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–Temperature Study of MgF2, CaF2, and BaF2 by Raman Spectroscopy: Phase Transitions and Vibrational Properties of AF2 Difluorides
Xinyue Zhang, Luo Li, Yingxin Yu, Qingchun Zhang, Ningyu Sun, Zhu Mao, and Dongzhou Zhang, High Pressure–Temperature Study of MgF2, CaF2, and BaF2 by Raman Spectroscopy: Phase Transitions and Vibrational Properties of AF2 Difluorides, ACS Omega Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01347
In Situ Determination of Thermoelastic Properties of Magnesite at High Pressure and Temperature With Implications to Seismic Detectability of Moderately Carbonated Lithologies in the Earth’s Mantle
Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2024). In situ determination of thermoelastic properties of magnesite at high pressure...
Effect of Pressure on Crystal Structure and Phonon Density of States of FeSi
Ravhi S. Kumar, Han Liu, Quan Li, Yuming Xiao, Paul Chow, Yue Meng, Michael Y. Hu, Esen Ercan Alp, Russell J. Hemley, Changfeng Chen, Andrew L. Cornelius, and Zachary Fisk. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c00626
In Situ Determination of Thermoelastic Properties of Magnesite at High Pressure and Temperature With Implications to Seismic Detectability of Moderately Carbonated Lithologies in the Earth’s Mantle
Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2024). In situ determination of thermoelastic properties of magnesite at high pressure and temperature with implications to seismic detectability of moderately carbonated lithologies in the Earth’s mantle. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB028455.
Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the quantum spin liquid candidate lithium ytterbium diselenide
Wang et al.,Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the quantum spin liquid candidate lithium ytterbium diselenide, Cell Reports Physical Science (2024)
Trace element concentrations and chemical zoning of spodumene from magmatic and hydrothermal origins
Clara J. Brennan, James J. Student, Tina Hill, Tânia Martins, Mona-Liza C. Sirbescu, “Trace element concentrations and chemical zoning of spodumene from magmatic and hydrothermal origins,” Ore. Geol. Rev. 169, 106089 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106089