By integrating expertise across the Colleges of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Engineering, Eberly College of Science, Information Sciences and Technology, Smeal College of Business, the Applied Research Laboratory, and major interdisciplinary institutes-including the Materials Research Institute (MRI), Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), National Security Institute (NSI), and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)-the Alliance positions Penn State as a national leader in advancing secure, sustainable, and resilient critical minerals and materials supply chains. The Alliance brings together faculty and research infrastructure from across the University, including the Colleges of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Engineering, Eberly College of Science, Smeal College of Business, and Information Sciences and Technology, together with Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) and major interdisciplinary institutes including the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE), National Security Institute (NSI), and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS).