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The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory is one of the most technologically complex machines in the world. This national research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy provides ultra-bright, high-energy X-ray beams to more than 5,000 scientists from across the United States. Our group uses the facilities at APS because their X-ray photon beams enable the collection of high-quality X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nuclear resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (NRIXS) data on very small samples in reasonable time frames. 

The Nation Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is one of the newest and most advanced synchrotron facilities in the world. NSLS-II enables the study of material properties with nanoscale resolution and exquisite sensitivity. Our group collaborates with the Frontier Synchrotron Infrared Spectroscopy (FIS) beamline to investigate hydrogen bonding in geological materials at extreme pressures and temperatures.

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory produces neutrons with an accelerator-based system that delivers microsecond proton pulses to a steel target filled with liquid mercury through a process called spallation. Those neutrons are directed toward state-of-the-art instruments that provide a variety of capabilities to researchers across a broad range of disciplines. Our group plans to use neutron diffraction at elevated pressures to probe hydrogen-bearing phases at the elevated pressures relevant to planetary interiors.

American Mineralogist is the flagship journal of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) that has been continuously published since 1916. It is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research in the fields of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology. Dr. Lily Thompson is an Associate Editor and is currently soliciting contributions toward a special collection entitled Volatile Elements in Differentiated Planetary Interiors.