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
Fast Seismic Anomalies Under Continents Explained by the Delaminated Lower Continental Crust—Implications From High Pressure-Temperature Elasticity of Jadeite
Hao, M., Zhou, W.Y., Dera, P., Schmandt, B., Zhang, D., & Zhang, J. S. (2024). Fast seismic anomalies under continents explained by the delaminated lower continental crust—Implications from high pressure-temperature elasticity of jadeite. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2023GL104797.
High-Pressure Behavior of Ferromagnesite (Mg0.81Fe0.19)CO3 by Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy up to 53 GPa
Liang, L., Zhang, G., Huang, S. et al. High-Pressure Behavior of Ferromagnesite (Mg0.81Fe0.19)CO3 by Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy up to 53 GPa. J. Earth Sci. 35, 525–535 (2024).
High-pressure high-temperature synthesis of NdRe2
Hussein Z, Kazemiasl N, Hussaini K, Vaquero L, Barkova O, Drozd V, Chariton S, Prakapenka V and Chuvashova I (2024), High-pressure high-temperature synthesis of NdRe2. Front. Chem. 12:1259032. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1259032
Early-onset of pressure-induced metallization in iron-doped multilayered molybdenum disulfide
Chih-Ming Lin, Der-Yuh Lin, Jenh-Yih Juang, Tony Huang, Dong-Zhou Zhang, Yi-Jia Tsai, Sheng-Rui Jian, Joon-Seok Kim, Jung-Fu Lin; Early-onset of pressure-induced metallization in iron-doped multilayered molybdenum disulfide. Appl. Phys. Lett. 8 April 2024; 124 (15): 152110.
Exciton engineering of 2D Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites by synergistically tuning the intra and interlayer structures
Guo, S., Mihalyi-Koch, W., Mao, Y. et al. Exciton engineering of 2D Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites by synergistically tuning the intra and interlayer structures. Nat Commun 15, 3001 (2024).
Dynamic Inhibition of Calcite Dissolution in Flowing Acidic Pb2+ Solutions
Bektur Abdilla, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, Neil C. Sturchio, “Dynamic Inhibition of Calcite Dissolution in Flowing Acidic Pb2+ Solutions,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 58 (16), 7133-7143 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10105