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).
Facility Status and Upcoming Proposal Deadlines
Events Calendar
Recent Publications
Fatemeh Izaditame, Joshua J. LeMonte, Matthew G. Siebecker, Xuan Yu, Matthew Fischel, Ryan Tappero, Donald L. Sparks, Sea−level rise and arsenic−rich soils: A toxic relationship, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 472, 2024, 134528, ISSN 0304-3894
Ashley, A. W., Mookherjee, M., Xu, M., Yu, T., Manthilake, G., & Wang, Y. (2024). Viscosity measurements at high pressures: A critical appraisal of corrections to Stokes’ Law. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB028489.
Kunz, M., Armstrong, K., Barnard, H. et al. In situ X-ray and IR probes relevant to Earth science at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Phys Chem Minerals 51, 15 (2024).
Khandarkhaeva, S., Fedotenko, T., Aslandukova, A. et al. Extending carbon chemistry at high-pressure by synthesis of CaC2 and Ca3C7 with deprotonated polyacene- and para-poly(indenoindene)-like nanoribbons. Nat Commun 15, 2855 (2024).
Matthew Ricks, Arianna E. Gleason, Francesca Miozzi, Hong Yang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Stanislav V. Sinogeikin, Richard L. Sandberg, Wendy L. Mao, Silvia Pandolfi, “Phase transition kinetics revealed by in situ x-ray diffraction in laser-heated dynamic diamond anvil cells,” Phys. Rev. Research 6 (1), 013316 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013316
Musfeldt, J. L., Sobhit Singh, Shiyu Fan, Yanhong Gu, Xianghan Xu, S-W. Cheong, Z. Liu, David Vanderbilt, and Karin M. Rabe. “Structural phase purification of bulk HfO2: Y through pressure cycling.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, no. 5 (2024): e2312571121.
Science Highlights
Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich silicate in Earth’s mid-mantle
Lv, M., Zhu, S., Liu, J., Hu, Y., Zhu, F., Lai, X., Zhang, D., Chen, B., Dera, P., Li, J. and Dorfman, S.M., 2024. Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich silicate in Earth’s mid-mantle. American Mineralogist. DOI: 10.2138/am-2024-9410
Workshops
Free Virtual Tutorial
Earth & Environmental Science Applications of X-ray Spectromicroscopy for New Users
Latest Happenings
Mark Rivers at the APS All-Hands Meeting
GSE scientist Mark Rivers presented Beamline Commissioning at Sector 13 at the APS All-Hands Meeting.
SEES Booth at Goldschmidt Conference
SEES will have an exhibition booth at the Goldschmidt conference in Chicago this year. If you are planning to attend, please stop by Booth #20 to meet the Central Office team and grab some SEES-branded swag. For a list of SEES-related presentations, please see the schedule here: SEES@Goldschmidt.