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).
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Recent Publications
Helium Incorporation into Scandium Fluoride, a Model Negative Thermal Expansion Material
Shangye Ma, Samuel J. Baxter, Changyong Park, Stella Chariton, Antonio M. dos Santos, Jamie J. Molaison, and Angus P. Wilkinson, Helium...
Double-core nanothread formation from α-furil via a pressure-induced planarization pathway
Dunning, Samuel G., Anirudh Hari, Li Zhu, Bo Chen, George D. Cody, Sebastiano Romi, Dongzhou Zhang, and Timothy A. Strobel. “Double-core nanothread...
High Pressure Synthesis of Pr2O5 – A Unique Lanthanoid(IV) Oxide Peroxide
N. T. Flosbach, L. Brüning, P. L. Jurzick, E. Bykova, M. Ekholm, I. A. Abrikosov, M. Amirabbasi, M. Mezouar, B. Wehinger, N. Giordano, T. Fedotenko,...
Pressure-Modulated Luminescence Enhancement and Quenching in a Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework
Sicheng Wang, Peter E. VanNatta, Bin Wang, Zhenxian Liu, Abdullah M. Al‐Enizi, Ayman Nafady, Shengqian Ma, Hao Yan, Pressure‐Modulated Luminescence...
Numerical Investigation Into Mechanical Behavior ofMetastable Olivine During Phase Transformation: Implications for Deep‐Focus Earthquakes
Sindhusuta, S., Chi, S.‐W., Foster, C., Officer, T., & Wang, Y. (2025). Numerical investigation into mechanical behavior of metastable olivine...
Nonlinearity of the post-spinel transition and its expression in slabs and plumes worldwide
Dong, J., Fischer, R.A., Stixrude, L.P. et al. Nonlinearity of the post-spinel transition and its expression in slabs and plumes worldwide. Nat...
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Latest Happenings
SCSW 2024
GSE welcomes high school women at SCSW 2024.
Computed Microtomography in a Triaxial Cell
GSE staff Y. Wang, M. Yakovlev, M. Rivers, T. Officer, Wenlu Zhu U MD using the HEX beamline at NSLS II working on Computed Microtomography in a Triaxial Cell.
Upcoming New Soft X-ray Nanoscale Imaging and Spectromicroscopy Capabilities at NSLS-II
The Soft X-ray Nanoprobe (SXN) beamline, a new beamline under construction at NSLS-II, will offer...




