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).
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Recent Publications
Thermodynamic origin of the pressure-induced Invar effect: General criterion and experimental study of Fe68Pd32
Priesen Reis, E. R., P. Guzman, S. H. Lohaus, A. Lin, C. M. Bernal-Choban, B. Fultz, J. Y. Zhao et al. “Thermodynamic origin of the pressure-induced...
Characterizing the pore-scale impacts of enhanched-solubization solutions on organic-liquid morhology and fluid-fluid interfacial area with microtomography
Narter, Matt, and Mark L. Brusseau. “CHARACTERIZING THE PORE-SCALE IMPACTS OF ENHANCED-SOLUBILIZATION SOLUTIONS ON ORGANIC-LIQUID MORPHOLOGY AND...
Pressure-induced phase transitions in rhodonite and related chain silicates
Zhao, Wei, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Qifa Zhong, Shanrong Zhang, Kai Wang, Wenge Zhou, and Dawei Fan. “Pressure-induced phase transitions in...
Influence of gradation on failure mode of saturated sand at particle scale
Elnur, M., and K. A. Alshibli. “Influence of gradation on failure mode of saturated sand at particle scale.” GeoVadis: The Future of Geotechnical...
HPHT Synthesis and Compressibility of Hydrogen-Terminated Nanodiamonds
Zhang, Yuxuan, Jingjing Niu, Hao Zhang, Feng Zhu, Bin Chen, Xiang Wu, Andy H. Shen, Dongzhou Zhang, and Xiaojing Lai. “HPHT Synthesis and...
Prediction and synthesis of Mg4Pt3H6: A superconducting complex transition metal hydride stabilized at ambient pressure
Lu, Wencheng, Michael J. Hutcheon, Mads F. Hansen, Kapildeb Dolui, Shubham Sinha, Mihir R. Sahoo, Chris J. Pickard et al. “Prediction and synthesis...
Science Highlights
Equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between olivine, pyroxene, spinel and MORB glass: Implications for mantle partial melting to generate MORBs
Nie, Nicole X., Anat Shahar, Peng Ni, Richard W. Carlson, Steven B. Shirey, Corliss K. Sio, Justin Y. Hu et al. "Equilibrium Fe isotope...
Magma sources, crustal storage depths, and degassing of alkalic, CO2-rich magmas at Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira Volcanoes, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Connors, Lissie, Paul J. Wallace, Kenneth WW Sims, D. Matthew Sublett Jr, and Robert J. Bodnar. “Magma sources, crustal storage depths,...
Atomistic mechanism of Al substitution effects on the post-stishovite transition by high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction
Zhang, Yanyao, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Takuo Okuchi, and Jung-Fu Lin. “Atomistic mechanism of Al substitution effects on...
Contrasting land-uses affect chemical composition of organic matter in tropical soils: A case study via osmium staining and infrared spectroscopy
Dor, Maoz, Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal, Andrey K. Guber, Mark L. Rivers, and Alexandra N. Kravchenko. “Contrasting land-uses affect...
Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons
Hessam Shahbazi et al., Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons. Science 388, 950-956...
Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine
Cross, A.J., Goddard, R.M., Kumamoto, K.M. et al. Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and...
Photochemically Induced Co-oxidation of Aqueous Manganese and Cobalt and the Formation of Cobalt-Incorporated Manganese Oxides
Zhenwei Gao, Gwan Yeong Jung, Ping-I Chou, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, Matthew Newville, Rohan Mishra, and Young-Shin Jun, Photochemically Induced...
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Latest Happenings
Infrared Microscope Project at NSLS-II
I. Continuum Infrared Microscope at NSLS-II: BIC project updateThe BioImaging Core (BIC) of the...
GSECARS congratulates Andy Campbell, SEES Director, for his award of the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
As announced by Ka Yee C. Lee, Interim Dean, Physical Sciences Division, The University of Chicago...
