Dr. Michael Moats, chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, appeared before a U.S. House of Representatives panel Thursday, Feb. 9, to provide expert testimony on critical minerals production in the United States and the impact of foreign production of these minerals to the U.S.
Moats, a professor of metallurgical engineering with over 30 years of experience as an extractive metallurgist, was invited to appear before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its hearing, “Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis.”