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
Identifying critical features of iron phosphate particle for lithium preference
Yan, G., Wei, J., Apodaca, E. et al. Identifying critical features of iron phosphate particle for lithium preference. Nat Commun 15, 4859 (2024)
Valence instability and collapse of ferromagnetism in EuB6 at high pressures
L.O. Kutelak, R. Sereika, G. Fabbris, L. Francisco, G. Lombardi, E.H.T. Poldi, J. Zhao, E.E. Alp, N.M. Souza Neto, P.F.S. Rosa, D. Haskel, W. Bi, R.D. dos Reis, Valence instability and collapse of ferromagnetism in EuB6 at high pressures, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2024
Structural Evolution and Photoluminescence Quenching
Adam Balvanz, Majid Safdari, Marios Zacharias, Daehan Kim, Claire Welton, Evan H. Oriel, Mikaël Kepenekian, Claudine Katan, Christos D. Malliakas, Jacky Even, Vladislav Klepov, G. N. Manjunatha Reddy, Richard D. Schaller, Lin X. Chen, Ram Seshadri, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis,Structural Evolution and Photoluminescence Quenching across the FASnI3–xBrx (x = 0–3) Perovskites,Journal of the American Chemical […]
Compressibility Studies of Copper Selenides Obtained by Cation Exchange Reaction Revealing the New CsCl Phase
Progna Banerjee, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, and Elena V. Shevchenko, Compressibility Studies of Copper Selenides Obtained by Cation Exchange Reaction Revealing the New CsCl Phase, Nano Letters Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01285
A role for subducting clays in the water transportation into the Earth’s lower mantle
Bang, Y., Hwang, H., Liermann, HP. et al. A role for subducting clays in the water transportation into the Earth’s lower mantle. Nat Commun 15, 4428 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48501-z
Real-Time Atomic-Scale Structural Analysis Resolves the Amorphous to Crystalline CaCO3 Mechanism Controversy
Si Athena Chen, Juliane Weber, Vitalii Starchenko, Peter J. Eng, Joanne E. Stubbs, Hsiu-Wen Wang, Tingting Liu, Tyler L. Spano, Bryan C. Chakoumakos, and Andrew G. Stack, Crystal Growth & Design Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00245