Yellapu V. Murty, Ph. D, FASM: Dr. Murty, a Fellow of ASM and currently the President of MC Technologies LLC., provides materials consulting services. He is also an adjunct research staff member in the University of Virginia's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Dr. Murty, with about half a century of industrial exposure, has been active in the R&D and manufacturing aspects of engineered materials, and their final applications. His main interests through the years focused on multifunctionality packaging optimum properties such as conductivity (electrical and thermal), corrosion/oxidation, light weight, magnetic, strength and toughness (ambient and harsh high temperatures), superelasticity, superplasticity, shape-memory, and resistance to high velocity penetration/shock waves, to meet final product's functional features. His industry exposure spans across electronics, energy, transportation, and specialty/critical materials sectors. He has worked for fortune100 companies such as Carpenter Technologies, NGK Insulators, Tyco Electronics, as well as leveraging academia and government laboratories such as MIT, University of Illinois, and Sandia and Oak Ridge National Laboratories where he was instrumental in identifying key materials technologies and transitioning them into successful commercial products.

Jack P. Lifton: Jack Lifton is currently an industrial consultant providing evaluation and due diligence studies of business operations in mining, refining, fabrication, and manufacturing in the metals and materials area. As a research scientist, technical operations/sales manager, a plant manager and the CEO in the OEM automotive electronics and minor metals industries with over four decades of direct experience, he gained a worldwide reputation as an expert in this area. He has been a respected member of this community with a distinction among his peers.

Provides a comprehensive review of the current status and future prospects of Rare Earth Elements

Addresses critical socioeconomic issues surrounding these important materials

Examines a multitude of topics including resource conservation through recycling

The Landscape.- Rare Earth Ore Beneficiation Methods.- Metal Preparation by Reduction of salts.- Metal Refining.- Alloy Production.- Rare Earth Element Permanent Magnets.- Electronic Applications.- Aerospace and Automotive Applications.- Electric Vehicle Uses.- Market Needs.- Access to capital for new sources.- Geo Political Considerations.- Regulatory Issues.- Recycling.