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
Nanotwinned alloys under high pressure
Melody M. Wang, Ruoqi Dang, Abhinav Parakh, Andrew C. Lee, Zhi Li, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jiyun Kang, Yong-Wei Zhang, Andrea M. Hodge, Huajian Gao, X. Wendy Gu, Nanotwinned alloys under high pressure, Acta Materialia, Volume 285, 2025, 120654,ISSN 1359-6454, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120654.
Lead Adsorption and Desorption at the Barite (001) Surface in the Presence of EDTA
Amanda Dorfman, Anna K. Wanhala, Sang Soo Lee, Peter J. Eng, Joanne E. Stubbs, Lexi Kenis, and Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Lead Adsorption and Desorption at the Barite (001) Surface in the Presence of EDTA, ACS ES&T Water Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00836
Nanoscale Analyses of X‑ray Amorphous Material from Terrestrial Ultramafic Soils Record Signatures of Environmental Conditions Useful for Interpreting Past Martian Conditions
Anthony Feldman, Elisabeth Hausrath, Elizabeth Rampe, Thomas Sharp, Oliver Tschauner, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Mathew Newville, Nanoscale Analyses of X-ray Amorphous Material from Terrestrial Ultramafic Soils Record Signatures of Environmental Conditions Useful for Interpreting Past Martian Conditions, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00158
Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein 2 is a copper-responsive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis
Verdejo-Torres, Odette, David C. Klein, Lorena Novoa-Aponte, Jaime Carrazco-Carrillo, Denzel Bonilla-Pinto, Antonio Rivera, Arpie Bakhshian et al. “Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein 2 is a copper-responsive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis.” PLoS genetics 20, no. 12 (2024): e1011495.
Compositional effect on pressure-induced polymorphism in high-entropy alloys
Zhang, Fei, Hongbo Lou, Yuxin Liu, Zhidan Zeng, Xiehang Chen, Vitali Prakapenka, Eran Greenberg et al. “Compositional effect on pressure-induced polymorphism in high-entropy alloys.” Materials Today Chemistry 42 (2024): 102435.
Fragmenting the Kagomé Lattice: Pressure-Tuned Anisotropy ofCu2+ Triangles in a Novel Atacamite Relative CaCu(OH)3Cl
Scott D. Ambos, Nicholas S. Manganaro, Matthew DeCapua, Dongzhou Zhang, Phuong Q. H. Nguyen, Jun Yan, and James P. S. Walsh, Fragmenting the Kagomé Lattice: Pressure-Tuned Anisotropy of Cu2+ Triangles in a Novel Atacamite Relative CaCu(OH)3Cl, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAPDOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c07695
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Latest Happenings
Data Formats for XAS Data: progress toward better, larger, XAS Database
Matthew Newville gave a keynote talk at the ESRF User Meeting, Grenoble, France, Feb 8, 2024 and also gave a hybrid presentation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology for the DAPHNE4NDFI Project, Karlsruhe, Germany Feb 14, 2024
Using Synchrotron X-rays for Geology and More
Matthew Newville gave a talk at Lawrence University Physics seminar, Appleton, WI Feb 1, 2024
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...