November 2025 - Sees_users - millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov

Postdoctoral fellow position in high pressure physics
by Bi, Wenli 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Dear Colleagues, I would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate the postdoctoral fellow position in high-pressure physics at University of South Carolina. https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/196901__;!!G_uCf… Sincerely, Wenli Bi Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy University of South Carolina

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ALS-U schedule impact on SEES users
by Andrew J. Campbell 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

Dear SEES community, SEES supports a variety of synchrotron X-ray applications at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) to support geoscience research, including: – In situ X-ray diffraction studies at high pressure and/or temperature for deep Earth and planetary studies; – Scanning transmission soft X-ray microscopy (STXM) and ptychography for low temperature geochemistry / environmental research; – New support for tomographic studies, including rock deformation applications. The ALS has recently announced its expected schedule<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://mailchi.mp/newsletter/2025-10-alsu-updat… > leading into a dark period for the ALS-U upgrade. ALS expects to host users in the 2026-1 cycle (February 2 – July 2), have a period with no user operations in 2026-2, return to user operations in the 2027-1 cycle, and then shut down for 2 years or more, beginning possibly as soon as May 2027. SEES encourages interested users to be aware of this schedule and to continue seeking experiment time at SEES-supported facilities at ALS during the 2026-1 and 2027-1 active user cycles, before the extended dark period begins. For these two cycles, beamtime requests on existing proposals are being honored but no new General User proposals will be accepted. Instead, users seeking time at ALS who do not already have active proposals are encouraged to apply through the Director’s Discretionary (DD) beamtime program in the RAPIDD system<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://als.lbl.gov/rapidd/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!fgA… >. Users should reach out to beamline staff in advance for guidance preparing RAPIDD proposals. RAPIDD proposals are best submitted well before the beginning of the run cycle, so please reach out soon for access in 2026-1. Recommended contact personnel for ALS beamlines are listed below: In situ XRD program (beamline 12.2.2): Kat Armstrong<mailto:karmstrong@lbl.gov> SYSTER program for soft X-ray applications (5.3.2, 7.0.1.2, 11.0.2.2): Lim Kang<mailto:kkang2@lbl.gov> Computed X-ray microtomography program (8.3.2): Dula Parkinson<mailto:dyparkinson@lbl.gov> or Liz Clark<mailto:ElizabethClark@lbl.gov> Best wishes, Andy ---------------------------------- Andrew Campbell SEES Director Professor, Dept. of the Geophysical Sciences University of Chicago (773) 834-1085 | acampbel(a)uchicago.edu seescience.org<https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://seescience.org__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!fgAHBS1H3… > -----------------------------------

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PNAS-Nexus call for papers on "Machine Learning and Geosciences". Deadline: March 15, 2026
by XIYUAN BAO 08 Nov '25

08 Nov '25

Dear colleagues, *PNAS Nexus*, the sister journal of *PNAS* (a gold open-access journal), has announced a call for papers for a special issue on *“Machine Learning and Geosciences.”* *No publication fees* will be charged. Submissions are welcome on the application and methodological advancement of machine learning in geosciences. The journal targets a *broad scientific audience* and encourages *interdisciplinary research with wide impact*. Accepted papers will be published online on a rolling basis. This special issue will be co-edited by* Barbara Romanowicz (UC Berkeley)* and *Xiyuan Bao (Harvard)*. The submission deadline is *March 15, 2026*. To express your interest and obtain submission instructions, please contact the editorial office at *pnasnexus.editorialoffice(a)oup.com <pnasnexus.editorialoffice(a)oup.com>*. For more details, please refer to the attached flyer or visit pnasnexus.org. We warmly welcome your submissions and would greatly appreciate your help in sharing this call with colleagues. Best, Xiyuan Bao Daly Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University

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eBERlight 101: Application of X-ray methods in biological and environmental research
by Dongzhou Zhang 04 Nov '25

04 Nov '25

Dear SEES community, I am forwarding the following workshop advertisement for Dr. Debora Meira (dmeira(a)anl.gov) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are pleased to announce the second workshop, “eBERlight 101: Application of X-ray methods in biological and environmental research”, to be held February 11–13, 2026, at Argonne National Laboratory. The goal is to help participants incorporate synchrotron X-ray methods into their research toolkit to study the physical and chemical properties of bioenvironmental systems, including plants, soils, and microbes. This three-day, hands-on workshop will educate the user community about the Advanced Photon Source (APS) capabilities and their applications in bioenvironmental science, with a focus on three key synchrotron-based techniques: • X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) • X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy (XFM) • X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Participants will gain experience in data collection and analysis, explore sample preparation, and engage in discussions of individual projects. The program combines fundamental technique talks, scientific case studies, and hands-on sessions using facility-provided samples. Important Dates • Application opens: October 15, 2025 • Application deadline: November 14, 2025 • Notification of acceptance: December 5, 2025 • ANL visitor registration deadline: December 15, 2025 • Workshop dates: February 11–13, 2026 Apply Here<https://eberlight.aps.anl.gov/application-of-x-ray-methods-in-biological-an… > For questions, please contact us at eberlight(a)anl.gov<mailto:eberlight@anl.gov>. We look forward to welcoming you to Argonne for an engaging and collaborative learning experience! eBERlight Team

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