Reconcile changes on updates branch

[shyamd]

This PR should reconcile major changes on the updates branch to ensure validation, materials, and thermo builds the same way.

[codecov-commenter]

Codecov Report

Merging #199 (cb293cd) into main (9082fc4) will decrease coverage by 0.41%.
The diff coverage is 94.62%.

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##             main     #199      +/-   ##
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- Coverage   95.33%   94.91%   -0.42%     
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  Files          26       26              
  Lines        1778     1848      +70     
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+ Hits         1695     1754      +59     
- Misses         83       94      +11     

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
emmet-core/emmet/core/oxidation_states.py	71.42% <0.00%> (-18.82%)	⬇️
emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py	86.58% <77.77%> (-2.15%)	⬇️
emmet-core/emmet/core/settings.py	89.36% <100.00%> (+0.23%)	⬆️
emmet-core/emmet/core/thermo.py	90.00% <100.00%> (ø)
emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/calc_types/enums.py	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/material.py	98.18% <100.00%> (-0.10%)	⬇️

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