News and Announcements
Below, you will find a listing of the very latest news and announcements from across all three CARS sectors. This includes scientific achievments, staff announcements, user accomplishments, and much more! Be sure to check back often to see what is new!
You can find full listings of of news and announcements for each individual sector using the links on the right side of this page.
Sector Specific News and Announcements
GSECARS
BioCARS
NSF’s ChemMatCARS
Congratulations to ChemMatCARS user Xiuquan Zhou!
A recent research in heavy element separation by our user, Ahmet Uysal, has been highlighted by ANL feature story. Media Links ANL Feature Story
How Water and Ions Interact with Graphene Oxide Films
A recent research in heavy element separation by our user, Ahmet Uysal, has been highlighted by ANL feature story. Media Links ANL Feature Story
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 APS Highlight DOE Highlight
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:...
CARS welcomes Eric Zoellner to BioCARS
Eric will be the Beamline Mechanical Technician for Sector 14.
BioCARS welcomes new staff member Eric Zoellner
Eric will be the new Beamline Mechanical Technician for Sector 14.