BERKLEY NOBLE

Berkley Noble is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Duranium, a deep tech advanced metallurgy startup that was established in 2023. As a chemical engineer with extensive expertise in molten-salt electrolysis, he leads the development of proprietary electrochemical technology designed to reshore critical mineral manufacturing to the United States market. Drawing on his prior experience building industrial electrolyzers, Noble holds a United States patent for an electrochemical metal cell. He engineered and launched the first domestic pilot-scale magnesium electrolyzer in more than 20 years, initiating operations circa 2024. Under his technical direction, Duranium secured undisclosed seed funding to directly address critical vulnerabilities within the United States magnesium production industry. Noble's current focus centers on scaling these advanced manufacturing systems to achieve commercial-level production of magnesium and other essential clean energy metals by early 2026.