IR Microprobe Project at NSLS-II
The IR microprobe is about to take light! If you are interested in discussing opportunities for “technical and science commissioning” measurements for Earth and Environmental samples then please reach out to Tiffany Victor ([email protected]) or Ryan Tappero ([email protected]) in the NSLS-II Bioimaging Facility (https://www.bnl.gov/nsls2/techniques/bioimaging.php) or our NSF-SEES partners in residence — Zhenxian Liu ([email protected]) or Roberto Colina […]
New Precision Pedestal Enhances 6BM High-Pressure Capabilities
A new, high precision pedestal for the 250-ton hydraulic press has been installed at SEES Beamline 6BM at the Advanced Photon Source. The press is equipped with a D-DIA module and a rotational Drickamer apparatus which covers a pressure range from the crust to the lower mantle. This SEES beamline is uniquely designed to investigate […]
APS 2026-2 Proposal Call
A Reminder to All Interested SEES Users that the Deadline for new APS Proposals and Experiment Time Requests for the 2026-2 Run Cycle is March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Chicago time). All SEES beamlines at the APS (Sector 13, 3-ID, 6-BM-B) will be accepting general user proposals. Users submitting new proposals are strongly encouraged to reach out to beamline staff […]
Conversations at GSA Connects 2025
The SEES team had a great time talking to geoscientists at the Geological Society of America meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Program PI Andrew Campbell and Associate Director Emily Padston met with attendees from across the geoscience community, introducing the SEES program and highlighting how synchrotron user facilities can support their research. During our “Talk […]
Connecting at the 8th SES Symposium
SEES staff and executive committee members were delighted to take part in the 2025 Synchrotron Environmental Science (SES) Symposium at Stony Brook University, which brought together the synchrotron and environmental science communities to foster dialogue, collaboration, and innovation. The meeting highlighted new research on land, water, and energy interactions in the critical zone and featured […]
Science for Everyone: SEES joins the South Side Science Festival
SEES joined the largest-ever South Side Science Festival on October 4, welcoming over 4,300 visitors to the University of Chicago campus for a day of hands-on science. Free and open to the public, the festival featured more than 100 interactive exhibits designed for all ages and experience levels. At the SEES tables with the Geophysical Sciences Department, […]
Celebrating Our SEES Postdocs
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! We’re proud to highlight our postdocs and share a glimpse of the people behind the research. Dr. Qi Chen Affiliation: Advanced Photon Source – Argonne National Laboratory Mentor: Dr. Yanbin Wang (GSECARS) Research Focus: I study the chemical and physical properties of aqueous fluids and silicate melts at depth—and how these processes […]
Snapshots from the 2025 Annual Meeting
Click to enlarge We were thrilled to see so many of you at the 2025 SEES-ISRD meeting! Inspiring talks, a lively poster session, collaborative working groups, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the SEES-funded facilities at APS made for a truly memorable few days. Thank you for joining us and bringing your energy, ideas, and enthusiasm. […]
SEES Staff Host ACA 2025 Conference Tours at APS
As part of the American Crystallographic Association 2025 Conference, beamline staff led tours highlighting SEES facilities and science at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Visiting groups were organized by scientific focus, including Chemical Crystallography and Materials, and toured multiple beamlines across the facility. Haiyan Chen and Tim Officer hosted groups at beamline […]
SEES Highlights at Goldschmidt 2025
SEES Scientists Dr. Kyounglim Kang (Advanced Light Source) and Dr. Roberto Colina-Ruiz (GSECARS Beamline Scientist at National Synchrotron Light Source II) co-chaired a topical session at the recent Goldschmidt conference in Prague, Czech Republic. The session brought together scientists with diverse imaging and spectroscopy applications for Earth, environment, and planetary science research. In the session, […]