The mission of SEES (Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science) is to advance research and education in synchrotron-based Earth and environmental science to better understand our planet from the atmosphere to the core, to address societally relevant problems, and to train the next generation of scientists. SEES is responsible for the management, operation, and development of multiple user facilities hosted at four DOE-operated US synchrotrons: Advanced Photon Source (APS), Advanced Light Source (ALS), National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).
2025 SEES-ISRD Joint Meeting
SEES and ISRD invite you to attend our annual meeting to be held jointly at the University of Chicago on August 11-13, 2025. Keynote speakers will discuss topics in rock and mineral deformation and rheological properties in Earth, and there will be a poster session with a broad scientific focus. All SEES and ISRD researchers are welcome and encouraged to attend. Click here to learn more.
Recent Publications
Superconductivity and phase stability of a high-entropy (NbTa)0.55(HfTiZr)0.45 alloy under high pressures
Kallol Chakrabarty, Thomas Freeman, Greeshma C. Jose, Francisco J. Canales, James L. Petri, Elizabeth C. Thompson, Wenli Bi, Abhinav Yadav, Vijaya Rangari, Yogesh K. Vohra; Superconductivity and phase stability of a high-entropy (NbTa)0.55(HfTiZr)0.45 alloy under high pressures. J. Appl. Phys. 7 June 2025; 137 (21): 215901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0265943
Interplay Between Metastability and Mechanically Induced Structural Instability in CsPbBr3 Photovoltaic Perovskite
Sizhan Liu, Sandun Amarasinghe, Mo Li, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Sanjit K. Ghose, Yong Yan, Joshua Young, and Trevor A. Tyson, Interplay Between Metastability and Mechanically Induced Structural Instability in CsPbBr3 Photovoltaic Perovskite, ACS Applied Energy Materials Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.5c00303
Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons
Hessam Shahbazi et al., Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons. Science 388, 950-956 (2025). DOI:...
Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron
Strobel, Timothy A., Tiange Bi, Piotr A. Guńka, Mads F. Hansen, Julia-Maria Hübner, Samuel G. Dunning, Li Zhu, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, and Yue Meng. “Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron.” Science Advances 11, no. 21 (2025).
Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine
Cross, A.J., Goddard, R.M., Kumamoto, K.M. et al. Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and...
An unexpectedly shrunken bandgap in V2O5 nanoparticles
E L Anquillare et al, An unexpectedly shrunken bandgap in V2O5 nanoparticles, 2025, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 37 235302 DOI...
Science Highlights
Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons
Hessam Shahbazi et al., Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons. Science 388, 950-956...
Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron
Strobel, Timothy A., Tiange Bi, Piotr A. Guńka, Mads F. Hansen, Julia-Maria Hübner, Samuel G. Dunning, Li Zhu, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, and Yue Meng. “Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron.” Science Advances 11, no. 21 (2025).
Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine
Cross, A.J., Goddard, R.M., Kumamoto, K.M. et al. Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and...
Photochemically Induced Co-oxidation of Aqueous Manganese and Cobalt and the Formation of Cobalt-Incorporated Manganese Oxides
Zhenwei Gao, Gwan Yeong Jung, Ping-I Chou, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, Matthew Newville, Rohan Mishra, and Young-Shin Jun, Photochemically Induced Co-oxidation of Aqueous Manganese and Cobalt and the Formation of Cobalt-Incorporated Manganese Oxides, Environmental Science & Technology Article ASAP
The origin of vertebrate teeth and evolution of sensory exoskeletons
Link to Article | Link to UChicago News Haridy, Y., Norris, S.C.P., Fabbri, M. et al. The origin of vertebrate teeth and evolution...
Deformation of Hydrous Phases Egg [AlSiO3(OH)], δ [AlO(OH)] and Stishovite [Si1-nH4nO2] Relevant to Anisotropy of the Earth’s Mantle
Kattemalavadi, A., Devoe, M., & Wenk, H.-R. (2025). Deformation of hydrous phases Egg [AlSiO3(OH)], δ [AlO(OH)] and stishovite...
Latest Happenings
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SEES Beamlines at the APS for 2025-3 Cycle
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Infrared Microscope Project at NSLS-II
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The SEES community congratulates Andy Campbell, SEES Director, for his award of the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
As announced by Ka Yee C. Lee, Interim Dean, Physical Sciences Division, The University of Chicago...