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
Synthesis of Ultra-Incompressible and Recoverable Carbon Nitrides Featuring CN4 Tetrahedra
D. Laniel, F. Trybel, A. Aslandukov, S. Khandarkhaeva, T. Fedotenko, Y. Yin, N. Miyajima, F. Tasnádi, A. V. Ponomareva, N. Jena, F. I. Akbar, B. Winkler, A. Néri, S. Chariton, V. Prakapenka, V. Milman, W. Schnick, A. N. Rudenko, M. I. Katsnelson, I. A. Abrikosov, L. Dubrovinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia, Synthesis of Ultra-Incompressible and Recoverable Carbon Nitrides Featuring CN4 Tetrahedra. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2308030.
Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samples
Lanzirotti, A., Sutton, S.R., Newville, M., Brearley, A. and Tschauner, O. (2024), Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samples. Meteorit Planet Sci
Fe Kα XANES, Fe Kβ HERFD XANES and EPMA flank method determinations of the oxidation state of Fe in garnet
Megan Holycross, Elizabeth Cottrell, Jay Ague, Antonio Lanzirotti, Matthew Newville,
Fe Kα XANES, Fe Kβ HERFD XANES and EPMA flank method determinations of the oxidation state of Fe in garnet, Chemical Geology, 2024, 121937, ISSN 0009-2541
Evaluation of preservation protocols for oxygen-sensitive minerals within laminated aquatic sediments
Gabrielle Ledesma, Raisa Islam, Elizabeth D. Swanner, “Evaluation of preservation protocols for oxygen-sensitive minerals within laminated aquatic sediments,” Limnol. Oceanogr. 21 (3), 127-140 (2023). DOI: 10.1002/lom3.10533
High pressure study of sodium trihydride
Marqueño Tomas, Kuzovnikov Mikhail A., Osmond Israel, Dalladay-Simpson Phillip, Hermann Andreas, Howie Ross T., Peña-Alvarez Miriam, “High pressure study of sodium trihydride”, Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol 11, 2024, DOI=10.3389/fchem.2023.1306495
Variable oxidizing capacity of slab-derived fluids: Insights from Fe and S speciation in glasses from the Troodos Ophiolite
L.M. Saper, M. Brounce, D. Woelki, R. Cao, G. Bromiley, “Variable oxidizing capacity of slab-derived fluids: Insights from Fe and S speciation in glasses from the Troodos Ophiolite,” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 627, 118560 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118560