Fact Sheets

AUI is a leading partner in the BEACONS Energy Systems Storage Campus, a $30 million Department of Defense project to develop the future battery workforce, advance battery manufacturing, develop new battery chemistries, and provide flexible, state-of-the-art pilot manufacturing facilities to bring such new technologies to market.

In anticipation of NASA’s release of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Consortium for Acquisition Development (HCAD) RFP, AUI has developed a strategic plan to establish a consortium. This initiative is designed to strengthen the research and procurement capabilities of HBCUs and enhance their competitive readiness in federal contracting and STEM fields.

To address the rising demand for critical materials, there is a need to develop and deploy technologies and processes that allow for additional extraction and processing, as well as reprocessing of materials with higher efficiency, lower environmental impacts, and expanded economic opportunities.

AUI collaborates with the scientific community to plan, build, and operate cutting-edge facilities. AUI cultivates excellence, delivers value, enhances education, and engages the public.

Education and public engagement (EPE) has long been a component of AUI’s mission and goals. AUI continues to engineer a better future through excellence in STEM education and public engagement.

Mining and processing of minerals and ores is an important part of the economy across the nation and will continue to be as the demand for clean technology deployment drives an increase in demand for copper, aluminum, and rare earth minerals.