The Lithium Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) Virtual Center, also known as the Lithium Center, is a United States Government (USG)-led center for promoting the collaboration, cooperation, and dissemination of lithium RD&D activities and supply chain related information throughout the United States. The Center is run by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and is composed of lithium stakeholders across government, national labs, industry, and academia.

​​​​​Meetings are once every ~6 months, with a duration of 2-3 hours. Each meeting is typically organized around a lithium-related topic or theme with invited speakers from a broad range of backgrounds.

Upcoming Meetings:

• May 2024 (Tentatively)

Previous Meetings:

• Monday, May 15, 2023
• Monday, January 30, 2023
• Monday, July 18, 2022
• Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Resources from previous meetings may be available and/or accessible to registered Lithium Center members.

Lithium RD&D Project Selections:

• The Advanced Manufacturing Office FY20 Critical Materials FOA: Advanced Manufacturing Office FY20 Critical Materials FOA Selections | Department of Energy
• The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office and Geothermal Technologies Office FY22 Lithium Extraction and Conversion FOA: Funding Selections: FY22 AMMTO-GTO Lithium Extraction and Conversion from Geothermal Brines | Department of Energy

The Virtual Center invites U.S. government affiliates including employees, contractors, fellows, selected invitees; and grant awardees, (i.e. principle investigators, receiving USG funding for lithium related projects)

For more information, to volunteer to present at a meeting, or to join the Lithium Center please contact Jeremy Mehta.