United States
Official name United States of America · Unol Daleithiau America
What I did in the United States
Engagement from the United States
Written about the United States
Cities and towns I have visited
The critical materials list for the United States in my Critical Materials Navigator
States
- Alabama 1
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 1
- California 13
- Colorado 11
- Connecticut 1
- Delaware
- District of Columbia 3
- Florida 2
- Georgia 1
- Hawaii
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 15
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 2
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine 3
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 15
- Michigan 9
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri
- Montana 1
- Nebraska
- Nevada 1
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico
- New York 16
- North Carolina 2
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 5
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania 6
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee 1
- Texas 1
- Utah 1
- Vermont
- Virginia 3
- Washington 2
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 1
- Wyoming
- US, state not recorded 95
Events 9
Invited speaker 4Panellist 4Workshop facilitator 1Contributing speaker 1
- Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) 2024 10 December 2024 · Las Vegas
- Birmingham-UIUC BRIDGE collaboration workshop 1 August 2023 · Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
- UK-US Energy Storage Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 August 2023 · Golden, Colorado
- NAATBatt Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop V 8–9 August 2022 · Ann Arbor
- Sustainability Ambassadors 2022 (NSF CSSM, University of Pennsylvania) 20 July 2022
- Wards Intelligence FOCUS: Electrification 2020 (virtual) 19 November 2020
- CAST (Circular All Star Team) monthly virtual meeting 12 November 2020
- ACT Virtual 2020 1 September 2020
- IEA EGRD workshop 'Life in the Fast Lane: Evolving Paradigms for Mobility and Transportation Systems of the Future' 27 October 2016 · Washington DC
Talks & roles 16
Talks 12Visits 2Engagement events 1Consultancy 1
- Leading Edge Innovations for a Future Circular Economy of Lithium Ion Batteries 2024 · Cambridge EnerTech (Cambridge Innovation Institute) — Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) 2024
- NAATBatt Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop 2023, Indianapolis 2023 · NAATBatt International — NAATBatt International 6th Annual Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop
- Research visit to the Colorado School of Mines (critical materials) 2023 · Colorado School of Mines
- Participant, UK-US Energy Storage Workshop (Faraday Institution delegation), National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2023 · National Renewable Energy Laboratory with the Faraday Institution
- Participant, University of Birmingham - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaboration workshop 2023 · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Birmingham — Birmingham-UIUC BRIDGE collaboration workshop
- Speaker, NAATBatt 5th Annual Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop 2022 · NAATBatt International — NAATBatt International 5th Annual Workshop on Lithium Battery Recycling
- The Ukraine war and its impact on critical metals supply (Sustainability Ambassadors 2022) 2022 · NSF Center for the Sustainable Separation of Metals (CSSM), University of Pennsylvania
- Battery recycling panel (with Linda Gaines, Argonne, and Christopher Michelbacher, Audi of America) 2020 · Wards Intelligence (Informa) — Wards Intelligence FOCUS: Electrification 2020 (virtual)
- Understanding the challenges behind battery recycling in North America (panel) 2020 · Companies for Zero Waste (CZW) — CAST (Circular All Star Team) monthly virtual meeting
- Panel 'Accelerating Second Life & Recycling', ACT Virtual 2020 (Module 2, Episode 3: Battery Tech Workshop Part 3) 2020 · Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (ACT Expo) — ACT Virtual 2020
- Overview of the Faraday Institution ReLiB battery recycling project (Ford Research & Innovation discovery day) 2019 · Ford Motor Company, Research & Innovation Center
