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Water Technology COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Water Technology.

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Supply Chains COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Supply Chains.

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Semiconductors COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Semiconductors.

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Metalworking COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Metalworking.

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Rare Earth Magnets COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Rare Earth Magnets.

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Energy Storage Systems COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Energy Storage Systems (ESS).

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Equipment, Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Equipment, Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing.

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Mining & Refining COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Mining & Refining.

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Battery & Cell Production COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Battery & Cell Production.

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Battery & EV Education COP

This Community of Practice (COP) contains experienced professionals who specialize in educating the public about batteries and electric vehicles (EVs).

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Battery Safety COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Battery Safety.

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Battery Management Systems COP

This COP contains members and experts dedicated to Battery Management Systems, or electronic controls for battery packs.

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Cathode Active Materials COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Cathode Active Materials.

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Electrified Aviation COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Electrified Aviation.

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Commercial Vehicles & Fleets COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Commercial Vehicles & Fleets.

Professional-development

PyTorch

PyTorch is an open-source deep learning library by Meta, known for its easy-to-use API, GPU acceleration, and popularity in AI research.

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Hugging Face

Hugging Face is a US-based AI company known for open-source machine learning tools, model sharing, and recent security challenges.

Professional-development

Stata

Stata is a statistical software package for data analysis, widely used in research, known for extensibility, user community, and frequent updates.

Professional-development

LangGraph

LangGraph is a flexible framework for building and controlling complex AI agents, supporting human-in-the-loop, memory, and custom workflows.

Professional-development

Large Language Models (LLMs)

A large language model (LLM) is an AI model, usually based on transformers, trained on vast text data to generate, summarize, and analyze language.

Professional-development

(AI) Application Programming Interface (API)

An API is a software interface that lets programs communicate. It hides internal details, offers consistent services, and enables integration. APIs support many platforms and are key to web, app, and system development. They simplify coding by letting developers reuse and connect software easily.

Professional-development

(AI) Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a machine learning approach where agents learn to make decisions by interacting with an environment. The goal is to maximize cumulative rewards through trial and error. RL algorithms balance exploring new actions and exploiting known strategies. This method has enabled breakthroughs in robotics, game playing, and language model training.

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a nonprofit R&D leader, solving complex problems for government and industry with science and innovation.

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The Battery Network

Leading a nationwide system that connects people, brands, and communities to recycle batteries safely and recover critical materials for a circular energy future.

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Lithium Resource Research and Innovation Center

Research center advancing lithium extraction technologies and sustainable resource innovation for economic and environmental benefits.

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National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

NFPA is the trusted global source for fire, electrical, and life safety knowledge, developing codes, standards, and tools to save lives worldwide.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory delivers scientific breakthroughs in energy, security, and technology, supporting U.S. innovation and economic growth.

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University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)

National leader delivering applied research and engineering for defense and industry, advancing materials, digital systems, and sustainment solutions.

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

PNNL is a national lab advancing science and technology in energy, security, and data, with global partnerships and over 6,000 staff.

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Alaska Center for Energy & Power (ACEP)

Applied energy research center advancing microgrids, renewables, and energy resilience for Alaska’s communities.

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NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPL leads robotic space exploration, advances science and technology, and develops innovations that benefit humanity and expand our understanding of space.

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Alabama Mobility & Power Center (AMP)

Premier research hub driving electric vehicle innovation, power technologies, and workforce development in Alabama.

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Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

U.S. Department of Energy laboratory advancing science, energy innovation, national security research, and technology solutions for global challenges.

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Battery Innovation Center (BIC)

Battery Innovation Center BIC accelerates safe, reliable battery innovation through collaboration and full‑cycle development in a unified 40,000‑sq‑ft facility supporting R&D to production.

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Shipbuilding & Submarines COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Shipbuilding & Submarines

Institutions

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)

U.S. Department of Energy lab advancing discovery science and transformative technology in physics, energy, biology, and national security to power the nation’s future.

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Power Generation & Grid Modernization COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Power Generation & Grid Modernization.

Institutions

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

NETL develops advanced, sustainable energy technologies, specializing in carbon management and bridging science with practical engineering solutions.

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Motors Manufacturing COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Motors Manufacturing.

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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence.

Professional-development

Cursor AI

Cursor is an AI coding agent that automates code tasks, integrates with major tools, learns your codebase, and boosts developer productivity.

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Graphite Production COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Graphite Production.

Professional-development

(AI) Hallucinations

An AI hallucination is when a model confidently generates false, fabricated, or unsupported information that sounds entirely plausible.

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Data Center COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Data Centers.

Professional-development

Vienna Ab Initio Simulation Package (VASP)

VASP is a Fortran-based package for ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, using DFT and advanced methods, widely used in materials science.

Professional-development

Google Antigravity

Google Antigravity is a platform for autonomous AI agents that generate, execute, and test code. It features an IDE, CLI, and SDK, supports multiple AI models, and is free during preview. Agents deliver verifiable artifacts, not just code. The platform is built on a fork of Visual Studio Code.

Institutions

Mexican American Engineers & Scientists (MAES)

To promote, cultivate, and advance representation of Latino leadership and education in STEM. MAES is recognized as a prominent organization for its development and contributions towards the success of Latino leaders in STEM.

Institutions

SME

SME (previously the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) is a non-profit student and professional association for educating and advancing the manufacturing industry in North America.

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Chip Design & Microelectronics COP

This Community of Practice (COP) comprises experienced professionals specializing in Chip Design & Microelectronics.

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