The joint center for deployment and research in earth-abundant materials is created to:
(1) Establish a transformative program in earth-abundant materials to accelerate the development of next generation clean energy and transportation technologies in Washington;
(2) Establish a coordinated framework and deploy resources that can facilitate and promote multi-institution collaborations to drive research, development, and deployment efforts in the use of earth-abundant materials for manufactured clean technologies or recycling of advanced materials used in clean technologies; and
(3) Promote environmentally responsible processes in the areas of manufacturing and recycling of advanced materials used in clean technologies.