Using NSLS-II Infrared Light to Probe the Origin of Earth's Water

• Steven Jacobsen, Northwestern University

New Dense Hydrous Silica Phases Stable in the Earth’s Deep Mantle

• Dan Shim, Arizona State University

IR Spectroscopy of Hydrous Minerals at High Pressures: Implications for the Deep Earth

• Elizabeth Thompson, University of Chicago

Challenges and Opportunities for IR Studies of Materials in Extreme Conditions

• Joshua Townsend, Sandia National Laboratories

The Pressure-temperature Dependent Anisotropic Elastic Properties of Upper Mantle Minerals and the Implications for the Composition and Dynamics in the Earth’s Interior

• Jin Zhang, University of New Mexico

Coffee Break (Included) & Group Photo

Elasticity of Single Crystal Ice VII Synthesized in Externally-heated diamond Anvil Cells

• Bin Chen, University of Hawaii

Investigation of Structural Phase Stability and Decomposition of Energetic Materials at High P-T Conditions Using IR Spectroscopy

• Dana Dattelbaum, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Probing Structural Transformations, Chemical Reactivities and Guest-host Interactions at High Pressures using Infrared Spectroscopy and Synchrotron Radiation

• Yang Song, University of Western Ontario

Infrared Reflectivity at High Pressure – A Tool for Probing Insulator Metal Transition

• John Tse, University of Saskatchewan

Facility Tour

Dinner