UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State showcased its leadership in critical minerals and materials research and workforce development through a recent three-day workshop that brought together nearly 150 representatives from academia, industry and government agencies.

"Penn State integrates world-class critical minerals and materials research with pilot-scale processing and manufacturing, policy and economic analysis and workforce development across one coordinated, land-grant platform," said Joshua Robinson, the convening host and director of the Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State. "We've brought together people from academia, indust...