BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260319T203336Z UID:6A2E78F0-EB91-4EEF-81BE-6F98A7749180 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T200000 DESCRIPTION:Please join the Boston IEEE Reliability Chapter for the followi ng Technical Presentation and annual year-end dinner honoring our past Cha pter Chairs on December 10\, 2025!\n\nAbstract:\n\nThe United States remai ns critically dependent on foreign—particularly Chinese—sources for ra re earth elements (REEs)\, which underpin a vast array of modern technolog ies. These materials are indispensable to defense platforms\, renewable en ergy systems\, electric vehicles\, drones\, robotics\, medical diagnostics \, telecommunications infrastructure\, and consumer electronics.\n\nToday\ , nearly 90% of U.S. critical materials are imported from Asia-Pacific sup pliers\, exposing the nation to significant risks\, including price volati lity\, geopolitical leverage\, and potential supply chain interruptions du ring periods of global or regional instability.\n\nThis presentation focus es on rare-earth-based permanent magnets—the highest-value use of REEs a nd the heart of many advanced STEM applications.\n\nWe explore three inter connected dimensions:\n• REE Science and Technologies: the physics\, che mistry\, and materials engineering that enable world-class magnetic perfor mance.\n• Sustainability and Environmental Impact: mining\, separation\, processing\, and the urgent need for greener\, more efficient production pathways.\n• Supply Reliability\, Industrial Base\, and Policy: current chokepoints\, global competition\, and U.S. national-security implications heading into 2026.\n\nWe further examine emerging strategies in domestic and allied sourcing\, circular-economy approaches such as recycling and ma gnet-to-magnet recovery\, and re-engineering components to reduce or diver sify REE demand.\nFinally\, we outline actionable steps the global communi ty can take to mitigate China’s overwhelming dominance in rare earths— strengthening supply chain resilience\, promoting technological innovation \, and ensuring secure access to the critical materials that power the 21s t-century economy.\n\n[Zoom Link](https://mitll.zoomgov.com/j/1612177371?p wd=GhkuXUcmWqeowo0gzTBwwf15TfNhC1.1&from=addon)\n\nIf attending in person\ , you must show a valid photo ID at the MIT LL gate\, at 244 Wood St\, Lex ington\, MA. State that you are attending the IEEE meeting in the Main Caf eteria.\n\nSpeaker(s): Vince Harris\n\nAgenda: \n5:00 pm doors open\, for networking. Arriving earlier is welcome.\n\n5:30 pm: Dinner and refreshmen ts are scheduled to arrive\, while networking continues.\n\n6:00 pm: Intro duction to the presentation\, followed by the formal presentation.\n\n.\n\ nBldg: Main Cafeteria\, 244 Wood Street\, Lexington\, Massachusetts\, Unit ed States\, 02420\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519584 LOCATION:Bldg: Main Cafeteria\, 244 Wood Street\, Lexington\, Massachusetts \, United States\, 02420\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/51958 4 ORGANIZER:danweidman@ieee.org SEQUENCE:42 SUMMARY:Rare Earth Element-Based Magnets: Science\, and Supply Reliability and Sustainability in the 21st Century URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519584 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family : 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">Please join the Boston IEEE Reliability Chapter f or the following Technical Presentation and annual year-end dinner honorin g our past Chapter Chairs on December 10\, 2025!&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p cla ss="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font -family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">Abstract:&nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p c lass="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">The Unit ed States remains critically dependent on foreign&mdash\;particularly Chin ese&mdash\;sources for rare earth elements (REEs)\, which underpin a vast array of modern technologies. These materials are indispensable to defense platforms\, renewable energy systems\, electric vehicles\, drones\, robot ics\, medical diagnostics\, telecommunications infrastructure\, and consum er electronics. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family : 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">Today\, nearly 90% of U.S. critical materials are imported from Asia-Pacific suppliers\, exposing the nation to significant risks\, including price volatility\, geopolitical leverage\, and potentia l supply chain interruptions during periods of global or regional instabil ity.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,s ans-serif\;">This presentation focuses on rare-earth-based permanent magne ts&mdash\;the highest-value use of REEs and the heart of many advanced STE M applications. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family : 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">We explore three interconnected dimensions:<br>&b ull\; REE Science and Technologies: the physics\, chemistry\, and material s engineering that enable world-class magnetic performance.<br>&bull\; Sus tainability and Environmental Impact: mining\, separation\, processing\, a nd the urgent need for greener\, more efficient production pathways.<br>&b ull\; Supply Reliability\, Industrial Base\, and Policy: current chokepoin ts\, global competition\, and U.S. national-security implications heading into 2026.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Ari al'\,sans-serif\;">We further examine emerging strategies in domestic and allied sourcing\, circular-economy approaches such as recycling and magnet -to-magnet recovery\, and re-engineering components to reduce or diversify REE demand.<br>Finally\, we outline actionable steps the global community can take to mitigate China&rsquo\;s overwhelming dominance in rare earths &mdash\;strengthening supply chain resilience\, promoting technological in novation\, and ensuring secure access to the critical materials that power the 21st-century economy.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n< p class="MsoNormal"><strong><a href="https://mitll.zoomgov.com/j/161217737 1?pwd=GhkuXUcmWqeowo0gzTBwwf15TfNhC1.1&amp\;from=addon" target="_blank" re l="noopener">Zoom Link</a></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">If attending in person\, you must sho w a valid photo ID at the MIT LL gate\, at 244 Wood St\, Lexington\, MA. S tate that you are attending the IEEE meeting in the Main Cafeteria.</span> </p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-s erif\;">5:00 pm doors open\, for networking. Arriving earlier is welcome.& nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;">5:3 0 pm: Dinner and refreshments are scheduled to arrive\, while networking c ontinues.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-se rif\;">6:00 pm: Introduction to the presentation\, followed by the formal presentation.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif \;">.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR