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).
Recent Publications
Strength, deformation, and the fcc–hcp phase transition in condensed Kr and Xe to the 100 GPa pressure range
B. L. Brugman, M. Lv, J. Liu, E. Greenberg, V. B. Prakapenka, D. Y. Popov, C. Park, S. M. Dorfman; Strength, deformation, and the fcc–hcp phase transition in condensed Kr and Xe to the 100 GPa pressure range. J. Appl. Phys. 7 February 2025; 137 (5): 055109. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0254842
High P-T Single-Crystal Elasticity of Zircon by Brillouin Spectroscopy
Arlacee Luu, Wen-Yi Zhou, Xin Zhong, Ming Hao, Przemyslaw Dera, Jin S. Zhang; High P–T Single-Crystal Elasticity of Zircon by Brillouin Spectroscopy. American Mineralogist 2025
Observation of Exceptional Stability in a Nonlinear Optical Crystal Under Extreme Conditions
Y. Wang, V. T. Barone, S. V. Khare, A. Yang, D. Zhang, Y. J. Ryu, S. Menon, W. Zhou, P. S. Kanthan, M. Kozel, Observation of Exceptional Stability in a Nonlinear Optical Crystal Under Extreme Conditions. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2412747. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202412747
Graphene Activated Magnesium Diboride for Moderate Pressure and Temperature Hydrogenation to Magnesium Borohydride
Godwin Severa, Lei Wang, Stephen Kim, Noemi Leick, Colleen Kelly, Cody Sugai, Jonathan L. Snider, Andrew G. Norman, Przemyslaw Dera, Isabella Kotsol, Thomas Gennett, Vitalie Stavila, and Craig M. Jensen, Graphene Activated Magnesium Diboride for Moderate Pressure and Temperature Hydrogenation to Magnesium Borohydride, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2025 8 (2), 853-860 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c02302
New high-pressure Fe-Ti oxide minerals in the Shergotty Martian meteorite: Feiite, Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5, liuite, FeTiO3, and tschaunerite, (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Ma, Chi, Oliver Tschauner, John R. Beckett, and Vitali B. Prakapenka. “New high‐pressure Fe‐Ti oxide minerals in the Shergotty Martian meteorite: Feiite, Fe2+ 2 (Fe2+ Ti4+) O5, liuite, FeTiO3, and tschaunerite,(Fe2+)(Fe2+ Ti4+) O4.” Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Synthesis and Stability of High-Energy-Density Niobium Nitrides under High-Pressure Conditions
Huawei Chen, Maxim Bykov, Iskander G. Batyrev, Lukas Brüning, Elena Bykova, Mohammad F. Mahmood, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Timofey Fedotenko, Konstantin Glazyrin, Mohamed Mezouar, Gaston Garbarino, Andrew Steele, and Alexander F. Goncharov, Synthesis and Stability of High-Energy-Density Niobium Nitrides under High-Pressure Conditions, Inorganic Chemistry Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03331
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Latest Happenings
Mark Rivers at the APS All-Hands Meeting
GSE scientist Mark Rivers presented Beamline Commissioning at Sector 13 at the APS All-Hands Meeting.
Matt Newville Speaks at IIT
GSE scientist Matt Newville spoke at IIT concerning X-ray Microprobe Opportunities at APS.
“P”ushing It All the Way at XFM
The first real test of P K-edge XANES, the VERY BOTTOM of their energy range (2.1 keV)!
XFM welcomes new beamline scientist
XFM at NSLS II / BNL welcomes new beamline scientist Roberto Colina-Ruiz.