RESEARCH
From Research to Warfighting Impact
Research Pillars
Prepare future Army leaders to understand how natural resources, industrial capacity, supply chains, and logistics influence military capability.
Conduct interdisciplinary research connecting geological, technological, economic, geopolitical, and military dimensions of critical mineral security.
Use exercises, tabletop scenarios, independent studies, and applied research to examine how mineral scarcity and supply-chain disruption could translate into operational consequences.
Bring cadets and military leaders together with government, academic, technical, financial, and industry experts to examine complex critical mineral challenges from multiple perspectives.
Link strategic requirements with technical and commercial realities so that proposed solutions are operationally relevant, technically achievable, and economically sustainable.
Publications & Papers
Cadet Independent Studies
- Identify “Priority 1” Mineral Vulnerabilities
- Processing Gap Analysis
Cadet Michael Hall (USMA ’27) presented his findings examining the ecosystem for Tungsten and Antimony in Defense Metals to inter-agency policy experts, defense appropriation authorities and the producers and investors of these critical minerals. Credit: A. Dotson, 2026