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, […]
2025 CONUSS/PHOENIX School Wrap-Up
Bringing together passionate learners and experts alike, our recent intensive three-day school, has been an enriching and pleasant experience! This focused event was not only critical to address the challenge of interpreting nuclear resonance spectroscopy data, but also a unique opportunity for participants to bond over shared interests and challenges. We celebrate the dedication and […]
SEES Beamlines at the APS for 2025-3 Cycle
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) General User Proposal (GUP) call for the 2025-3 cycle will open on May 19 with a deadline of June 25, 2025, at 2PM Chicago time. We just wanted to provide users a brief update about the status of our SEES-funded beamlines at APS with regard to supporting experiments in the […]
Infrared Microscope Project at NSLS-II
I. Continuum Infrared Microscope at NSLS-II: BIC project update The BioImaging Core (BIC) of the NSLS-II/CBMS is rebuilding a Nicolet Continuum Infrared Microscope that was routinely used for Environmental Sciences at the original NSLS. BIC is collaborating with the 22-IR lead beamline scientist and team to integrate the IR microscope into the 22-IR photon delivery […]
GSECARS 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 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division is Andrew J. Campbell. The prize was established in the Division in 2013 […]