside if weather allows

Noon-1:30 PM – Lunch and DOE listening session
12:30 PM Lunch continues in ABC during the DOE listening session with Jeremy Mehta

1:30 PM Presentations
3:30 PM Poster session and social time (2 hours)
5:30 PM Day 1 Adjourns (Dinner on your own)

Wednesday, February 11, Winter Meeting Day 2. Student Center Ballrooms, 7:45 AM to 2 PM

7:45 AM Gathering and coffee (breakfast on your own)
8:30 AM Overview
8:40 AM Presentations
11:30 AM – Lunch
12:15 PM Education & Workforce Development, Jeanette Alberg and Jahi Simbai National Lab of the Rockies (NLR)
12:45 PM Life after CMI Panel Discussion – Max Brown, Arturo Hirata Miyasaki, Kinjal Gandha
1:30 PM Closing remarks, awards, and photos. Tom Lograsso, CMI Director
2:00 PM Day 2 adjourns
(Most attendees depart campus after 2 PM)

Afternoon activities: between 2:30 PM and 5 PM
(Optional) Self-organized meetings in the ballrooms or off campus
Leadership Team, and other groups meet by invitation
Leadership Academy group activity

Thursday, February 12

Leadership Team 8 AM – 5 PM
Leadership Academy 8 AM – Noon, then departs

Friday, February 13

Leadership Team 8 AM – 11:30 AM

Logistics

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Contact Us for Help

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Payments, Receipts, Refunds, Registration Changes

Email Learn@mines.edu

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Agenda, Abstracts, Tours, General Info, Special Requests

Email Maureen Allen

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Leadership Team, Advisory Board, Industry Council

Email Jennifer Brockpahler