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
High-Pressure Phase Transition of Metastable Wurtzite-Like CuInSe2 Nanocrystals
Shinhyo Bang, Juejing Liu, Bipeng Wang, Carlos Mora Perez, Ting-Ran Liu, Kyle D. Crans, Zhaohong Sun, Andrew Strzelecki, Oleg V. Prezhdo, Yu-Tsun...
Magnetic compressibility of layered ferromagnet under pressure
Matt Boswell, Cheng Peng, Wenli Bi, Antonio F. Moreira dos Santos, Weiwei Xie; Magnetic compressibility of layered ferromagnet under pressure. J....
Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP upends bonding paradigms of metallic high-pressure III–V compounds
Lavina, Barbara, Enrique Zanardi, Andrés Mujica, Hyunchae Cynn, Yue Meng, Vitali Prakapenka, and Jesse S. Smith. “Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP...
Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in Bismutotantalite (BiTaO4): Insights from Single-Crystal Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy
Luying Wang, Dongzhou Zhang, Maining Ma, Yi Zhou, Jingui Xu, Dawei Fan, and Wenge Zhou, Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in Bismutotantalite...
Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP upends bonding paradigms of metallic high-pressure III-V compounds
Barbara Lavina, Enrique Zanardi, Andrés Mujica, Hyunchae Cynn, Yue Meng, Vitali Prakapenka, Jesse S. Smith, Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP upends...
Formation of the 15 Å phase as the most expanded hydrated mineral in cold subduction zone
Bang, Y., Kim, J., Choi, J. et al. Formation of the 15 Å phase as the most expanded hydrated mineral in cold subduction zone. Nat Commun 16, 2279...
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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.
Matt Newville spoke at IIT
GSE scientist Matt Newville spoke at IIT concerning X-ray Microprobe Opportunities at APS.
“P”ushing It All the Way at XFM
The first real test of P K-edge XANES, the VERY BOTTOM of their energy range (2.1 keV)!