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
Insights on Arc Magmatic Systems Drawn from Natural Melt Inclusions and Crystallization Experiments at PH2O = 800 MPa under Oxidizing Condition
Janine L Andrys, Elizabeth Cottrell, Katherine A Kelley, Laura E Waters, Michelle L Coombs, “Insights on Arc Magmatic Systems Drawn from Natural Melt Inclusions and Crystallization Experiments at P[subscript H2O] = 800 MPa under Oxidizing Conditions,” J. Petrol. 65 (12), egae117 (2024). DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egae117
Natural soils’ shear strength prediction: A morphological data-centric approach
Maher Omar, Mohamed G. Arab, Emran Alotaibi, Khalid A. Alshibli, Abdallah Shanableh, Hussein Elmehdi, Dima A.Hussien Malkawi, Ali Tahmaz, “Natural soils’ shear strength prediction: A morphological data-centric approach,” Soil Found. 64 (6), 101527 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.sandf.2024.101527
X-ray diagnostics for the cavity-based x-ray free-electron laser project
Peifan Liu, Paresh Pradhan, Antonino Miceli, Donald A. Walko, Deming Shu, Joseph Sullivan, Keenan Lang, Mark Rivers, Mario Balcazar, Kenan Li, Rachel Margraf, Aliaksei Halavanau, Anne Sakdinawat, Takahiro Sato, Diling Zhu, Yuri Shvyd’ko, “X-ray diagnostics for the cavity-based x-ray free-electron laser project,” Phys. Rev. Spec. Top., Accel. Beams 27 (11), 110701 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.110701
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
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Latest Happenings
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”.
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”.