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Copyright

Lee A. Groat

Published On

2024-04-08

Page Range

pp. 181–190

Language

  • English

Print Length

10 pages

Lithium

Chapter of: Heavy Metal: Earth’s Minerals and the Future of Sustainable Societies(pp. 181–190)
The critical mineral lithium is used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronic devices and grid storage applications, and is thus essential for the transition to renewable energy and green technologies. With our growing reliance on lithium, important questions are now being raised about how and from where we can supply sufficient amounts of this metal to meet society’s future needs. The future expansion of global lithium production may be limited more by environmental and social factors than by our ability to locate and access this metal.

Contributors

Lee A. Groat

(author)
Professor of Geological Sciences at University of British Columbia
Director of the Integrated Sciences at University of British Columbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-0842

Lee A. Groat is a Professor of Geological Sciences at UBC. His research uses field studies of known and newly discovered critical mineral deposits to understand how these resources are formed and distributed, and how we can better explore for them. Professor Groat advises industry, governments and First Nations on issues related to mineral resources, including assisting First Nations in assessing the mineral potential of their territories. He also serves as Director of the Integrated Sciences specialization at UBC, where he teaches courses in systems and sustainability. In 2009, a newly discovered mineral, groatite, was named in honor of Lee, to recognize his research contributions.