News and Announcements
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GSECARS Selected by NASA
GSECARS was selected as one of only 9 facilities by NASA to receive Research Facilities for Planetary Science funding to support investigators conducting planetary science research.
Between a Rock and Water Interface
Studies at 13 IDC by U Delaware and ANL researchers show that there is a complex interplay between surface reactions, topography, and solute transport velocity at the mineral-fluid interface.
New mineralogy of the deep Earth discovered
Published in Nature, researchers from ASU conducted a HP experiment at 13 IDD revealing a new mineral in the lower mantel.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05237-4
GSE’s Vitali Prakapenka cited as one of five most cited LH-DAC authors as per a recent 2022 study
Esen Ercan Alp led a research team at APS that included Barbara Lavina (UofC / ANL) which used Mössbauer spectroscopy at 3 IDB to determine the chemical composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu, particle by particle.
CARS is proud to announce Dr. Peter Eng has been appointed the new CARS Executive Director, effective September 1, 2022. Our sincere thanks goes to Dr. Mark Rivers for his nine years of service and leadership to CARS.
Steven Pickens, W. Nuhsbaum, demonstrates the Zeiss V20 Stereo Microscope in the GSE DAC lab.
Water-Induced Diamond Formation at Earth’s Core-Mantle Boundary
Work done at 13 IDD by researchers from ASU show that water reacts with iron-carbon alloy to form diamond at the P–T conditions expected for Earth’s core-mantle boundary.
APS Highlight:
https://aps.anl.gov/APS-Science-Highlight/2022-09-06/diamonds-and-rust-at-the-earths-core-mantle-boundary
CARS welcomes Eric Zoellner to BioCARS
Eric will be the Beamline Mechanical Technician for Sector 14.
Using Pressure to Unlock Quantum Phenomena
APS Highlights:
New mineralogy of the deep Earth discovered
Published in Nature, researchers from ASU conducted a HP experiment at 13 IDD revealing a new mineral in the lower mantel.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05237-4
Solid-State Pathway Control via Reaction-Directing Heteroatoms: Ordered Pyridazine Nanothreads through Selective Cycloaddition
Samuel G. Dunning, Li Zhu, Bo Chen, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Maddury Somayazulu, Timothy A. Strobel, “Solid-State Pathway Control via Reaction-Directing Heteroatoms: Ordered Pyridazine Nanothreads through Selective Cycloaddition,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144 (5), 2073-2078 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12143
GSECARS Virtual Tour
GSE beamline scientist Tony Lanzirotti gave a virtual tour to Prof. Zach Dowdy and his science journalism class from Stony Brook University showing the students how synchrotron radiation is used in earth and planetary science research.
ESRP at 13 IDE, Mundelein HS
Students from Mundelein High School participated in the ANL Exemplary Student Research Program conducting an experiment at 13 IDE, “Using X-Ray Fluorescence and Absorption Spectroscopy to Analyze The Relationship Between Particulate Matter And The Environment Through Factors Of Metal Type And Particle Size”.
ESRP at 13 IDE, UofC Lab School
Students from The University of Chicago Lab HS participated in the ANL Exemplary Student Research Program conducting an experiment at 13 IDE, “Using particulates on honeybees and in their byproducts as a measure of local pollution”.