On May 5, 2026, the SGA Student Chapter Prague had the honour of welcoming Prof. Dr. Jochen Kolb for a lecture titled Lithium Resources in Geothermal Brines of the Upper Rhine Graben and Possible Extraction Technologies, held as a seminar for the entire geological section of the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. In total, 31 participants attended the seminar.
During the seminar, Prof. Kolb discussed the growing importance of lithium as a critical raw material, particularly due to the rapid expansion of battery production for electric vehicles, which require significant amounts of lithium. The lecture focused on geothermal water brines as new potential lithium resources, as well as on technologies for lithium extraction and processing.
The event was organised by the SGA Student Chapter Prague in cooperation with the Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources at the Faculty of Science, Charles University. We wish to express our gratitude to the SGA, as this seminar was fully funded by the SGA Keynote Speaker Program.
