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
Magnetic collapse and low conductivity of Fe3N in the deep interiors of Earth-like planets
Yukai Zhuang, Jin Liu, Chaojia Lv, Liangxu Xu, Wenli Bi, Qingyang Hu, Dongzhou Zhang, Gaston Garbarino, Shengcai Zhu, Youjun Zhang; Magnetic...
Pressure induced structural and electronic band transition in CsPbBr3
Dongzhou Zhang, Sagarmoy Mandal, Duck Young Chung, Jingui Xu, Nannan Shan, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis & Ming Chen, Pressure induced structural and...
Evidence of non-isentropic release from high residual temperatures in shocked metals measured with ultrafast x-ray diffraction
Hong Yang, Michael R. Armstrong, Ryan A. Austin, Harry B. Radousky, Akshat Hetal Patel, Tiwei Wei, Alexander F. Goncharov, Wendy L. Mao, Eduardo...
Pressure-induced shape and color changes and mechanical-stimulation-driven reverse transition in a one-dimensional hybrid halide
Die Zhang, Boyang Fu, Weilong He, Hengtao Li, Fuyang Liu, Luhong Wang, Haozhe Liu, Liujiang Zhou & Weizhao Cai, “ Pressure-induced shape and...
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,...
Quantifying Structural Polarization by Continuous Regulation of Lone-Pair Electron Expression in Molecular Crystals
Kejun Bu, Xin Feng, Dong Wang, Tonghuan Fu, Yiran Ma, Songhao Guo, Hui Luo, Yang Ding, Tianyou Zhai, and Xujie Lü, Quantifying Structural...