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 Synthesis of oP28-C3N4 Recoverable to Ambient Conditions
D. Laniel, F. Trybel, W. Zhou, A. Aslandukov, J. Spender, F. Tasnádi, T. Fedotenko, U. Ranieri, A. Liang, A. Aslandukova, F. I. Akbar, Y. Yin, S. Chariton, A. Pakhomova, G. Garbarino, M. Mezouar, M. Hanfland, V. Prakapenka, I. A. Abrikosov, L. Dubrovinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia, High-Pressure Synthesis of oP28-C3N4 Recoverable to Ambient Conditions. Adv. Funct. Mater. […]
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.
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