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
Synthesizing realistic sand assemblies with denoising diffusion in latent space
Vlassis NN, Sun W, Alshibli KA, Regueiro RA. Synthesizing realistic sand assemblies with denoising diffusion in latent space. Int J Numer Anal Methods. 2024; 48: 3933–3956. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3818
Phase Transitions and Thermal Equation of State of Fe‐9wt.%Si Applied to the Moon and Mercury
Berrada, M., Chen, B., Chao, K.‐H.,Peckenpaugh, J., Wang, S., Zhang, D.,et al. (2024). Phase transitions and thermal equation of state of Fe‐9wt.%Si applied to the Moon and Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, e2024JE008466. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008466
The role of annealing and grain boundary controls on the mechanical properties of limestones and marbles
Rui Zhang, Paul A. Bosomworth, Juliane Weber, Jan Ilavsky, Si Athena Chen, Alexis Flores-Betancourt, Elliot Paul Gilbert, Jitendra Mata, Mark L. Rivers, Peter J. Eng, Lawrence M. Anovitz, “The role of annealing and grain boundary controls on the mechanical properties of limestones and marbles,” Int. J. Rock Mech. Mining Sci. 183, 105926 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105926
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th) ∕ He system
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X–ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th)/He system Geochronology...
Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic Post-stishovite Transition by High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
Yanyao Zhang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Takuo Okuchi, Jung-Fu Lin; Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic Post-stishovite Transition by High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction. American Mineralogist 2024; doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2023-9257
Study of ablation and shock generation across three orders of magnitude of laser intensity with 100 ps laser pulses
S. E. Parsons, M. R. Armstrong, H. J. Lee, A. E. Gleason, A. F. Goncharov, J. Belof, V. Prakapenka, E. Granados, F. N. Beg, H. B. Radousky; Appl. Phys. Lett. 14 October 2024; 125 (16): 164104. doi-org.proxy.uchicago.edu/10.1063/5.0222979
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Latest Happenings
Goldschmidt Conference 2024
GSECARS has organized an exciting session at the Goldschmidt Conference 2024 in Chicago entitled “2b – Deep planetary interiors: new experimental and analytical approaches “.
High Pressure Synthesis Using the PE Cell at GSECARS 13IDC
GSE scientist Tony Yu hosted students from Hanyang University and Pusan National University researching “High Pressure Synthesis Using the PE Cell”.
High Pressure Synthesis Using the PE Cell at GSECARS 13IDC
GSE scientist Tony Yu hosted students from Hanyang University and Pusan National University researching “High Pressure Synthesis Using the PE Cell”.
From Structure to Dynamics: High P Crystallographic Research at GSECARS 13 BMC
GSE scientist Dongzhou Zhang gave an invited talk to the Chemistry Dept at Michigan State, “From Structure to Dynamics: High P Crystallographic Research at GSECARS 13 BMC”.