University of Tampa: Students Extract Lessons from Metals Research
March 05, 2026
March 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Chemistry students at the University of Tampa are developing critical thinking skills while improving methods to extract rare-earth elements used in smartphones and medical diagnostics. Under the guidance of chemistry professor Eric Werner, researchers are refining protocols for the lanthanide group of metals to address inefficient and wasteful current extraction practices that harm communities.
Junior chemistry major Thea Matter performs inductively coupled p . . .
Junior chemistry major Thea Matter performs inductively coupled p . . .