Alex Nicolellis
University of Chicago
Barbara Lavina
University of Chicago
Bin Zhao
University of Chicago
Carolyn Zaino
University of Chicago
Charlie Smith
University of Chicago
Christofanis Skordas
University of Chicago
Dongzhou Zhang
University of Chicago
Joanne Stubbs
University of Chicago
Maksim Yakovlev
University of Chicago
Mark Rivers
University of Chicago
Matt Newville
University of Chicago
Mike Proskey
University of Chicago
Nancy Lazarz
University of Chicago
Pasquale (Lino) DiDonna
University of Chicago
Peter Eng
University of Chicago
Qi Chen
University of Chicago
Roberto Colina-Ruiz
University of Chicago
Stella Chariton
University of Chicago
Steve Sutton
University of Chicago
Tim Officer
University of Chicago
Tony Lanzirotti
University of Chicago
Tony Yu
University of Chicago
Vitali Prakapenka
University of Chicago
Yanbin Wang
University of Chicago
Young Jay Ryu
University of Chicago
Cross-Facility Collaboration on Soft and Tender X-ray Microscopy
Beamline scientists from SEES, the Advanced Light Source (ALS), and the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) connected during SEES general user beamtime at COSMIC.
Earth Science Associate Program Director, U.S. National Science Foundation
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a call for Permanent Associate Program Directors at the AD-3 level (https://www.usajobs.gov/job/873053600), and there is an opportunity to
Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment Opportunities at the U.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Geosciences (NSF GEO)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences (NSF GEO) is seeking highly qualified individuals interested in serving in science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act
Arsenic-cycling metabolism recorded in hot spring silica deposits
Slagter, Silvina, Kimberly Myers, Diego M. Guido, Bhoopesh Mishra, Thaïs Couasnon, Gernot Arp, Stefan V. Lalonde, and Mark A. Van Zuilen. Communications Earth & Environment (2026).
Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal (loid) s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques
Wekumbura, Chandima, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, William Hargrove, Qing Ma, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Christina Sobin. Journal of Hazardous Materials 497 (2025): 139742.
Complex redox histories of lunar pyroclastic beads revealed by spatially correlated chromium and Vanadium valences
Sutton, S. R., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., Dyar, M. D., McCanta, M., & the ANGSA Team (2026). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2025JE009416.
Arsenic-cycling metabolism recorded in hot spring silica deposits
Slagter, Silvina, Kimberly Myers, Diego M. Guido, Bhoopesh Mishra, Thaïs Couasnon, Gernot Arp, Stefan V. Lalonde, and Mark A. Van Zuilen. Communications Earth & Environment (2026).
Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal (loid) s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques
Wekumbura, Chandima, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, William Hargrove, Qing Ma, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Christina Sobin. Journal of Hazardous Materials 497 (2025): 139742.
Complex redox histories of lunar pyroclastic beads revealed by spatially correlated chromium and Vanadium valences
Sutton, S. R., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., Dyar, M. D., McCanta, M., & the ANGSA Team (2026). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2025JE009416.
Controls on iron‐redox state in martian magmas quantified by Mössbauer spectroscopy, colorimetric wet chemistry, and XANES spectroscopy
Aithala, S. P., R. A. Lange, and M. M. Hirschmann. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 131, no. 3 (2026): e2025JE009148.
Enhanced Manganese Oxidation at the Biofilm–Fluid Interface Drives Pore-Scale Patterns in Mineral Precipitation
Eleanor C. Fadely, Gaitan Gehin, Sharon E. Bone, Samuel M. Webb, Verónica L. Morales, and Jasquelin Peña. Environmental Science & Technology 2026 60 (1), 654-663DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c11326
Geophysical Impacts and Spectroscopic Identification of a Hydrous Iron Sulfate on Icy Worlds
Pardo, O. S., Palfey, W. R., Liu, Z., Goddard, W. A., III, Rossman, G. R., & Jackson, J. M. (2026). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2025JE009238.
A simple wire-coil resistive heater for high temperature radial x-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell
Armstrong, K., Hamilton, S. G., Keane, J., Gombart, J. S., Kunz, M., Tolbert, S. H., and Williams, Q. Review of Scientific Instruments 97 (2026): 013905.
Elasticity of β-Mg2SiO4 containing 1.2 wt% H2O to 10 GPa and 600 K by ultrasonic interferometry with synchrotron X-radiation
Noda, M., Gwanmesia, G. D., Whitaker, M. L., Chen, H., Inoue, T., Sakamoto, N., and Yurimoto, H. American Mineralogist 111 (2026): 128137.
Wildfire Produces Transient Minerals: Speciation, Reactivity, and Fate of Iron and Manganese in Surface Soils Post Wildfire
Kang, K., Whelan, E. M., Bone, S., Rowley, M. C., Marcus, M. A., & Peña, J. (2025). Environmental Science & Technology.
Equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between olivine, pyroxene, spinel and MORB glass: Implications for mantle partial melting to generate MORBs
Nie, Nicole X., Anat Shahar, Peng Ni, Richard W. Carlson, Steven B. Shirey, Corliss K. Sio, Justin Y. Hu et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2025).
Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons
Hessam Shahbazi et al. Science 388, 950-956 (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr5604
Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine
Cross, A.J., Goddard, R.M., Kumamoto, K.M. et al. Nat. Geosci. 18, 548–554 (2025).
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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). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031362.
Volatiles and Redox Along the East African Rift
Brounce, M., Scoggins, S., Fischer, T. P., Ford, H., & Byrnes, J. (2024). Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25, e2024GC011657.
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. American Mineralogist. DOI: 10.2138/am-2024-9410