- Presentation to Argonne battery and recycling researchers as Faraday Institution representative (ReLiB) 2019 · Argonne National Laboratory (host Linda Gaines) — Meeting with the Faraday Institution representative (ReCell Center)
- Research visits to US institutions (Argonne National Laboratory, University of Michigan Energy Institute, Alfred University, MIT) 2019 · Host institutions
- Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Recycling (presentation at NREL) 2018 · National Renewable Energy Laboratory, with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory — International Discussion on Lithium Ion Battery Recycling
- Business models for ultra-low emission vehicles and sustainability 2016 · International Energy Agency EGRD, hosted by the US Department of Energy — IEA EGRD workshop 'Life in the Fast Lane: Evolving Paradigms for Mobility and Transportation Systems of the Future'
- Consultant to Rocky Mountain Institute (research support, Factor Ten Engineering project) 2009 · Rocky Mountain Institute
Institutions 23
Universities & research bodies 22Universities visited (map) 10National labs visited (map) 2Studied with (map) 2Visiting lectures & teaching (map) 1Research collaborations (map) 1Funders 1Conferences (map) 1Online events (map) 1
- Alfred University Visiting lectures & teaching · Universities visited
- Argonne National Laboratory Lemont · Research collaborations · National labs visited
- Birmingham-Illinois Partnership: Discovery, Engagement & Education Funders
- Case Western Reserve University Universities visited
- Colorado School of Mines Universities visited
- Harvard University Universities visited
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge · Studied with · Universities visited
- Mercyhurst University
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory National labs visited
- Rochester Institute of Technology Universities visited
- Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Stanford University Stanford · Studied with
- Stetson University DeLand
- The Ohio State University Universities visited · Conferences
- University of California Davis Davis · Universities visited
- University of Chicago Chicago
- University of Colorado Boulder Boulder
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Universities visited
- University of Massachusetts Boston Boston
- University of Minnesota Minneapolis
- University of Montana Missoula
- University of Pennsylvania Online events
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Universities visited
Companies 2
- Rocky Mountain Institute Basalt
- United Nations Development Programme New York
Policy organisations 4
Co-authors’ institutions 32
Academic 22Industrial 5Consultancy 3National laboratories & facilities 2
- Argonne National Laboratory National laboratories & facilities
- Arizona State University Academic
- Ford Motor Company (United States) Industrial
- Iowa State University Academic
- Lehigh University Academic
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Academic
- Mississippi State University Academic
- NICE America Research Industrial
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory National laboratories & facilities
- Pennsylvania State University Academic
- Sivananthan Laboratories (United States) Industrial
- Stanford University Academic
- Stony Brook University Academic
- The Ohio State University Academic
- University of California, Davis Academic
- University of Chicago Academic
- University of Colorado Boulder Academic
- University of Colorado System Academic
- University of Southern Mississippi Academic
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville Academic
- University of Utah Academic
- University of Washington Academic
- Virginia Tech Academic
- Westbrook University Academic
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Academic
+ 7 more institutions from my co-authors map
Data: OpenAlex (CC0), 6 November 2026
Patents 3
- Battery packaging 2025 · US 2025/0173688 A1
- Methods for cathode recycling of end-of-life lithium batteries 2023 · US 11,715,849 B2
- Cathode recycling of end-of-life lithium batteries 2023 · US 11,605,844 B2
Press coverage
Published in the United States 54
- An EV sales surge is building—but not because of oil prices 20 Apr 2026 · Charged EVs
