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
Structure, Bonding, and Vibrational Dynamics of a Triamine High Energy Density Material under Pressure
Zachary L. Whipple, Roma R. Ripani, Janki Brahmbhatt, Muhtar Ahart, Nilesh P. Salke, Yue Meng, Zhenxian Liu, Stella Chariton, Stephen A. Gramsch, Santanu Chaudhuri, Emmanuele Parisi, Roberto Centore, and Russell J. Hemley, “Structure, Bonding, and Vibrational Dynamics of a Triamine High Energy Density Material under Pressure”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP. DOI: […]
Dynamic Surface Incorporation of Pb2+ Ions at the Actively Dissolving Calcite (104) Surface
Bektur Abdilla, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, and Neil C. Sturchio, Dynamic Surface Incorporation of Pb2+ Ions at the Actively Dissolving Calcite (104) Surface, (2024), Environmental Science & Technology Article ASAP
Structure and transport properties of FeS at planetary core conditions
E. Edmund, T. Bi, Z.M. Geballe, K. Brugman, J.-F. Lin, S. Chariton, V.B. Prakapenka, J. Minár, R.E. Cohen, A.F. Goncharov, Structure and transport properties of FeS at planetary core conditions, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 646, 2024, 118959, ISSN 0012-821X
Above-Room-Temperature Ferroelectricity and Giant Second Harmonic Generation in 1D vdW NbOI3
Y. Fang, Y. Liu, N. Yang, G. Wang, W. He, X. Zhou, S. Xia, D. Wang, J. Fu, J. Wang, Y. Ding, T. Yu, C. Xu, L. Zhen, J. Lin, G. Gou, Y. Li, F. Huang, Above-Room-Temperature Ferroelectricity and Giant Second Harmonic Generation in 1D vdW NbOI3. Adv. Mater. 2024, 2407249.
Thermoelastic Anomaly of Iron Carbonitride Across the Spin Transition and Implications for Planetary Cores
Huang, S., Wu, X., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V., Qin, S., & Chen, B. (2024). Thermoelastic anomaly of iron carbonitride across the spin transition and implications for planetary cores. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL108973.
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,...
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Latest Happenings
Pressure induced phase transition in organic inorganic hybrid perovskites at GSECARS Raman Lab
GSECARS welcomed students from Pusan National University & Hanyang University to work with GSE scientist Young Jay Ryu on “Pressure induced phase transition in organic inorganic hybrid perovskites” in the GSE Raman Lab.
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...