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
Efficient up-conversion in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals via phonon-driven exciton-polaron formation
Abbas, A.S., Li, B.C., Schaller, R.D. et al. Efficient up-conversion in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals via phonon-driven exciton-polaron formation. Nat...
Near-room-temperature ferromagnetic ordering in the pressure-induced collapsed-tetragonal phase in SrCo2P2
Huyan, S., J. Schmidt, A. Valadkhani, H. Wang, Z. Li, A. Sapkota, J_L Petri et al. “Near-room-temperature ferromagnetic ordering in the...
Structural mechanisms of pressure-induced isosymmetric second-order phase transitions
Zhong, Qifa, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Shanrong Zhang, Mengzeng Wu, Hailing Gu, Yi Zhou, and Dawei Fan. “Structural mechanisms of pressure-induced...
Hydrogen-rich hydrate at high pressures up to 104 GPa
Goncharov, Alexander F. and Bykova, Elena and Batyrev, Iskander and Bykov, Maxim and Edmund, Eric and Karandikar, Amol and Mohammad, Mahmood and...
La3Pd2NaO9: A High-Valent Insulating Palladate
Yang, Qingqing, Ning Guo, Tieyan Chang, Zheng Guo, Xiaoli Wang, Chuanyan Fan, Chao Liu et al. “La3Pd2NaO9: A High-Valent Insulating...
Pressure-induced metallization and tetravalent antimony formation in the mixed-valent defect perovskite Cs2SbBr6
Weilong He, Guiyan Dong, Jun Zhou, Yu Liu, Boyang Fu, Feng Du, Jiangang He, Defang Duan, Weizhao Cai; Pressure-induced metallization and tetravalent...
Science Highlights
Characterisation of mineral forms of arsenic in garden soils from a historic gold mining region
Sean McHale, Heather E. Jamieson, Michael J. Palmer, Iris Koch, Characterisation of mineral forms of arsenic in garden soils from a...
Unusual sulfide-rich magmatic apatite crystals from >2.7 Ga Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada
Meng, Xuyang, David R. Mole, Adam C. Simon, Jingwen Mao, Daniel J. Kontak, Pedro J. Jugo, and Jackie M. Kleinsasser. “Unusual sulfide-rich...
The fate of nitrogen in deep magma oceans
Mallick, Ekanshu, Kelsey Prissel, Kevin Righter, and Colin RM Jackson. “The fate of nitrogen in deep magma oceans.” Geochimica et...
Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich silicate in Earth’s mid-mantle
Lv, Mingda, Shengcai Zhu, Jiachao Liu, Yi Hu, Feng Zhu, Xiaojing Lai, Dongzhou Zhang et al. “Phase transformation of ferric-iron-rich...
Carbonation of MgO Single Crystals: Implications for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Peng Yang, Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Gabriela Camacho Meneses, Ke Yuan, Joanne E. Stubbs, Mavis D. Boamah, Matthew Brahlek, Michel Sassi, Peter...
Physical properties, internal structure, and the three-dimensional petrography of CI chondrites
Friedrich, J.M., Riveros, E.M., Macke, R.J., Jaret, S.J., Rivers, M.L. and Ebel, D.S. (2025), Physical properties, internal structure, and...
Latest Happenings
ESRP 2025 – GSECARS hosted students from East Aurora High School
GSECARS hosted students from East Aurora High School as part of ANL’s Exemplary Student Research...
Upcoming workshop on soft and tender STXM and nanoprobe techniques
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming 1-day workshop at Goldschmidt 2025. This one-day...
SCCM 2025 Abstract Submission
We are excited to see the Static, Dynamic, and Shock high-pressure communities merge their...