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 insulator-to-metal transition in the quantum spin liquid candidate lithium ytterbium diselenide
Wang et al.,Pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the quantum spin liquid candidate lithium ytterbium diselenide, Cell Reports Physical...
Trace element concentrations and chemical zoning of spodumene from magmatic and hydrothermal origins
Clara J. Brennan, James J. Student, Tina Hill, Tânia Martins, Mona-Liza C. Sirbescu, “Trace element concentrations and chemical zoning of spodumene...
Exploring toroidal anvil profiles for larger sample volumes above 4 Mbar
Zurkowski, C.C., Yang, J., Miozzi, F. et al. Exploring toroidal anvil profiles for larger sample volumes above 4 Mbar. Sci Rep 14, 11412 (2024)....
High Sodium Solubility in Magnesiowüstite in Iron‐RichDeep Lower Mantle
Dorfman, S. M., Hsu, H., Nabiei, F., Cantoni, M., Badro, J., & Prakapenka, V. (2024). High sodium solubility in magnesiowüstite in iron-rich...
High-Pressure Synthesis of Ultra-Incompressible, Hard and Superconducting Tungsten Nitrides
A. Liang, I. Osmond, G. Krach, L.-T. Shi, L. Brüning, U. Ranieri, J. Spender, F. Tasnadi, B. Massani, C. R. Stevens, R. S. McWilliams, E. L....
Double Superconducting Dome of Quasi Two-Dimensional TaS2 in Non-Centrosymmetric van der Waals Heterostructure
Limin Yan, Kejun Bu, Zhongyang Li, Zihan Zhang, Wei Xia, Mingtao Li, Nana Li, Jiayi Guan, Xuqiang Liu, Jiahao Ning, Dongzhou Zhang, Yanfeng Guo, Xin...