Roderick G. Eggert is a Research Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at the Colorado School of Mines, where he has been on the faculty since 1986. His research and teaching focus on mineral economics and public policy. He is a member of the Critical Minerals Expert Advisory Group of the International Energy Agency and the International Advisory Board of the Rare Earth Industry Association.
He chaired the U.S. National Academies committee that produced the 2008 book Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, and co-chaired the committee that prepared the study Meeting Future U.S. Mineral Resource Needs: The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program (both published by the National Academies Press).