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
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,...
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...
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...
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....
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th) ∕ He system
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X–ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th)/He system Geochronology...
Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic Post-stishovite Transition by High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
Yanyao Zhang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Takuo Okuchi, Jung-Fu Lin; Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic...
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Latest Happenings
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...