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).
Recent Publications
Volatiles and Redox Along the East African Rift
Brounce, M., Scoggins, S., Fischer, T. P., Ford, H., & Byrnes, J. (2024). Volatiles and redox along the East African Rift. Geochemistry,...
Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength
Han, M., Wu, Y., Zong, X. et al. Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength. Nat Commun 15, 7102 (2024).
Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle
Jing Yang, Suyu Fu, Jin Liu, Jung-Fu Lin, Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle, Geoscience Frontiers, 2024, 101915, ISSN 1674-9871
Correlated electron physics near a site-selective pressure-induced Mott transition in α-LiFe5O8
Layek, S., Greenberg, E., Levy, D. et al. Correlated electron physics near a site-selective pressure-induced Mott transition in α-LiFe5O8. Commun Mater 5, 155 (2024).
Continuous pressure-induced valence and magnetic transitions in EuMnSb2
Weiwei and Zhao, Jiyong and Lavina, Barbara and Alp, Esen E. and Xiao, Yuming and Zhang, Dongzhou and Vohra, Yogesh K. and Bi, Wenli, Continuous pressure-induced valence and magnetic transitions in EuMnSb2, 2024, Phys. Phys. Rev. B 110, 075127
Structural Stability of Natural Magnesiochromite at High-Temperature-Pressure Conditions
Jin, S., Wu, X., Liu, Y. et al. Structural Stability of Natural Magnesiochromite at High-Temperature-Pressure Conditions. J. Earth Sci. 35, 1196–1203 (2024).
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Latest Happenings
SEES Webinar: “SEES the Light”
SEES Director Andy Campbell hosted a public webinar to introduce the organization, its current...

Matt Whitaker Presents at FORCE
Matt Whitaker presented his talk titled “Using in site X-ray Diffraction and Imaging to Study Materials under Pressure” at the FORCE Seminar.
Synchrotron Earth & Environmental Science
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences has for many years supported a...