- China's Rare Earth Curbs Threaten Europe's Defense, Economy: Experts 21 Oct 2025 · The Epoch Times
- Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel's Redwood Chases EV Battery Future Amid A.I. Energy Rush 26 Sep 2025 · Observer
- Trump wants Ukraine's rare earth elements. Experts say he's overlooking a major issue. 25 Mar 2025 · Business Insider
- Partnership working key to unlocking EV battery recycling problem 4 Feb 2025 · ScienceDaily
- Lithium-ion battery recycling goes large 20 Nov 2023 · Chemical & Engineering News
- Galio y germanio: lo que significa para el mundo el nuevo movimiento de China en la guerra de los microchips [Gallium and germanium: what China's new move in the microchip war means for the world] 26 Sep 2023 · FEBICHAM
- Battery recycling: The global ecosystem 21 Jul 2023 · MIT Technology Review Research
- China's gallium and germanium controls: what they mean and what could happen next 14 Jul 2023 · Alaska Beacon
- 鎵、鍺生產並非不可取代 中國出口管制嚇唬誰? [Gallium and germanium production is not irreplaceable: who are China's export controls meant to frighten?] 8 Jul 2023 · VOA Cantonese
- 镓、锗生产并非不可取代 中国出口管制吓唬谁? [Gallium and germanium production is not irreplaceable: who are China's export controls meant to frighten?] 8 Jul 2023 · VOA Chinese
- Tapping into the EV energy Jan 2023 · The Spokesman-Review
- When will battery recycling ramp up? Jan 2023 · LancasterOnline
- Startups race to launch battery-recycling plants 29 Dec 2022 · Star Tribune
- Electric cars are taking off, but when will battery recycling follow? 21 Dec 2022 · The New York Times
- Green pollution: UK must act immediately to prevent a huge waste management problem caused by electric car batteries 6 Apr 2022 · Natural News
- Tesla Is Winning The EV Race, But For How Long? 6 Apr 2022 · International Business Times
- War in Ukraine Could Cut Global Supply of Essential Elements for Making Green Technology 14 Mar 2022 · Homeland Security Newswire
- Clean energy tech needs to be designed for recycling, experts say 14 Jan 2022 · The Verge
- Innovation Needed to Reclaim Lithium from Old Batteries 29 Nov 2021 · ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
- Deep questions 13 Sep 2021 · Time
- A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs 7 Sep 2021 · Time
- Amid Bolt battery fire probe, NHTSA asks LG if other vehicles are affected 7 Sep 2021 · The Detroit News
- New Recycling Methods Will Make Electric Vehicles Greener Jul 2021 · VOA Learning English
- How to Invest in Rare-Earth Stocks 9 Jun 2021 · U.S. News & World Report
- As electric vehicles take off, we'll need to recycle their batteries 28 May 2021 · National Geographic
- A Dead Battery Dilemma 21 May 2021 · Science
- The time to solve the electric car’s battery problem is now 23 Jan 2021 · Quartz
- Amazon, Panasonic, and recycling start-ups prepare for battery wave tsunami 12 Dec 2020 · CNBC
- Ohio startup to reuse battery cells aims to spark economic growth in Appalachia 16 Nov 2020 · Energy News Network
- Virtuous Circle Nov 2020 · ASEE Prism
- Million-Mile Batteries Are Coming. Are They a Revolution? 11 Jul 2020 · Mother Jones
- What Happens After a ‘Million-Mile Battery’ Outlasts the Car? 11 Jul 2020
- ‘Million-mile’ batteries are coming. Are they a revolution? 6 Jul 2020 · Grist
- Most lithium batteries end up in a landfill. A new bill aims to change that. 17 Mar 2020 · Grist
- Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 Threatening EV, Computer Production 26 Feb 2020 · International Business Times
- Elizabeth Warren wants to ban mining on public lands — with one exception 26 Feb 2020 · Grist
- Running on EV: The race to solve lithium-ion battery recycling before it’s too late 28 Jan 2020 · Fortune
- A Recycling Renegade Is Out of Prison—and Ready to Tackle the Electric Vehicle Battery Crisis 19 Dec 2019 · Gizmodo
- Better methods needed for disposing of lithium-ion batteries 11 Nov 2019 · Transportation Today
- Dark side of electric vehicles: Mountains of battery waste, study warns 7 Nov 2019 · WRAL Tech Wire
- Electric cars could pose a major environmental challenge if firms don't act 7 Nov 2019 · Inverse
- The electric vehicle industry needs to figure out its battery problem 6 Nov 2019 · The Verge
