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
Volatiles and Redox Along the East African Rift
Brounce, M., Scoggins, S., Fischer, T. P., Ford, H., & Byrnes, J. (2024). Volatiles and redox along the East African Rift. Geochemistry,...
Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength
Han, M., Wu, Y., Zong, X. et al. Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength. Nat Commun 15, 7102 (2024).
Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle
Jing Yang, Suyu Fu, Jin Liu, Jung-Fu Lin, Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost...
Correlated electron physics near a site-selective pressure-induced Mott transition in α-LiFe5O8
Layek, S., Greenberg, E., Levy, D. et al. Correlated electron physics near a site-selective pressure-induced Mott transition in α-LiFe5O8. Commun...
Continuous pressure-induced valence and magnetic transitions in EuMnSb2
Weiwei and Zhao, Jiyong and Lavina, Barbara and Alp, Esen E. and Xiao, Yuming and Zhang, Dongzhou and Vohra, Yogesh K. and Bi, Wenli, Continuous...
Structural Stability of Natural Magnesiochromite at High-Temperature-Pressure Conditions
Jin, S., Wu, X., Liu, Y. et al. Structural Stability of Natural Magnesiochromite at High-Temperature-Pressure Conditions. J. Earth Sci. 35,...