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 Changes in the Crystal Structure and Electrical Conductivity of GeV4S8
Yuejian Wang, Zhiwei Shen, Dongzhou Zhang, Lin Wang, Vladimir Tsurkan, Lilian Prodan, Alois Loidl, Bishal B. Dumre, and Sanjay V. KhareChemistry of Materials Article ASAPDOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02488
Atomic layer deposition of two-dimensional layered zirconium sulfide
Xiangbo Meng, Yuzi Liu, Fumiya Watanabe, Kevin Velasquez Carballo, Jiyu Cai, Zonghai Chen, Hua Zhou, Atomic layer deposition of two-dimensional layered zirconium sulfide, Materials Today Chemistry, Volume 37, 2024, 102013, ISSN 2468-5194
Diverse high-pressure chemistry in Y-NH3BH3 and Y–paraffin oil systems
Alena Aslandukova et al. ,Diverse high-pressure chemistry in Y-NH3BH3 and Y–paraffin oil systems.Sci. Adv.10,eadl5416(2024).
Dehydration kinetics of nanoconfined water in beryl probed by high temperature single crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Nguyen, P.Q.H., Zhang, D., Xu, J. et al. Dehydration kinetics of nanoconfined water in beryl probed by high temperature single crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Sci Rep 14, 6079 (2024).
Sulfur speciation in dacitic melts using X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy of the S K-edge (S-XANES): Consideration of radiation-induced changes and the implications for sulfur in natural arc systems
Jackie M. Kleinsasser, Brian A. Konecke, Adam C. Simon, Paul Northrup, Antonio Lanzirotti, Matthew Newville, Camelia Borca, Thomas Huthwelker, Francois Holtz; Sulfur speciation in dacitic melts using X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy of the S K-edge (S-XANES): Consideration of radiation-induced changes and the implications for sulfur in natural arc systems. American Mineralogist 2024
Stabilization of N6 and N8 anionic units and 2D polynitrogen layers in high-pressure scandium polynitrides
Aslandukov, A., Aslandukova, A., Laniel, D. et al. Stabilization of N6 and N8 anionic units and 2D polynitrogen layers in high-pressure scandium polynitrides. Nat Commun 15, 2244 (2024).