- The rapid rise of electric vehicles could lead to a mountain of battery waste 6 Nov 2019 · CNN
- Today's Electric Car Batteries Will Be Tomorrow's E-Waste Crisis, Scientists Warn 6 Nov 2019 · Vice
- Pioneiros das baterias de iões deíons lítio ganham o Préêmio Nobel da Química 2019 14 Oct 2019 · Chemical & Engineering News
- 锂离子电池开拓者获得2019年诺贝尔化学奖 14 Oct 2019 · Chemical & Engineering News
- Lithium-ion battery pioneers nab 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 9 Oct 2019 · Chemical & Engineering News
- Los pioneros de las baterías de litio ganan el Premio Nobel de Química 2019 9 Oct 2019 · Chemical & Engineering News
- 3 Contrarian Reasons to Believe in Exxon Mobil Stock 4 Oct 2019 · InvestorPlace
- 3 Reasons Why Nio Stock Is Stuck in Gear 4 Oct 2019 · InvestorPlace
- New books arrive at Crosby Memorial Library 4 Mar 2012 · The Picayune Item
- Here are 10 books to help you live a greener life Mar 2009 · The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois)
- At the libraries 19 Nov 2006 · Kingsport Times-News
Mentioning the United States, from anywhere 32
In the headline (2)
- Galio y germanio: por qué son clave en la guerra de los microchips entre China y Estados Unidos [Gallium and germanium: why they are key in the microchip war between China and the United States] La Tercera · 4 Aug 2023
- North American Biodiesel Conference and Expo EcoGeek · 7 May 2007
In the text only (30)
- Helium’s Invisible Crisis: How the Iran War Is Deflating the World’s Supply CPECWire · 10 Apr 2026
- Iran war deflates critical helium production supplies Axios · 7 Apr 2026
- Gallium and germanium: What China’s new move in microchip war means for world BBC News · 2 Aug 2023
- Government launches first critical minerals strategy - here's how we can help University of Birmingham · 29 Jul 2022
- A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs Time · 7 Sep 2021
- Battery electric cars are the future. But do we really have to get metals out of the ocean for this? Neue Zürcher Zeitung · 17 Jul 2021
- New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener The Times of India · Jul 2021
- 3 formas de invertir en las prometedoras acciones de "tierras raras" BolsaMania · 11 Jun 2021
- Tierras raras: ¿Dónde invertir? Beneficios y riesgos Mining Press · 11 Jun 2021
- How to Invest in Rare-Earth Stocks U.S. News & World Report · 9 Jun 2021
- As electric vehicles take off, we'll need to recycle their batteries National Geographic · 28 May 2021
- A Dead Battery Dilemma Science · 21 May 2021
- Amazon, Panasonic, and recycling start-ups prepare for battery wave tsunami CNBC · 12 Dec 2020
- Virtuous Circle ASEE Prism · Nov 2020
- China Promotes Climate Goal, and Builds New Coal Plants Power · 24 Sep 2020
- EVs, batteries and the multi-million-tonne scrap heap Engineering & Technology · 11 Jul 2020
- Die Altlast der Elektromobilität Spektrum der Wissenschaft (Spectrum of Science) · 9 Jun 2020
- Most lithium batteries end up in a landfill. A new bill aims to change that. Grist · 17 Mar 2020
- Running on EV: The race to solve lithium-ion battery recycling before it’s too late Fortune · 28 Jan 2020
- A Recycling Renegade Is Out of Prison—and Ready to Tackle the Electric Vehicle Battery Crisis Gizmodo · 19 Dec 2019
- Better methods needed for disposing of lithium-ion batteries Transportation Today · 11 Nov 2019
- National Public Radio, All Things Considered National Public Radio · 6 Nov 2019
- Pioneiros das baterias de iões deíons lítio ganham o Préêmio Nobel da Química 2019 Chemical & Engineering News · 14 Oct 2019
- Lithium-ion battery pioneers nab 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Chemical & Engineering News · 9 Oct 2019
- Los pioneros de las baterías de litio ganan el Premio Nobel de Química 2019 Chemical & Engineering News · 9 Oct 2019
- 3 Contrarian Reasons to Believe in Exxon Mobil Stock InvestorPlace · 4 Oct 2019
- 3 Reasons Why Nio Stock Is Stuck in Gear InvestorPlace · 4 Oct 2019
- Leading the charge on recycling used electric vehicle batteries 23 Aug 2019
- Argonne collaborates to review current battery recycling processes for electric vehicles
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) academic experts University of Birmingham
Broadcasts 8
Online Video 5Radio 2Television 1
