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
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
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...