SEES | Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science

NSLS II XFM Beamline

Laboratory experiments with an Mn-rich paddy soil explore the impacts of Mn on biogeochemical processes controlling As solubility as shown through µXRF mapping.

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APS 13-IDE GSECARS, Microprobe

13 IDE x-ray microprobe experiment table for microfocused XRF, XAFS, and XRD analysis.

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APS, Scanning Electron Microscope Image GSECARS, SEM

Scanning electron photomicrograph of fragments of CR2 chondrite LAP 02342. From Lanzirotti et al. 2024.

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NSLS-II FIS beamline

Synchrotron infrared data shows that the Earth’s mantle can store water 400 to 650 km below the Earth’s surface.

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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-Pressure Synthesis of oP28-C3N4 Recoverable to Ambient Conditions

Dec 13, 2024

D. Laniel, F. Trybel, W. Zhou, A. Aslandukov, J. Spender, F. Tasnádi, T. Fedotenko, U. Ranieri, A. Liang, A. Aslandukova, F. I. Akbar, Y. Yin, S. Chariton, A. Pakhomova, G. Garbarino, M. Mezouar, M. Hanfland, V. Prakapenka, I. A. Abrikosov, L. Dubrovinsky, N. Dubrovinskaia, High-Pressure Synthesis of oP28-C3N4 Recoverable to Ambient Conditions. Adv. Funct. Mater. […]

Nanotwinned alloys under high pressure

Dec 13, 2024

Melody M. Wang, Ruoqi Dang, Abhinav Parakh, Andrew C. Lee, Zhi Li, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jiyun Kang, Yong-Wei Zhang, Andrea M. Hodge, Huajian Gao, X. Wendy Gu, Nanotwinned alloys under high pressure, Acta Materialia, Volume 285, 2025, 120654,ISSN 1359-6454, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120654.

Lead Adsorption and Desorption at the Barite (001) Surface in the Presence of EDTA

Dec 6, 2024

Amanda Dorfman, Anna K. Wanhala, Sang Soo Lee, Peter J. Eng, Joanne E. Stubbs, Lexi Kenis, and Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Lead Adsorption and Desorption at the Barite (001) Surface in the Presence of EDTA, ACS ES&T Water Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00836

Nanoscale Analyses of X‑ray Amorphous Material from Terrestrial Ultramafic Soils Record Signatures of Environmental Conditions Useful for Interpreting Past Martian Conditions

Dec 5, 2024

Anthony Feldman, Elisabeth Hausrath, Elizabeth Rampe, Thomas Sharp, Oliver Tschauner, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Mathew Newville, Nanoscale Analyses of X-ray Amorphous Material from Terrestrial Ultramafic Soils Record Signatures of Environmental Conditions Useful for Interpreting Past Martian Conditions, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00158

Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein 2 is a copper-responsive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis

Dec 5, 2024

Verdejo-Torres, Odette, David C. Klein, Lorena Novoa-Aponte, Jaime Carrazco-Carrillo, Denzel Bonilla-Pinto, Antonio Rivera, Arpie Bakhshian et al. “Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein 2 is a copper-responsive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis.” PLoS genetics 20, no. 12 (2024): e1011495.

Compositional effect on pressure-induced polymorphism in high-entropy alloys

Dec 5, 2024

Zhang, Fei, Hongbo Lou, Yuxin Liu, Zhidan Zeng, Xiehang Chen, Vitali Prakapenka, Eran Greenberg et al. “Compositional effect on pressure-induced polymorphism in high-entropy alloys.” Materials Today Chemistry 42 (2024): 102435.