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
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
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.
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Latest Happenings
XFM welcomes new beamline scientist
XFM at NSLS II / BNL welcomes new beamline scientist Roberto Colina-Ruiz.
APS 6BM achieved first light coming out of the recent APS Upgrade.
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SEES Booth at Goldschmidt Conference
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Data and Metadata Formats for XAFS
Matt Newville, GSE scientist, presented “Data and Metadata Formats for XAFS” at Q2XAFS2024.