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
Pressure-induced Emission in 0D Metal Halide (EATMP)SbBr5 by Regulating Exciton–Phonon Coupling
Jiayuan Liang, Xin Mi, Songhao Guo, Hui Luo, Kejun Bu, Tonghuan Fu, Menglin Duan, Yang Wang, Qingyang Hu, Rengen Xiong, Peng Qin, Fuqiang Huang, Xujie Lü, Pressure-induced Emission in 0D Metal Halide (EATMP)SbBr5 by Regulating Exciton–Phonon Coupling, Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2024, 100333, ISSN 0254-5861
Sea−level rise and arsenic−rich soils: A toxic relationship
Fatemeh Izaditame, Joshua J. LeMonte, Matthew G. Siebecker, Xuan Yu, Matthew Fischel, Ryan Tappero, Donald L. Sparks, Sea−level rise and...
High-pressure Phase Transition of Olivine-type Mg2GeO4 to a Metastable Forsterite-III type Structure and their Equation of States
R. Valli Divya, Gulshan Kumar, R. E. Cohen, Sally J. Tracy, Yue Meng, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Rajkrishna Dutta; High-pressure Phase Transition of Olivine-type Mg2GeO4 to a Metastable Forsterite-III type Structure and their Equation of States. American Mineralogist 2024
Microtomographic Measurements of Total Air‐WaterInterfacial Areas for Soils
Brusseau, M. L., Araujo, J. B., Narter, M., Marble, J. C., & Bigler, M. (2024). Microtomographic measurements of total air‐water interfacial areas for soils. Water Resources Research, 60, e2023WR036039.
Viscosity Measurements at High Pressures: A Critical Appraisal of Corrections to Stokes’ Law
Ashley, A. W., Mookherjee, M., Xu, M., Yu, T., Manthilake, G., & Wang, Y. (2024). Viscosity measurements at high pressures: A critical appraisal of corrections to Stokes’ Law. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB028489.
Reassessment of Birch’s Law on hcp-Fe From Ultrasonic Sound Velocity Measurement and Implications on the Velocity Profiles of Earth’s Inner Core
Wang, S., Chen, S., Qi, X., Xu, M., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Li, B. (2024). Reassessment of Birch’s law on hcp-Fe from ultrasonic sound velocity measurement and implications on the velocity profiles of Earth’s inner core. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB027979.