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
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.
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the structure of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite in the lower mantle
Suyu Fu, Stella Chariton, Yanyao Zhang, Takuo Okuchi, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jung-Fu Lin; Single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the structure of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite in the lower mantle. American Mineralogist 2024;; 109 (5): 872–881.
In situ X-ray and IR probes relevant to Earth science at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Kunz, M., Armstrong, K., Barnard, H. et al. In situ X-ray and IR probes relevant to Earth science at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley...
Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores
Li, Z., Kravchenko, A.N., Cupples, A. et al. Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores. Nat Commun 15, 3578 (2024).