NSF Center for Sustainable Separations of Metals

Congratulations, Eric!!

Thanks to all who have contributed to the work of the CSSM! Happy to share our Managing Director recognized.

Delighted to acknowledge the labs of @GCSchatz, @TheBartLab, @vincentchem, Prof. Jenifer Shafer, @SchelterGroup, and @JLsessler and @TheFranklin for their work putting together and testing the Hidden Treasures Experiment Outreach Videos that are live now! cssm.upenn.edu/public-outreac…

Congratulations to @TheBartLab, @madeleineuible and Dr. Jerod Keiser, for their recent publication titled, "Separation of Tellurium from Metal Chalcogenides Through Mild Anhydrous Chlorination" in Chem - A European Journal! Link here: …mistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

We are so proud of CSSM undergraduate, Sean Deresh, who was chosen as a student lecturer for Penn's Climate Week, sharing his experiences growing up in Puerto Rico and the importance of reversing climate change. Great work!

Congratulations to the team on winning the 2022 Anders Gustaf Ekeberg Tantalum Prize! Eric represented the @Pennchemistry @PennSAS and @NUChemistry @NSF_CSSM team for the award talk this week at the TIC Annual Meeting this week in Geneva! Awesome conference trip to @CERN too!

What a great time at the Soil SHOP this weekend, where community members came by to learn about what is in their soil and how to mitigate potential Pb exposures! Thanks to our partners @TheFranklin for including us in the event and for their excellent energy!

We are so humbled to have been a very small part of the equation and unbelievably proud of the team at @StemPennPal for putting together an amazing set of events to bring together minoritized students to learn about grad school in STEM at Penn. Congratulations and thank you!

So excited to support this excellent initiative to bring diversity, equity and inclusion to Penn's STEM graduate programs! Can't wait for this event in October!

Congrats to @maxfurigay, Nikhil Chellam, Marta Guron, Juno Johnson, Sarah Bennett, @LeightonOJones, @vincentchem, @GCSchatz, @SchelterGroup, @sirfrasersays, @Shanicane11, and @jencshafer for a collaborative effort in promoting critical metals learning: scholarlyteacher.com/post/interdisc…!

Needles and Catalytic Converters: What do these items have in common? Platinum! Platinum is an expensive and important critical metal used in fine jewelry, as well as both of these items. Our friends @NSF_CSSM work toward separating Pt sustainably: web.sas.upenn.edu/cssm-project/r…

As we head into assembling our last set of outreach kits (coming soon), we took some to appreciate our community and the supportive group of scientists we have. Thank you, @vincentchem, Dr. Chong Liu, Dr. Andreas Stein, Ranadeb, Bobby, Jenn, @MalloukLab, and @SchelterGroup!

Thanks to all our 2022 #CSSMSustainabilityAmbassador speakers! Congratulations to our raffle entry winners getting a limited edition CSSM charger: @AA_Josh1, @ProfessorSimeon, @CYerbz, @jdillenburger, Madeleine Uible, and Ranadeb Ball!

Link for more information and registration link: cssm.upenn.edu/2022/07/11/sus…

Final day! @gavindjharper shares how the Ukraine War affects critical metals, Dr. Maria Macia shares legal and economic ramifications on critical metals industry, and Dr. Andy Pawlikowski talks about purification of PGMs @JohnsonMatthey_ #CSSMSustainabilityAmbassador

@Devin_Eleven We were so honored to have you! Thank you for being part of our program and allowing us a glimpse into your incredible insights.

I had a great time chatting with everyone today!

Day 2 of Sustainability Ambassadors brings us Mary McRae on lifecycle assessments, @MartyWeems sharing perspectives on rare earth mining, Marta Guron sharing tips for an academic job market, and Alison Shamir helping us with impostor syndrome! Join us! cssm.upenn.edu/2022/07/11/sus…

Today is day 1! Please join us by registering here: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regist… as we listen to Dr. Joan Brennecke, Mr. Joe Martino, and Dr. Devin Swiner @Devin_Eleven share their perspectives. More info: cssm.upenn.edu/2022/07/11/sus… #networking #separations #BlackinChem

Have you registered for Sustainability Ambassadors, July 18-20, yet? Check out our amazing line-up of speakers and schedule of events at: cssm.upenn.edu/2022/07/11/sus…. To register, click here: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regist…. The events are free and open to all! #professionaldevelopment

Join us in welcoming Dr Joan Brennecke, Dr Joe Martino, @Devin_Eleven, Dr Mary McRae, @MartyWeems, Ms Alison Shamir, @gavindjharper, Dr Maria Macia, and Dr Andy Pawlikowski as we discuss topics from the Ukraine War to rare earths to law. Register here: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regist…