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
The crystal structure of feitknechtite (β-MnOOH) and a new MnOOH polymorph ” Amerian Mineralogist, Vol 108, Number 11, 2023
Jeffrey E. Pos, Peter J. Heaney, Eugene S. Ilton, Evert J. Elzinga, ”
The crystal structure of feitknechtite (β-MnOOH) and a new MnOOH polymorph ” Amerian Mineralogist, Vol 108, Number 11, 2023
Temperature-induced densification in compressed basaltic glass revealed by in-situ ultrasonic measurements
Man Xu, Zhicheng Jing, Young Jay Ryu, Julien Chantel, James A. Van Orman, Tony Yu, Yanbin Wang, ”
Temperature-induced densification in compressed basaltic glass revealed by in-situ ultrasonic measurements”, American Mineralogist, Vol 108, Number 11, 2023, 2075–2085
Amorphous Mn2SiO4: A potential manganese phase in the stagnant slab
Zhilin Ye, Jingui Xu, Dawei Fan, Dongzhou Zhang, Wenge Zhou, Hongsen Xie, “Amorphous Mn2SiO4: A potential manganese phase in the stagnant slab”, American Mineralogist, Vol 108, Number 11, 2023
Experimental and analytical assessment of fracture criteria for non-spherical sand grains
Seo, D., Tengattini, A., Viggiani, G. et al. Experimental and analytical assessment of fracture criteria for non-spherical sand grains. Granular Matter 26, 1 (2024).
Structure of the Bastnäsite (001) Surface by Crystal Truncation Rod X-ray Diffraction and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics
Anna K. Wanhala, Luke D. Gibson, Joanne E. Stubbs, Radu Custelcean, Cole Hexel, Peter J. Eng, Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev, and Andrew G. Stack, Structure of the Bastnäsite (001) Surface by Crystal Truncation Rod X-ray Diffraction and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Implications for Separations of a Rare Earth Ore Mineral, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP
Pressure-Modulated Anomalous Organic–Inorganic Interactions Enhance Structural Distortion and Second-Harmonic Generation in MHyPbBr3 Perovskite
Yuhong Mao, Songhao Guo, Xu Huang, Kejun Bu, Zhongyang Li, Phuong Q. H. Nguyen, Gang Liu, Qingyang Hu, Dongzhou Zhang, Yongping Fu, Wenge Yang, and Xujie Lü, Pressure-Modulated Anomalous Organic–Inorganic Interactions Enhance Structural Distortion and Second-Harmonic Generation in MHyPbBr3 Perovskite, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023 145 (43), 23842-23848DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09375