GSE beamline scientist Stella Chariton shows off the new DAC experiment table

Manufactured by BaseTek and topped with a Thorlabs breadboard, the new table is 7ft x 31in x 33in and weighs 4500 lbs. To be installed in 13 IDD this summer for the GSE Diamond Anvil Cell Program, this table will be the base for the new DAC experimental setup.
Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP upends bonding paradigms of metallic high-pressure III-V compounds

Barbara Lavina, Enrique Zanardi, Andrés Mujica, Hyunchae Cynn, Yue Meng, Vitali Prakapenka, Jesse S. Smith, Low-symmetry polymorph of GaP upends bonding paradigms of metallic high-pressure III-V compounds, Materials Today Physics, […]
Formation of the 15 Å phase as the most expanded hydrated mineral in cold subduction zone

Bang, Y., Kim, J., Choi, J. et al. Formation of the 15 Å phase as the most expanded hydrated mineral in cold subduction zone. Nat Commun 16, 2279 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56672-6
GSECARS welcomes Bin Zhao

A UHawaii funded Postdoctoral Scholar, he will be working with GSECARS beamline scientist Dongzhou Zhang supporting the 13 BMC DAC Program.
Complex Adsorption Behavior of Neodymium and Ytterbium on Structurally-Distinct Alumina Surfaces

Fang, Yihang, Sang Soo Lee, Greg J. Ledingham, Joanne E. Stubbs, Peter J. Eng, and Jeffrey G. Catalano. “Complex Adsorption Behavior of Neodymium and Ytterbium on Structurally-Distinct Alumina Surfaces.” Environmental Science & Technology (2025).
Synchrotron Environmental Science (SES-VIII) Symposium.

Save the date: September 30 – Oct 2, 2025.
Inhibition of Reaction Layer Formation on MgO(100) by Doping with Trace Amounts of Iron

Gabriela Camacho Meneses, Juliane Weber, Raphaël P. Hermann, Anna Wanhala, Joanne E. Stubbs, Peter J. Eng, Ke Yuan, Albina Y. Borisevich, Matthew G. Boebinger, Tingting Liu, Andrew G. Stack, and Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Inhibition of Reaction Layer Formation on MgO(100) by Doping with Trace Amounts of Iron, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c06311
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 J. Eng, Matthew G. Boebinger, Albina Borisevich, Anna K. Wanhala, Zheming Wang, Kevin M. Rosso, Andrew G. Stack, and Juliane Weber, Carbonation of MgO Single Crystals: Implications for Direct Air Capture of CO2, Environmental Science & […]
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 the three-dimensional petrography of CI chondrites. Meteorit Planet Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14320
GSE welcomes 1st “after upgrade” user at 13 IDE, Roberto Colina Ruiz, NSLS II.
