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
Raman scattering of rhenium for secondary pressure calibration
Allison Pease, Claire Zurkowski, Stella Chariton, Heidi N. Krauss, Daniel Sneed, Vitali Prakapenka, Bruce Baer, Susannah M. Dorfman, Earl F. O’Bannon; Raman scattering of rhenium for secondary pressure calibration. J. Appl. Phys. 21 May 2025; 137 (19): 195901.
Suppressing Phase Transitions and High-Pressure Amorphization through Tethered Organic Cations in Organochalcogenide-Halide Perovskites
Jiayi Li, Jan Hofmann, Robert M. Stolz, Jiajia Wen, Christina R. Deschene, Hannah Bartels, Zhenxian Liu, Alberto Salleo, Yu Lin, Karena W. Chapman,...
High Pressure Synthesis of Rubidium Superhydrides
Kuzovnikov, Mikhail A., Busheng Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Tomas Marqueño, Hannah A. Shuttleworth, Calum Strain, Eugene Gregoryanz, Eva Zurek, Miriam Peña-Alvarez, and Ross T. Howie. “High Pressure Synthesis of Rubidium Superhydrides.” Physical Review Letters 134, no. 19 (2025): 196102.
Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots
Li, B.C., Lin, K., Wu, PJ.E. et al. Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots. Nat Commun 16, 4424 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58800-8
The Viscosity of Albitic Melt at High Pressures andImplications for the Mobility of Crust‐Forming Magmas
Ashley, A. W., Mookherjee, M., Xu, M., Yu, T., Manthilake, G., & Wang, Y. (2025). The viscosity of albitic melt at high pressures and implications for the mobility of crust-forming magmas. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB030527.
Structure of ice VII with Hirshfeld atom refinement
Gajda, R., Chodkiewicz, M., Zhang, D., Nguyen, P., Prakapenka, V. & Wozniak, K., Structure of ice VII with Hirshfeld atom refinement, (2025). IUCrJ, 12. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252525002581
Science Highlights
Mobility of cobalt in mine waste: Evidence from a historic silver mining district in Canada
Melissa A.H. Turcotte, Heather E. Jamieson, Michael B. Parsons, Mobility of cobalt in mine waste: Evidence from a historic silver mining district in Canada, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 181, 2025, 106296, ISSN 0883-2927, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106296.
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
Production of highly silicic 3.9 to 4.27 Ga crust on the Moon
Trail, D., N. D. Tailby, M. R. Ackerson, M. Barboni, M. Newville, A. Lanzirotti, and K. D. McKeegan. “Production of highly silicic 3.9 to 4.27 Ga crust on the Moon.” Geochemical Perspectives Letters 33, no. 33 (2024): 27-31.
An oxygen fugacity-temperature-pressure-composition model for sulfide speciation in Mercurian magmas
Brendan A. Anzures, Stephen W. Parman, Ralph E. Milliken, Olivier Namur, Camille Cartier, Francis M. McCubbin, Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden, Kelsey Prissel, Kayla Iacovino, Antonio Lanzirotti, Matthew Newville, “An oxygen fugacity-temperature-pressure-composition model for sulfide speciation in Mercurian magmas,” Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 388, 61-77 (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2024.11.012
Sound velocities and thermal equation of state of fcc-iron-nickel alloys at high pressure and high temperature: Implications for the cores of Moon and several planets
Siheng Wang, Sibo Chen, Man Xu, Tony Yu, Yanbin Wang, Baosheng Li, Sound velocities and thermal equation of state of fcc-iron-nickel alloys at high pressure and high temperature: Implications for the cores of Moon and several planets, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 649, 2025, 119118, ISSN 0012-821X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119118.
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th) ∕ He system
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X–ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th)/He system...
Latest Happenings
SEES Town Hall 2024
SEES Town Hall on FAIR Data Sharing Policies and Updates on APS and ALS upgradesDate &...
Andy Campbell talks at “New Opportunities and Developments in SEES”.
Andy Campbell talks “SEES: New Opportunities and Developments in Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science”. Oct 23, 1pm. https://uic.zoom.us/j/99098590328?pwd=Qkxia2ROdXVvSHRNUGdNaHN1Wjlodz09
Young scientists attend the 3rd South Science Festival
Children of GSE scientists, Vida and Peter, had a blast learning about science at the South Science Festival, which hosted over 4,500 local attendees.
SEES Booth at GSA Conference
SEES had an exhibition booth at the GSA conference in Anaheim this year. Joanne Stubbs (Beamline...