- Tesla Megapack Battery Fire Fuels Concerns 4 Aug 2021 · NTD News
- Lithium-Ion Batteries Help Power Civilizations, But How Can They Be Recycled? 6 Nov 2019 · Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)
- National Public Radio, All Things Considered 6 Nov 2019 · National Public Radio
- Robert Llewellyn interviewed by Gavin D. J. Harper at the Revolve Eco Rally 24 Apr 2009 · EcoGeek
- California Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 18 Jan 2009 · EcoGeek
- Gavin D. J. Harper visits the European Marine Energy Centre 26 Jun 2008 · EcoGeek
- Gavin D. J. Harper visits the PURE Energy Centre 25 Nov 2007 · EcoGeek
- North American Biodiesel Conference and Expo 7 May 2007 · EcoGeek
Citing papers
758 papers by authors in the United States cite my work. Research impact
Data: OpenAlex (CC0), 6 November 2026
Libraries holding my books 28
University libraries 27Specialist & research libraries 11National libraries 1
- Appalachian State University University libraries
- Auburn University University libraries
- Bradley University University libraries
- Columbia College Library University libraries
- DeVry University University libraries
- Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- Eli M. Oboler Library Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- Emporia State University University libraries
- Eugene S. Farley Library Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- Henderson State University University libraries
- Illinois Institute of Technology Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- Iowa State University University libraries
- IUPUI Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- Library of Congress, Washington D.C. National libraries
- Milwaukee School of Engineering Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- North Carolina State University University libraries
- Purdue University Northwest Library University libraries
- RIT Libraries Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- SUNY Canton Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- SUNY Oswego Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- UAA/APU Consortium Library Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- UMass Boston Specialist & research libraries · University libraries
- University Drive University libraries
- University of Mary University libraries
- University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College University libraries
- Valdosta State University University libraries
- Worcester State University University libraries
- Yale University University libraries
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Teaching with my books 2
Undergraduate 1Extension 1
- Mercyhurst University: planetary geology lab module (GEOL 203/204) Mercyhurst University
- Ohio State University Extension: Ohio 4-H Solid-Fuel Rocketry Master (503M) The Ohio State University
Exhibits 6
- Corning Museum of Glass Science museums
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Science museums
- Mines Museum of Earth Science Science museums
- MIT Museum Science museums
- Museum of Science Science museums
- The Harvard Museum of Natural History Science museums
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My writing about the United States 12
- Afterword: The Future of Alternative Energy Publication In the text
- CHOCOLATE POWER Publication In the text
- Convergence on Zero for Equitable Sustainability Blog post In the text
- Environmentally and Technologically Advanced Crappers Blog post In the text
- Global implications of the EU battery regulation Publication In the text
- High-Throughput Graphite Recovery from Battery Anode Scrap, Impacts of Using In-Line Near-Infrared Processing on Material Integrity Publication In the text
- Magic Machine Sucks CO2 From Air Blog post In the text
- Russia, Ukraine, and the Critical Materials–Energy Nexus Publication In the text
- The Geopolitics of Cobalt Publication In the text
- The supply chain for electric car batteries is changing the world's geopolitics Blog post In the text
- The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence Publication In the text
- What resources will US gain access to under Ukraine mineral deal? Expert Q&A Blog post In the text
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