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HPCAT Newsletter - April 2025

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HPCAT Seeks a Post-doctoral Researcher

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Welcome Dr. Tyler Eastmond in his new role as Beamline Scientist at 16-BM-B

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High-pressure researcher, friend and colleague, Mikhail Eremets passes away

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Professor Choong-Shik Yoo selected for the 2024 American Physical Society Fellowship in the Topical Group on Compression of Condensed Matter

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2025 GCCM Student Award Winner

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HPCAT hosts students from the 2024 NX School

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HPCAT Receives First X-ray Beam After Upgrade

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16 BMB- PE Press Experiments User Manual

Online User Manual - available HERE

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Apply for Beamtime on 16-ID-B, 16-BM-B and 16-BM-D in 2025-3! Deadline: Wed. June 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT

Technical Developments

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Efficient Ultrasound Data Analysis Enabled by SonicPy Suite for High-Pressure Experiments at 16-BM-B

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New remote-controlled large-volume pressurization system commissioned at 16-BM-B

Figure. High resolution pressure and stress visualization in zirconium.

New Multimode Scanning X-ray Diffraction Microscopy for Diamond Anvil Cell experiments

Figure 1: (left) HPCAT’s Soller slit assembly, positioned between a diamond anvil cell and the Pilatus detector, during commissioning on the General Purpose Table in 16-ID-B. (right) X-ray image of ceria highlighting the slits’ exceptionally large field-of-view.

New Soller slit assembly commissioned at 16-ID-B

Multi-functional cryostat compatible with laser heating

Multi-functional cryostat compatible with laser heating

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