A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Delaware are attempting, for the first time, to map and model the flow of illicitly sourced materials in energy-critical minerals based on original research in several sources, transit, and destination countries. The research is funded through a 5-year National Science Foundation Grant for $999,984. Julie Klinger, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE), was recently named associate director of the Minerals, Materials and Society program. She is the principal investigator on the project.
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