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
Invisible water in subducted crust: Lawsonite velocity anomalies under mantle conditions
Chen, Sibo, Siheng Wang, Xintong Qi, Man Xu, Tony Yu, Yanbin Wang, and Baosheng Li. “Invisible water in subducted crust: Lawsonite velocity...
Viscosity of Dry and Hydrous Diopside Melts at High Pressures: Implications for Upper Mantle Magma Dynamics
Chen, Q., Zhao, B., Yu, T., Ashley, A. W., & Wang, Y. (2025). Viscosity of dry and hydrous diopside melts at high pressures: Implications for...
Elasticity of davemaoite as a primary contributor to lower-mantle heterogeneities
Zhou, Wen-Yi, Ming Hao, Wenhao Su, Taehyun Kim, Sibo Chen, Sang-Heon Shim, Dongzhou Zhang, Phuong QH Nguyen, Katherine Armstrong, and Jin S. Zhang....
Effect of Annealing on Direct Recycled NMC Cathodes
Juliane I. Preimesberger, Cyrus K. Kirwa, Eva Allen, Nikita S. Dutta, Evelyna Wang, Fulya Dogan, Patrick Walker, Yaocai Bai, Krzysztof Z. Pupek,...
Effect of pressure cycling and compression rate on the bcc-hcp transition in an FeNi alloy
Zhang, Yanyao, Sébastien Merkel, Anna Celeste, Silvia Pandolfi, Matthew Ricks, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Arianna E. Gleason, and Wendy...
Enhanced Ising superconductivity in a unicompositional bulk 4Hb-TaS2 superlattice via pressure
Yan, L., Gao, J., Zhang, Z. et al. Enhanced Ising superconductivity in a unicompositional bulk 4Hb-TaS2 superlattice via pressure. npj Quantum...
Science Highlights
Effect of multiple calcination cycles on CO2 capture efficiency during carbonation of MgO in a mineral looping process
Tajuelo Rodriguez, E., Anovitz, L.M., Adapa, S., Yuan, Ke, Hensley, D., Chung, D-Y., Boebinger, M.G., Stack, A.G., Weber, J. Effect of...
In situ deformation of antigorite-olivine two-phase mixtures: Implications for dynamics and seismic anisotropy in the mantle wedge
Hurlow, Rose, Wenhao Su, Wen-Yi Zhou, Feng Lin, Lowell Miyagi, Timothy Officer, Tony Yu et al. “In situ deformation of antigorite-olivine...
Building wet planets through high-pressure magma–hydrogen reactions
Horn, H.W., Vazan, A., Chariton, S. Prakapenka, V., Shim, S-H., Building wet planets through high-pressure magma–hydrogen...
Redox and magma recharge controls on excess sulfur build-up at Mount Samalas, 1257 CE
Ding, S., Longpré, MA., Economos, R. et al. Redox and magma recharge controls on excess sulfur build-up at Mount Samalas, 1257 CE. Nat...
Crystal Structure Evolution of Nanohematite during Dissolution: Evidence for Partitioning of Iron Vacancies in Nanoparticle Shells
Chung, Dong Youn, Peter J. Heaney, Jeffrey E. Post, Joanne E. Stubbs, and Peter J. Eng. “Crystal Structure Evolution of Nanohematite...
Pressure-induced phase transitions in rhodonite and related chain silicates
Zhao, Wei, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Qifa Zhong, Shanrong Zhang, Kai Wang, Wenge Zhou, and Dawei Fan. “Pressure-induced phase transitions...
Latest Happenings
Science for Everyone: SEES joins the South Side Science Festival
SEES joined the largest-ever South Side Science Festival on October 4, welcoming over 4,300...
Celebrating Our SEES Postdocs
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! We’re proud to highlight our postdocs and share a...
Snapshots from the 2025 Annual Meeting
We were thrilled to see so many of you at the 2025 SEES-ISRD meeting! Inspiring talks, a lively...