Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences (NSF EAR) at one (or all) of our next virtual office hours:

Tuesday, July 15 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Monday, Aug. 18 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Thursday, Sept. 18 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT

NSF EAR staff will share information and updates on preparing proposals, address commonly asked questions, and answer your questions. The webinars will not be recorded.
Please register here: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_l38ny31bQval0xeKz1Hc9Q#/registration

For additional assistance with Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodationshttps://new.nsf.gov/about/meetings/accommodations, contact rarequest@nsf.govmailto:rarequest@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support. Please contact NSF at least 14 days before your meeting or event date for sessions lasting one day or less and 30 days in advance for sessions lasting two or more consecutive days to allow sufficient time to coordinate arrangements.

Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences (NSF EAR) for one (or both) of our next virtual office hours:

Monday, Aug. 18 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Thursday, Sept. 18 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT

NSF EAR staff will share information and updates on preparing proposals, address commonly asked questions, and answer your questions. The webinars will not be recorded.
Please register here: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_l38ny31bQval0xeKz1Hc9Q#/registration

For additional assistance with Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodationshttps://new.nsf.gov/about/meetings/accommodations, contact rarequest@nsf.govmailto:rarequest@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support. Please contact NSF at least 14 days before your meeting or event date for sessions lasting one day or less and 30 days in advance for sessions lasting two or more consecutive days to allow sufficient time to coordinate arrangements.

Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences (NSF EAR) for our upcoming virtual office hour:

Thursday, Sept. 18 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT

NSF EAR staff will share information and updates on preparing proposals, address commonly asked questions, and answer your questions. The webinars will not be recorded.
Please register here: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_l38ny31bQval0xeKz1Hc9Q#/registration

For additional assistance with Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodationshttps://new.nsf.gov/about/meetings/accommodations, contact rarequest@nsf.govmailto:rarequest@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support. Please contact NSF at least 14 days before your meeting or event date for sessions lasting one day or less and 30 days in advance for sessions lasting two or more consecutive days to allow sufficient time to coordinate arrangements.

Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to register to attend the Workshop on Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery on September 29, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. This workshop is being conducted in coordination with NASA, the USGS, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Utah, and will take place at the University of Utah on the day preceding the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) national meeting.

The primary goal of this workshop is to engage mining corporations and the academic research community to help build a robust workforce skilled in applying remote sensing data to domestic critical mineral discovery. The workshop is designed for a target audience of 100 participants, including industry professionals, academic researchers and early-career geoscientists (including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers). Stipends are available to help support early career researchers to attend.

The workshop is funded by the National Science Foundation Geoscience Directorate (NSF/GEO 2626251) and hosted at the University of Utah Critical Mineral Institute and held at:
University of Utah, Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House
155 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

• The website for the Workshop is: https://atmos.utah.edu/critical_minerals_imaging_workshop/index.php
• Online registration is on the above website, and at: https://www.formpl.us/form/4803366738788352

Workshop Highlights:

• Enhance Spectral Data Proficiency: Learn about various spectral data types, industrial applications, and how to identify remote sensing datasets relevant to critical mineral identification.
• Hands-on Training: Gain practical experience accessing and utilizing data through NASA's Earthdata (https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/)  and the JPL GEMx portals https://popo.jpl.nasa.gov/mmgis-aviris/?mission=GEMx)
• Data Integration & Processing: Explore perspectives on integrating spectral data with other vital geoscience resources—such as airborne geophysics, geologic mapping, and geochemical databases.
• Real-World Applications: Examine case studies demonstrating the successful application of spectral data in mineral resource exploration.
• Partnership & Funding Opportunities: Foster strategic collaborations between academia, industry, and government entities, and learn about available funding mechanisms for collaborative research, including future fiscal year 2027 investments.

Please register and confirm your attendance soon to join us for this collaborative event.

Best regards,
Ian McCubbin – Workshop Principal Investigator – University of Utah/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Raymond Kokaly – GEMx Principal Investigator – United States Geological Survey
Thomas Monecke – CASERM Principal Investigator – Colorado School of Mines
Dana Chadwick – EMIT Critical Minerals Lead – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David Williams – Physical Scientist - Environmental Protection Agency
Michael Free – Director Critical Mineral Institute – University of Utah