The Critical Minerals & Materials Science Summit (CM²S²) is a premier interdisciplinary conference convening leaders from national laboratories, government, industry, and academia to advance the science and technology underpinning secure, sustainable critical mineral supply chains.

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a national priority, critical minerals and materials science are foundational to energy dominance, economic competitiveness, and national security. CM²S² directly supports this mission by fostering innovation across the full research-to-deployment continuum—connecting foundational science with applied research, pilot-scale studies, and deployable solutions.

Hosted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Pacific Northwest Chapter of AVS Science & Technology Society, CM²S² will showcase cutting-edge research in supply chain modeling, extraction and separations science, and AI-enabled autonomous research to accelerate translation from discovery to applied research and development.

Shape the Future of Critical Minerals

Join us at CM²S² – Discovery to Deployment to help define the science, data, and technologies needed to secure resilient, sustainable critical mineral supply chains—and to build the collaborative ecosystem that will advance science and deliver solutions at scale.