Skip to content

Workshop Agenda

2026 Critical Mineral Imaging Workshop

Tuesday September 29, 2026 – 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

University of Utah: Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House 

Time Session Speaker / Lead Location
8:00 - 9:00 AM Arrival, Coffee, and Light Refreshments    
9:00 - 9:05 AM Opening  Ian McCubbin (Utah and JPL)  Ballroom A/B
9:05 - 9:10 AM  Welcome to Univeristy of Utah  Taylor Randall (Utah) Ballroom A/B
9:10 - 9:15 AM  Intro to Workshop from NSF  Rachel Teasdale (NSF)  Ballroom A/B
9:15 - 10:00 AM Panel: Federal Agency Programs Panel & Q&A   Ballroom A/B
5 min from NASA Thomas Wagner (NASA) Ballroom A/B
5 Min from USGS  Collin Williams (USGS) Ballroom A/B
5 min from EPA David Hockey (EPA)  Ballroom A/B
30 min Panel on the status of Critical Mineral Work for the US Civil Agency’s NSF, NASA, USGS, EPA Ballroom A/B
10:00 - 10:30 AM Break and Networking    
10:30 - 10:45 AM Overview of GEMx & EMIT Raymond Kokaly, Dana Chadwick Ballroom A/B
10:45 - 11:45 AM Workshop - GEMx & EMIT data access points (EarthData and MMGIS) with feedback M. Thornton, E. Bolch, R. Kokaly, D. Chadwick Ballroom A/B
11:45 - 12:00 PM AM Wrap Up     
12:00 - 1:30 PM Networking Lunch    
1:30 - 2:45 PM Track 1: Basics Understanding Mineral Mapping Workshop - GEMx, EMIT, and Earthdata - QGIS M.Thorton and Dana  Dumke
Track 2: Advanced Understanding Mineral Mapping Workshop - Python, USGS-MICA  Eric, Phil, Ray, Rupesh  Henriksen
Track 4: Resources and funding: opportunities specifically earmarked for collaborative critical minerals research. Rachel Teasdale (NSF)  Patel
Track 3: Interdisciplinary Data Integration: benefits of combining spectral data with other geoscience resources, such as airborne geophysics, geochemistry, and geological mapping. Thomas Moenecke (CSM), Jamey Jones Ballroom A/B
2:45 - 3:15 PM Break and Networking    
3:15 - 4:15 PM Panel: Industry & Academic Engagement   Ballroom A/B
5 Min NSF CASERM Thomas Moenecke (CSM) Ballroom A/B
5 Min Critical Mineral Institute Michael Free (UofU) Ballroom A/B
     
30 Min Panel on Academia and Industry   Ballroom A/B
3:15 - 4:15 PM Track 1 and 2 part B - Hands On "Office Hours" M. Thornton, E. Bolch, D. Chadwick Dumke
4:15 - 5:00 PM Customer Discovery for Federal Partners & Wrap-up - Next Steps  Workshop Leads Ballroom A/B
5:00 - 5:15 PM Participant Survey and Feedback Workshop Leads Ballroom A/B
5:15 - 5:30 PM Closing Comments/Next Steps    Ballroom A/B
 
Last Updated: 9/15/26